Terrible news arrives from Hollywood. Carl Weathers, the legendary actor behind Apollo Creed in ‘Rocky’, died on February 1 at the age of 76. His family has confirmed (via Deadline) the news adding that he “died peacefully in his sleep.” “Carl was an exceptional human being who lived an extraordinary life. With his contributions to film, television, art and sports, he has left an irreplaceable and globally recognized mark across generations. “He was a brother, father, grandfather, companion and dear friend,” he concludes.
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Beyond Apollo Creed: The Professional Life of Carl Weathers
Although everyone knew him as the great Apollo Creed from the ‘Rocky’ franchise (1976), the actor participated in numerous classic films of the 80s and 90s. His first recognizable role was in the feature film ‘Good Times’ (1975), already From his success with Sylvestre Stallone he jumped to other classics such as ‘Fugitives’ (1986), ‘Predator’ (1987), ‘Road to Hell’ (1989) and ‘Terminagolf’ (1996).
In recent years he returned to international fame by playing Greef Karga in ‘The Mandalorian’, the most successful ‘Star Wars’ series in recent years. Along the way we can find many works on the small screen, such as his interventions in ‘Chicago Fire’ and ‘Chicago PD’ between 2016 and 2017. He also did many jobs as a voice actor for animated films, such as in ‘Toy Story 4 ′ (2019) and ‘Star against the forces of evil’ (2017-2019).
What many probably won’t know is that it has also had its place in the video game industry. Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction, the legendary Pandemic sandbox, featured Weathers’ performance as Colonel Samuel Garret. He later also lent his voice to Dillon’s appearance in Mortal Kombat