Rocky's Apollo Creed, Carl Weathers, dead at 76 - Ladysmith Chemainus Chronicle
Football player turned actor also known for roles in ‘Predator’, ‘Happy Gilmore’, and ‘The Mandalorian’
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Football player turned actor also known for roles in ‘Predator’, ‘Happy Gilmore’, and ‘The Mandalorian’
Carl Weathers, the man behind Apollo Creed in the Rocky franchise and Greef Karga in The Mandalorian, has died at the age of 76.
The athlete-turned-actor also was famed for roles in the films "Predator" and "Happy Gilmore" as well as TV's "Arrested Development" and "The Mandalorian."
Weathers played college football at San Diego State University — he majored in theater — and went on to play for one season in the NFL, for the Oakland Raiders, in 1970.
Most recently, Carl Weathers has starred in the Disney hit “The Mandalorian,” appearing in all three seasons.