Editing Carl Weathers

{{Short description|American actor and football player (1948–2024)}}
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| name               = Carl Weathers
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| caption            = Weathers at the 2017 [[New York Comic Con]]
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| birth_place        = [[New Orleans]], Louisiana, U.S.
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| death_place        = [[Los Angeles]], California, U.S.
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| partner            = {{nobr|Christine Kludjian (2014–2024)}}
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| teams         = * [[Oakland Raiders]] ({{NFL Year|1970|1971}})
* [[BC Lions]] ({{CFL Year|1971|1973}})
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'''Carl Weathers''' (January 14, 1948 – February 2<!--This is correct, do not change-->, 2024) was an American actor, director and [[gridiron football]] player. His prominent roles included boxer [[Apollo Creed]] in the first four [[Rocky (franchise)|''Rocky'' films]] (1976–1985), Colonel Al Dillon in ''[[Predator (film)|Predator]]'' (1987), Chubbs Peterson in ''[[Happy Gilmore]]'' (1996), and [[List of Toy Story characters#Combat Carl|Combat Carl]] in the [[Toy Story (franchise)|''Toy Story'' franchise]]. He also portrayed Det. Beaudreaux in the television series ''[[Street Justice]]'' (1991–1993) and [[List of Arrested Development characters#Carl Weathers|a fictionalized version of himself]] in the comedy series ''[[Arrested Development]]'' (2004, 2013), and voiced Omnitraxus Prime in ''[[Star vs. the Forces of Evil]]'' (2017–2019). He had a recurring role as [[Greef Karga]] in the ''[[Star Wars]]'' series ''[[The Mandalorian]]'' (2019–2023), for which he was nominated for the [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series]].

Weathers played [[college football]] for the [[San Diego State Aztecs football|San Diego State Aztecs]] before playing professionally as a [[linebacker]]. He joined the [[Oakland Raiders]] of the [[National Football League]] (NFL) after going undrafted in the [[1970 NFL draft]]. After two seasons with the Raiders, he played three seasons with the [[BC Lions]] of the [[Canadian Football League]] (CFL).

==Early life==
Weathers was born on January 14, 1948,<ref>{{cite news|last=Rose|first=Mike|title=Today's famous birthdays list for January 14, 2023 includes celebrities Dave Grohl, Carl Weathers|work=[[The Plain Dealer]]|date=January 14, 2023|accessdate=January 14, 2023|url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2023/01/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-january-14-2023-includes-celebrities-dave-grohl-carl-weathers.html|archive-date=January 14, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230114153548/https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2023/01/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-january-14-2023-includes-celebrities-dave-grohl-carl-weathers.html|url-status=live}}</ref> in [[New Orleans]], Louisiana.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.wwltv.com/article/obits/rocky-actor-new-orleans-native-carl-weathers-dies-new-orleans-st-augustine/289-39bde45f-a501-4d32-98b5-c36cae90a05c|title=Rocky actor, New Orleans native Carl Weathers dies|first=Mark|last=Kennedy|publisher=WWL-TV|date=February 2, 2024|accessdate=February 2, 2024|archive-date=February 3, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240203011207/https://www.wwltv.com/article/obits/rocky-actor-new-orleans-native-carl-weathers-dies-new-orleans-st-augustine/289-39bde45f-a501-4d32-98b5-c36cae90a05c|url-status=live}}</ref> His father was a [[day labor]]er. As an eighth-grade student, he earned an athletic scholarship to [[St. Augustine High School (New Orleans)|St. Augustine High School]], a private school.<ref name=wapo>{{cite news |last=Arnold |first=Gary |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1979/06/25/carl-weathers-of-rocky-ii-in-search-of-something-cerebral/23cfbd13-1383-444a-a3d0-2257defaa43c/ |title=Carl Weathers of 'Rocky II,' in Search of Something Cerebral |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=June 25, 1979 |access-date=July 22, 2017 |archive-date=January 30, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190130053507/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1979/06/25/carl-weathers-of-rocky-ii-in-search-of-something-cerebral/23cfbd13-1383-444a-a3d0-2257defaa43c/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He was an all-around athlete, involved in [[boxing]], [[American football|football]], gymnastics, [[judo]], soccer, and [[wrestling]]. He played football and graduated from [[Long Beach Polytechnic High School|Long Beach Poly High School]] in 1966.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.si.com/nfl/raiders/the-black-hole-plus/carl-weathers-john-madden-apollo-creed-sylvester-stallone-rocky-las-vegas-raiders|title=Carl Weathers Was a Raider Before Becoming Apollo Creed|first=Tom|last=LaMarre|date=October 29, 2022|website=Sports Illustrated Las Vegas Raiders News, Analysis and More|access-date=February 2, 2024|archive-date=October 29, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221029193834/https://www.si.com/nfl/raiders/the-black-hole-plus/carl-weathers-john-madden-apollo-creed-sylvester-stallone-rocky-las-vegas-raiders|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Service |first=City News |date=2024-02-02 |title=Actor Carl Weathers, who attended Long Beach Poly and LBCC, Dies at 76 |url=https://lbpost.com/news/carl-weathers-long-beach-poly-obit-death/ |access-date=2025-01-30 |website=Long Beach Post News |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Burgin |first=Aaron |date=2024-02-05 |title=In Memoriam: Carl Weathers |url=https://www.sdsu.edu/news/2024/02/in-memoriam-carl-weathers |access-date=2025-01-30 |website=www.sdsu.edu |language=en}}</ref>

