Carl Weathers, who has died aged 76, played Sylvester Stallone’s boxing rival Apollo Creed in the triple Oscar-winning film Rocky (1976); he also had a famous handshake with Arnold Schwarzenegger in ...

The Rocky series had many antagonists for Stallone to square off against in the ring. But Stallone once felt that Carl Weathers’ Apollo Creed might have stood out from the others. He credited Weathers ...

As Hollywood mourns the untimely passing of acting icon Carl Weathers, many will no doubt fondly remember his breakout performance as Apollo Creed in the Rocky franchise. The versatile star of ...

Apollo Creed, portrayed with charismatic flair by Carl Weathers, arrived on the screen with the 1976 film Rocky. As the undisputed heavyweight champion, Creed stole the spotlight, even if he was going ...

LOS ANGELES — Carl Weathers, the actor best known as Apollo Creed in the “Rocky” movies and more recently for his role in the hit "Star Wars" series "The Mandalorian," died Thursday in his sleep, ...

Sadness hits how it hits, when it hits, and there’s no telling why or when things impact you so. Hearing that Carl Weathers, the former Oakland Raiders linebacker turned actor, known best for playing ...

Sylvester Stallone paid an emotional tribute to the late Carl Weathers on Friday, calling the death of his “Rocky” co-star “a horrible loss.” Weathers, 76, died on Thursday of natural causes. He ...

Nobody can take a punch quite like Rocky Balboa. No film from the 1980s delivers a Christmas gift that keeps on giving quite ...

Due to his star turn in the 1976 classic "Rocky,'' Sylvester Stallone will always be inextricably tied to Philadelphia, the title character's hometown. And therefore, Carl Weathers - who just passed ...

Carl Weathers’ official cause of death was revealed on Friday, a week after the actor died in his sleep, according to a report. Weathers, beloved for his role as Apollo Creed in the “Rocky” franchise, ...

Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone) may be the protagonist of the Rocky movies, but was he truly the greatest boxer of all time? Throughout the Rocky franchise, we got to see the Italian Stallion ...