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Carl Weathers

1948 - 2024

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Carl Weathers (January 14, 1948 – February 1, 2024) was an American actor, director and gridiron football player. His prominent roles included boxer Apollo Creed in the first four Rocky films (1976–1985), Colonel Al Dillon in Predator (1987), Chubbs Peterson in Happy Gilmore (1996), and Combat Carl in the Toy Story franchise. He also portrayed Det. Beaudreaux in the television series Street Justice (1991–1993) and a fictionalized version of himself in the comedy series Arrested Development (2004, 2013), and voiced Omnitraxus Prime in Star vs. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Carl Weathers is the 644th most popular actor (down from 306th in 2019), the 1,349th most popular biography from United States (down from 559th in 2019) and the 330th most popular American Actor.

Carl Weathers is most famous for his role as Apollo Creed in the Rocky movies.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Carl Weathers ranks 644 out of 13,578. Before him are David McCallum, Elsa Martinelli, Mr. T, Diana Douglas, Bernard Hill, and Mark Wahlberg. After him are Peter Finch, James Cagney, Harry Dean Stanton, Jane Wyman, Alberto Sordi, and Mildred Harris.

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Among people born in 1948, Carl Weathers ranks 72. Before him are Bille August, Ian McEwan, Hartmut Michel, Siim Kallas, William Daniel Phillips, and Ray Kurzweil. After him are Valentin Ceaușescu, Edwige Fenech, Amadou Toumani Touré, Tom Wilkinson, Nicolae Timofti, and Radomir Antić. Among people deceased in 2024, Carl Weathers ranks 68. Before him are Philip Zimbardo, Maurizio Pollini, Andreas Brehme, Susan Wojcicki, Bernard Hill, and Renato Martino. After him are Kurt Hamrin, Nguyễn Phú Trọng, Nikolai Ryzhkov, Salvatore Schillaci, Dikembe Mutombo, and Andrew Schally.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Carl Weathers ranks 1,349 out of 20,380. Before him are Oliver Wolcott Jr. (1760), William Barr (1950), Mark Wahlberg (1971), Andrew Dickson White (1832), Cormac McCarthy (1933), and Jack Kirby (1917). After him are Ambrose Bierce (1842), James Cagney (1899), Dizzy Gillespie (1917), Marvin Minsky (1927), Harry Dean Stanton (1926), and Eric Peterson (1964).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Carl Weathers ranks 330. Before him are Meg Ryan (1961), Forest Whitaker (1961), Laurence Fishburne (1961), Jennifer Jones (1919), Mr. T (1952), and Mark Wahlberg (1971). After him are James Cagney (1899), Harry Dean Stanton (1926), Jane Wyman (1917), Mildred Harris (1901), Hattie McDaniel (1893), and Sarah Jessica Parker (1965).

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