==College football career==
Weathers played football as a [[defensive end]] in college. He started his college career in 1966 at [[Long Beach City College]],<ref name=wapo/> where he did not play in 1966 due to an ankle injury suffered when he tripped over a curb surrounding the running track while warming up for practice with another linebacker. He then transferred and played for [[San Diego State University]], becoming a [[Letterman (sports)|letterman]] for the [[San Diego State Aztecs football|San Diego State Aztecs]] in 1968 and 1969, helping the Aztecs win the 1969 [[Pasadena Bowl]], finishing with an 11–0 record, and a No. 18 ranking in the Final [[United Press International|UPI]] Poll,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-12-28-sp-1007-story.html |title=IT WAS 'BU WHO?' : Aztecs Saw Their Hopes of 'Big Time' Go Awry |work=Los Angeles Times |date=December 28, 1986 |access-date=July 22, 2017 |archive-date=February 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240203011215/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-12-28-sp-1007-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref> playing for head coach [[Don Coryell]]. At San Diego State, Weathers—who considered acting his first love and had been performing in plays even back in grade school<ref name="NYTimes obit">{{cite news |last1=Williams |first1=Alex |title=Carl Weathers, Who Played Apollo Creed in 'Rocky' Movies, Dies at 76 |work=The New York Times |date=February 2, 2024 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/02/arts/television/carl-weathers-dead.html |access-date=February 3, 2024 |archive-date=February 4, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240204052943/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/02/arts/television/carl-weathers-dead.html?searchResultPosition=3 |url-status=live }}</ref>—received a master in [[Theatre|theatre arts]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/aztecs/story/2023-02-03/san-diego-state-aztecs-sdsu-football-actor-carl-weathers-apollo-creed-rocky-chubbs-peterson-happy-gilmore-greef-karga-mandalorian |title=At San Diego State, Carl Weathers talks about his journey from Aztec to Hollywood star |first=Kirk |last=Kenney |work=The San Diego Union-Tribune |date=February 3, 2023 |access-date=March 10, 2023 |archive-date=March 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230310195655/https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/aztecs/story/2023-02-03/san-diego-state-aztecs-sdsu-football-actor-carl-weathers-apollo-creed-rocky-chubbs-peterson-happy-gilmore-greef-karga-mandalorian |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Professional football career ==
Weathers signed with the [[Oakland Raiders]] of the [[National Football League|NFL]] as an [[Draft (sports)|undrafted]] [[free agent]] in 1970. Now playing as a [[linebacker]],<ref name="wapo" /> Weathers played in seven games for the Raiders in 1970, helping them win the [[AFC West|AFC West Division title]], on their way to the first-ever [[AFC Championship Game]]. Before the 1971 season, Weathers converted to the position of [[Safety (gridiron football position)#Strong safety|strong safety]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/547219733/|title=Oakland Tribune 09 May 1971, page 25|website=Newspapers.com|access-date=February 2, 2024|archive-date=February 3, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240203011306/https://www.newspapers.com/image/547219733/|url-status=live}}</ref> He played in one game of the 1971 NFL season before the Raiders released him in September 1971,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/79722878/|title=Daily Independent Journal 16 Sep 1971, page Page 26|website=Newspapers.com|access-date=February 2, 2024|archive-date=February 3, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240203011310/https://www.newspapers.com/image/79722878/|url-status=live}}</ref> after head coach [[John Madden]] told Weathers, "You're just too sensitive."<ref name="NYTimes obit"/><ref>{{cite web |last1=Jordan |first1=Julie |title=Forever a Champ |url=https://people.com |website=[[People (magazine)|People]] |access-date=February 16, 2024}}</ref>

Later that month, Weathers signed with the [[BC Lions]] of the [[Canadian Football League|CFL]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/471120695/|title=Edmonton Journal 28 Sep 1971, page 54|website=Newspapers.com|access-date=February 2, 2024|archive-date=February 3, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240203011202/https://www.newspapers.com/image/471120695/|url-status=live}}</ref> He played for the Lions until 1973,<ref>{{cite web |last=Hoglund |first=Andy |url=http://www.newsweek.com/when-turn-your-football-career-acting-career-402238 |title=When to Turn Your Football Career Into an Acting Career |publisher=Newsweek.com |date=June 5, 1968 |access-date=July 22, 2017 |archive-date=February 6, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180206164837/http://www.newsweek.com/when-turn-your-football-career-acting-career-402238 |url-status=live }}</ref> playing 13 games in total. During the off-seasons, Weathers attended [[San Francisco State University]] and earned a [[bachelor's degree]] in [[drama]] in 1974.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/11/27/baby-carl-weathers-has-a-stew-going |title=Baby, Carl Weathers Has a Stew Going |newspaper=The Daily Beast |date=November 27, 2016 |access-date=February 2, 2024 |archive-date=February 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240203011203/https://www.thedailybeast.com/baby-carl-weathers-has-a-stew-going |url-status=live |last1=Stern |first1=Marlow }}</ref>

