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Post by mattgarth on Feb 2, 2024 21:08:38 GMT
Actor and former NFL linebacker Carl Weathers passed away today at age 76.
He portrayed boxer 'Apollo Creed' in the first four ROCKY films opposite Sylvester Stallone.
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Post by Lebowskidoo 🦞 on Feb 2, 2024 21:44:26 GMT
I literally gasped. He wasn't that old or appeared sick. R.I.P. 😥  |
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Post by Doghouse6 on Feb 2, 2024 22:53:58 GMT
I remember an afternoon in the MGM commissary in the early '80s when Mr. Weathers came in. At every table, heads turned, and the eyes of celebrities and nobodies alike followed him as he strode the length of the room to his table. His presence was that imposing, magnetic and impressive.
Luise Rainer, on a day a couple years later, was the only other person I ever saw quietly command that kind of attention in that place just by being there.
(Comparing Luise Rainer and Carl Weathers: who'da thunk?)
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Post by Prime etc. on Feb 2, 2024 23:24:58 GMT
Hey Matt! You need to check your messages!
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Post by mattgarth on Feb 2, 2024 23:39:59 GMT
I did -- and what a treasure I found there!
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Post by Prime etc. on Feb 3, 2024 1:00:00 GMT
I didn't mean to derail the thread I was just wondering where you were.
Weathers had an interesting part in Force 10 From Navarone which also gave Harrison Ford a more traditional kind of action role.
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