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Carl Weathers, the actor who played Apollo Creed in the first four Rocky installments, has died at the age of 76.
The death occurred Thursday night, according to the artist's representative, Matt Luber.
The performer, very famous in the eighties for action productions such as
Predator
, had recently resurfaced thanks to the series
The Mandalorian
, one of the versions of the Star Wars universe created for the Disney+ platform.
Weathers' family says he passed away unscathed in his sleep.
Weathers became one of the strong men who dominated American cinema during the eighties.
His physical strength was exploited on screen since he debuted as an extra in
Magnus Force (Harry the Strong)
, one of the installments of Harry Callahan, the famous detective starring Clint Eastwood.
Weathers' body was not cultivated in theaters or television sets.
It was in the gyms and on the playing field.
Before debuting on the big screen he was a college football player.
He wore the jersey of San Diego State University, a team that he used as a springboard to reach the NFL, where he played one season for the Oakland Raiders, today in Las Vegas.
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