Sylvester Stallone
Sylvester Stallone (born Michael Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone, July 6, 1946) is an American actor and filmmaker. After his beginnings as a struggling actor for a number of years upon arriving to New York City in 1969 and later Hollywood in 1974, he won his first critical acclaim as an actor for his co-starring role as Stanley Rosiello in The Lords of Flatbush. He subsequently found gradual work as an extra or side character in films with a sizable budget until he achieved his greatest critical and commercial success as an actor and screenwriter, starting in 1976 with his role as boxer Rocky Balboa, in the first film of the successful Rocky series (1976–present), for which he also wrote the screenplays. In the films, Rocky is portrayed as an underdog boxer who fights numerous brutal opponents, and wins the world heavyweight championship twice. In 1977, he was the third actor in cinema to be nominated for two Academy Awards for Best Original Screenplay and Best Actor. His film Rocky was inducted into the National Film Registry, and had its props placed in the Smithsonian Museum. His use of the front entrance to the Philadelphia Museum of Art in the Rocky series led the area to be nicknamed the Rocky Steps. Philadelphia has a statue of his Rocky placed permanently near the museum, and he was voted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame. Up until 1982, his films were not big box office successes unless they were Rocky sequels, and none received the critical acclaim achieved with the first Rocky. This changed with the successful action film First Blood in which he portrayed the PTSD-plagued soldier John Rambo. Originally an adaptation of the eponymous novel by David Morell, First Blood’s script was significantly altered by Stallone during the film’s production. He would play the role in a total of five Rambo films (1982–2019). From the mid-1980s through to the late 1990s, he would go on to become one of Hollywood's highest-paid actors of that era by appearing in a slew of commercially successful action films which were however generally panned by critics. These include Cobra, Tango and Cash, Cliffhanger, the better received Demolition Man, and The Specialist. He declined in popularity in the early 2000s but rebounded back to prominence in 2006 with a sixth installment in the Rocky series and 2008 with a fourth in the Rambo series. In the 2010s, he launched The Expendables films series (2010–2014), in which he played the lead as the mercenary Barney Ross. In 2013, he starred in the successful Escape Plan, and acted in its sequels. In 2015, he returned to the Rocky series with Creed, that serve as spin-off films focusing on Adonis "Donnie" Creed played by Michael B. Jordan, the son of the ill-fated boxer Apollo Creed, to whom the long-retired Rocky is a mentor. Reprising the role brought him praise, and his first Golden Globe award for the first Creed, as well as a third Oscar nomination, having been first nominated for the same role 40 years prior.
Rocky Balboa
(Robert 'Rocky' Balboa)
Rocky
(Robert 'Rocky' Balboa)
Rocky II
(Robert 'Rocky' Balboa)
First Blood
(John Rambo)
Rambo: First Blood Part II
(John J. Rambo)
Rambo III
(John Rambo)
Rocky III
(Robert 'Rocky' Balboa)
Rocky IV
(Robert "Rocky" Balboa)
Rocky V
(Robert 'Rocky' Balboa)
Cop Land
(Sheriff Freddy Heflin)
Over the Top
(Lincoln Hawk)
Farewell, My Lovely
(Jonnie)
The Specialist
(Ray Quick)
D-Tox
(Jake Malloy)
Get Carter
(Jack Carter)
Driven
(Joe Tanto)
The Party at Kitty and Stud's
(Stud)
Kambakkht Ishq
(Sylvester Stallone)
Cannonball
(Mafioso)
Daylight
(Kit Latura)
Dolph
(Self)
Nighthawks
(Deke DaSilva)
Paradise Alley
(Cosmo Carboni)
Rambo
(John Rambo)
Oscar
(Angelo "Snaps" Provolone)
Antz
(Weaver (voice))
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
(Toymaker)
Judge Dredd
(Judge Joseph Dredd)
Demolition Man
(John Spartan)
The Making of 'Rocky vs. Drago'
(Self / Rocky Balboa (archive footage))
Cliffhanger
(Gabe Walker)
Tango & Cash
(Raymond 'Ray' Tango)
Lock Up
(Frank Leone)
Death Race 2000
(Machine Gun Joe Viterbo)
The Expendables
(Barney Ross)
Cobra
(Lieutenant Marion 'Cobra' Cobretti)
Assassins
(Robert Rath)
Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot
(Sgt. Joseph Andrew 'Joe' Bomowski)
Avenging Angelo
(Frankie Delano)
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
(Stakar Ogord)
F.I.S.T.
