Revealed: Carl Weathers's Total Wealth in Net Worth 2026: Career Earnings & Assets

Many fans are curious about Carl Weathers's financial success in April 2026. In this article, we dive deep into the assets and career highlights.

What was Carl Weathers' Net Worth and Salary?

Carl Weathers was born on January 14, 1948, in New Orleans, Louisiana. Carl's father worked as a day laborer. Weathers received an athletic scholarship to a private school, St. Augustine High School, when he was in eighth grade, and he participated in football, soccer, wrestling, boxing, judo, and gymnastics. The family later moved to Southern California, where Carl attended Long Beach Polytechnic High School. In 1966, he enrolled at Long Beach City College, then transferred to San Diego State University. In 1974, Carl earned a bachelor's degree in drama.

Weathers also played a fictionalized version of himself on four episodes of the critically-acclaimed series "Arrested Development" (2004; 2013), and he began playing Greef Karga on the Disney+ series "The Mandalorian" in 2019. Carl has directed episodes of several television shows, including "Silk Stalkings" (1993–1997), "Hawaii Five-0" (2019), and "Chicago Med" (2021), and he served as a producer on the TV movie "The Defiant Ones" (1986), the TV series "Fortune Dane" (1986), and the miniseries "Always Night" (2013). He also wrote and produced the 2018 short film "A Burger and a Bullet."

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Carl Weathers was an American actor, director, producer, and retired football player who had a net worth of $8 million at the time of his death. Unfortunately, Carl died on February 1, 2024 at the age of 76.

In college, Weathers was a defensive end on the football team. Though he was on the football team at Long Beach City College, he wasn't able to play in 1966 because he tripped over a curb near the running track and injured his ankle. After transferring to San Diego State University, he was a letterman for the school's football team, the Aztecs, in 1968 and 1969, and he helped them win the Pasadena Bowl in 1969. Carl was ranked #18 in the Final UPI Poll, and in 1970 he signed as a free agent with the Oakland Raiders. He was a linebacker for the team, playing in seven games in 1970 and one game in 1971. He helped the Raiders win the 1970 AFC West Division title, but the team released him in 1971, and he signed with the Canadian Football League team the BC Lions. Carl stayed with the Lions from 1971 until 1973, playing in 18 games, and he retired from football in 1974. During the 1999, 2000 and 2001 seasons, he narrated NFL Films' season recaps, and in 2017, he appeared in pre-draft coverage on the NFL Network.

Carl Weathers played football for the Oakland Raiders and B.C. Lions in the early '70s, and after retiring in 1974, he decided to pursue a career in acting. Carl had 80+ acting credits to his name. His notable roles include Apollo Creed in the "Rocky" films (1976–1985), Colonel Al Dillon in "Predator" (1987), Jericho "Action" Jackson in "Action Jackson" (1988), and Chubbs Peterson in "Happy Gilmore" (1996).

During his time as a football player, Weathers had an uncredited role in the 1973 film "Magnum Force," and in 1975, he appeared in the films "Friday Foster" and "Bucktown" and guest-starred on "Good Times," "The Six Million Dollar Man," and "Kung Fu." The following year, he guest-starred on " Starsky & Hutch" and "Barnaby Jones," appeared in the film "The Four Deuces," and played Apollo Creed in "Rocky," which grossed $225 million at the box office. Carl reprised his role in 1979's  "Rocky II," 1982's "Rocky III," and 1985's "Rocky IV." After the success of "Rocky," Weathers played an MP Officer in "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" (1977) and appeared in the films "Semi-Tough" (1977), "Force 10 from Navarone" (1978), and "Death Hunt" (1982) and the TV movies "The Bermuda Depths" (1978), "Braker" (1985), and "The Defiant Ones" (1986). He played the title role on the 1986 crime drama "Fortune Dane," and in 1987, he co-starred withArnold Schwarzeneggerin the science fiction film "Predator."

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Disclaimer: All net worth figures are estimates based on public data.