Carl Weathers
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Jan 14, 1948 New Orleans, LA |
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| Career: | 1975-2009 | ||
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USA |
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Action Comedy Drama Crime Thriller |
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Biography by Hal Erickson
A football star at San Diego State, Carl Weathers played professionally with the Oakland Raiders, acting in local stage productions during the off-season. Weathers went on to play with the British Columbia Lions in the Canadian Football League, then retired from sports in 1974, the better to devote all his time to an acting career. After yeoman service in a handful of "blaxploitation" flicks, he rose to fame as the Muhammad Ali-inspired Apollo Creed in the first Rocky film. Apollo Creed's adversarial relationship with Rocky Balboa mellowed into warm friendship in the course of the next three Rocky installments; indeed, when Apollo was killed off by "superboxer" Dolph Lundgren in Rocky IV (1985), the tragedy served as the motivation for the retired Rocky to climb into the ring yet once more. Weathers' post-Rocky projects have included the title role in Action Jackson (1988), the Sidney Poitier part in the 1985 TV-movie remake of The Defiant Ones, and the TV series Fortune Dane, Street Justice and Tour of Duty. In the early 1990s, Weathers replaced Howard Rollins Jr. in a group of In the Heat of the Night 2-hour TV specials. In addition to his show business work, Carl Weathers has been active with the Big Brothers Association and the U.S. Olympic Committee.
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Filmography
| Movie/Film | Released | Rating | Role | Buy |
| Brothers [TV Series] | 2009 | Actor [Starring] | ||
| The Comebacks | 2007 |
 
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| The Sasquatch Gang | 2006 |
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| Alien Siege | 2004 | Actor [Starring] |
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| Adam Sandler's Eight Crazy Nights | 2002 |
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| The Sweet Spot | 2002 | Actor [Starring] | ||
| NFL: 2001 Oakland Raiders Team Video | 2001 | Voice [Starring] | ||
| Little Nicky | 2000 |
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| NFL: 2000 Oakland Raiders Team Workbook | 2000 | Voice [Starring] | ||
| Assault on Devil's Island | 1997 |
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| Shadow Warriors II: Assault on Devil's Island | 1997 |
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| Happy Gilmore | 1996 |
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| In the Heat of the Night: By Duty Bound | 1995 |
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| Tom Clancy's 'OP Center' | 1995 |
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| Dangerous Passion | 1990 |
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| Hurricane Smith | 1990 |
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I can think of three off the top of my head: Rocky. Happy Gilmore. Predator.
"A football star at San Diego State, Carl Weathers played professionally with the Oakland Raiders" A football star at San Diego State, Carl Weathers played professionally with the Oakland Raiders, acting in local stage productions...
Carl is running for king of the world in 2012...his vice-king...Billy Dee.
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