I guess Bill Duke is blurple and not black…
Although little recognized now, in the era of segregation, Catholic schools were not segregated and had a genuine devotion by their lay and religious teachers and staff to the highest standards of character, conduct, and scholarship. Students at St. Augustine were referred to by the teachers and staff as "mister" as a sign of respect and seriousness of purpose -- a stark contrast to the disrespect engendered by segregation.
I watched a movie he was in a few weeks ago called “Force 10 From Navarone”. Great movie. He was a main character along with Robert Shaw and Harrison Ford.
That may be the funniest SNL skit ever. Missed it.
At the too-young age of 76, The Mighty Carl Weathers is dead. His legacy goes beyond an impressive screen career — Rocky I, II, III, IV, Death Hunt (1981), Predator (1987), and Happy Gilmore (1996). His legacy is the legacy all stars should strive for: audience goodwill. We loved the guy. We still love the guy, so this one hits harder than most.
Not to take anything away from Sylvester Stallone’s Oscar-nominated screenplay, but Weathers is a primary reason Rocky and Apollo Creed become iconic. In 1976, with only three small credits to his name, Carl Weathers was asked to be Muhammad Ali when Muhammad Ali was still Muhammad Ali — and he did it without coming close to an impersonation. When you think about that, it’s a truly remarkable accomplishment.
In wrestling parlance, Weathers was cast as “The Heel” and rose so far above that single dimension that as much as we needed Rocky Balboa to win, we didn’t boo or hiss Apollo Creed. Weathers delivered what all great actors deliver: something unspoken. For all his masculine bravado, condescending trash talk… With his pride always on the edge of being wounded and ego trips, you could see the man was trapped in a Machine that was always ready to eat him alive.
As much as we wanted Rocky to win, that didn’t mean we wanted to see Apollo lose.
Just currently seeing him in a commercial. I was glad to see he was still around and he looked and sounded GREAT!
Then I read THIS!
So sad, I hope he knew Jesus.
God speed, CHUMP.
Great actor. Thinking back on great movies Predator has to be one of the manliest movies made. Unapologetic manliness and violence and sacrifice of manly men saving the girl, along with the world. Couldn’t make that today. Carl would have to replaced with Dylan Mulvaney.