(Reuters) - Tony Burton, a former boxer who portrayed Apollo Creed's trainer in six of the "Rocky" movies, has died at age 78 after a long illness, according to media reports on Friday. Burton's ...

Carl Weathers, a former NFL linebacker who became a Hollywood action movie and comedy star, playing nemesis-turned-ally Apollo Creed in the “Rocky” movies, facing-off against Arnold Schwarzenegger in ...

Carl Weathers had a brief NFL career with the Oakland Raiders before quitting American football to pursue an acting career; Arguably his most memorable role was as Apollo Creed in the Rocky movies; He ...

The new Creed spinoff series confirms the return of a major actor from the original trilogy. A spinoff of the Rocky movies, the Creed trilogy (2015–2023) stars Michael B. Jordan as the titular boxer ...