Weathers retired from football in 1974, and began pursuing an acting career.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Peters|first1=Ida|title=The Afro American|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2211&dat=19790630&id=Dy0mAAAAIBAJ&pg=2430,2633107|access-date=February 9, 2015|archive-date=January 29, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220129041615/https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2211&dat=19790630&id=Dy0mAAAAIBAJ&pg=2430,2633107|url-status=live}}</ref> In his NFL career he appeared in 8 games in two seasons, but did not record any stats. The only stat he recorded in his CFL career was a single fumble recovery. In later years, Weathers narrated [[NFL Films]]' season recap of the [[1999 Oakland Raiders season|1999]], [[2000 Oakland Raiders season|2000]] and [[2001 Oakland Raiders season|2001 season]]s.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://silverscreenartists.com/catching-carl-weathers-rockys-apollo-creed/ |title=Catching up with Carl Weathers: ROCKY'S Apollo Creed |website=Silver Screen Artists |access-date=April 14, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180414012320/http://silverscreenartists.com/catching-carl-weathers-rockys-apollo-creed |archive-date=April 14, 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> During the [[2017 NFL draft]], he appeared on [[NFL Network]]'s pre-draft coverage.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/news/2017-nfl-draft-carl-weathers-apollo-creed-rocky-steps-red-carpet-nfl-network-raiders/1rek2e4puqtr21o55e906bb0vu|title=Apollo Creed lives again: Carl Weathers joins NFL Draft coverage on 'Rocky' steps|date=August 12, 2021|website=www.sportingnews.com|access-date=February 2, 2024|archive-date=April 14, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230414212027/https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/news/2017-nfl-draft-carl-weathers-apollo-creed-rocky-steps-red-carpet-nfl-network-raiders/1rek2e4puqtr21o55e906bb0vu|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Acting career==
[[File:Carl Weathers Calgary 2015.jpg|thumb|Weathers in 2015|left]]
Weathers began working as an [[extra (acting)|extra]] while still playing football.<ref name=wapo/> He had his first significant roles in two [[blaxploitation]] films directed by his longtime friend Arthur Marks: {{film show year|Bucktown|1975}} and {{film show year|Friday Foster|1975}}.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bayne |first=Bijan |title=A Man of Many Talents: Carl Weathers (1948–2024) {{!}} Tributes {{!}} Roger Ebert |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/tributes/a-man-of-many-talents-carl-weathers-1948-2024 |access-date=February 3, 2024 |website=RogerEbert.com |date=February 2, 2024 |language=en |archive-date=February 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240203034725/https://www.rogerebert.com/tributes/a-man-of-many-talents-carl-weathers-1948-2024 |url-status=live }}</ref> Weathers also appeared in an early 1975 episode of the sitcom ''[[Good Times]]'' titled "The Nude", portraying an angry husband who suspected his wife of cheating on him with [[J.J. Evans|J.J.]] He also guest-starred in a 1975 episode of ''[[Kung Fu (1972 TV series)|Kung Fu]]'' titled "The Brothers Caine", and in an episode of ''[[Cannon (TV series)|Cannon]]'' titled "The Hero". In 1976, he appeared as a loan shark in an episode of the crime-drama ''[[Starsky & Hutch]]'',<ref name="SDUT">{{Cite web |last=Kenney |first=Kirk |date=February 4, 2023 |title=At San Diego State, Carl Weathers talks about his journey from Aztec to Hollywood star |url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/aztecs/story/2023-02-03/san-diego-state-aztecs-sdsu-football-actor-carl-weathers-apollo-creed-rocky-chubbs-peterson-happy-gilmore-greef-karga-mandalorian |access-date=February 3, 2024 |website=San Diego Union-Tribune |language=en-US |archive-date=March 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230310195655/https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/aztecs/story/2023-02-03/san-diego-state-aztecs-sdsu-football-actor-carl-weathers-apollo-creed-rocky-chubbs-peterson-happy-gilmore-greef-karga-mandalorian |url-status=live }}</ref> and in the ''[[Barnaby Jones]]'' episode "The Bounty Hunter" as escaped convict Jack Hopper.<ref name="deadline obit"/>

While auditioning for the role of [[Apollo Creed]] alongside [[Sylvester Stallone]] in ''[[Rocky]]'', Weathers criticized Stallone's acting, which led to him getting the role.<ref>{{cite news |last=Parker |first=Ryan |date=December 3, 2015 |title=Carl Weathers Looks Back on Creed: Sparring With Ali, Slighting Stallone and Passing the Torch |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/carl-weathers-looks-back-creed-845151 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |access-date=July 22, 2017 |archive-date=July 2, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170702072736/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/carl-weathers-looks-back-creed-845151 |url-status=live }}</ref> He reprised the role of Apollo Creed in the next three ''Rocky'' films: ''[[Rocky II]]'' (1979), ''[[Rocky III]]'' (1982), and ''[[Rocky IV]]'' (1985).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ew.com/movies/2017/04/27/carl-weathers-rocky-love-story/|title=Carl Weathers Debates Whether 'Rocky' is a Sports Movie or a Love Story|website=EW.com|access-date=February 2, 2024|archive-date=August 17, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230817204201/https://ew.com/movies/2017/04/27/carl-weathers-rocky-love-story/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Weathers briefly appears as an Army [[Military Police Corps (United States)|MP]] in one of the three released versions of ''[[Close Encounters of the Third Kind]]'' (originally released in 1977). In 1978, Weathers portrayed Vince Sullivan in a TV movie, ''Not This Time''. In the late 1970s and 1980s, Weathers starred in a number of action films for the small and big screen, including {{film show year|Force 10 from Navarone|1978}}, {{film show year|Predator|1987}}, {{film show year|Action Jackson|1988}}, and {{film show year|Hurricane Smith|1992}}.<ref name="HR obit"/> Weathers hosted an episode of ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' in 1988 and appeared in a skit on the show in 2003.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/just-because-carl-weathers-former-raiders-lb-on-snl-in-2003/|title=Just Because: Carl Weathers, former Raiders LB, on SNL in 2003|date=July 30, 2014|website=CBSSports.com|access-date=February 3, 2024|archive-date=February 3, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240203163523/https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/just-because-carl-weathers-former-raiders-lb-on-snl-in-2003/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Weathers appeared in [[Michael Jackson]]'s "[[Liberian Girl]]" music video and co-starred in the 1996 [[Adam Sandler]] comedy ''[[Happy Gilmore]]'', as Chubbs, a golf legend teaching Happy how to play golf. He reprised the role nearly four years later in the Sandler comedy ''[[Little Nicky]]''. Filming a fall stunt in ''Happy Gilmore'', Weathers fractured two vertebrae and his [[osteophytes]] grew out and connected and self-fused badly. He said he was in excruciating pain for three to four years.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Allen |first1=Ben |title=Carl Weathers: 'There were three or four years where I was just in excruciating pain' |url=https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/culture/article/carl-weathers-interview |access-date=May 1, 2023 |work=GQ |date=November 24, 2020 |archive-date=May 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230501011639/https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/culture/article/carl-weathers-interview |url-status=live }}</ref>

