US actor Carl Weathers has died at the age of 76, according to his family. Weathers, who starred as Apollo Creed in the first four Rocky films, "died peacefully in his sleep", according to a ...

An investigation revealed that Weathers — who played Apollo Creed in the "Rocky" film franchise alongside Sylvester Stallone — died of "atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease" at his home in ...

"He died peacefully in his sleep on Thursday ... "Just To Set The Record Straight…" The Apollo Creed role famously almost went to Ken Norton, the real-life heavyweight champ who'd split two ...