Sylvester Stallone 1946 79

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.

From New York City, New York, USA

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66.8M

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201M

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Acting

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164 Credits

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Men in Black 1997
Alien on TV Monitor (uncredited)
The Suicide Squad 2021
King Shark (voice)
Rocky 1976
Robert 'Rocky' Balboa, Screenplay, Choreographer
The Expendables 2010
Barney Ross, Director, Screenplay
Creed 2015
Rocky Balboa, Characters, Producer
The Expendables 2 2012
Barney Ross, Screenplay
First Blood 1982
John Rambo, Screenplay
Creed II 2018
Rocky Balboa, Screenplay, Producer, Characters
Escape Plan 2013
Ray Breslin
The Expendables 3 2014
Story, Barney Ross, Screenplay
Rocky IV 1985
Robert "Rocky" Balboa, Director, Writer
Rocky II 1979
Robert 'Rocky' Balboa, Screenplay, Director
Antz 1998
Weaver (voice)
Rocky III 1982
Robert 'Rocky' Balboa, Director, Writer

Credit 164

2025 Giant Executive Producer

2025 The Epiphany Producer

2025 TMZ Presents: The Real Hulk Hogan as Self

2025 Jackie Chan: Down to Earth as Self

2025 Montez: Rise of the Jaguar Producer

2025 Creed IV Characters

2025 Punk Executive Producer

2025 Untitled "Rambo" prequel Writer, Producer

2025 Scarpa as Gregory Scarpa

2025 Scavenger Hunt Producer

2025 Never Too Old to Die Producer

2025 Dolph: Fights Worth Fighting as Self

2025 The Gangster, The Cop, The Devil Producer

2025 Untitled "Rocky" prequel as Narrator Characters, Writer, Producer

2025 Taming The Beast as Self

2025 The Good Life as Boss

2025 Street Justice Executive Producer

2025 The Original Action Hero as Self

2025 Hunter as Nathaniel Hunter

2025 Samaritan 2 as Joe Smith Producer

2025 A Working Man Producer, Screenplay

2025 Alarum as Chester

2024 Undisputed as Self

2024 Lost on a Mountain in Maine Producer

2024 Armor as Rook

2024 Like Tears in Rain as Self (archive footage)

2024 Chuck Zito: An American Story as Self

2024 Arnold & Sly: Rivals, Friends, Icons as Self

2023 Sly as Self Executive Producer

2023 Expend4bles as Barney Ross

2023 Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 as Self - 'Stakar Ogord'

2023 The Randall Scandal: Love, Loathing, and Vanderpump as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2023 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 as Stakar Ogord

2023 Jean-Claude van Damme: Karate King as Self (archive footage)

2023 Creed III Producer, Characters

2022 Tulsa King as Dwight 'The General' Manfredi Executive Producer

2022 MVP Executive Producer

2022 Samaritan as Joe Smith Producer

2021 Rocky IV: Rocky vs. Drago - The Ultimate Director's Cut as Rocky Director

2021 The Making of 'Rocky vs. Drago' as Self / Rocky Balboa (archive footage) Producer

2021 The Suicide Squad as King Shark (voice)

2021 Stallone: Frank, That Is as Self

2020 Die Sylvester Stallone Story as Self

2020 40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic as Narrator/Self (archive footage)

2019 One Night: Joshua vs. Ruiz as Self Executive Producer

2019 Rallying Cry as Jasper Reese

2019 Rambo: Last Blood as John Rambo Screenplay, Screenstory

2019 Escape Plan: The Extractors as Ray Breslin

2019 I Am Durán as Self

2019 The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil Producer

2019 Stallone, profession héros as Self (archive footage)

2018 Backtrace as Sykes

2018 Creed II as Rocky Balboa Screenplay, Producer, Characters

2018 Escape Plan 2: Hades as Ray Breslin

2017 John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs as Self

2017 Animal Crackers as Bullet-Man (voice)

2017 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 as Stakar Ogord

2017 John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

2016 Ratchet & Clank as Victor Von Ion (voice)

2015 Creed as Rocky Balboa Characters, Producer

2015 From Rocky to Creed: The Legacy Continues as Self

2014 The Making of The Expendables 3 as Self

2014 Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films as Lincoln Hawk (archive footage) (uncredited)

2014 The Expendables 3 as Barney Ross Story, Screenplay

2014 Reach Me as Gerald

2014 And the Oscar Goes To... as Self (archive footage)

2013 Grudge Match as Henry 'Razor' Sharp

2013 Homefront Screenplay, Producer

2013 Escape Plan as Ray Breslin

2013 Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon as Self

2013 Milius as Self

2012 Bullet to the Head as James Bonomo

2012 Gods of War: Assembling Earth's Mightiest Anti-Heroes as Self

2012 The Expendables 2 as Barney Ross Screenplay

2012 Plaga zombie: zona mutante: revolución tóxica Thanks

2012 Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen as (archive footage)