Another notable television role was Sgt. Adam Beaudreaux on the cop show ''[[Street Justice]]''. Afterwards, during the final two seasons of ''[[In the Heat of the Night (TV series)|In the Heat of the Night]]'' (1992–1994), his character, Hampton Forbes, replaced Bill Gillespie as the chief of police. He also played [[Military Assistance Command, Vietnam – Studies and Observations Group|MACV-SOG]] [[Colonel (United States)|Colonel]] Brewster in the [[CBS]] series ''[[Tour of Duty (TV series)|Tour of Duty]].''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tourofdutyinfo.com/EpGuide/Thanks.htm |title=Thanks for the Memories |publisher=Tour of Duty Info |access-date=September 23, 2016 |archive-date=April 3, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180403010628/http://www.tourofdutyinfo.com/EpGuide/Thanks.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In 2004, Weathers received a career revival as a comedic actor beginning with appearances in three episodes of the comedy series ''[[Arrested Development]]'' as a cheapskate [[List of recurring Arrested Development characters#Carl Weathers|caricature of himself]], who serves as [[Tobias Fünke]]'s acting coach. He was then cast in the comedies ''[[The Sasquatch Gang]]'' and ''[[The Comebacks]].'' Weathers had a guest role in two episodes of ''[[The Shield]]'' as the former training officer of main character [[Vic Mackey]].<ref name="Norden">{{cite book |last=Norden |first=Martin F. |title=The Changing Face of Evil in Film and Television |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ck5Nci7dMYwC&pg=PA116 |date=2007 |publisher=[[Rodopi (publisher)|Rodopi]] |page=116 |isbn=978-9042023246 |access-date=April 13, 2018 |archive-date=February 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240203011311/https://books.google.com/books?id=Ck5Nci7dMYwC&pg=PA116#v=onepage&q&f=false |url-status=live }}</ref>

Weathers provided the voice for Colonel Samuel Garrett in the [[Pandemic Studios]] video game ''[[Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction]].'' In 2005, he was a narrator on ''Conquest! The Price of Victory — Witness the Journey of the Trojans!,'' an 18-part television show about [[University of Southern California|USC]] athletics. Weathers was a principal of Red Tight Media, a film and video production company that specializes in tactical training films made for the United States armed forces.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://redtightmedia.com/ |title=Red Tight Media |publisher=Red Tight Media |access-date=July 22, 2017 |archive-date=May 30, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170530045105/http://redtightmedia.com/ |url-status=usurped }}</ref> He also appeared in one episode of ''[[ER (TV series)|ER]]'' in 2008 during its finale season.<ref name="ER">{{cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/24/entertainment/er-binge-watch/index.html|title=If you're up for it, it's completely worth rewatching all 15 seasons of 'ER'|first=Sandra|last=Gonzalez|work=[[CNN]]|date=May 25, 2019|accessdate=February 7, 2024|archive-date=February 8, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240208000419/https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/24/entertainment/er-binge-watch/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

For the sixth film in the ''Rocky'' series, ''[[Rocky Balboa (film)|Rocky Balboa]]'' (2006), Stallone asked Weathers, [[Mr. T]], and [[Dolph Lundgren]] for permission to use footage from their appearances in the earlier ''Rocky'' films. Mr. T and Lundgren agreed, but Weathers wanted an actual part in the movie, even though his character had died in ''Rocky IV''.<ref name="inquisitr">{{cite news |last=Mitchell |first=Aric |date=November 24, 2015 |title=Carl Weathers, Sylvester Stallone May Have Mended Their Differences Over 'Creed' |url=https://www.inquisitr.com/2587362/carl-weathers-sylvester-stallone-may-have-mended-their-differences-over-creed/ |work=[[Inquisitr]] |access-date=September 23, 2016 |archive-date=April 14, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180414010616/https://www.inquisitr.com/2587362/carl-weathers-sylvester-stallone-may-have-mended-their-differences-over-creed/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Stallone refused, and Weathers decided not to allow Stallone to use his image for flashbacks from the previous films. They instead used footage of a fighter who looks similar to Weathers.<ref>stated by Stallone on ''[[Jimmy Kimmel Live!]]'' (December 21, 2006).</ref> Weathers and Stallone patched up their differences and Weathers agreed to allow footage of him from previous films to be used throughout ''[[Creed (film)|Creed]]'' (2015).<ref name="inquisitr"/>