(John D. 'Johnny' Kovak)
Raw Iron: The Making of 'Pumping Iron'
(Self)
Shade
(Dean 'The Dean' Stevens)
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
(Lincoln Hawk (archive footage) (uncredited))
Zookeeper
(Joe the Lion (voice))
Rhinestone
(Nick)
Jackie Chan: My Story
(Self (Jackie's Pal Sly))
Grudge Match
(Henry 'Razor' Sharp)
The Lords of Flatbush
(Stanley Rosiello)
Never Too Old to Die
The Suicide Squad
(King Shark (voice))
Cliffhanger 2
(Gabriel 'Gabe' Walker)
Escape to Victory
(Captain Robert Hatch)
Capone
(Frank Nitti)
The Rocky Saga: Going the Distance
(Self)
Bullet to the Head
(James Bonomo)
The Square Root
Lovers and Other Strangers
(Groomsman)
Mandingo
(Lynching Witness (uncredited))
The Expendables 2
(Barney Ross)
Sly
(Self)
Scavenger Hunt
Escape Plan
(Ray Breslin)
Untitled "Rocky" prequel
(Narrator)
Inferno: The Making of 'The Expendables'
(Self)
What's Up, Doc?
(Hotel Guest (uncredited))
The Expendables 3
(Barney Ross)
Mike Tyson vs Trevor Berbick
(Self)
Rambo: To Hell and Back - Director's Production Diary
(Self)
No Place to Hide
(Jerry Savage)
Reach Me
(Gerald)
Downhill Racer
(Restaurant Patron (uncredited))
Armored
Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon
(Self)
Samaritan 2
(Joe Smith)
The Real Rocky
(Self)
Hunter
(Nathaniel Hunter)
Klute
(Club Patron (uncredited))
Taming The Beast – The Emptiness Within
(Self)
The Opponents
(Self (archive footage) / Rocky Balboa)
Your Studio and You
(Sylvester Stallone)
The Prisoner of Second Avenue
(Youth in Park)
Night of 100 Stars III
(Self)
Men in Black
(Alien on TV Monitor (uncredited))
Animal Crackers
(Bullet-Man (voice))
Bananas
(Subway Thug #1 (uncredited))
The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 2
(Self - Special Guest Star)
The Original Action Hero
(Self)
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
(Self (archive footage))
Scarpa
(Gregory Scarpa)
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
(Self - 'Stakar Ogord')
The Epiphany
Alarum
(Chester)
Creed
(Rocky Balboa)
The Sidelong Glances of a Pigeon Kicker
(Party Guest)
Rallying Cry
(Jasper Reese)
Iron and Beyond
(Self - Actor & Director)
The Randall Scandal: Love, Loathing, and Vanderpump
(Self (archive footage) (uncredited))
The Making of The Expendables 3
(Self)
Milius
(Self)
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
((archive footage))
Jean-Claude van Damme: Karate King
(Self (archive footage))
Bigger Stronger Faster*
(Self (archive footage))
"STARdate" with Ralf Moeller!
(Self)
John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs
(Self)
Afganistan: Land in Crisis
(Self)
Arnold & Sly: Rivals, Friends, Icons
(Self)
Gods of War: Assembling Earth's Mightiest Anti-Heroes
(Self)
Tribute To Burgess Meredith
(Self)
From Rocky to Creed: The Legacy Continues
(Self)
Electric Blue Special: Nude Celebrity Special
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
(Stakar Ogord)
Junket Whore
(Self)
Jackie Chan: Down to Earth
(Self)
And the Oscar Goes To...
(Self (archive footage))
40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic
(Narrator/Self (archive footage))
Escape Plan 2: Hades
(Ray Breslin)
From the Ashes: Post-Production and Release of 'The Expendables'
(Self)
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
(Sylvester Stallone)
Creed II
(Rocky Balboa)
Escape Plan: The Extractors
(Ray Breslin)
M*A*S*H
(Soldier (uncredited))
Backtrace
(Sykes)
Rambo: Last Blood
(John Rambo)
Two Rooms: A Tribute to Elton John & Bernie Taupin
(Self - Guest)
A Century of Science Fiction
(Self)
I Am Durán
(Self)
Stallone, profession héros
(Self (archive footage))
Samaritan
(Joe Smith)
One Night: Joshua vs. Ruiz
(Self)
Expend4bles
(Barney Ross)
Taxi 3
(L'espion (caméo non crédité))
CyberWorld
(Weaver (voice))
Ali's Dozen
(Self)
Ratchet & Clank
(Victor Von Ion (voice))
Ecki's World
(Self)
Stallone: Frank, That Is
(Self)
John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
(Self - Filmmaker (archive footage))
Staying Alive
(Man on Street (uncredited))
Inside the Actors Studio
(Self)
The Tony Danza Show
(Self - Guest)
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Las Vegas
Hogan Knows Best
The View
(Self)
E! True Hollywood Story
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Contender
(Self - Boxing Mentor)
Kojak
(Det. Rick Daly)
The Early Show
(Self)
Pet Star
(Self - Judge)
The Muppet Show
(Sylvester Stallone - Special Guest Star)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
(Self - Guest)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
(Self)
Celebrities Uncensored
(Self)
Police Story
Liberty's Kids
(Paul Revere)
The Family Stallone
(Kendisi)
The Oscars
(Self)
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
(Self - Guest)
GMTV
(Self)
Live from Studio Five
(Self)
The Director's Chair
(Self)
Saturday Night Live
(Self - Host)
Saturday Night Live
(Self - Cameo (uncredited))
E! Live from the Red Carpet
(Self - After Party Guest)
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
(Self (uncredited))
Marvel Studios Legends
(Stakar Ogord (archive footage) (uncredited))
Wetten, dass..?
