Name
Sylvester Stallone
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1946-07-06 (80 years old)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
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 (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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- 2006 Rocky Balboa as Robert 'Rocky' Balboa
- 1976 Rocky as Robert 'Rocky' Balboa
- 1979 Rocky II as Robert 'Rocky' Balboa
- 1982 First Blood as John Rambo
- 1985 Rambo: First Blood Part II as John J. Rambo
- 1988 Rambo III as John Rambo
- 1982 Rocky III as Robert 'Rocky' Balboa
- 1985 Rocky IV as Robert "Rocky" Balboa
- 1990 Rocky V as Robert 'Rocky' Balboa
- 1997 Cop Land as Sheriff Freddy Heflin
- 1987 Over the Top as Lincoln Hawk
- 1975 Farewell, My Lovely as Jonnie
- 1994 The Specialist as Ray Quick
- 2002 D-Tox as Jake Malloy
- 2000 Get Carter as Jack Carter
- 2001 Driven as Joe Tanto
- 1970 The Party at Kitty and Stud's as Stud
- 2009 Kambakkht Ishq as Sylvester Stallone
- 1976 Cannonball as Mafioso
- 1996 Daylight as Kit Latura
- 2025 Dolph: Unbreakable as Self
- 1981 Nighthawks as Deke DaSilva
- 1978 Paradise Alley as Cosmo Carboni
- 2008 Rambo as John Rambo
- 1991 Oscar as Angelo "Snaps" Provolone
- 1998 Antz as Weaver (voice)
- 2003 Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over as Toymaker
- 1995 Judge Dredd as Judge Joseph Dredd
- 1993 Demolition Man as John Spartan
- 1993 Cliffhanger as Gabe Walker
- 1989 Tango & Cash as Raymond 'Ray' Tango
- 1989 Lock Up as Frank Leone
- 1975 Death Race 2000 as Machine Gun Joe Viterbo
- 2010 The Expendables as Barney Ross
- 1986 Cobra as Marion 'Cobra' Cobretti
- 1995 Assassins as Robert Rath
- 1992 Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot as Joe Bomowski
- 2002 Avenging Angelo as Frankie Delano
- 2023 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 as Stakar Ogord
- 1978 F.I.S.T. as John D. 'Johnny' Kovak
- 2002 Raw Iron: The Making of 'Pumping Iron' as Self
- 2003 Shade as Dean 'The Dean' Stevens
- 2011 Zookeeper as Joe the Lion (voice)
- 1984 Rhinestone as Nick
- 1998 Jackie Chan: My Story as Self - Jackie's Pal
- 2013 Grudge Match as Henry 'Razor' Sharp
- 1974 The Lords of Flatbush as Stanley Rosiello
- Soon Never Too Old to Die
- 2021 The Suicide Squad as King Shark (voice)
- 1981 Escape to Victory as Captain Robert Hatch
- 1975 Capone as Frank Nitti
- 2011 The Rocky Saga: Going the Distance as Self
- 2012 Bullet to the Head as James Bonomo
- 1969 The Square Root
- 1970 Lovers and Other Strangers as Groomsman (uncredited)
- 1975 Mandingo as Lynching Witness (uncredited)
- 2012 The Expendables 2 as Barney Ross
- 2023 Sly as Self
- Soon Scavenger Hunt
- 2013 Escape Plan as Ray Breslin
- 2010 Inferno: The Making of 'The Expendables' as Self
- 1972 What's Up, Doc? as Hotel Guest (uncredited)
- 2014 The Expendables 3 as Barney Ross
- 1986 Mike Tyson vs Trevor Berbick as Self
- 2010 Rambo: To Hell and Back - Director's Production Diary as Self
- 1974 No Place to Hide as Jerry Savage
- 2014 Reach Me as Gerald
- 1969 Downhill Racer as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
- 2024 Armor as Rook
- 2013 Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon as Self
- Soon Samaritan 2 as Joe Smith
- 2011 The Real Rocky as Self
- Soon Hunter as Nathaniel Hunter
- 1971 Klute as Club Patron (uncredited)
- 2026 Taming the Beast as Self
- 1995 Your Studio and You as Sylvester Stallone
- 1975 The Prisoner of Second Avenue as Youth in Park
- 1990 Night of 100 Stars III as Self
- 1997 Men in Black as Alien on TV Monitor (uncredited)
- 2018 Animal Crackers as Bullet-Man (voice)
- 1971 Bananas as Subway Thug #1 (uncredited)
- 1999 The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 2 as Self - Special Guest Star