Weathers portrayed the father of [[Michael Strahan]] and [[Daryl Mitchell (actor)|Daryl "Chill" Mitchell]]'s characters on the short-lived 2009 Fox sitcom ''[[Brothers (2009 TV series)|Brothers]]''. Weathers acted as Brian "Gebo" Fitzgerald in advertising for [[Old Spice]]'s sponsorship of [[NASCAR]] driver [[Tony Stewart]]. He also appeared in an ongoing series of web-only advertisements for Credit Union of Washington, dispensing flowers and the advice that "change is beautiful" to puzzled-looking bystanders. He also starred in a series of commercials for [[Bud Light]], in which he introduced plays from the "Bud Light Playbook." At the conclusion of each commercial, Weathers could be seen bursting through the Bud Light Playbook and shouting "Here we go!"<ref>{{cite web |url=http://smartfootball.com/grab-bag/carl-weathers-and-bud-light-stole-bruce-eiens-playbook#sthash.KDGCxXKz.dpbs |title=Bud Light Airraid: Carl Weathers and Bud Light steal Norm Chow's (and Bruce Eien's) playbook |date=October 23, 2010 |website=Smart Football |access-date=September 23, 2016 |archive-date=April 14, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180414011422/http://smartfootball.com/grab-bag/carl-weathers-and-bud-light-stole-bruce-eiens-playbook#sthash.KDGCxXKz.dpbs |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2019, Weathers appeared as [[Greef Karga]] in several episodes of the first season of the ''[[Star Wars]]'' series ''[[The Mandalorian]]''. He returned for the second season and also directed the episode "[[Chapter 12: The Siege]]".<ref name="Carl Weathers Director">{{cite tweet |number=1329649955192008704 |user=TheCarlWeathers |title=Din Djarin, Cara and Greef are back together on a brand new mission! Come along with us during "The Siege" episode of #TheMandalorian which was directed by yours truly. Let Disney+ and yours truly know what you think about what we bring to you. Enjoy!!! #BePeace |first=Carl |last=Weathers |date=November 20, 2020 |access-date=December 2, 2022 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220603195439/https://twitter.com/thecarlweathers/status/1329649955192008704 |archive-date=June 3, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> He returned for season 3 and directed the episode "[[Chapter 20: The Foundling]]".<ref>{{cite tweet |number=1637176527040438272 |user=TheCarlWeathers |title=THE FOUNDLING is coming this week on Disney+ and is directed by Yours Truly. #TheMANDALORIAN #BePeace |first=Carl |last=Weathers |date=March 18, 2023 |access-date=March 28, 2023 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326103812/https://twitter.com/TheCarlWeathers/status/1637176527040438272 |archive-date=March 26, 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref> His performance earned him an [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series|Emmy nomination for Outstanding Guest Actor]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Actor Carl Weathers — Also an Alum of SDSU — Nominated for an Emmy Award for 'The Mandalorian'|date=September 17, 2021 |url=https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/actor-carl-weathers-also-an-alum-of-sdsu-nominated-for-an-emmy-award-for-the-mandalorian/2721137/|publisher=NBC|access-date=February 2, 2024|archive-date=December 22, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221222172403/https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/actor-carl-weathers-also-an-alum-of-sdsu-nominated-for-an-emmy-award-for-the-mandalorian/2721137/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Weathers was married three times. He married Mary-Ann Castle in 1973; they had two sons and divorced in 1983. In 1984, Weathers married Rhona Unsell; they divorced in 2006. Weathers was married to Jennifer Peterson from 2007 until 2009.<ref name=wapo/> Weathers was with his longtime partner Christine Kludjian from 2014, until his death in 2024.<ref name="Archive">{{Cite web |date=2024-02-02 |title=Carl Weathers dead: 'Rocky's' Apollo Creed and 'Predator' star was 76 |url=https://nypost.com/2024/02/02/entertainment/carl-weathers-dead-rockys-apollo-creed-and-predator-star-was-76/ |access-date=2024-05-08 |language=en-US}}</ref>

===Death===
Weathers died at his home in Los Angeles on February 2, 2024, at age 76,<ref>{{cite web |last=Reilly |first=Patrick |date=2024-02-09 |title=''Rocky'' star Carl Weathers' official cause of death revealed |url=https://nypost.com/2024/02/09/news/rocky-star-carl-weathers-official-cause-of-death-revealed/
 |access-date=2024-02-15 |website=NY Post |language=en-US }}</ref><ref name="DL report">{{Cite web |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=February 9, 2024 |title=Carl Weathers Cause Of Death Still Unclear After Report
|url=https://deadline.com/2024/02/carl-weathers-cause-of-death-1235821241/
 |access-date=February 15, 2024 |website=Deadline |language=en-US }}</ref><ref name="deadline obit">{{Cite web |last=Pedersen |first=Erik |date=February 2, 2024 |title=Carl Weathers Dies: 'Rocky' & 'Predator' Star Who Appeared In 'Happy Gilmore', 'The Mandalorian' & More Was 76 |url=https://deadline.com/2024/02/carl-weathers-dead-1235812684/ |access-date=February 2, 2024 |website=Deadline |language=en-US |archive-date=February 2, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240202193817/https://deadline.com/2024/02/carl-weathers-dead-1235812684/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="HR obit">{{cite news|url = https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/carl-weathers-dead-apollo-creed-rocky-1235813768/|title = Carl Weathers, Apollo Creed in the Rocky Films, Dies at 76|last1 = Barnes|first1 = Mike|last2 = Kit|first2 = Borys|date = February 2, 2024|accessdate = February 2, 2024|work = [[The Hollywood Reporter]]|archive-date = February 2, 2024|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240202201922/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/carl-weathers-dead-apollo-creed-rocky-1235813768/|url-status = live}}</ref> from what some believe to be, [[atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease]].<ref name="DL report"/> Weathers's body was [[cremated]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://metro.co.uk/2024/02/10/carl-weathers-die-cause-death-revealed-20256210/ | title=Carl Weathers' cause of death aged 76 revealed | date=February 10, 2024 }}</ref> On August 29, 2024, he was honored with a Hollywood Walk of Fame Star Ceremony.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2024/tv/features/carl-weathers-remembered-stallone-sandler-walk-of-fame-star-1236111210/|title=Late Actor Carl Weathers Remembered by Co-Stars From Stallone to Sandler Before His Hollywood Walk of Fame Star Ceremony |date=August 29, 2024 |publisher=Variety}}</ref>

