Carl Weathers who starred as Apollo Creed in the first four Rocky films, has died. He was 76.
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Wow, just wow. RIP. Not Apollo, damn. he was recently in those kick of destiny commercials.
RIP
Many memorable roles. Very solid actor. Rest in Peace, you great one.
NEW YORK (AP) - -- Carl Weathers, a former NFL linebacker who became a Hollywood action movie and comedy star, playing nemesis-turned-ally Apollo Creed in the "Rocky" movies, facing-off against Arnold Schwarzenegger in "Predator" and teaching golf in "Happy Gilmore," has died. He was 76.
Matt Luber, his manager, said Weathers died Thursday. His family issued a statement saying he died "peacefully in his sleep."
Carl Weathers arrives at a special screening for the season three premiere of "The Mandalorian" on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023, at The Roosevelt Hotel in Los Angeles.
Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP
Comfortable flexing his muscles on the big screen in "Action Jackson" as he was joking around on the small screen in such shows as "Arrested Development," Weathers was perhaps most closely associated with Creed, who made his first appearance as the cocky, undisputed heavyweight world champion in 1976's "Rocky," starring Sylvester Stallone.
"It puts you on the map and makes your career, so to speak. But that's a one-off, so you've got to follow it up with something. Fortunately those movies kept coming, and Apollo Creed became more and more in people's consciousness and welcome in their lives, and it was just the right guy at the right time," he told The Daily Beast in 2017.
Most recently, Weathers has starred in the Disney+ hit "The Mandalorian," appearing in all three seasons.
Matt Luber, his manager, said Weathers died Thursday. His family issued a statement saying he died "peacefully in his sleep."
Carl Weathers arrives at a special screening for the season three premiere of "The Mandalorian" on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023, at The Roosevelt Hotel in Los Angeles.
Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP
Comfortable flexing his muscles on the big screen in "Action Jackson" as he was joking around on the small screen in such shows as "Arrested Development," Weathers was perhaps most closely associated with Creed, who made his first appearance as the cocky, undisputed heavyweight world champion in 1976's "Rocky," starring Sylvester Stallone.
"It puts you on the map and makes your career, so to speak. But that's a one-off, so you've got to follow it up with something. Fortunately those movies kept coming, and Apollo Creed became more and more in people's consciousness and welcome in their lives, and it was just the right guy at the right time," he told The Daily Beast in 2017.
Most recently, Weathers has starred in the Disney+ hit "The Mandalorian," appearing in all three seasons.
Damn, first The Black Eagle and now Carl Weathers. Just thrown the damned towel on Black History Month, man.
RIP
I will say this, up until the last time I saw him, he looked like a dude you didn't want to pick a fight with even into his seventies. Him and Ernie Hudson. Ernie Hudson is 78 I believe and dude is cut. Those guys are definitely examples to lead our older lives by to say the least
I'm a close with this, we all got to die. However, he left the legacy of film behind that we can push play on predator, action jackson, the mandalorian, Rocky series, Happy Gilmore and then some. We can always push play to bring him back to life. When you die, make sure someone can push play on something positive that you've done
RIP
I will say this, up until the last time I saw him, he looked like a dude you didn't want to pick a fight with even into his seventies. Him and Ernie Hudson. Ernie Hudson is 78 I believe and dude is cut. Those guys are definitely examples to lead our older lives by to say the least
I'm a close with this, we all got to die. However, he left the legacy of film behind that we can push play on predator, action jackson, the mandalorian, Rocky series, Happy Gilmore and then some. We can always push play to bring him back to life. When you die, make sure someone can push play on something positive that you've done
as I get older what my teachers and mom told me is when I get older, a lot of people is going to pass on and I am noticing that
..fuuuuuk….fuck!
Rest in peace. I just saw this on IG.
RIP.
What sucks is that Orange Moron is still walking and breathing.
What sucks is that Orange Moron is still walking and breathing.
Damn. R.I.P. 
The only time I'll give St Aug some shine. R.I.P to New Orleans born Carl Weathers. I'll never forgive Sylvester Stallone for no including him in the Expendables he should have been the first call he made when casting that movie..
One of his first roles.
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Sheesh, Safe Travels Mr. Weathers
#FeelingOld
#FeelingOld
R.i.p (there is no tomorrow rock)one of my favorite lines in rocky
Damn...
Wish some how some way he could have been in the Creed movies.
Wish some how some way he could have been in the Creed movies.
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