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, best known for portraying boxer ... as a performer, as an artist.” ...

One of the most prominent characters in the series, besides Rocky Balboa himself, was Apollo Creed, played by Carl Weathers. While he did not take on many more roles, he would live on as a ...