==Filmography==
{{More citations needed|section|date=February 2023}}

===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1973 || ''[[Magnum Force]]'' || Demonstrator || Uncredited<ref name="HR obit"/>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1975 || ''[[Friday Foster (film)|Friday Foster]]''|| Yarbro || <ref name="HR obit"/>
|-
|''[[Bucktown (film)|Bucktown]]'' || Hambone || <ref name="HR obit"/>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1976 || ''[[The Four Deuces]]'' || Taxi Cab Driver || <ref name=baddude>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/401984750/|title=The Los Angeles Times 09 Feb 1986, page 344|website=Newspapers.com|access-date=February 3, 2024|archive-date=February 3, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240203164204/https://www.newspapers.com/image/401984750/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Rocky]]'' || [[Apollo Creed]] || <ref name="HR obit"/>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1977 || ''[[Close Encounters of the Third Kind]]'' || MP Officer || <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/98963609/|title=Detroit Free Press 29 Jun 1979, page Page 21|website=Newspapers.com|access-date=February 3, 2024|archive-date=February 3, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240203165228/https://www.newspapers.com/image/98963609/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Semi-Tough]]'' || Dreamer Tatum || <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/345248093/|title=The Sentinel 09 Jun 1978, page 10|website=Newspapers.com|access-date=February 3, 2024|archive-date=February 3, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240203165255/https://www.newspapers.com/image/345248093/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 1978 || ''[[Force 10 from Navarone (film)|Force 10 from Navarone]]''|| Sgt. Olen Weaver || <ref name="HR obit"/>
|-
| 1979 || ''[[Rocky II]]'' || Apollo Creed || <ref name="more action"/>
|-
| 1981 || ''[[Death Hunt]]'' || George Washington Lincoln "Sundog" Brown || <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/98887294/|title=Detroit Free Press 24 May 1981, page Page 61|website=Newspapers.com|access-date=February 3, 2024|archive-date=February 3, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240203170816/https://www.newspapers.com/image/98887294/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 1982 || ''[[Rocky III]]'' || rowspan="2" | Apollo Creed || <ref name="more action">{{Cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/388444424/|title=Chicago Tribune 11 Feb 1988, page 88|website=Newspapers.com|access-date=February 3, 2024|archive-date=February 3, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240203170818/https://www.newspapers.com/image/388444424/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 1985 || ''[[Rocky IV]]'' || [[Rocky IV#Director's cut|Director's cut]] released in 2021<ref name="more action"/>
|-
| 1987 || ''[[Predator (film)|Predator]]'' || Colonel Al Dillon || <ref name="HR obit"/>
|-
| 1988 || ''[[Action Jackson (1988 film)|Action Jackson]]'' || Sgt. / Lt. Jericho "Action" Jackson<ref name="HR obit"/> ||Nominated—[[NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture]]<ref>{{Cite news |date=November 11, 1988 |title=Nominees for 21st Image Awards Announced |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-11-11-ca-885-story.html |access-date=February 4, 2024 |archive-date=August 5, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200805215332/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-11-11-ca-885-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| 1992 || ''[[Hurricane Smith (1992 film)|Hurricane Smith]]'' || Billy "Hurricane" Smith || <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/403358576/|title=The Atlanta Constitution 31 Jan 1992, page 39|website=Newspapers.com|access-date=February 3, 2024|archive-date=February 3, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240203170817/https://www.newspapers.com/image/403358576/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 1996 || ''[[Happy Gilmore]]'' || rowspan="2" | Derick "Chubbs" Peterson || <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/carl-weathers-dead-happy-gilmore-director-adam-sandler-tributes-1235813882/|title='Happy Gilmore' Director Recalls Carl Weathers' Unlikely Path to the Film: "He Was So Chubbs"|first=Ryan|last=Gajewski|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=February 2, 2024|access-date=February 3, 2024|archive-date=February 3, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240203120134/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/carl-weathers-dead-happy-gilmore-director-adam-sandler-tributes-1235813882/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 2000 || ''[[Little Nicky]]'' || Uncredited<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/533985485/|title=The Berkshire Eagle 11 Nov 2000, page 9|website=Newspapers.com|access-date=February 3, 2024|archive-date=February 3, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240203171856/https://www.newspapers.com/image/533985485/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 2002 || ''[[Eight Crazy Nights]]'' || GNC Water Bottle || Voice<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/296118487/|title=The Marion Star 01 Dec 2002, page 13|website=Newspapers.com|access-date=February 3, 2024|archive-date=February 3, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240203172028/https://www.newspapers.com/image/296118487/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 2004 || ''[[Balto (film)#Sequels|Balto III: Wings of Change]]'' || Kirby || Voice; direct-to-video<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date= |title=Carl Weathers |url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba2a0d5dd |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124042023/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba2a0d5dd |archive-date=November 24, 2020 |access-date=February 4, 2024 |website=BFI}}</ref>
|-
| 2006 || ''[[The Sasquatch Gang]]'' || Dr. Artimus Snodgrass || <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/243966973/|title=Great Falls Tribune 04 Apr 2008, page Page 43|website=Newspapers.com|access-date=February 3, 2024|archive-date=February 3, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240203192907/https://www.newspapers.com/image/243966973/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 2007 || ''[[The Comebacks]]'' || Freddie Wiseman / Narrator || <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/651523261/|title=Fort Worth Star-Telegram 19 Oct 2007, page 51|website=Newspapers.com|access-date=February 3, 2024|archive-date=February 3, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240203192904/https://www.newspapers.com/image/651523261/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 2012 ||''Sheriff Tom Vs. The Zombies''|| President Weathers ||Cameo<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 22, 2013 |title=Review: Sheriff Tom vs. The Zombies |url=https://www.horrorsociety.com/2013/04/22/review-sheriff-tom-vs-the-zombies/ |access-date=February 4, 2024 |website=Horror Society |language=en-US |archive-date=February 4, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240204064126/https://www.horrorsociety.com/2013/04/22/review-sheriff-tom-vs-the-zombies/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| 2014 ||''[[Think Like a Man Too]]'' || Mr. Davenport || Uncredited
|-
| 2015 ||''[[Creed (film)|Creed]]'' || Apollo Creed || Archive footage
|-
| 2019 ||''[[Toy Story 4]]''|| [[List of Toy Story characters#Combat Carl 2|Combat Carl]] || Voice<ref name="BFI">{{cite web |url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/5d1f7a317b7a5|title=Toy Story 4|publisher=[[British Film Institute]]|access-date=January 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125173715/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/5d1f7a317b7a5|archive-date=November 25, 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Title
! class="unsortable" | Role
! Notes
|-
| rowspan="4" | 1975 || ''[[Good Times]]'' || Calvin Brooks || Episode: "The Nude"<ref name="HR obit"/>
|-
|''[[Cannon (TV series)|Cannon]]''
|Dan Daily Chronicle reporter
|Episode: "The Hero"<ref name="SDUT"/>
|-
| ''[[The Six Million Dollar Man]]'' || Stolar || Episode: "One of Our Running Backs Is Missing"<ref name="HR obit"/>
|-
| ''[[Kung Fu (1972 TV series)|Kung Fu]]'' || Bad Sam || Episode: "The Brothers Caine"<ref name="HR obit"/>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1976 || ''[[Starsky & Hutch]]'' || Al Martin || Episode: "Nightmare"<ref name="SDUT"/>
|-
| ''[[Barnaby Jones]]'' || Jack Hopper || Episode: "The Bounty Hunter"<ref name="deadline obit"/>
|-

