1946-07-06 New York City, New York, USA
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 (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.
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TMZ Presents: The Real Hulk Hogan | Self | 2025-08-12 |
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Alarum | Chester | 2025-01-16 |
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Dolph: Unbreakable | Self | 2025-10-21 |
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Breakdown: 1975 | Self/Rocky/Machine Gun Joe Viterbo (archive footage) | 2025-12-18 |
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Chuck Zito: An American Story | Self | 2024-05-01 |
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Armor | Rook | 2024-10-30 |
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Arnold & Sly: Rivals, Friends, Icons | Self | 2024-04-23 |
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Undisputed | Self | 2024-12-10 |
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Jean-Claude Van Damme, coup sur coup | Self (archive footage) | 2023-03-17 |
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Expend4bles | Barney Ross | 2023-09-15 |
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The Randall Scandal: Love, Loathing, and Vanderpump | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2023-05-22 |
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Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 | Self - 'Stakar Ogord' | 2023-09-12 |
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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 | Stakar Ogord | 2023-05-03 |
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Sly | Self | 2023-09-16 |
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Samaritan | Joe Smith | 2022-08-25 |
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Jackie Chan - Humour, gloire et kung-fu | Self (archive footage) | 2021-08-04 |
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Stallone: Frank, That Is | Self | 2021-01-19 |
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The Making of 'Rocky vs. Drago' | Self | 2021-10-30 |
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The Suicide Squad | King Shark (voice) | 2021-07-28 |
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Die Sylvester Stallone Story | Self | 2020-09-24 |
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40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic | Narrator/Self (archive footage) | 2020-06-09 |
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One Night: Joshua vs. Ruiz | Self | 2019-11-22 |
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Rallying Cry | Jasper Reese | 2019-09-26 |
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I Am Durán | Self | 2019-06-03 |
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Rambo: Last Blood | John Rambo | 2019-09-18 |
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Escape Plan: The Extractors | Ray Breslin | 2019-06-20 |
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Backtrace | Sykes | 2018-12-14 |
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Creed II | Rocky Balboa | 2018-11-21 |
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Escape Plan 2: Hades | Ray Breslin | 2018-06-05 |
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John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood | Self - Filmmaker (archive footage) | 2017-03-19 |
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Animal Crackers | Bullet-Man (voice) | 2017-06-23 |
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John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs | Self | 2017-08-01 |
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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 | Stakar Ogord | 2017-04-19 |
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Ratchet & Clank | Victor Von Ion (voice) | 2016-04-13 |
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From Rocky to Creed: The Legacy Continues | Self | 2015-11-18 |
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Creed | Rocky Balboa | 2015-11-25 |
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Reach Me | Gerald | 2014-03-14 |
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The Expendables 3 | Barney Ross | 2014-08-07 |
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The Making of The Expendables 3 | Self | 2014-11-25 |
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Milius | Self | 2013-03-09 |
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Grudge Match | Henry 'Razor' Sharp | 2013-12-25 |
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Escape Plan | Ray Breslin | 2013-10-09 |
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Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon | Self | 2013-09-07 |
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Bullet to the Head | James Bonomo | 2012-11-14 |
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Final Cut: Hölgyeim és uraim | (archive footage) | 2012-02-04 |
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The Expendables 2 | Barney Ross | 2012-08-08 |
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Gods of War: Assembling Earth's Mightiest Anti-Heroes | Self | 2012-11-12 |
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The Rocky Saga: Going the Distance | Self | 2011-12-27 |
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The Real Rocky | Self | 2011-10-25 |
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Zookeeper | Joe the Lion (voice) | 2011-07-06 |
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The Expendables | Barney Ross | 2010-08-07 |
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Inferno: The Making of 'The Expendables' | Self | 2010-11-14 |
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Rambo: To Hell and Back - Director's Production Diary | Self | 2010-07-27 |
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From the Ashes: Post-Production and Release of 'The Expendables' | Self | 2010-11-23 |
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कमबख़्त इश्क़ | Sylvester Stallone | 2009-07-03 |
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Bigger Stronger Faster* | Self (archive footage) | 2008-05-30 |
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Rambo | John Rambo | 2008-01-24 |
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Eckis Welt - Die älteste Videothek der Welt | Self | 2007-11-17 |
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Skill vs. Will: The Making of 'Rocky Balboa' | Self | 2007-04-27 |
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Tribute To Burgess Meredith | Self | 2006-01-01 |
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Ali's Dozen | Self | 2006-12-09 |
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Rocky Balboa | Robert 'Rocky' Balboa | 2006-12-20 |
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Taxi 3 | L'espion (caméo non crédité) | 2003-01-29 |
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Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over | Toymaker | 2003-07-25 |
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Shade | Dean 'The Dean' Stevens | 2003-05-18 |
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Iron and Beyond | Self - Actor & Director | 2002-11-15 |
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"STARdate" mit Ralf Moeller! | Self | 2002-08-09 |
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Afganistan: Land in Crisis | Self | 2002-05-28 |
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Avenging Angelo | Frankie Delano | 2002-08-30 |
