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Carl Weathers (January 14, 1948 – February 2, 2024) was an American actor, director and football player. His prominent 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 starred in the 1988 film Action Jackson and 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 Guest Actor in a Drama Series.
List Captain America (1981) Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos (1983) Dr. Strange (1986) The Astonishing Ant-Man & The Wonderous Wasp (1989) Wolverine and the X-Men (1990) Spider-Man (1992) Thor (1992) Blade (1993) Namor the Sub-Mariner (1994) The Incredible Hulk (1995) The Punisher (1995) Ghost Rider (1996) The Fantastic Four (1996) Black Panther (1997) She-Hulk (1997) Daredevil (1997) Elektra (1998) The Iron Man (1998) Venom (1998) Silver Surfer (1998) Luke Cage and Iron Fist: Heroes for Hire (1999) The Hands of Shang-Chi (2002) Black Widow (2003) The Avengers: Ultimate Heroes (2004) Deadpool: Merc With a Mouth (2005) The Avengers: Conquered (2006) X-Men: Thy Brotherhood (2006) Deathlok (2007) The Infinity Gauntlet (2008) Spider-Man 2: Irresponsibility (2009) Marvel: Contest of Champions (2011) Secret Wars: The Final Chapter (2014)
