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Carl Weathers was born on January 14, 1948, in New Orleans, Louisiana. A famous and successful football star at San Diego State, he played with the Oakland Raiders and retired from the sport in 1974, in order to give full attention to his goal: to be a real actor.
Weathers first played small parts in two blaxploitation flicks, Friday Foster (1975) (in which he played "Yarbro") and Bucktown (1975) (playing "Hambone"), both made in 1975 and directed by Arthur Marks. However, his big break came the following year when producers Irwin Winkler and Robert Chartoff chose him to play "Apollo Creed" in the blockbuster "sleeper" Rocky (1976) (real-life boxing legend Ken Norton was originally signed for the part, but it eventually went to Weathers). He went on to play "Creed" in three other "Rocky" movies, and the characters' adversarial relationship eventually evolved into a warm friendship. After Creed's death in Rocky IV (1985), Weathers met with producer Joel Silver and agreed to play an important supporting role in Predator (1987), an action film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger.
The following year, Silver produced Action Jackson (1988), a first starring role for Weathers, but it performed poorly at the box office and was panned by the critics.
During the 1990s, Weathers starred in four In the Heat of the Night (1988) two-hour TV specials that were much better received by critics and viewers alike. In 1996, he played the part of "Chubbs Peterson" in the blockbuster Adam Sandler comedy Happy Gilmore (1996). He returned to his "action roots" in two TV-movies with Hulk Hogan: Assault on Devil's Island (1997) and Assault on Death Mountain (1999).
In addition to his acting career, Weathers is also a member of the Big Brothers Association and the U.S. Olympic Committee, handling the career of athletes of various sports such as gymnastics, wrestling, swimming and judo.- Actor
- Additional Crew
- Writer
He was born into show business in 1947, son of the late Los Angeles television and radio personality Larry Finley and cousin to late writer/producer Rod Serling. One would think that at the age of sixty-two, Finley would be content being a top Hollywood theatrical voice-over artist who has worked on over two thousand, five hundred movies and TV programs over the years. But now, Greg wants to get back in front of the camera and continue what had once been a successful "on-camera" career back in the early 1980s.
After graduating from Beverly Hills High School, Finley went into the Army where he rose to the rank of Captain and spent eighteen months in Vietnam in Special Forces. After his military service, he married a widow with four daughters and settled into his life supporting the family by selling automobiles in northern California. Two years later, his son Guy was born. After his marriage dissolved, he moved back to the Southland to pursue his dreams of becoming an actor.
Successful as a day player in the late '70s and early '80s, Finley's writing and voice-over career began in 1981 as a writer/director on the syndicated animated television series, "Robotech." He remarried in 1982, and in 1983, about the time his voice-over career blossomed, another son, Garrett, was born. Over the following twenty-five years, he has written literally hundreds of news reports, sports broadcasts, and weather spots for group ADR, and has performed them in a couple of thousand TV shows and Films.
Starting a "new" career in his early sixties? "I've kept my acting chops strong working on the ADR/looping stage, and by working in Community Theater over the years," says Greg. Active as a past board member and President with his local CommunityTheater, still in love after twenty-seven years of marriage to his wife Patti, still close to all of his children, and still happily working as a voice-over actor, Greg Finley is acting and directing on stage, and looking forward to hearing those words he never hears on an ADR stage, "Roll camera, marker, speed, and action!"- Writer
- Director
- Animation Department
Mark Gustafson was born on 19 September 1959 in Portland, Oregon. He was a writer and director, known for Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (2022), Claymation Easter (1992) and A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas (2011). He died on 1 February 2024.- Ahmed El Shenawi was born in Egypt. He was an actor, known for Midnight Express (1978), Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) and The Element of Crime (1984). He died on 1 February 2024 in London, England, UK.
- Cinematographer
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Production Manager
Pasha Kapinos was born on 8 October 1975. He was a cinematographer and production manager, known for The Last Warrior: Root of Evil (2021), Soulless 2 (2015) and Hardcore Henry (2015). He died on 1 February 2024.- Art Department
- Editorial Department
- Additional Crew
Anna Malsberger was born on 13 January 1979 in Jamaica Plain, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Anna is known for Nova (1974), American Experience (1987) and Nova ScienceNow (2005). Anna died on 1 February 2024 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Nikos Vandoros was born on 12 December 1924 in Athens, Greece. He was an actor. He died on 1 February 2024 in Athens, Greece.
- Actor
- Sound Department
Dmitriy Ovchinnikov was born on 6 April 1973 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR. He was an actor, known for Mathilde (2017), Rodina and Heavenly Judgement (2011). He died on 1 February 2024.- Director
- Writer
- Actor
Feridun Erol was born on 29 December 1938 in Wlodawa, Lubelskie, Poland. He was a director and writer, known for 5 i 1/2 Bladego Józka (1970), Honor dziecka (1978) and Ballada o scinaniu drzewa (1972). He was married to Barbara Polomska. He died on 1 February 2024.- Director
- Writer
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Harunur Rashid was born on 15 March 1940 in Kushtia, Bengal Presidency, British India [now in Kushtia, Bangladesh]. He was a director and writer, known for Megher Onek Rong (1976), Amra Tomader Bhulbona (1990) and Dhanban (1991). He died on 1 February 2024 in Dhaka, Bangladesh.- Martica Diaz was born on 7 July 1938 in Cuba. She was an actress, known for Siete muertes a plazo fijo (1950). She was married to Jose Luis. She died on 1 February 2024 in Park Ridge, Illinois, USA.
- Asahi was an actress, known for Seadlinnng Golden Go! Go! (2018), Seadlinnng Yokohama Flash! (2018) and Ice Ribbon New Ice Ribbon #906 ~ Hamuko Hoshi, Miyako Matsumoto & Tsukasa Fujimoto 10th Anniversary Show (2018). She died on 1 February 2024 in Japan.
- Additional Crew
Krystyna Mietelska was born on 19 July 1932 in Lwów, Poland. Krystyna is known for And the Violins Stopped Playing (1988). Krystyna died on 1 February 2024.- Michel Jazy was born on 15 June 1936 in Oignies, Pas-de-Calais, France. He died on 1 February 2024 in Dax, Landes, France.
- Director
- Actor
- Writer
Josef Platz was born on 10 November 1937 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He was a director and actor, known for Skola za skolou (1981), Jana Kratochvílová: Copánky (1982) and Tohle Drc neumí (1979). He died on 1 February 2024 in Prague, Czech Republic.- Alonzo Johnson was born on 4 April 1963 in Panama City, Florida, USA. He died on 1 February 2024 in Bay County, Florida, USA.