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Raw Iron: The Making of 'Pumping Iron' | Self | 2002-01-01 |
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D-Tox | Jake Malloy | 2002-01-04 |
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Drawing First Blood: 20 Years Later | Self | 2002-05-28 |
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Driven | Joe Tanto | 2001-04-27 |
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CyberWorld | Weaver (voice) | 2000-10-06 |
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Get Carter | Jack Carter | 2000-10-06 |
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The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 2 | Self - Special Guest Star | 1999-05-17 |
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Tough Guise: Violence, Media & the Crisis in Masculinity | Self | 1999-01-01 |
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成龍的傳奇 | Self - Jackie's Pal | 1998-07-17 |
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Antz | Weaver (voice) | 1998-10-02 |
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An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn | Sylvester Stallone | 1998-02-27 |
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Junket Whore | Self | 1998-10-12 |
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Men in Black | Alien on TV Monitor (uncredited) | 1997-07-02 |
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Cop Land | Sheriff Freddy Heflin | 1997-08-15 |
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A Century of Science Fiction | Self | 1996-01-01 |
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Daylight | Kit Latura | 1996-12-06 |
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Judge Dredd | Judge Joseph Dredd | 1995-06-30 |
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Assassins | Robert Rath | 1995-10-06 |
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Your Studio and You | Sylvester Stallone | 1995-02-01 |
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The Specialist | Ray Quick | 1994-10-07 |
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Cliffhanger | Gabe Walker | 1993-05-28 |
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Demolition Man | John Spartan | 1993-10-08 |
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Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot | Sgt. Joseph Andrew 'Joe' Bomowski | 1992-02-21 |
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Oscar | Angelo "Snaps" Provolone | 1991-04-26 |
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Siskel & Ebert 1991 Holiday Video Gift Guide | 1991-11-15 | |
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Two Rooms: A Tribute to Elton John & Bernie Taupin | Self - Guest | 1991-10-01 |
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Rocky V | Robert 'Rocky' Balboa | 1990-11-16 |
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A Man Called... Rainbo | Jim Ramroc / Jim Rainbo (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1990-04-09 |
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Night of 100 Stars III | Self | 1990-05-21 |
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Tango & Cash | Raymond 'Ray' Tango | 1989-12-22 |
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Lock Up | Frank Leone | 1989-08-04 |
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Rambo III | John Rambo | 1988-05-24 |
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Over the Top | Lincoln Hawk | 1987-02-13 |
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The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years | Self (archive footage) | 1986-01-21 |
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Mike Tyson vs Trevor Berbick | Self | 1986-11-22 |
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Cobra | Marion 'Cobra' Cobretti | 1986-01-01 |
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Rocky IV | Robert "Rocky" Balboa | 1985-11-21 |
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Rambo: First Blood Part II | John J. Rambo | 1985-05-21 |
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Rhinestone | Nick | 1984-06-22 |
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Staying Alive | Man on Street (uncredited) | 1983-07-11 |
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Rocky III | Robert 'Rocky' Balboa | 1982-05-28 |
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First Blood | John Rambo | 1982-10-22 |
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Nighthawks | Deke DaSilva | 1981-03-17 |
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Escape to Victory | Captain Robert Hatch | 1981-06-17 |
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Rocky II | Robert 'Rocky' Balboa | 1979-06-15 |
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Paradise Alley | Cosmo Carboni | 1978-09-22 |
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F.I.S.T. | John D. 'Johnny' Kovak | 1978-04-26 |
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Rocky | Robert 'Rocky' Balboa | 1976-11-20 |
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Cannonball | Mafioso | 1976-07-06 |
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Farewell, My Lovely | Jonnie | 1975-08-08 |
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Capone | Frank Nitti | 1975-04-16 |
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Death Race 2000 | Machine Gun Joe Viterbo | 1975-04-30 |
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The Prisoner of Second Avenue | Youth in Park | 1975-03-14 |
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Mandingo | Lynching Witness (uncredited) | 1975-06-06 |
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No Place to Hide | Jerry Savage | 1974-09-12 |
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The Lords of Flatbush | Stanley Rosiello | 1974-05-01 |
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What's Up, Doc? | Hotel Guest (uncredited) | 1972-03-09 |
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Bananas | Subway Thug #1 (uncredited) | 1971-04-28 |
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Klute | Club Patron (uncredited) | 1971-06-23 |
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M*A*S*H | Soldier (uncredited) | 1970-02-18 |
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The Sidelong Glances of a Pigeon Kicker | Party Guest | 1970-10-28 |
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The Party at Kitty and Stud's | Stud | 1970-02-10 |
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Lovers and Other Strangers | Groomsman (uncredited) | 1970-08-12 |
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The Square Root | 1969-01-01 | |
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Downhill Racer | Restaurant Patron (uncredited) | 1969-11-06 |
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Never Too Old to Die | ||
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Untitled Amazon MGM action project | ||
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The Original Action Hero | Self | |
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Scarpa | Gregory Scarpa | |
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Hunter | Nathaniel Hunter | |
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Scavenger Hunt | ||
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The Epiphany | ||
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Samaritan 2 | Joe Smith | |
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Jackie Chan: Down to Earth | Self | |
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Taming The Beast | Self |
