07/06/1946
New York City, New York, USA:
Sylvester Stallone ist ein Action-Star, der seine Karriere mit dem Porno Party at Kitty and Stud’s startete und dem mit dem Boxerfilm Rocky sechs Jahre später der weltweite Durchbruch gelang. Die ideologisch fragwürdigen Rambo -Filme wurden ebenfalls Erfolge. 2006 feierte Sylvester Stallone sein großes Comeback als Rocky im hochgelobten sechsten Teil Rocky Balboa. 2008 kehrte er mit John Rambo auch in seiner Rolle als Rambo zurück. Sylvester Stallone hatte seinen ersten Filmauftritt in dem Softcore-Porno Randy des Sylvester Stallone im Jahr 1970, welcher später als Italian Stallion wieder aufgelegt wurde. In Spielfilmen begann er zunächst mit kleinen Rollen in Filmen von Woody Allen (Bananas) und Dick Richards (Fahr zur Hölle, Liebling). Eine größere Rolle übernahm er in The Lords of Flatbush (1974). Seinen internationalen Durchbruch feierte Sylvester Stallone mit seiner Hauptrolle im Überraschungshit Rocky von 1976. Das Drehbuch schrieb er selbst in nur drei Tagen, nachdem er durch den Box-Kampf zwischen Chuck Weppner und Muhammad Ali dazu inspiriert worden war. Er verkaufte das Skript unter der Bedingung, dass er selbst die Hauptrolle spielen dürfte. Der Film wurde mit einem Budget von 1,1 Millionen Dollar gedreht und später für insgesamt für zehn Oscars nominiert und gewann in den Kategorien Bester Film, Beste Regie und Bester Schnitt. Die Fortsetzung Rocky II, für welche Sylvester Stallone selbst das Drehbuch schrieb und Regie führte, wurde ebenfalls ein kommerzieller Erfolg. Die mehrfachen Fortsetzungen von Rocky waren zwar weit weniger anspruchsvoll, brachten aber durch die gesamten 80ger Jahre eine große Anhängerschaft. Eine andere Serie, mit der Sylvester Stallone große Erfolge feierte ist die Geschichte um Vietnamveteran John Rambo, die mit Rambo (First Blood) begann. Dort setzte sich Stallone kritisch mit den Ergebnissen des Vietnamkriegs auseinander und wurde dafür von Kritikern wie von Publikum gelobt. Die weiteren Filme Rambo II – Der Auftrag, Rambo III waren erfolgreich, aber weit weniger durchdacht. Auch der Erfolg der Rocky-Serie hielt an und resultierte in mehr Regie- und Drehbucharbeit durch Sylvester Stallone in Rocky III – Das Auge des Tigers und Rocky IV – Der Kampf des Jahrhunderts. In den 90ger Jahren begann Sylvester Stallones Stern zu sinken und seine Karriere zeigt eine durchwachsene Bilanz. Die Komödien Oscar – Vom Regen in die Traufe und Stop! Oder meine Mami schießt! floppten und wurden von Kritikern verrissen. Im Jahr 1993 hatte Sylvester Stallone ein Comeback mit den Action-Thriller Cliffhanger – Nur die Starken überleben und der futuristischen Action-Komödie Demolition Man, gefolgt von The Specialist, einem weiteren Hit im Jahr 1994. Die späteren Rollen als Comic-Held Judge Dredd und als Killer in Assassins – Die Killer an der Seite von Antonio Banderas und Julianne Moore im Jahr 1995, sowie im Film Daylight waren weniger erfolgreich. Dagegen überzeugte Sylvester Stallone in Cop Land neben Robert De Niro, Harvey Keitel und Ray Liotta mit einer darstellerischen Leistung, die Kritiker und Publikum überraschte.
