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7	->''"Be peace."''
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9	Carl Weathers (January 14, 1948 – February 1, 2024) was an American actor, director, and professional [[UsefulNotes/AmericanFootball football]] linebacker.
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11	Prior to his acting career, he played UsefulNotes/CollegiateAmericanFootball at San Diego State, in the UsefulNotes/NationalFootballLeague with the Oakland Raiders, and in the UsefulNotes/CanadianFootballLeague with the B.C. Lions.
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13	His best-known roles are boxing champion Apollo Creed in the ''Franchise/{{Rocky}}'' films, CIA operative Al Dillon in ''Film/{{Predator}}'', Jericho "Action" Jackson in ''Film/ActionJackson'', retired professional golf player Chubbs Peterson in ''Film/HappyGilmore'' and a fictionalized version of himself in ''Series/ArrestedDevelopment''. He voiced Omnitraxus on ''WesternAnimation/StarVsTheForcesOfEvil'' and also played Greef Karga in ''[[Series/TheMandalorian Star Wars: The Mandalorian]]'', [[DirectedByCastMember two episodes of which he also directed]].
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15	He passed away on February 1, 2024. According to his family, he died "peacefully in his sleep."
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18	!!TV tropes filmography:
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21	[[folder:Film roles]]
22	* ''Film/MagnumForce'' (1973) as Demonstrator ({{uncredited\|role}})
23	* ''Franchise/{{Rocky}}'' as Apollo Creed
24	** ''Film/{{Rocky}}'' (1976)
25	** ''Film/RockyII'' (1979)
26	** ''Film/RockyIII'' (1982)
27	** ''Film/RockyIV'' (1985)
28	* ''Film/CloseEncountersOfTheThirdKind'' (1977) as Military Police
29	* ''Film/TheBermudaDepths'' (1978) as Eric
30	* ''Film/ForceTenFromNavarone'' (1978) as Weaver
31	* ''Film/DeathHunt'' (1981) as Sundog
32	* ''Film/{{Predator}}'' (1987) as Dillon
33	* ''Film/ActionJackson'' (1988) as Jericho 'Action' Jackson
34	* ''Film/HappyGilmore'' (1996) as Chubbs
35	** ''Film/LittleNicky'' (1998) as Chubbs (uncredited)
36	* ''WesternAnimation/EightCrazyNights'' (2002) as GNC Guy (voice)
37	* ''WesternAnimation/BaltoIIIWingsOfChange'' (2004) as Kirby (voice)
38	* ''Film/TheSasquatchGang'' (2006) as Dr. Artimus Snodgrass
39	* ''Film/TheComebacks'' (2007) as Freddie Wiseman
40	* ''[[Film/ThinkLikeAMan Think Like a Man Too]]'' (2014) as Mr. Davenport (uncredited)
41	* ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory4'' (2019) as Combat Carls (voice)
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44	[[folder:Television roles]]
45	* ''Series/GoodTimes'' (1 episode, 1975) as Calvin
46	* ''Series/{{Kung Fu\|1972}}'' (1 episode, 1975) as Bad Sam
47	* ''[[Series/SWAT1975 S.W.A.T.]]'' (1 episode, 1975) as Ed
48	* ''Series/TheSixMillionDollarMan'' (1 episode, 1975) as Stolar
49	* ''Series/{{Cannon}}'' (1 episode, 1975) as Dan Holloway
50	* ''Series/{{Switch\|1975}}'' (1 episode, 1975) as Lt. Gifford
51	* ''Series/McCloud'' (1 episode, 1976) as Delaney
52	* ''Series/StarskyAndHutch'' (1 episode, 1976) as Al Martin
53	* ''Series/BarnabyJones'' (1 episode, 1976) as Jack Hopper
54	* ''Series/{{Delvecchio}}'' (1 episode, 1977) as Sgt. Bell
55	* ''Series/TheStreetsOfSanFrancisco'' (1 episode, 1977) as Officer Hague
56	* ''Series/TalesOfTheUnexpected'' (1 episode, 1977) as Dalby
57	* ''Film/TheDefiantOnes'' (TV movie, 1986) as Cullen Monroe
58	* ''Series/TourOfDuty'' (9 episodes, 1989–90) as Col. Brewster
59	* ''Series/StreetJustice'' (44 episodes, 1991–93) as Adam Beaudreaux
60	* ''Series/InTheHeatOfTheNight'' (28 episodes, 1993–95) as Inspector (later Chief) Hampton Forbes
61	* ''Series/TheShield'' (2 episodes, 2003–07) as Joe Clark
62	* ''Series/ArrestedDevelopment'' (4 episodes, 2004–13) as [[AsHimself Carl Weathers]]
63	* ''Series/{{ER}}'' (1 episode, 2008) as Louie Taylor
64	* ''Series/{{Psych}}'' (1 episode, 2010) as Floyd Boone
65	* ''WesternAnimation/ToyStoryOfTerror'' (TV movie, 2013) as Combat Carl[=/=]Combat Carl Jr. (voice)
66	* ''WesternAnimation/RegularShow'' (2 episodes, 2011–13) as Basketball King[=/=]God of Basketball (voice)
67	* ''Series/ChicagoPD'' (4 episodes, 2016–17) as Mark Jeffries
68	** ''Series/ChicagoFire'' (2 episodes, 2016–17) as Mark Jeffries
69	** ''Series/ChicagoJustice'' (13 episodes, 2017) as Mark Jeffries
70	** ''Series/LawAndOrderSpecialVictimsUnit'' (1 episode, 2018) as SA Mark Jeffries
71	* ''WesternAnimation/StarVsTheForcesOfEvil'' (10 episodes, 2017–19) as Omnitraxus[=/=]Additional Voices (voice)
72	* ''[[Series/MagnumPI2018 Magnum, P.I.]]'' (1 episode, 2018) as Dan Sawyer
73	* ''Series/TheMandalorian'' (9 episodes, 2019–23) as Greef Karga
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76	[[folder:Web series roles]]
77	* ''WebAnimation/{{Chadam}}'' (3 episodes, 2010) as Narrator
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80	[[folder:Video game roles]]
81	* ''[[VideoGame/{{Mercenaries}} Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction]]'' (2005) as Col. Samuel Garrett (voice)
82	* ''VideoGame/MortalKombatX'' (2015) as Jax - 'Dillon' Skin (voice)
83	* ''VideoGame/TheArtfulEscape'' (2021) as Lightman (voice)
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86	[[folder:Music video roles]]
87	* Music/JamesBrown: "Living in America" (1985) as Apollo Creed
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91	!!This actor is an example of:
92	* AdamWesting: ''Series/ArrestedDevelopment'', made during a major low point in his career, portrays him as a huge cheapskate whose "acting" lessons are often just tips on spending less money.
93	* AnArmAndALeg: Some of his more famous roles have him playing a character who loses or has lost a hand, like [[{{Film/Predator}} Al Dillon]], [[Film/HappyGilmore Chubbs Peterson]] and [[WesternAnimation/ToyStoryOfTerror Combat Carl]]. In honor of the Predator being a GuestFighter in ''VideoGame/MortalKombatX'', Creator/NetherrealmStudios gave Jax, a man who had his arms ripped off and replaced with cybernetic ones, a DLC skin based on Dillon, complete with Weathers doing the voice for the skin.
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