- Soon The Original Action Hero as Self
- 1986 The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years as Self (archive footage)
- Soon Scarpa as Gregory Scarpa
- 2023 Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 as Self - 'Stakar Ogord'
- Soon The Epiphany
- 2025 Alarum as Chester
- 2015 Creed as Rocky Balboa
- 1970 The Sidelong Glances of a Pigeon Kicker as Party Guest
- 2002 Iron and Beyond as Self - Actor & Director
- 2023 The Randall Scandal: Love, Loathing, and Vanderpump as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2014 The Making of The Expendables 3 as Self
- 2013 Milius as Self
- 2012 Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen as (archive footage)
- 2023 Jean-Claude Van Damme: Karate King as Self (archive footage)
- 2008 Bigger Stronger Faster* as Self (archive footage)
- 2002 "STARdate" with Ralf Moeller! as Self
- 2017 John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs as Self
- 2002 Afganistan: Land in Crisis as Self
- 2024 Arnold & Sly: Rivals, Friends, Icons as Self
- 2012 Gods of War: Assembling Earth's Mightiest Anti-Heroes as Self
- 2006 Tribute To Burgess Meredith as Self
- 2015 From Rocky to Creed: The Legacy Continues as Self
- 2017 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 as Stakar Ogord
- 1998 Junket Whore as Self
- Soon Jackie Chan: Down to Earth as Self
- 2020 40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic as Narrator/Self (archive footage)
- 2018 Escape Plan 2: Hades as Ray Breslin
- 2010 From the Ashes: Post-Production and Release of 'The Expendables' as Self
- 1998 An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn as Sylvester Stallone
- 2018 Creed II as Rocky Balboa
- 2019 Escape Plan: The Extractors as Ray Breslin
- 1970 M*A*S*H as Soldier (uncredited)
- 2018 Backtrace as Sykes
- 2019 Rambo: Last Blood as John Rambo
- 1991 Two Rooms: A Tribute to Elton John & Bernie Taupin as Self - Guest
- 1996 A Century of Science Fiction as Self
- 2019 I Am Durán as Self
- 2022 Samaritan as Joe Smith
- 2019 One Night: Joshua vs. Ruiz as Self
- 2023 Expend4bles as Barney Ross
- 2003 Taxi 3 as L'espion (caméo non crédité)
- 2000 CyberWorld as Weaver (voice)
- 2006 Ali's Dozen as Self
- 2016 Ratchet & Clank as Victor Von Ion (voice)
- 2007 Ecki's World as Self
- 2021 Stallone: Frank, That Is as Self
- 2017 John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
- 1983 Staying Alive as Man on Street (uncredited)
- 2024 Chuck Zito: An American Story as Self
- 2024 Undisputed as Self
- 2007 Skill vs. Will: The Making of 'Rocky Balboa' as Self
- 1990 A Man Called... Rainbo as Jim Ramroc / Jim Rainbo (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1991 Siskel & Ebert 1991 Holiday Video Gift Guide as Self
- 2025 TMZ Presents: The Real Hulk Hogan as Self
- 2020 Die Sylvester Stallone Story as Self (archive footage)
- 2021 The Making of 'Rocky vs. Drago' as Self
- 2021 Jackie Chan: Building an Icon as Self (archive footage)
- 2002 Drawing First Blood: 20 Years Later as Self
- 1999 Tough Guise: Violence, Media & the Crisis in Masculinity as Self
- 2025 Breakdown: 1975 as Self/Rocky/Machine Gun Joe Viterbo (archive footage)
- Soon Untitled Amazon MGM action project
- 2003 Celebrity Naked Ambition as Self (archive footage)
- 2002 Heart of the Festival as Self (archive footage)
- 2004 Taboo: The Beginning of Erotic Cinema
- 1993 Stallone on the Edge: The Making of Cliffhanger as Self
- 2002 We Get to Win This Time as Self
- 2002 Guts and Glory as Self
- 1982 The Making of 'First Blood' as Self
- Soon Make-Up Man: The Michael Westmore Documentary as Self
- 2025 Breakdown: 1975 as Self (archive footage)
- 2026 Norwood, Where Legends Were Born as Archive / Himself
- 2016 Andy Warhol, Fluorescent as (archive footage)
