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Carl Weathers: Actor died “peacefully in his sleep.”
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He played arch enemy Apollo Creed in the “Rocky” films and competed against Arnold Schwarzenegger in “Predator”: The actor and former NFL linebacker Carl Weathers is dead. He was 76 years old.
According to his manager Matt Luber, Weathers died on Thursday. His family issued a statement saying he died "peacefully in his sleep."
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