Apollo Creed, portrayed with charismatic flair by Carl Weathers, arrived on the screen with the 1976 film Rocky. As the undisputed heavyweight champion, Creed stole the spotlight, even if he was going ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Granted, Rocky IV's writer-director-star didn't take the decision to kill off such an important character lightly. "It was a tough ...

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 ...

Tony Burton, who is best known for his role as Apollo Creed’s trainer Tony “Duke” Evers in the first six “Rocky” movies has died. He was 78. The former football player and boxer appeared alongside ...

Michael B. Jordan is developing a ‘Creed’ TV spin-off. ‘Delphi’ would be set in the movies’ boxing gym. Marco Ramirez is aboard to run the show. With the success of the ‘Creed’ movies so far –– as ...