It came as no surprise, then, that his death triggered an outpouring of ... most famous role—as Rocky Balboa's friend and rival Apollo Creed. Wrestling great and former Minnesota governor ...

US actor Carl Weathers has died at the age of 76, according to his family. Weathers, who starred as Apollo Creed in the first four Rocky films, "died peacefully in his sleep", according to a ...

Carl Weathers, who starred as Apollo Creed in the first four "Rocky" films ... and the films "Close Encounters of the Third Kind," "Death Hunt" and "The Comebacks." After working with Sandler ...