Carl Weathers (January 14, 1948 – February 1, 2024) was an American actor, director and gridiron football linebacker. His 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 Gu...
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