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Carl Weathers

Carl Weathers (January 14, 1948 – February 2, 2024) was an American actor, director, as well as former professional football player in the United States and Canada. He was best known for playing Apollo Creed in the Rocky series of films. He also played Dillon in the first Predator movie, Chubbs Peterson in Happy Gilmore and Little Nicky, Magistrate Greef Karga in The Mandalorian, and played a fictionalized version of himself in the television series Arrested Development.

Filmography

2019
Toy Story 4

as Combat Carl (voice)

Movie
2002
Eight Crazy Nights

as GNC Guy (voice)

Movie
1996
Happy Gilmore

as Chubbs

Movie
1987
Predator

as Al Dillon

Movie
1985
Rocky IV

as Apollo Creed

Movie
1982
Rocky III

as Apollo Creed

Movie
1979
Rocky II

as Apollo Creed

Movie
1977
Close Encounters of the Third Kind

as Military Policeman

Movie
1976
Rocky

as Apollo Creed

Movie
2019
The Mandalorian

as Greef Karga

TV Show