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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Taming The Beast | Self | 2026-06-06 |
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Breakdown: 1975 | Self/Rocky/Machine Gun Joe Viterbo (archive footage) | 2025-12-18 |
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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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Undisputed | Self | 2024-12-10 |
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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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Chuck Zito: An American Story | Self | 2024-05-01 |
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Jean-Claude Van Damme, coup sur coup | Self (archive footage) | 2023-03-17 |
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Sly | Self | 2023-09-16 |
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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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The Randall Scandal: Love, Loathing, and Vanderpump | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2023-05-22 |
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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 | Stakar Ogord | 2023-05-03 |
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Expend4bles | Barney Ross | 2023-09-15 |
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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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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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Stallone: Frank, That Is | Self | 2021-01-19 |
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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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I Am Durán | Self | 2019-06-03 |
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Rambo: Last Blood | John Rambo | 2019-09-18 |
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One Night: Joshua vs. Ruiz | Self | 2019-11-22 |
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Escape Plan: The Extractors | Ray Breslin | 2019-06-20 |
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Animal Crackers | Bullet-Man (voice) | 2018-07-21 |
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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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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 | Stakar Ogord | 2017-04-19 |
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John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs | Self | 2017-08-01 |
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Ratchet & Clank | Victor Von Ion (voice) | 2016-04-13 |
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Creed | Rocky Balboa | 2015-11-25 |
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From Rocky to Creed: The Legacy Continues | Self | 2015-11-18 |
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The Expendables 3 | Barney Ross | 2014-08-07 |
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Reach Me | Gerald | 2014-03-14 |
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The Making of The Expendables 3 | Self | 2014-11-25 |
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Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon | Self | 2013-09-07 |
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Escape Plan | Ray Breslin | 2013-10-09 |
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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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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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Final Cut: Hölgyeim és uraim | (archive footage) | 2012-02-04 |
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Bullet to the Head | James Bonomo | 2012-11-14 |
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Zookeeper | Joe the Lion (voice) | 2011-07-06 |
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The Real Rocky | Self | 2011-10-25 |
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The Rocky Saga: Going the Distance | Self | 2011-12-27 |
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From the Ashes: Post-Production and Release of 'The Expendables' | Self | 2010-11-23 |
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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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The Expendables | Barney Ross | 2010-08-07 |
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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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Skill vs. Will: The Making of 'Rocky Balboa' | Self | 2007-04-27 |
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Eckis Welt - Die älteste Videothek der Welt | Self | 2007-11-17 |
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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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Taboo: The Beginning of Erotic Cinema | 2004-11-09 | |
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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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Celebrity Naked Ambition | Self (archive footage) | 2003-07-19 |
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Iron and Beyond | Self - Actor & Director | 2002-11-15 |
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Histoires de festival | Self (archive footage) | 2002-04-16 |
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D-Tox | Jake Malloy | 2002-01-04 |
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Afganistan: Land in Crisis | Self | 2002-05-28 |
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"STARdate" mit Ralf Moeller! | Self | 2002-08-09 |
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Drawing First Blood: 20 Years Later | 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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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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Antz | Weaver (voice) | 1998-10-02 |
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成龍的傳奇 | Self - Jackie's Pal | 1998-07-17 |
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Junket Whore | Self | 1998-10-12 |
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An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn | Sylvester Stallone | 1998-02-27 |
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Cop Land | Sheriff Freddy Heflin | 1997-08-15 |
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Men in Black | Alien on TV Monitor (uncredited) | 1997-07-02 |
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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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Your Studio and You | Sylvester Stallone | 1995-02-01 |
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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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The Specialist | Ray Quick | 1994-10-07 |
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Demolition Man | John Spartan | 1993-10-08 |
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Cliffhanger | Gabe Walker | 1993-05-28 |
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Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot | Sgt. Joseph Andrew 'Joe' Bomowski | 1992-02-21 |
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Two Rooms: A Tribute to Elton John & Bernie Taupin | Self - Guest | 1991-10-01 |
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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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ロッキー·スペシャル: 燃える青春 | Rocky Balboa (archive footage) | 1990-01-01 |
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Night of 100 Stars III | Self | 1990-05-21 |
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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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Lock Up | Frank Leone | 1989-08-04 |
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Tango & Cash | Raymond 'Ray' Tango | 1989-12-22 |
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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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Mike Tyson vs Trevor Berbick | Self | 1986-11-22 |
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The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years | Self (archive footage) | 1986-01-21 |
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Cobra | Marion 'Cobra' Cobretti | 1986-05-22 |
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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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First Blood | John Rambo | 1982-10-22 |
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Rocky III | Robert 'Rocky' Balboa | 1982-05-28 |
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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 | 1976-12-03 |
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Cannonball | Mafioso | 1976-07-06 |
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Mandingo | Lynching Witness (uncredited) | 1975-06-06 |
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Death Race 2000 | Machine Gun Joe Viterbo | 1975-04-30 |
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Capone | Frank Nitti | 1975-04-16 |
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Farewell, My Lovely | Jonnie | 1975-08-08 |
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The Prisoner of Second Avenue | Youth in Park | 1975-03-14 |
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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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Klute | Club Patron (uncredited) | 1971-06-23 |
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Bananas | Subway Thug #1 (uncredited) | 1971-04-28 |
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M*A*S*H | Soldier (uncredited) | 1970-02-18 |
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Lovers and Other Strangers | Groomsman (uncredited) | 1970-08-12 |
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The Party at Kitty and Stud's | Stud | 1970-02-10 |
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The Sidelong Glances of a Pigeon Kicker | Party Guest | 1970-10-28 |
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Downhill Racer | Restaurant Patron (uncredited) | 1969-11-06 |
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The Square Root | 1969-01-01 | |
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Never Too Old to Die | ||
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Stallone on the Edge: The Making of Cliffhanger | Self | |
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Untitled Amazon MGM action project | ||
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Samaritan 2 | Joe Smith | |
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The Epiphany | ||
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Jackie Chan: Down to Earth | Self | |
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Scarpa | Gregory Scarpa | |
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The Original Action Hero | Self | |
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Hunter | Nathaniel Hunter | |
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