Cast
Sylvester Stallone
Acting
Cast
Sylvester Stallone
Known for
Acting
Born
1946-07-06
From
New York City, New York, USA
Also known as Sly Stallone, Italian Stallion, Michael Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone
Biography
Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone (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 (1982â2019). 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 (2010âpresent), 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.
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
as Stakar Ogord
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
as Stakar Ogord
First Blood
as John Rambo
The Suicide Squad
as King Shark (voice)
Men in Black
as Alien on TV Monitor (uncredited)
The Expendables
as Barney Ross
Rocky
as Robert 'Rocky' Balboa
Expend4bles
as Barney Ross
Rambo
as John Rambo
Creed
as Rocky Balboa
Creed II
as Rocky Balboa
Rambo: Last Blood
as John Rambo
The Expendables 3
as Barney Ross
The Expendables 2
as Barney Ross
Rambo: First Blood Part II
as John J. Rambo
Rambo III
as John Rambo
Demolition Man
as John Spartan
Antz
as Weaver (voice)
Escape Plan
as Ray Breslin
Alarum
as Chester
Lock Up
as Frank Leone
Cliffhanger
as Gabe Walker
Rocky IV
as Robert "Rocky" Balboa
Escape Plan 2: Hades
as Ray Breslin
Judge Dredd
as Judge Joseph Dredd
Rocky III
as Robert 'Rocky' Balboa
Rocky Balboa
as Robert 'Rocky' Balboa
Samaritan
as Joe Smith
Rocky V
as Robert 'Rocky' Balboa
Daylight
as Kit Latura
Cobra
as Marion 'Cobra' Cobretti
Rocky II
as Robert 'Rocky' Balboa
The Specialist
as Ray Quick
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
as Toymaker
Tango & Cash
as Raymond 'Ray' Tango
Over the Top
as Lincoln Hawk
Shade
as Dean 'The Dean' Stevens
Driven
as Joe Tanto
Zookeeper
as Joe the Lion (voice)
M*A*S*H
as Soldier (uncredited)
Sly
as Self
The Party at Kitty and Stud's
as Stud
Cop Land
as Sheriff Freddy Heflin
Taxi 3
as L'espion (caméo non crédité)
Assassins
as Robert Rath
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
as (archive footage)
Backtrace
as Sykes
Get Carter
as Jack Carter
D-Tox
as Jake Malloy
Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot
as Sgt. Joseph Andrew 'Joe' Bomowski
Bullet to the Head
as James Bonomo
Armor
as Rook
Mandingo
as Lynching Witness (uncredited)
Grudge Match
as Henry 'Razor' Sharp
Oscar
as Angelo "Snaps" Provolone
Escape to Victory
as Captain Robert Hatch
Klute
as Club Patron (uncredited)
Escape Plan: The Extractors
as Ray Breslin
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
as Self - 'Stakar Ogord'
Bananas
as Subway Thug #1 (uncredited)
Nighthawks
as Deke DaSilva
Farewell, My Lovely
as Jonnie
Rhinestone
as Nick
Breakdown: 1975
as Self/Rocky/Machine Gun Joe Viterbo (archive footage)
Capone
as Frank Nitti
Paradise Alley
as Cosmo Carboni
Death Race 2000
as Machine Gun Joe Viterbo
Ratchet & Clank
as Victor Von Ion (voice)
Reach Me
as Gerald
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
as Sylvester Stallone
Cannonball
as Mafioso
Animal Crackers
as Bullet-Man (voice)
Staying Alive
as Man on Street (uncredited)
Inferno: The Making of 'The Expendables'
as Self
Kambakkht Ishq
as Sylvester Stallone
Jackie Chan: My Story
as Self - Jackie's Pal
F.I.S.T.
as John D. 'Johnny' Kovak
The Lords of Flatbush
as Stanley Rosiello
What's Up, Doc?
as Hotel Guest (uncredited)
Jackie Chan: Down to Earth
as Self
Avenging Angelo
as Frankie Delano
John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
The Prisoner of Second Avenue
as Youth in Park
Jean-Claude Van Damme: Karate King
as Self (archive footage)
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
as Self (archive footage)
Night of 100 Stars III
as Self
CyberWorld
as Weaver (voice)
Celebrity Naked Ambition
as Self (archive footage)
The Randall Scandal: Love, Loathing, and Vanderpump
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Downhill Racer
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Dolph: Unbreakable
as Self
40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic
as Narrator/Self (archive footage)
Taming The Beast
as Self
Jackie Chan: Building an Icon
as Self (archive footage)
Chuck Zito: An American Story
as Self
Milius
as Self
The Making of The Expendables 3
as Self
Lovers and Other Strangers
as Groomsman (uncredited)
Junket Whore
as Self
Heart of the Festival
as Self (archive footage)
From Rocky to Creed: The Legacy Continues
as Self
Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon
as Self
Your Studio and You
as Sylvester Stallone
The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 2
as Self - Special Guest Star
Bigger Stronger Faster*
as Self (archive footage)
Iron and Beyond
as Self - Actor & Director
Stallone: Frank, That Is
as Self
Raw Iron: The Making of 'Pumping Iron'
as Self
The Real Rocky
as Self
The Making of 'Rocky vs. Drago'
as Self
Two Rooms: A Tribute to Elton John & Bernie Taupin
as Self - Guest
John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs
as Self
A Century of Science Fiction
as Self
One Night: Joshua vs. Ruiz
as Self
The Sidelong Glances of a Pigeon Kicker
as Party Guest
No Place to Hide
as Jerry Savage
Rambo: To Hell and Back - Director's Production Diary
as Self
I Am DurĂĄn
as Self
Tough Guise: Violence, Media & the Crisis in Masculinity
as Self
Gods of War: Assembling Earth's Mightiest Anti-Heroes
as Self
Undisputed
as Self
Hunter
as Nathaniel Hunter
Ecki's World
as Self
The Rocky Saga: Going the Distance
as Self
Mike Tyson vs Trevor Berbick
as Self
Scarpa
as Gregory Scarpa
Samaritan 2
as Joe Smith
Skill vs. Will: The Making of 'Rocky Balboa'
as Self
Arnold & Sly: Rivals, Friends, Icons
as Self
Ali's Dozen
as Self
The Original Action Hero
as Self
The Square Root
TMZ Presents: The Real Hulk Hogan
as Self
Scavenger Hunt
Untitled Amazon MGM action project
Afganistan: Land in Crisis
as Self
Siskel & Ebert 1991 Holiday Video Gift Guide
The Epiphany
"STARdate" with Ralf Moeller!
as Self
Tribute To Burgess Meredith
as Self
Never Too Old to Die
Stallone on the Edge: The Making of Cliffhanger
as Self
Drawing First Blood: 20 Years Later
as Self
From the Ashes: Post-Production and Release of 'The Expendables'
as Self
Taboo: The Beginning of Erotic Cinema
A Man Called... Rainbo
as Jim Ramroc / Jim Rainbo (archive footage) (uncredited)
Rocky Special: Burning Youth
as Rocky Balboa (archive footage)
Die Sylvester Stallone Story
as Self