2024-02-02 21:15:50
Known for having played the boxer in the “Rocky” saga, the American actor died at the age of 76, in his sleep on Thursday, his entourage announced this Friday, February 2.
The tiger’s eye closed. Known for his role as boxer Apollo Creed in the “Rocky” saga, American actor Carl Weathers has died at the age of 76. The actor died Thursday, February 1 “peacefully in his sleep,” his family said in a press release sent to the Deadline site.
Carl Weathers has appeared in more than 75 American films and television series during his career. His most famous role remains that of Apollo Creed, a tireless African-American puncher who finds himself challenged in the ring by Sylvester Stallone in the “Rocky” saga. Initially an enemy of Rocky Balboa, his character transforms during the films into the boxer’s traveling companion. It is he who, in Rocky 3, motivates a demotivated Rocky Balboa by urging him to find his “eye of the tiger”. A replica that has become cult.
“True legend”
The actor was also opposite Arnold Schwarzenegger in the film “Predator” (1987). More recently, he appeared in several episodes of the series “The Mandalorian”, inspired by the “Star Wars” universe. He was born in 1948 in New Orleans.
Adam Sandler, with whom he co-starred in the 1996 film Happy Gilmore, reacted to his death on X. “A truly great man. Great dad. Good actor. Great athlete. So funny. Smart as hell. Faithful as you wish. He loved his sons more than anything. Which guy !! Everyone loved him. My wife and I had great times with him every time we saw him. Love to all his family and Carl will always be known as a true legend,” he wrote.
#Actor #Carl #Weathers #played #Apollo #Creed #Rocky #dead #Libération