Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone (/stəˈloʊn/; born July 6, 1946) is an American actor and filmmaker. In a film career spanning more than fifty years, Stallone has received numerous accolades, including a Golden Globe Award and a Critics' Choice Award, as well as nominations for three Academy Awards and two BAFTA Awards. Stallone is one of only two actors in history (alongside Harrison Ford) to have starred in a box-office No. 1 film across six consecutive decades. Struggling as an actor for a number of years upon moving to New York City in 1969, Stallone found gradual work in films such as The Lords of Flatbush (1974). He achieved his greatest critical and commercial success starting in 1976 with his iconic role as boxer Rocky Balboa in the first film of the successful Rocky franchise, which he also wrote. In 1977, he became the third actor in history to be nominated for two Academy Awards for Best Original Screenplay and Best Actor. He portrayed the PTSD-plagued soldier John Rambo in First Blood (1982), a role he would play across five Rambo films (1982–2019). He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1984. From the mid-1980s to the late 1990s, Stallone would go on to become one of Hollywood's highest-paid actors, acting in action films such as Cobra (1986), Tango and Cash (1989), Cliffhanger (1993), Demolition Man (1993), and The Specialist (1994). At the height of his career, Stallone was known for his rivalry with Arnold Schwarzenegger. Stallone continued his established roles in Rocky Balboa (2006) and Rambo (2008) before launching The Expendables film franchise (2010–present), in which he starred as the mercenary Barney Ross. In 2013, he starred in the successful film Escape Plan and appeared in its sequels. In 2015, he returned to Rocky again with Creed, in which a retired Rocky mentors former rival Apollo Creed's son Donnie Creed. The film brought Stallone widespread praise and his first Golden Globe Award, as well as a third Academy Award nomination, having been first nominated for the same role 40 years prior. He also starred in the sequel Creed II (2018) and portrayed Stakar Ogord in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023). Regarded as an icon of action cinema, Stallone is credited with helping redefine the Hollywood action hero. He has occasionally ventured from the action genre, with mixed results. He starred in the comedies Oscar (1991) and Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot (1992), both of which had modest success. He also starred in the 1997 drama Cop Land, for which he temporarily shed his sculpted physique and gained weight for his role as a powerless sheriff. In television, he has starred in the Paramount+ crime series Tulsa King (2022-present). In addition to his film work, Stallone is a noted art collector and painter and has written books on fitness. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sylvester Stallone, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Rocky Balboa
(Robert 'Rocky' Balboa)
Rocky II
(Robert 'Rocky' Balboa)
First Blood
(John Rambo)
Rocky
(Robert 'Rocky' Balboa)
Rambo: First Blood Part II
(John J. Rambo)
Rambo III
(John Rambo)
Rocky III
(Robert 'Rocky' Balboa)
Rocky V
(Robert 'Rocky' Balboa)
Rocky IV
(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: Fights Worth Fighting
(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)
The Lords of Flatbush
(Stanley Rosiello)
Grudge Match
(Henry 'Razor' Sharp)
Never Too Old to Die
The Suicide Squad
(King Shark (voice))
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
Mandingo
(Lynching Witness (uncredited))
Lovers and Other Strangers
(Groomsman)
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))
Armor
(Rook)
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
(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 Making of The Expendables 3
(Self)
Milius
(Self)
The Randall Scandal: Love, Loathing, and Vanderpump
(Self (archive footage) (uncredited))
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))
The Good Life
(Boss)
Chuck Zito: An American Story
(Self)
Like Tears in Rain
(Self (archive footage))
Undisputed
(Self)
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 (voice))
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)
CBS News Sunday Morning
(Self)
30 for 30
(Self (archive footage))
Mr. McMahon
(Rocky Balboa (archive footage))
Rocky
(Screenplay)
First Blood
(Screenplay)
Rocky II
(Director)
Rambo III
(Screenplay)
Rocky II
(Screenplay)
Rocky III
(Director)
Rambo: First Blood Part II
(Screenplay)
Rocky IV
(Director)
Over the Top
(Screenplay)
Staying Alive
(Screenplay)
Staying Alive
(Director)
Driven
(Screenplay)
Driven
(Producer)
Staying Alive
(Producer)
Paradise Alley
(Director)
Rambo
(Screenplay)
Rambo
(Director)
Cobra
(Screenplay)
The Expendables
(Director)
The Expendables
(Screenplay)
The Expendables 2
(Screenplay)
Inferno: The Making of 'The Expendables'
(Producer)
Homefront
(Producer)
Homefront
(Screenplay)
Untitled "Rocky" prequel
(Characters)
Paradise Alley
(Writer)
One Night: Joshua vs. Ruiz
(Executive Producer)
The Expendables 3
(Story)
Rhinestone
(Screenplay)
The Expendables 3
(Screenplay)
A Working Man
(Producer)
A Working Man
(Screenplay)
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)
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 "Rambo" prequel
(Writer)
Untitled "Rocky" prequel
(Writer)
Untitled "Rocky" prequel
(Producer)
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)
The Evil Touch
(Writer)
Father Lefty
(Writer)
Father Lefty
(Executive Producer)
Extracted
(Executive Producer)
Ultimate Beastmaster
(Creator)