Carl Weathers' portrayal of Apollo Creed in Rocky injected humanity and empathy into the character, making him a memorable sports movie character. Apollo Creed's rivalry with Rocky Balboa evolved ...

Carl Weathers, who has died aged 76, played Sylvester Stallone’s boxing rival Apollo Creed in the triple Oscar-winning film Rocky (1976); he also had a famous handshake with Arnold ...

The character arc of Rocky Balboa throughout the franchise has seen unique ups and downs, which seem to mirror Sylvester ...

In one now-immortal scene, in which Rocky is training for his big fight with Apollo Creed (Carl Weathers), the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art are prominently featured.

A bloodied Creed collapses in the ring after taking a vicious beating, twitches and is cradled by Rocky as he dies, inevitably setting up a fight between Drago and Rocky.

BIANCULLI: That's actor Carl Weathers in the role of prize fighter-turned-trainer Apollo Creed in the film "Rocky IV." He played in all of those early "Rocky" films.

In 1985, Apollo Creed left the Rocky universe too soon. Ali — who died at age 74 in 2016 — suffered for 32 years after being diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.

Carl Weathers, the actor perhaps best known for his portayal of Apollo Creed in four “Rocky” movies with Sylvester Stallone, has died, according to the Hollywood Reporter. He was 76.

“Creed” not only refers to the film’s main character Adonis Johnson (Michael B. Jordan), but also implies the legacy that the name carries. Adonis, or Donnie, is the son of Apollo Creed, the famously ...

As Creed, he was flamboyant, charismatic and impossible not to notice — similar to Ali in the 1960s and 1970s. The character was even more difficult to hate next to Rocky Balboa in “Rocky ...

NEW YORK >> Carl Weathers, a former NFL linebacker who became a Hollywood action movie and comedy star, playing nemesis-turned-ally Apollo Creed in the “Rocky” movies, facing off against ...