Sylvester Stallone
Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone 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.
Known for
This Is Us
Sylvester Stallone
Las Vegas
30 for 30
Self
30 for 30
Self (archive footage)
Tulsa King
Dwight 'The General' Manfredi
Marvel Studios Legends
Stakar Ogord (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hogan Knows Best
Liberty's Kids
Paul Revere (voice)
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Stakar Ogord
Kojak
Det. Rick Daly
HBO First Look
Auf los geht's los
Self
The Oscars
Self
Police Story
Pet Star
Self - Judge
The Muppet Show
Sylvester Stallone - Special Guest Star
Alarum
Chester
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Stakar Ogord
The Family Stallone
Kendisi
The Suicide Squad
King Shark (voice)
Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
Self (archive footage)
Creed II
Rocky Balboa
Expend4bles
Barney Ross
Rocky
Robert 'Rocky' Balboa
Rocky IV
Robert "Rocky" Balboa
Men in Black
Alien on TV Monitor (uncredited)
E! True Hollywood Story
Mr. McMahon
Rocky Balboa (archive footage)
Armor
Rook
Arnold
Self
Creed
Rocky Balboa
The Contender
Self - Boxing Mentor
Rambo: First Blood Part II
John J. Rambo
The Expendables
Barney Ross
Rambo
John Rambo
First Blood
John Rambo
The Expendables 3
Barney Ross
Rambo: Last Blood
John Rambo
The Expendables 2
Barney Ross
Escape Plan
Ray Breslin
Demolition Man
John Spartan
Rocky Balboa
Robert 'Rocky' Balboa
Antz
Weaver (voice)
Samaritan
Joe Smith
Cop Land
Sheriff Freddy Heflin
Rambo III
John Rambo
The Party at Kitty and Stud's
Stud
Cobra
Lieutenant Marion 'Cobra' Cobretti
Over the Top
Lincoln Hawk
Rocky V
Robert 'Rocky' Balboa
Cliffhanger
Gabe Walker
Rocky III
Robert 'Rocky' Balboa
Rocky II
Robert 'Rocky' Balboa
Escape Plan 2: Hades
Ray Breslin
Judge Dredd
Judge Joseph Dredd
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
Toymaker
Zookeeper
Joe the Lion (voice)
Tango & Cash
Raymond 'Ray' Tango
Lock Up
Frank Leone
Jackie Chan: My Story
Self - Jackie's Pal
The Specialist
Ray Quick
Daylight
Kit Latura
Escape to Victory
Captain Robert Hatch
Taxi 3
L'espion (caméo non crédité)
M*A*S*H
Soldier (uncredited)
Driven
Joe Tanto
Assassins
Robert Rath
Death Race 2000
Machine Gun Joe Viterbo
Bullet to the Head
James Bonomo
Sly
Self
Escape Plan: The Extractors
Ray Breslin
Klute
Club Patron (uncredited)
Get Carter
Jack Carter
Backtrace
Sykes
Mandingo
Lynching Witness (uncredited)
D-Tox
Jake Malloy
Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot
Sgt. Joseph Andrew 'Joe' Bomowski
Oscar
Angelo "Snaps" Provolone
Nighthawks
Deke DaSilva
Staying Alive
Man on Street (uncredited)
Paradise Alley
Cosmo Carboni
Cannonball
Mafioso
What's Up, Doc?
Hotel Guest (uncredited)
Kambakkht Ishq
Sylvester Stallone
Ratchet & Clank
Victor Von Ion (voice)
Bananas
Subway Thug #1 (uncredited)
Grudge Match
Henry 'Razor' Sharp
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
Lincoln Hawk (archive footage) (uncredited)
Animal Crackers
Bullet-Man (voice)
Jean-Claude van Damme: Karate King
Self (archive footage)
And the Oscar Goes To...
