Carl Weatherswho played the arrogant boxer Apollo Creed in the first four films of the saga Rocky with Sylvester Stallone, he died at 76 years oldas confirmed by his manager Matt Luber.
Weathers also co-starred Predator with Arnold Schwarzenegger in 1987 and had a memorable comedic role Happy Gilmorewith Adam Sandler.
Carl Weathers at the Season 3 premiere of “The Mandalorian” in 2023. Photo: APHe was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series, for his work on the spin-off series. Star Wars, The Mandalorian.
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Weathers provided the voice of Combat Carl in the popular Pixar film, toy story and played a fictional version of himself in a recurring role on the series Arrested development.
His other credits include the television series Street Justice, Colony, The Shield, Chicago Justice AND BrothersBesides the movies Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Death Hunt AND The comebacks.
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