| rowspan="3" | 1977 || ''[[Quinn Martin's Tales of the Unexpected]]'' || Hank Dalby || Episode: "A Hand For Sonny Blue"
|-

| ''[[Streets of San Francisco]]'' || Officer Hague || Episode: "Innocent No More"<ref name="deadline obit"/>
|-

| ''[[The Hostage Heart]]'' || Bateman Hooks || rowspan="4" | Television film
|-
|1978
|''[[The Bermuda Depths]]''
|Eric<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/171600867/|title=The Philadelphia Inquirer 29 Aug 1980, page Page 61|website=Newspapers.com|access-date=February 3, 2024|archive-date=February 3, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240203172026/https://www.newspapers.com/image/171600867/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|1985
|''[[Braker]]''
|Lt. Harry Braker<ref name=baddude/>
|-
| rowspan="2" |1986
|''[[The Defiant Ones (1986 film)|The Defiant Ones]]''
|Cullen Monroe<ref name="auto2">{{cite web |last=Goodman |first=Walter |date=January 3, 1986 |title=TV WEEKEND; 'The Defiant Ones' in a TV Version |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1986/01/03/arts/tv-weekend-the-defiant-ones-in-a-tv-version.html |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=February 4, 2024 |archive-date=February 4, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240204073537/https://www.nytimes.com/1986/01/03/arts/tv-weekend-the-defiant-ones-in-a-tv-version.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|''[[Fortune Dane]]''|| Fortune Dane || Main role, 5 episodes<ref name=baddude/>
|-
| 1989–90 ||[[Tour of Duty (TV series)|''Tour of Duty'']]|| Col. Carl Brewster || Recurring role, 9 episodes<ref name="HR obit"/>
|-
|1990
|''[[Dangerous Passion]]''
|Kyle Western
|Television film<ref name=":0" />
|-
| 1991–1993 ||''[[Street Justice]]''|| Adam Beaudreaux || Main role, 44 episodes<ref>{{Cite web |title=Carl Weathers |url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/carl-weathers/3000449395/ |access-date=February 4, 2024 |website=TVGuide.com |language=en |archive-date=February 4, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240204074928/https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/carl-weathers/3000449395/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| 1993–1995 ||''[[In the Heat of the Night (TV series)|In the Heat of the Night]]''|| Police Chief Hampton Forbes || Main role, 28 episodes<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/985106102/|title=Florence Morning News 19 Aug 1993, page 2|website=Newspapers.com|access-date=February 3, 2024|archive-date=February 3, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240203192928/https://www.newspapers.com/image/985106102/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|1995
|''[[Tom Clancy's Op Center (film)|Tom Clancy's Op Center]]''
|Gen. Mike Rodgers
| rowspan="3" |Television film
|-
|1997
|''[[Assault on Devil's Island]]''
| rowspan="2" |Roy Brown<ref name="deadline obit"/>
|-
|1999
|''[[Assault on Death Mountain]]''
|-
| 2003, 2007 ||''[[The Shield]]''|| Joe Clark || Episodes: "Haunts", "Partners"<ref name="Norden"/>
|-
| 2004–2013 ||''[[Arrested Development]]''|| [[List of Arrested Development characters#Carl Weathers (character)|Carl Weathers]] || 4 episodes<ref name="HR obit"/>
|-
|2005
|''[[Alien Siege]]''
|Gen. Skyler
|Television film
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2008 ||''[[Phoo Action]]''|| Chief Benjamin Benson || Television pilot
|-
|''[[ER (TV series)|ER]]''|| Louie Taylor || Episode: "Oh, Brother"
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Psych]]'' || Boone || Episode: "Viagra Falls"
|-
| 2011, 2013 ||''[[Regular Show]]'' || God of Basketball, Basketball King || Voice; episodes: "Slam Dunk", "Bank Shot"
|-
|2012
|''[[American Warships]]''
|Gen. McKraken
|Television film
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Toy Story of Terror!]]'' || Combat Carl and Jr || Voice; television special
