RIP Carl Weathers

[Anonymous Bosch]

RIP Carl Weathers:

Carl Weathers, ‘Rocky’s’ Apollo Creed and ‘Mandalorian’ Actor, Dies at 76



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 1987’s “Predator” and had a memorable role in Adam Sandler’s “Happy Gilmore.” He was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for his work in the “Star Wars” series “The Mandalorian.”

He voiced Combat Carl in “Toy Story 4” and played a fictionalized version of himself in a recurring role on “Arrested Development.” His other credits include the TV series “Street Justice,” “Colony,” “The Shield,” “Chicago Justice” and “Brothers,” and the films “Close Encounters of the Third Kind,” “Death Hunt” and “The Comebacks.”

After working with Sandler on the 1996 golf comedy “Happy Gilmore,” Weathers briefly reprised his role in “Little Nicky” and voiced a character in Sandler’s animated Hanukkah comedy “Eight Crazy Nights.”

[hepcat]

Ah dammit. We've lost a national goddamn treasure. RIP to one of the greats.

[EvilHomer3k]

Really enjoyed him as an actor.

[McNutt]

I just saw him in that stupid Gronk commercial. Damn. I always loved Carl Weathers. RIP, Champ.

[Daehawk]

Everyone goes sometime. He was always cool in every role.. You just never know when. RIP.

[Montag]

There is no tomorrow.

[dbt1949]

I didn't know anything of his personality but I did like his acting.

[TheMix]

Awww. RIP

That was quite an entrance in Predator. I think everyone in the theater took a breath at that.