Celebrity Death: Carl Weathers

[Mr Fahrenheit]

You son of a bitch...

 

[Neutrinos]

My first introduction to Weathers was a 1978 TV movie called The Bermuda Depths

I must've only been about 7 or 8 when I watched it, and had no idea what the name of the film was, but I never forgot the image of his lifeless body being pulled in the water...

Once the internet came along, I was able to find the film's title, and finally watch the clip again on YouTube...

 

[DoyleG]

 

[sdf]

I used to watch street justice, it was so long ago i'm vaguely remember that time, I remember only my excitement of the show. I found the name of that series and that he was in the cast several years ago

 

[Bowski]

RIP legend.

Get that heavenly stew going baby!

 

[Deadpool8812]

Damn, RIP...very underrated actor IMO

His physique in Rocky was insane

 

[Osprey]

 

[shadow1]

Seemed like a super nice and charismatic person, and was in shockingly few theatrical films yet amassed so many iconic roles.

RIP

 

[Hivemind]

This one stings

 

[Hasbro]

Heaven’s getting a stew on tonight.

 

[Unholy Diver]

Seemed like a super nice and charismatic person, and was in shockingly few theatrical films yet amassed so many iconic roles.

RIP

How in the hell did he not show up in any of the Expendables movies?

 

[Tuggy]

Damn...

Loved lots of his work.

RIP

 

[reckoning]

I know a lot of people look down on the Rocky films, but the look of disbelief on Apollo's face when Rocky climbs up to his feet in the first film is one of my favourite movie moments ever.

 

[sdf]

Ivan drago beat him so badly that he died now

 

[Mr Jiggyfly]

I was just watching something he did recently, an interview I believe, and couldn’t get over how great he looked for being 76.

Then he died a few days later… just never know.

I told my wife he died and my daughter asked who he was and I showed her a recent pic, and she thought he was “like 45”.

 

[Lshap]

Weathers' two biggest roles were playing second-fiddle to the world's biggest action stars, Stallone and Schwarzenegger, in the Rocky and Predator series. Pretty cool resume.

 

[Hasbro]

Carl Weathers came up with his own weirdo Arrested Development "character"

Take a Rocky joke Mitch Hurwitz was too embarrassed to pitch, mix in Weathers' own willingness to make fun of himself, and baby… You got a stew goin'!

www.avclub.com

Under utilized star power. He had a coupkle supporting roles in Blaxsplotation movies, but had he come along earlier he probably would have been a headliner in that genre.

While his action chops were left fallow, I'm glad he had such a great second life in comedy.

 

[holy]

There is no tomorrow.

RIP.

 

[Neutrinos]

 

[MetalheadPenguinsFan]

R.I.P. Chubbs Peterson

 

[BobColesNasalCavity]

Just watched Predator and Rocky 3. Damn Weathers was an icon. Going to watch Happy Gilmore now.