It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Carl Weathers, the esteemed American actor, director and former gridiron football linebacker. He passed away on February 1, 2024. After his demise, fans have shown keen interest in his net worth, curious about his earnings throughout his illustrious career. This post aims to provide comprehensive details regarding Carl Weathers’ financial accomplishments.
How Much is Carl Weathers’s Net Worth?
Carl Weathers a multifaceted talent known for his roles in film, television and sports, left an indelible mark on the entertainment industry. At the time of death, his net worth was estimated to be $8 million which he earned from his career in sports and entertainment.
In 2004, Carl had a $1.365 million property, a home in Venice, California. His property is probably worth $3 to $4 million now.
His acting career took off in 1974 when he portrayed Apollo Creed in Rocky, which brought in $225 million at the box office. For the next three Rocky films, he played the same character. Below you will read about his career accomplishments.
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Carl Weathers’ NFL Journey From Free Agent to AFC West Champion
Weathers played defensive end for the football squad in college. Despite playing for Long Beach City College’s football team, he was unable to participate in 1966 due to an ankle injury he sustained from tripping over a curb next to the running track.
He played football for San Diego State University’s Aztecs after transferring and he was a letterman for the team in 1968 and 1969, helping them win the Pasadena Bowl in 1969. Carl signed with the Oakland Raiders in 1970 as a free agent after finishing #18 in the Final UPI Poll.
He played one game in 1971 and seven games in 1970 as a linebacker for the club. He played a part in the Raiders’ 1970 AFC West Division championship, but when the club released him in 1971, he joined the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League.
Carl played in eighteen games during his tenure with the Lions from 1971 to 1973. He announced his retirement from football in 1974. He provided the voiceover for NFL Films’ season summaries in 1999, 2000 and 2001. He also made an appearance on the NFL Network during pre-draft programming in 2017.
In Which Movies Did Carl Weathers Appear?
In 1973, Weathers had an uncredited part in the film “Magnum Force” and in 1975, he guest-starred on “Good Times,” “The Six Million Dollar Man” and “Kung Fu” in addition to making appearances in the films “Friday Foster” and “Bucktown.”
The next year, he had cameos on “Starsky & Hutch” and “Barnaby Jones” acted as Apollo Creed in the $225 million box office hit “Rocky” and made an appearance in the movie “The Four Deuces.” In the films “Rocky II”, “Rocky III” and “Rocky IV” Carl returned to the character.
Following the success of “Rocky,” Weathers went on to star in the TV series “The Bermuda Depths”, “Braker” and “The Defiant Ones”, as well as in the movies “Semi-Tough”, “Force 10 from Navarone” and “Death Hunt”. Weathers also played an MP Officer in “Close Encounters of the Third Kind”.
In the 1986 crime thriller “Fortune Dane,” he portrayed the lead part. In 1987, he co-starred with Arnold Schwarzenegger in the science fiction movie “Predator.” In 1988, Carl was featured in “Action Jackson.” He also had a recurring role as Col.
He portrayed Police Chief Hampton Forbes in the police procedural “In the Heat of the Night” and Adam Beaudreaux in the criminal drama “Street Justice”. After starring in the 1992 film “Hurricane Smith,” he went on to feature in three more Adam Sandler productions: “Happy Gilmore,” “Little Nicky” and the 2002 animated feature “Eight Crazy Nights.”
In addition to guest-starring on “The Shield”, Weathers acted in the television movies “Shadow Warriors: Assault on Devil’s Island” and “Shadow Warriors 2: Hunt for the Death Merchant”. He made three appearances as a guest star on Fox’s “Arrested Development” in 2004.
After the show was relaunched by Netflix in 2013, he returned for one more episode. Carl acted as a guest on “ER” and “Psych” after making appearances in the movies “The Sasquatch Gang” and “The Comebacks”. In the movie “Toy Story 4”, which made $1.073 billion at the box office, and the TV special “Toy Story of Terror!”, Weathers provided the voice of Combat Carl.
He acted as State’s Attorney Mark Jefferies on NBC’s “Chicago Justice” and Bolton “Beau” Miller on the USA Network’s “Colony”. He also starred in the films “Sheriff Tom Vs. The Zombies” and “Think Like a Man Too”.
Carl guest-starred in “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” and “Magnum P.I.” in addition to providing the voices of Omnitraxus Prime and other characters on “Star vs. the Forces of Evil”. In 2019, Weathers was cast as Greef Karga on “The Mandalorian” and he directed the episode “Chapter 12: The Siege”.
How Many Awards Did Carl Weathers Get in His Career?
Weathers was nominated for an NAACP Image Award in 1988 for his performance in “Action Jackson.” With “Toy Story of Terror!,” he took up the Best Male Vocal Performance in a TV Special/Direct-to-DVD Title or Short Behind the Voice Actors Award in 2014.
Additionally, Carl and his fellow cast members were nominated for Best Vocal Ensemble in a TV Special/Direct-to-DVD Title or Short. Weathers was admitted into the International Mustache Hall of Fame in the year 2016.
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