Carl Weathers

Weathers will always be Apollo Creed to me, and that's no small thing. A former gridiron player from New Orleans, he carried an athlete's authority onto the screen that few actors could fake. What I treasure is his range within that imposing 188 cm frame: dazzling swagger in Rocky, hard-edged menace in Predator, and pure comic warmth as the one-handed coach in Happy Gilmore. His later turn as Combat Carl only deepened the affection. When he passed in 2024 he left behind a body of work that's genuinely beloved. He's an actor I want to thank more than mourn.

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Name (English)

Carl Weathers

Name (Japanese)

カール・ウェザース

Reading

かーる・うぇざーす

Born

January 14, 1948 – February 2, 2024

Origin

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Height

188 cm

Occupation

actor / film director / film producer / American football player / film actor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Rat

High school

St. Augustine High School

University

San Diego State University

Filmography / notable works

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/carlweathers/
• Xhttps://x.com/TheCarlWeathers
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl%20Weathers
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AB%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A7%E3%82%B6%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B9
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q320218

Tags

• Louisiana
• actor
• film director
• film producer

Last updated

November 2, 2026

Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.