2011 The Rocky Saga: Going the Distance as Self

2011 The Real Rocky as Self

2011 Zookeeper as Joe the Lion (voice)

2010 From the Ashes: Post-Production and Release of 'The Expendables' as Self

2010 Inferno: The Making of 'The Expendables' as Self Producer

2010 The Expendables as Barney Ross Director, Screenplay

2010 Rambo: To Hell and Back - Director's Production Diary as Self

2009 Kambakkht Ishq as Sylvester Stallone

2008 Bigger Stronger Faster* as Self (archive footage)

2008 Rambo as John Rambo Screenplay, Director

2007 Ecki's World as Self

2007 Skill vs. Will: The Making of 'Rocky Balboa' as Self

2006 Rocky Balboa as Robert 'Rocky' Balboa Director, Characters, Writer

2006 Ali's Dozen as Self

2006 The Opponents as Self (archive footage) / Rocky Balboa

2006 Tribute To Burgess Meredith as Self

2003 Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over as Toymaker

2003 Shade as Dean 'The Dean' Stevens

2003 Taxi 3 as L'espion (caméo non crédité)

2002 Iron and Beyond as Self - Actor & Director

2002 Avenging Angelo as Frankie Delano

2002 "STARdate" with Ralf Moeller! as Self

2002 Afganistan: Land in Crisis as Self

2002 D-Tox as Jake Malloy

2002 Raw Iron: The Making of 'Pumping Iron' as Self

2001 Driven as Joe Tanto Producer, Screenplay

2000 CyberWorld as Weaver (voice)

2000 Get Carter as Jack Carter

1999 The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 2 as Self - Special Guest Star

1998 Junket Whore as Self

1998 Antz as Weaver (voice)

1998 Jackie Chan: My Story as Self - Jackie's Pal Thanks

1998 An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn as Sylvester Stallone

1997 Cop Land as Sheriff Freddy Heflin

1997 Men in Black as Alien on TV Monitor (uncredited)

1996 Daylight as Kit Latura

1996 A Century of Science Fiction as Self

1995 Assassins as Robert Rath

1995 Judge Dredd as Judge Joseph Dredd

1995 Your Studio and You as Sylvester Stallone

1994 The Specialist as Ray Quick

1993 Demolition Man as John Spartan

1993 Cliffhanger as Gabe Walker Screenplay

1992 Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot as Sgt. Joseph Andrew 'Joe' Bomowski

1991 Siskel & Ebert 1991 Holiday Video Gift Guide

1991 Two Rooms: A Tribute to Elton John & Bernie Taupin as Self - Guest

1991 Oscar as Angelo "Snaps" Provolone

1990 Rocky V as Robert 'Rocky' Balboa Writer, Characters

1990 Night of 100 Stars III as Self

1990 A Man Called... Rainbo as Jim Ramroc / Jim Rainbo (archive footage) (uncredited)

1989 Tango & Cash as Raymond 'Ray' Tango

1989 Lock Up as Frank Leone

1988 Rambo III as John Rambo Screenplay

1987 Over the Top as Lincoln Hawk Screenplay

1986 Mike Tyson vs Trevor Berbick as Self

1986 The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years as Self (archive footage)

1986 Cobra as Marion 'Cobra' Cobretti Screenplay, Co-Director

1985 Rocky IV as Robert "Rocky" Balboa Director, Writer

1985 Rambo: First Blood Part II as John J. Rambo Screenplay

1985 Heart of a Champion: The Ray Mancini Story Executive Producer

1984 Rhinestone as Nick Screenplay

1984 Electric Blue Special: Nude Celebrity Special

1983 Staying Alive as Man on Street (uncredited) Director, Screenplay, Producer

1982 First Blood as John Rambo Screenplay

1982 Rocky III as Robert 'Rocky' Balboa Director, Writer

1981 Escape to Victory as Captain Robert Hatch

1981 Nighthawks as Deke DaSilva

1979 Rocky II as Robert 'Rocky' Balboa Screenplay, Director

1978 Paradise Alley as Cosmo Carboni Director, Writer

1978 F.I.S.T. as John D. 'Johnny' Kovak Screenplay

1976 Rocky as Robert 'Rocky' Balboa Screenplay, Choreographer

1976 Cannonball as Mafioso

1975 Farewell, My Lovely as Jonnie

1975 Mandingo as Lynching Witness (uncredited)

1975 Death Race 2000 as Machine Gun Joe Viterbo

1975 Capone as Frank Nitti

1975 The Prisoner of Second Avenue as Youth in Park

1974 No Place to Hide as Jerry Savage

1974 The Lords of Flatbush as Stanley Rosiello

1972 What's Up, Doc? as Hotel Guest (uncredited)

1971 Klute as Club Patron (uncredited)

1971 Bananas as Subway Thug #1 (uncredited)

1970 The Sidelong Glances of a Pigeon Kicker as Party Guest

1970 Lovers and Other Strangers as Groomsman

1970 M*A*S*H as Soldier (uncredited)

1970 The Party at Kitty and Stud's as Stud

1969 Downhill Racer as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

1969 The Square Root

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6.82 War 6

6.65 TV Movie 11

6.60 History 1

6.49 Adventure 20

6.47 Documentary 39

6.39 Science Fiction 11

6.26 Action 51

6.24 Drama 38

6.21 Thriller 35

6.16 Mystery 3

6.15 Family 9

6.14 Crime 26

6.07 Animation 4

6.01 Romance 8

5.92 Music 5

5.87 Comedy 34

5.65 Horror 2