Carl Weathers Biography (1948-)

Born January 14, 1948, in New Orleans, LA; married Maryann Castle, 1973 (divorced); children: Matthew, Jason. Addresses: Agent: David Shapira and Associates, 15301 Ventura Blvd., Sherman Oaks, CA 91403-3102.; Contact: 10960Wilshire Blvd., #826, Los Angeles, CA 90024.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor, producer, director
Birth Details: January 14, 1948; New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
Yarbro, Friday Foster, American International, 1975
Hambone, Bucktown, American International, 1975
Apollo Creed, Rocky, United Artists, 1976
Military policeman, Close Encounters of the Third Kind (also knownas Watch the Skies), Columbia, 1977
Dreamer Tatum, Dallas team captain, quarterback #12, Semi-Tough, United Artists, 1977
Sergeant Watter Weaver, Force 10 from Navarone, American International, 1978
Apollo Creed, Rocky II, United Artists, 1979
Sundog/George Washington Lincoln Brown, Death Hunt, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1981
Apollo Creed, Rocky III, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1982
Apollo Creed, Rocky IV, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1985
Dillon, Predator, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1987
Jericho "Action" Jackson (title role), Action Jackson, Lorimar, 1988
Billy "Hurricane" Smith (title role), Hurricane Smith (also knownas Dead on Delivery), Warner Home Video, 1992
Chubbs Peterson, Happy Gilmore, Universal, 1996
Chubbs Peterson, Little Nicky, New Line Cinema, 2000
Television Appearances
Series
Title role, Fortune Dane, ABC, 1986
Colonel Carl Brewster, Tour of Duty, CBS, 1989-1990
Sergeant Adam Beaudreaux, Street Justice, syndicated, 1991-1993
Chief Hampton Forbes, In the Heat of the Night, CBS, 1993-1994
Movies
Bateman Hooks, The Hostage Heart, CBS, 1977
Eric, The Bermuda Depths (also known as It Came up from the Depths and Bamyuda no nazo), ABC, 1978
Cullen Monroe, The Defiant Ones, ABC, 1986
Kyle Western, Dangerous Passion, 1990
Chief Hampton Forbes, In the Heat of the Night: A Matter of Justice, CBS, 1994

Chief Hampton Forbes, In the Heat of the Night: Who Was Geli Bendl?, CBS, 1994
Chief Hampton Forbes, In the Heat of the Night: Give Me Your Life,CBS, 1994
Chief Hampton Forbes, In the Heat of the Night: Grow Old Along with Me, CBS, 1995
Chief Hampton Forbes, In the Heat of the Night: By Duty Bound, CBS, 1995
Roy Brown, Assault on Devil's Island (also known as Shadow Warriors), TNT, 1997
Roy Brown, Shadow Warriors II: Hunt for the Death Merchant (also known as Assault on Death Mountain), TNT, 1998
Miniseries
General Mike Rodgers, OP Center (also known as Tom Clancy's OPCenter), NBC, 1995
Pilots
Lieutenant Harry Braker (title role), Braker, ABC, 1985
Specials
Golden Globe Awards, syndicated, 1987
All-Star Tribute to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, NBC, 1989
Sunday Night with Larry King, NBC, 1990
The Making of Adam Sandler's Video, Comedy Central, 1996
Himself, AFI's 100 Years, 100 Thrills: America's Most Heart-Pounding Movies, CBS, 2001
Episodic
Contestant, The Dating Game, ABC, 1970
"Criss-Cross," S.W.A.T., ABC, 1975
Bad Sam, "The Brothers Caine," Kung Fu, ABC, 1975
Calvin, "The Nude," Good Times, 1975
Stolar, "One of Our Running Backs Is Missing," The Six Million DollarMan, 1975
Dan Holloway, "The Hero," Cannon, 1975
"There's Gonna Be a War," Bronk, 1975
Jack Hopper, "The Bounty Hunter," Barnaby Jones, 1976
Snake, "Danger Zone," Serpico, 1976
Al Martin, "Nightmare," Starsky and Hutch, 1976
Sergeant Bell, "Bad Shoot," Delvecchio, 1977
Host, Saturday Night Live, NBC, 1988
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, 1992
Also appeared in "Love Is Never Lost," Chicken Soup for the Soul.
Television Work
(With Robert Urich) Producer, The Defiant Ones (movie), ABC, 1986
Supervising producer, Fortune Dane (series), 1986
Co-executive producer, Dangerous Passion (movie), 1990
Also directed episodes of Pensacola: Wings of Gold, two episodes of Silk Stalkings, USA Network, one episode of Renegade, syndicated, and Sheena, syndicated.
Stage Appearances
Nevis Mountain Dew, Los Angeles Actors' Theatre, Los Angeles, 1981
RECORDINGS
Videos
Himself, "Liberian Girl," Michael Jackson: History on Film--Volume II, 1997
Himself, If It Bleeds We Can Kill It: The Making of "Predator," Twentieth Century-Fox, 2001

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

Contemporary Black Biography, Volume 10, Gale Research, 1995

Periodicals

Entertainment Weekly, April 20, 2001, p. 53
Jet, January 13, 1997, p. 33
People Weekly, April 29, 1996, p. 123

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