Carl Weathers had been performing on television and in feature films since 1973. Two years before that, he had a short-lived career playing for the Oakland Raiders. He's had numerous iconic ...

Whether dressed in American flag shorts or dirty fatigues, the versatile actor, best known as Apollo Creed in the “Rocky” movies, always made an impression. By Esther Zuckerman When you look back on ...

CARL WEATHERS: (As Apollo Creed) We don't even have a choice. See; we're born with a killer instinct that you can't just turn off and on like some radio. We have to be right in the middle of the ...