First it was Mickey Goldmill "Burgess Meredith" until he died, then Apollo Creed "Carl Weathers" along with his old trainer Duke "Tony Burton". Burgess Meredith played the role of Rocky's trainer in the original "Rocky" and had a role in all the sequels. He died on 9 Sept 1997, but www.imdb.com also listed him as a cast member in the 2006 "Rocky Balboa". I have not seen this so they must have used file footage of him.
Mr. Temkin, who was a phenomenal ring announcer in the second and third Rocky movies, died in a car accident in 1982. (Source: IMDb)
Actor Doug Jones.
The character was played by actor Christopher Judge throughout the series.
Actor Brent Spiner.
No the actor that played Dumbledore in the first 2 movies died.
Burgess Meredith.
Sylvester Stallone, the actor who played him in the Rocy films, is curently 64.
Ivan Drago is played by Swedish actor Dolph Lundgren. Drago is the antagonist to Rocky Balboa in the 1985 film Rocky IV.
The only actor so far to portray Rocky Balboa is Sylvester Stallone, who also wrote the first screenplay.
(a) Sylvester Stallone, (b) Robert De Niro (c) Quentin Tarantino
According to wikipedia:" Sylvester Stallone's original concept for Rocky, and the character Rocky Balboa, was inspired by his viewing of a fight between Muhammed Ali and Chuck Wepner. The idea of an underdog going the distance and putting up a fierce fight against all odds appealed to Stallone. "Wikipedia also says that the character Apollo Creed was 'loosely' based on Muhammed Ali.
One can obtain digital copies of the Rocky Balboa movies from several digital media stores on the Internet. The franchise stars American actor Sylvester Stallone who also wrote and directed the films.
Eric Stoltz.
Robert Urich
the actor who played Brad is Barry Bostwick
I have been asking that same question for years. Any answer to this question can best be answered by the person who created the Rocky Balboa character. It seems to me that the origin of the surname was overlooked by the character creator. The first two Rocky films made it as clear as possible that Rocky Balboa was an Italian-American, hence the nickname "The Italian Stallion." He married an Italian-American named Adrian Pennino so the name Pennino fits in with her Italian ethnicity. Another famous character whose surname didn't match his ethnicity was Kojak, a Greek-American. Kojak is a Slavic (Polish) surname. Therefore, these inconsistencies can happen in the movie and TV industry.
Rocky Balboa is a very successful movie character created by Sylvester Stallone.The original Rocky movie came out in 1976 and was also directed by Stallone.Its the story of a local Philadelphia club fighter who gets a once in a life time opportuiny to fight the World Heavyweight Champion Apollo Creed on the Untid States Bicentennial year.Rocky the movie was such a big success especially for such a low budget film that Stallone decided to do a sequel in in 1979 where Rocky gets a second chance at the World Championship and wins.After he defeats Apollo He yells the famous words 'yo Adrian I did it'.He later made a Rocky 3 in 1982,Rocky 4 in 1985,and Rocky 5 in 1990.16 years later in 2006 Stallone decided to make a final Rocky movie to put a good end to the Rocky series He didnt feel He did with Rocky 5.At the age og 60 Stallone made the final rocky film titled Rocky Balboa.