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Taming The Beast (2026) as Self |
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Breakdown: 1975 (2025) as Self/Rocky/Machine Gun Joe Viterbo (archive footage) |
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Dolph: Unbreakable (2025) as Self |
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TMZ Presents: The Real Hulk Hogan (2025) as Self |
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Alarum (2025) as Chester |
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Undisputed (2024) as Self |
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Armor (2024) as Rook |
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Chuck Zito: An American Story (2024) as Self |
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Arnold & Sly: Rivals, Friends, Icons (2024) as Self |
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Sly (2023) as Self |
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Expend4bles (2023) as Barney Ross |
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Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023) as Self - 'Stakar Ogord' |
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The Randall Scandal: Love, Loathing, and Vanderpump (2023) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023) as Stakar Ogord |
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Jean-Claude Van Damme, coup sur coup (2023) as Self (archive footage) |
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Samaritan (2022) as Joe Smith |
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The Making of 'Rocky vs. Drago' (2021) as Self |
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Jackie Chan - Humour, gloire et kung-fu (2021) as Self (archive footage) |
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The Suicide Squad (2021) as King Shark (voice) |
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Stallone: Frank, That Is (2021) as Self |
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Die Sylvester Stallone Story (2020) as Self |
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40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic (2020) as Narrator/Self (archive footage) |
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One Night: Joshua vs. Ruiz (2019) as Self |
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Rambo: Last Blood (2019) as John Rambo |
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Escape Plan: The Extractors (2019) as Ray Breslin |
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I Am Durán (2019) as Self |
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Backtrace (2018) as Sykes |
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Creed II (2018) as Rocky Balboa |
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Animal Crackers (2018) as Bullet-Man (voice) |
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Escape Plan 2: Hades (2018) as Ray Breslin |
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John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs (2017) as Self |
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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) as Stakar Ogord |
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John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood (2017) as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage) |
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Ratchet & Clank (2016) as Victor Von Ion (voice) |
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Creed (2015) as Rocky Balboa |
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From Rocky to Creed: The Legacy Continues (2015) as Self |
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The Making of The Expendables 3 (2014) as Self |
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The Expendables 3 (2014) as Barney Ross |
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Reach Me (2014) as Gerald |
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Grudge Match (2013) as Henry 'Razor' Sharp |
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Escape Plan (2013) as Ray Breslin |
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Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon (2013) as Self |
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Milius (2013) as Self |
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Bullet to the Head (2012) as James Bonomo |
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Gods of War: Assembling Earth's Mightiest Anti-Heroes (2012) as Self |
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The Expendables 2 (2012) as Barney Ross |
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Final Cut: Hölgyeim és uraim (2012) as (archive footage) |
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The Rocky Saga: Going the Distance (2011) as Self |
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The Real Rocky (2011) as Self |
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Zookeeper (2011) as Joe the Lion (voice) |
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From the Ashes: Post-Production and Release of 'The Expendables' (2010) as Self |
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Inferno: The Making of 'The Expendables' (2010) as Self |
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The Expendables (2010) as Barney Ross |
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Rambo: To Hell and Back - Director's Production Diary (2010) as Self |
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कमबख़्त इश्क़ (2009) as Sylvester Stallone |
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Bigger Stronger Faster* (2008) as Self (archive footage) |
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Rambo (2008) as John Rambo |
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Eckis Welt - Die älteste Videothek der Welt (2007) as Self |
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Skill vs. Will: The Making of 'Rocky Balboa' (2007) as Self |
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Rocky Balboa (2006) as Robert 'Rocky' Balboa |
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Ali's Dozen (2006) as Self |
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Tribute To Burgess Meredith (2006) as Self |
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Taboo: The Beginning of Erotic Cinema (2004) as |
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Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003) as Toymaker |
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Celebrity Naked Ambition (2003) as Self (archive footage) |
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Shade (2003) as Dean 'The Dean' Stevens |
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Taxi 3 (2003) as L'espion (caméo non crédité) |
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Iron and Beyond (2002) as Self - Actor & Director |
