Carl Weathers

Carl Weathers
Weathers at the 2017 New York Comic Con
Born(1948-01-14)January 14, 1948
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
DiedFebruary 2, 2024(2024-02-02) (aged 76)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Alma mater
Occupations
  • Actor
  • director
Years active
  • 1973–2024 (actor)
  • 1970–1974 (football player)
  • 1995–2024 (director)
Spouses
  • Mary Ann Castle
    (m. 1973; div. 1983)
  • Rhona Unsell
    (m. 1984; div. 2006)
  • Jennifer Peterson
    (m. 2007; div. 2009)
PartnerChristine Kludjian (2014–2024)
Children2

American football career
No. 49, 55
Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
College:
Undrafted:1970
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Games played:8
Stats at Pro Football Reference
Career CFL statistics
Games played:13
Fumble recoveries:1

Carl Weathers (January 14, 1948 – February 2, 2024) was an American actor, director and a former 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. 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 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 a year with the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL).