From Variety
Carl Weathers, who starred as Apollo Creed in the first four “Rocky” films opposite Sylvester Stallone, died Tuesday, his manager Matt Luber confirmed to Variety. He was 76.
Weathers also starred in 1987’s “Predator” and had a memorable role in Adam Sandler’s “Happy Gilmore.” He was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for his work in the “Star Wars” series “The Mandalorian.”
He voiced Combat Carl in the “Toy Story” franchise and played a fictionalized version of himself in a recurring role on “Arrested Development.” His other credits include the TV series “Street Justice,” “Colony,” “The Shield,” “Chicago Justice” and “Brothers,” and the films “Close Encounters of the Third Kind,” “Death Hunt” and “The Comebacks.
10 comments:
I thought that was Lavar Burton
RIP Apollo Creed
Rest easy, Mr. Carl Weathers!
Lover of white women.
My condolences and sympathy to the family and friends he was a very talented actor great guy he will be missed
Rest in heavenly peace sir.
Sorry to hear that
No!!!! Not Action Jackson! RIP.
I was just watching him this week on mandalorian.
He’s been active so must mean he got a cancer that didn’t take long.
Rest Well. I remember when he guest starred on Good Times and thought J.J. was creeping with his wife when he was really painting her picture as a birthday gift for him. Lol
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