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Avenging Angelo (2002) as Frankie Delano |
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"STARdate" mit Ralf Moeller! (2002) as Self |
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Drawing First Blood: 20 Years Later (2002) as Self |
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Afganistan: Land in Crisis (2002) as Self |
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Histoires de festival (2002) as Self (archive footage) |
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D-Tox (2002) as Jake Malloy |
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Raw Iron: The Making of 'Pumping Iron' (2002) as Self |
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Driven (2001) as Joe Tanto |
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Get Carter (2000) as Jack Carter |
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CyberWorld (2000) as Weaver (voice) |
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The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 2 (1999) as Self - Special Guest Star |
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Tough Guise: Violence, Media & the Crisis in Masculinity (1999) as Self |
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Junket Whore (1998) as Self |
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Antz (1998) as Weaver (voice) |
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成龍的傳奇 (1998) as Self - Jackie's Pal |
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An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn (1998) as Sylvester Stallone |
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Cop Land (1997) as Sheriff Freddy Heflin |
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Men in Black (1997) as Alien on TV Monitor (uncredited) |
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Daylight (1996) as Kit Latura |
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A Century of Science Fiction (1996) as Self |
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Assassins (1995) as Robert Rath |
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Judge Dredd (1995) as Judge Joseph Dredd |
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Your Studio and You (1995) as Sylvester Stallone |
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The Specialist (1994) as Ray Quick |
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Demolition Man (1993) as John Spartan |
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Cliffhanger (1993) as Gabe Walker |
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Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot (1992) as Sgt. Joseph Andrew 'Joe' Bomowski |
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Siskel & Ebert 1991 Holiday Video Gift Guide (1991) as |
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Two Rooms: A Tribute to Elton John & Bernie Taupin (1991) as Self - Guest |
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Oscar (1991) as Angelo "Snaps" Provolone |
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Rocky V (1990) as Robert 'Rocky' Balboa |
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Night of 100 Stars III (1990) as Self |
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A Man Called... Rainbo (1990) as Jim Ramroc / Jim Rainbo (archive footage) (uncredited) |
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ロッキー·スペシャル: 燃える青春 (1990) as Rocky Balboa (archive footage) |
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Tango & Cash (1989) as Raymond 'Ray' Tango |
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Lock Up (1989) as Frank Leone |
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Rambo III (1988) as John Rambo |
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Over the Top (1987) as Lincoln Hawk |
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Mike Tyson vs Trevor Berbick (1986) as Self |
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Cobra (1986) as Marion 'Cobra' Cobretti |
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The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years (1986) as Self (archive footage) |
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Rocky IV (1985) as Robert "Rocky" Balboa |
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Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985) as John J. Rambo |
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Rhinestone (1984) as Nick |
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Staying Alive (1983) as Man on Street (uncredited) |
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First Blood (1982) as John Rambo |
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Rocky III (1982) as Robert 'Rocky' Balboa |
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Escape to Victory (1981) as Captain Robert Hatch |
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Nighthawks (1981) as Deke DaSilva |
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Rocky II (1979) as Robert 'Rocky' Balboa |
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Paradise Alley (1978) as Cosmo Carboni |
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F.I.S.T. (1978) as John D. 'Johnny' Kovak |
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Rocky (1976) as Robert 'Rocky' Balboa |
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Cannonball (1976) as Mafioso |
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Farewell, My Lovely (1975) as Jonnie |
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Mandingo (1975) as Lynching Witness (uncredited) |
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Death Race 2000 (1975) as Machine Gun Joe Viterbo |
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Capone (1975) as Frank Nitti |
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The Prisoner of Second Avenue (1975) as Youth in Park |
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No Place to Hide (1974) as Jerry Savage |
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The Lords of Flatbush (1974) as Stanley Rosiello |
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What's Up, Doc? (1972) as Hotel Guest (uncredited) |
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Klute (1971) as Club Patron (uncredited) |
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Bananas (1971) as Subway Thug #1 (uncredited) |
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The Sidelong Glances of a Pigeon Kicker (1970) as Party Guest |
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Lovers and Other Strangers (1970) as Groomsman (uncredited) |
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M*A*S*H (1970) as Soldier (uncredited) |
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The Party at Kitty and Stud's (1970) as Stud |
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Downhill Racer (1969) as Restaurant Patron (uncredited) |
