'''Carl Weathers''' (January 14, 1948 – February 2, 2024) wasis an American actor, director and a [[linebacker]] in the NFL and CFL. His roles included boxer [[Apollo Creed]] in the first four [[Rocky (franchise)|''Rocky'' films]] (1976–1985), Colonel Al Dillon in ''[[Predator (film)|Predator]]'' (1987), Chubbs Peterson in ''[[Happy Gilmore]]'' (1996), and [[List of Toy Story characters#Combat Carl|Combat Carl]] in the [[Toy Story (franchise)|''Toy Story'' franchise]]. He also portrayed Det. Beaudreaux in the television series ''[[Street Justice]]'' (1991–1993) and [[List of Arrested Development characters#Carl Weathers|a fictionalized version of himself]] in the comedy series ''[[Arrested Development]]'' (2004, 2013), and voiced Omnitraxus Prime in ''[[Star vs. the Forces of Evil]]'' (2017–2019). He had a recurring role as [[Greef Karga]] in the ''[[Star Wars]]'' series ''[[The Mandalorian]]'' (2019–2023), for which he was nominated for the [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series]].
Weathers played [[college football]] for the [[San Diego State Aztecs football|San Diego State Aztecs]] before playing professionally as a [[linebacker]]. He joined the [[Oakland Raiders]] of the [[National Football League]] (NFL) after going undrafted in the [[1970 NFL draft]]. After two seasons with the Raiders, he played a year with the [[BC Lions]] of the [[Canadian Football League]] (CFL).
