Carl Weathers, a former NFL linebacker who became a Hollywood action movie and comedy star, playing nemesis-turned-ally Apollo Creed in the "Rocky" movies, facing off against Arnold Schwarzenegger in ...

Carl Weathers, who starred as Apollo Creed in the first four “Rocky” films opposite Sylvester Stallone, died Thursday, his manager Matt Luber confirmed to Variety. He was 76. Weathers also starred in ...

Actor Carl Weathers, known for playing Apollo Creed in the “Rocky” franchise and appearing in “Happy Gilmore,” “Predator” and Disney’s “The Mandalorian,” died Thursday at the age of 76. Weathers died ...

NEW YORK (AP) -- Carl Weathers, a former NFL linebacker who became a Hollywood action movie and comedy star, playing nemesis-turned-ally Apollo Creed in the "Rocky" movies, facing off against Arnold ...

Feb. 5—Carl Weathers never won an Academy Award for acting. Actors Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young and Burgess Meredith were all nominated for "Rocky" in 1976. All were shut out. That ...

Sylvester Stallone posted a tribute to Carl Weathers on Friday to honored his former “Rocky” co-star after news of the 76-year-old actor’s death. A statement shared by Weathers’ family stated that the ...

Carl Weathers, who starred as Apollo Creed in the "Rocky" films, died Thursday. He was 76. Sylvester Stallone took to social media Friday to join a number of actors mourning the death of Carl Weathers ...

American actor Carl Weathers, best known for his role as Apollo Creed in the Rocky movie franchise, died in his sleep on Thursday, according to a statement from his family. He was 76 years old. "We ...

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Whether dressed in American flag shorts or dirty fatigues, the versatile actor, best known as Apollo Creed in the “Rocky” movies, always made an impression. By Esther Zuckerman When you look back on ...

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