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The Square Root (1969) as |
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Hunter () as Nathaniel Hunter |
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Jackie Chan: Down to Earth () as Self |
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Stallone on the Edge: The Making of Cliffhanger () as Self |
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Scarpa () as Gregory Scarpa |
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Scavenger Hunt () as |
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Never Too Old to Die () as |
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Untitled Amazon MGM action project () as |
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The Original Action Hero () as Self |
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Samaritan 2 () as Joe Smith |
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The Epiphany () as |
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Giant (2026) Executive Producer |
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A Working Man (2025) Screenplay |
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A Working Man (2025) Producer |
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Lost on a Mountain in Maine (2024) Producer |
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Sly (2023) Executive Producer |
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Creed III (2023) Producer |
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Creed III (2023) Characters |
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MVP (2022) Executive Producer |
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Samaritan (2022) Producer |
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The Making of 'Rocky vs. Drago' (2021) Producer |
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One Night: Joshua vs. Ruiz (2019) Executive Producer |
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Rambo: Last Blood (2019) Screenplay |
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Rambo: Last Blood (2019) Screenstory |
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악인전 (2019) Producer |
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Creed II (2018) Characters |
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Creed II (2018) Screenplay |
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Creed II (2018) Producer |
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Creed (2015) Characters |
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Creed (2015) Producer |
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The Expendables 3 (2014) Screenplay |
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The Expendables 3 (2014) Story |
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Homefront (2013) Screenplay |
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Homefront (2013) Producer |
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The Expendables 2 (2012) Screenplay |
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Plaga zombie: zona mutante: revolución tóxica (2012) Thanks |
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Inferno: The Making of 'The Expendables' (2010) Producer |
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The Expendables (2010) Director |
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The Expendables (2010) Screenplay |
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Rambo (2008) Director |
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Rambo (2008) Screenplay |
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Rocky Balboa (2006) Writer |
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Rocky Balboa (2006) Director |
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Rocky Balboa (2006) Characters |
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Driven (2001) Producer |
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Driven (2001) Screenplay |
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成龍的傳奇 (1998) Thanks |
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Cliffhanger (1993) Screenplay |
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Rocky V (1990) Writer |
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Rocky V (1990) Characters |
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ロッキー·スペシャル: 燃える青春 (1990) Director |
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ロッキー·スペシャル: 燃える青春 (1990) Writer |
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Rambo III (1988) Screenplay |
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Over the Top (1987) Screenplay |
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Cobra (1986) Screenplay |
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Cobra (1986) Co-Director |
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Rocky IV (1985) Director |
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Rocky IV (1985) Writer |
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Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985) Screenplay |
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Heart of a Champion: The Ray Mancini Story (1985) Executive Producer |
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Rhinestone (1984) Screenplay |
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Staying Alive (1983) Director |
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Staying Alive (1983) Screenplay |
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Staying Alive (1983) Producer |
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First Blood (1982) Screenplay |
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Rocky III (1982) Director |
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Rocky III (1982) Writer |
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Rocky II (1979) Director |
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Rocky II (1979) Screenplay |
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Paradise Alley (1978) Director |
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Paradise Alley (1978) Writer |
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F.I.S.T. (1978) Screenplay |
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Rocky (1976) Choreographer |
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Rocky (1976) Writer |
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Untitled NAVY Seal Film () Producer |
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Scavenger Hunt () Producer |
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Never Too Old to Die () Producer |
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Samaritan 2 () Producer |
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The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil () Producer |
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The Epiphany () Producer |
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John Rambo () Producer |