Self (archive footage)
Farewell, My Lovely
Jonnie
Shade
Dean 'The Dean' Stevens
Rhinestone
Nick
Reach Me
Gerald
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
(archive footage)
Inferno: The Making of 'The Expendables'
Self
Bigger Stronger Faster*
Self (archive footage)
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
Sylvester Stallone
Capone
Frank Nitti
The Randall Scandal: Love, Loathing, and Vanderpump
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Milius
Self
Avenging Angelo
Frankie Delano
The Lords of Flatbush
Stanley Rosiello
Downhill Racer
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
F.I.S.T.
John D. 'Johnny' Kovak
Night of 100 Stars III
Self
From Rocky to Creed: The Legacy Continues
Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Self - 'Stakar Ogord'
40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic
Narrator/Self (archive footage)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
The Making of The Expendables 3
Self
Junket Whore
Self
CyberWorld
Weaver (voice)
The Prisoner of Second Avenue
Youth in Park
The Real Rocky
Self
Chuck Zito: An American Story
Self
Arnold & Sly: Rivals, Friends, Icons
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 2
Self - Special Guest Star
Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon
Self
John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs
Self
Raw Iron: The Making of 'Pumping Iron'
Self
Two Rooms: A Tribute to Elton John & Bernie Taupin
Self - Guest
Stallone: Frank, That Is
Self
The Making of 'Rocky vs. Drago'
Self / Rocky Balboa (archive footage)
Jackie Chan: Down to Earth
Self
One Night: Joshua vs. Ruiz
Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
Gods of War: Assembling Earth's Mightiest Anti-Heroes
Self
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
Self (archive footage)
The Rocky Saga: Going the Distance
Self
Your Studio and You
Sylvester Stallone
Rambo: To Hell and Back - Director's Production Diary
Self
I Am Durán
Self
Undisputed
Self
The Sidelong Glances of a Pigeon Kicker
Party Guest
Scavenger Hunt
Lovers and Other Strangers
Groomsman
Electric Blue Special: Nude Celebrity Special
Iron and Beyond
Self - Actor & Director
A Century of Science Fiction
Self
Dolph: Fights Worth Fighting
Self
Skill vs. Will: The Making of 'Rocky Balboa'
Self
The Opponents
Self (archive footage) / Rocky Balboa
The Epiphany
Afganistan: Land in Crisis
Self
Samaritan 2
Joe Smith
Taming The Beast
Self
The Original Action Hero
Self
Like Tears in Rain
Self (archive footage)
CBS News Sunday Morning
Self
The Good Life
Boss
Mike Tyson vs Trevor Berbick
Self
Scarpa
Gregory Scarpa
Hunter
Nathaniel Hunter
The View
Self
The View
The Graham Norton Show
Self
"STARdate" with Ralf Moeller!
Self
A Man Called... Rainbo
Jim Ramroc / Jim Rainbo (archive footage) (uncredited)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
The Square Root
From the Ashes: Post-Production and Release of 'The Expendables'
Self
Siskel & Ebert 1991 Holiday Video Gift Guide
No Place to Hide
Jerry Savage
Sherri
Self - Guest
Never Too Old to Die
Ali's Dozen
Self
Ecki's World
Self
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self (uncredited)
Tribute To Burgess Meredith
Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
Stallone, profession héros
Self (archive footage)
Untitled "Rocky" prequel
Narrator
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Self
Rallying Cry
Jasper Reese
Champs-Elysées
Self
The Johannes B. Kerner Show
Self
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Taff
self
Sacrée soirée
Self
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
Self - Guest
E! Live from the Red Carpet
Self - After Party Guest
Wetten, dass..?
Self
The Tony Danza Show
Self - Guest
Stasera c’è Cattelan su Raidue
Self
Made in Hollywood
Self
GMTV
Self
Beckmann
Self
Stern TV
Self
The Early Show
Self
Entertainment Tonight
Self
The Director's Chair
Self
Live from Studio Five
Self
Inside the Actors Studio
Self
Celebrities Uncensored
Self