Carl Weathers (January 14, 1948—February 1st, 2024) was an American actor, director and producer who played Dillon in the 1987 film Predator. He is perhaps best known for his role as Apollo Creed in the Rocky series (1976-1985). Other notable films Weathers has appeared in include Magnum Force (1973), Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1978), The Defiant Ones (1986) and Happy Gilmore (1996). Aside from his work in film, Weathers has had an extensive career in television; there he is perhaps best-known for playing a tight-fisted parody of himself in the sitcom series Arrested Development (2003-2013). Notably, footage of Weathers playing Dillon is also used in that show.
Filmography[]
Year | Title | Notes |
---|---|---|
1973 | Magnum Force | Uncredited |
1975 | Friday Foster | With Yaphet Kotto |
Bucktown | ||
1976 | The Four Deuces | |
Rocky | ||
1977 | Close Encounters of the Third Kind | With Lance Henriksen |
Semi-Tough | ||
1978 | The Bermuda Depths | |
Force 10 from Navarone | ||
1979 | Rocky II | |
1981 | Death Hunt | |
1982 | Rocky III | |
1985 | Rocky IV | |
Braker | ||
1986 | The Defiant Ones | |
1987 | Predator | |
1988 | Action Jackson | With Steve Boyum, William H. Burton, Jr., Robert Davi, Bill Duke, Diana James, Henry Kingi, Sonny Landham and Gerard G. Williams |
1990 | Dangerous Passion | |
1992 | Hurricane Smith | |
1995 | Op Center | |
1996 | Happy Gilmore | |
1997 | Shadow Warriors: Assault on Devil's Island | |
1999 | Shadow Warriors 2: Hunt for the Death Merchant | |
Elevator Seeking | ||
2002 | Eight Crazy Nights | |
2004 | Balto III: Wings of Change | |
2006 | The Sasquatch Gang | |
2007 | The Comebacks | With Casey Sander |
2012 | American Warships | |
2013 | Sheriff Tom vs. The Zombies |
Documentary Appearances[]
Trivia[]
- Carl Weathers makes an appearance in the 2015 fighting game Mortal Kombat X as part of the Predator/Prey Pack DLC.
Gallery[]
External Links[]
- Carl Weathers at the Internet Movie Database
- Carl Weathers on Wikipedia