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 ...

Before the release of Rocky, Stallone was a struggling actor with a partially paralyzed face and a speech impediment. At 29, ...

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 ...

Carl Weathers, the versatile actor who is best remembered as Apollo Creed in the "Rocky" franchise, has died. He was 76. Weathers died peacefully in his sleep on Thursday, Feb. 1, his family members ...