As you've probably heard by now, Carl Weathers died Thursday night in his sleep. He was 76 years old.
Carl is best known for playing Apollo Creed in the first four Rocky movies. His other credits include Predator, Happy Gilmore, Force 10 from Navarone, and Close Encounters of the Third Kind.
More recently, he played a bounty hunter on the "Star Wars" series "The Mandalorian", and appeared on shows like "Chicago Fire", "Chicago P.D.", and "Chicago Justice".
He also played a HILARIOUS version of himself on "Arrested Development."
Before becoming an actor in the 1970s, Carl played in the NFL and the Canadian Football League.