(Self)
Tulsa King
(Dwight 'The General' Manfredi)
30 for 30
(Self)
Made in Hollywood
(Self)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
(Self)
The Mike Douglas Show
(Self)
This Is Us
(Sylvester Stallone)
Sherri
(Self - Guest)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Arnold
(Self)
Stasera c’è Cattelan su Raidue
(Self)
The Kelly Clarkson Show
(Self)
Auf los geht's los
(Self)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
(Self - Guest)
Entertainment Tonight
(Self)
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
(Self)
Die Johannes B. Kerner Show
(Self)
Champs-Elysées
(Self)
Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
(Self (archive footage))
The Graham Norton Show
(Self)
Tulsa King
(Self - Executive Producer & 'Dwight Manfredi')
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies
(Self)
Beckmann
(Self)
Stern TV
(Self)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
(Self)
HBO First Look
Taff
(self)
Rocky
(Screenplay)
Rocky II
(Director)
Rocky II
(Screenplay)
First Blood
(Screenplay)
Rambo: First Blood Part II
(Screenplay)
Rambo III
(Screenplay)
Rocky III
(Director)
Rocky IV
(Director)
Over the Top
(Screenplay)
Staying Alive
(Director)
Staying Alive
(Screenplay)
Driven
(Producer)
Driven
(Screenplay)
Staying Alive
(Producer)
Paradise Alley
(Director)
Rambo
(Director)
Rambo
(Screenplay)
Cobra
(Screenplay)
The Expendables
(Director)
The Expendables
(Screenplay)
The Expendables 2
(Screenplay)
Inferno: The Making of 'The Expendables'
(Producer)
Homefront
(Screenplay)
Homefront
(Producer)
Untitled "Rocky" prequel
(Characters)
Paradise Alley
(Writer)
One Night: Joshua vs. Ruiz
(Executive Producer)
The Expendables 3
(Story)
Rhinestone
(Screenplay)
The Expendables 3
(Screenplay)
Levon's Trade
(Screenplay)
Levon's Trade
(Producer)
Samaritan 2
(Producer)
The Making of 'Rocky vs. Drago'
(Producer)
Creed IV
(Characters)
Creed
(Characters)
Creed III
(Producer)
Creed III
(Characters)
Cliffhanger
(Screenplay)
Creed
(Producer)
The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil
(Producer)
MVP
(Executive Producer)
Rocky III
(Writer)
Rocky V
(Writer)
Rocky V
(Characters)
Rocky IV
(Writer)
Rocky Balboa
(Writer)
Rocky Balboa
(Director)
Rocky Balboa
(Characters)
Plaga zombie: zona mutante: revolución tóxica
(Thanks)
Rocky
(Choreographer)
The Epiphany
(Producer)
Giant
(Executive Producer)
Heart of a Champion: The Ray Mancini Story
(Executive Producer)
Creed II
(Characters)
Never Too Old to Die
(Producer)
Creed II
(Screenplay)
Cliffhanger 2
(Producer)
Creed II
(Producer)
Lost on a Mountain in Maine
(Producer)
Rambo: Last Blood
(Screenplay)
The Gangster, The Cop, The Devil
(Producer)
Scavenger Hunt
(Producer)
Untitled "Rocky" prequel
(Writer)
Untitled "Rocky" prequel
(Producer)
Untitled "Rambo" prequel
(Writer)
Untitled "Rambo" prequel
(Producer)
Sly
(Executive Producer)
Samaritan
(Producer)
Rambo: Last Blood
(Screenstory)
F.I.S.T.
(Screenplay)
Punk
(Executive Producer)
Street Justice
(Executive Producer)
Jackie Chan: My Story
(Thanks)
The Contender
(Producer)
Ultimate Beastmaster
(Producer)
Tulsa King
(Executive Producer)
Tulsa King
(Writer)
Ultimate Beastmaster
(Creator)