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Colony (TV series)|Colony]]'' || Beau || Recurring role, 7 episodes
|-
| rowspan="2" |2016–2017 || ''[[Chicago P.D. (TV series)|Chicago P.D.]]'' || rowspan="3" | State's Attorney Mark Jefferies || 4 episodes<ref name="HR obit"/>
|-
| ''[[Chicago Fire (TV series)|Chicago Fire]]'' || 2 episodes<ref name="HR obit"/>
|-
| 2017 || ''[[Chicago Justice]]'' || Main role, 13 episodes<ref name="HR obit"/>
|-
| 2017–2019 ||''[[Star vs. the Forces of Evil]]'' || Omnitraxus Prime, Additional voices || Voice; recurring role, 10 episodes
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2018 || ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]'' || State's Attorney Mark Jefferies || Episode: "Zero Tolerance"
|-
|''[[Magnum P.I. (2018 TV series)|Magnum P.I.]]'' || Dan Sawyer || Episode: "From the Head Down"
|-
| 2019 || ''[[Pinky Malinky]]'' || The Apologizer || Voice<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/tv-shows/Pinky-Malinky/The-Apologizer/ |title=The Apologizer |website=Behind the Voice Actors |access-date=February 4, 2024 |archive-date=February 4, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240204143344/https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/tv-shows/Pinky-Malinky/The-Apologizer/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| 2019–2023 || ''[[The Mandalorian]]'' || [[Greef Karga]] || 10 episodes; Director: "[[Chapter 12: The Siege]]" and "Chapter 20: The Foundling"<br />Nominated—[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series]]<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.emmys.com/shows/mandalorian| title=The Mandalorian| website=emmys.com| access-date=February 4, 2024| archive-date=September 15, 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210915023617/https://www.emmys.com/shows/mandalorian| url-status=live}}</ref>
|}

===Video games===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Voice role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 2005 || ''[[Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction]]'' || Col. Samuel Garrett ||
|-
| 2015 || ''[[Mortal Kombat X]]'' || [[Jax (Mortal Kombat)|Jax]] - 'Dillon' Skin ||
|-
| 2021 || |''[[The Artful Escape]]'' || Lightman ||
|}

== See also ==
* [[1971 Oakland Raiders season]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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* {{IMDb name|0001835}}
* {{Footballstats|pfr=WeatCa20}}
* {{discogs artist|Carl Weathers}}
* [https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/feb/06/carl-weathers-obituary Carl Weathers obituary]

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[[Category:2024 deaths]]
[[Category:St. Augustine High School (New Orleans) alumni]]
[[Category:Long Beach Polytechnic High School alumni]]
[[Category:20th-century African-American male actors]]
[[Category:20th-century American male actors]]
[[Category:21st-century African-American male actors]]
[[Category:21st-century American male actors]]
[[Category:Male actors from Long Beach, California]]
[[Category:American male voice actors]]
[[Category:Oakland Raiders players]]
[[Category:BC Lions players]]
[[Category:Canadian football linebackers]]
[[Category:Long Beach City Vikings football players]]
[[Category:Male actors from New Orleans]]
[[Category:Players of American football from New Orleans]]
[[Category:Players of American football from Long Beach, California]]
[[Category:Players of Canadian football from New Orleans]]
[[Category:Players of Canadian football from Long Beach, California]]
[[Category:San Diego State Aztecs football players]]
[[Category:San Francisco State University alumni]]
[[Category:American male film actors]]
[[Category:American male television actors]]
[[Category:American television directors]]
[[Category:20th-century African-American sportsmen]]
[[Category:21st-century African-American people]]
[[Category:African-American television directors]]
[[Category:Deaths from atherosclerosis]]