Carl Weathers, Who Played Apollo Creed in the ‘Rocky’ Movies, Dies at 76

Carl Weathers, the N.F.L. linebacker turned actor known for playing Apollo Creed in the first four “Rocky” movies in an acting career that spanned more than four decades, died on Thursday. He was 76. His family said that Mr. Weathers had “died peacefully in his sleep.” No cause of death was given.…

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