- 2026 Untold Mr. T: I Pity the Fool as Self (archive footage)
- 2025 Untold: The Liver King as Self (archive footage)
- Soon The Good Life as Boss
- 2004 Cop Land: The Making of an Urban Western as Himself
- 1994 A Century of Cinema as Self
- 1994 Inside the Actors Studio ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2004 The Tony Danza Show ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live! ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2003 Las Vegas ( 2 episodes ) as Frank the Repairman
- 2005 Hogan Knows Best ( 1 episode )
- 1997 The View ( 3 episodes ) as Self
- 1996 E! True Hollywood Story ( 1 episode )
- 1992 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno ( 4 episodes )
- 2005 The Contender ( 67 episodes ) as Self - Boxing Mentor
- 1973 Kojak ( 1 episode ) as Det. Rick Daly
- 1999 The Early Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2002 Pet Star ( 1 episode ) as Self - Judge
- 1976 The Muppet Show ( 1 episode ) as Sylvester Stallone - Special Guest Star
- 1993 Late Night with Conan O'Brien ( 3 episodes ) as Self - Guest
- 2015 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2003 Celebrities Uncensored ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1973 Police Story ( 1 episode )
- 2002 Liberty's Kids ( 40 episodes ) as Paul Revere (voice)
- 2023 The Family Stallone ( 18 episodes ) as Self
- 1953 The Oscars ( 3 episodes ) as Self
- 1999 The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 1993 GMTV ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2009 Live from Studio Five ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2014 The Director's Chair ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1975 Saturday Night Live ( 1 episode ) as Self - Host
- 1975 Saturday Night Live ( 1 episode ) as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
- 2002 Live from E! ( 1 episode ) as Self - After Party Guest
- 2021 Marvel Studios Legends ( 1 episode ) as Stakar Ogord (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1981 Wetten, dass..? ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 2022 Tulsa King ( 39 episodes ) as Dwight 'The General' Manfredi
- 2009 30 for 30 ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2005 Made in Hollywood ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2014 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon ( 5 episodes ) as Self - Guest
- 1961 The Mike Douglas Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2016 This Is Us ( 1 episode ) as Sylvester Stallone
- 2022 Sherri ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 2023 Arnold ( 3 episodes ) as Self
- 2022 Stasera c’è Cattelan su Raidue ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2019 The Kelly Clarkson Show ( 3 episodes ) as Self
- 1977 Auf los geht's los ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1988 LIVE with Kelly and Mark ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 1981 Entertainment Tonight ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 1975 Les Rendez-vous du dimanche ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1998 The Johannes B. Kerner Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1982 Champs-Elysées ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2022 Il était une fois Champs-Élysées ( 1 episode ) as Self (archive footage)
- 2007 The Graham Norton Show ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 1999 Beckmann ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1990 Stern TV ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1962 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 1992 HBO First Look ( 1 episode )
- 1997 Taff ( 1 episode ) as self
- 1979 CBS News Sunday Morning ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2009 30 for 30 ( 1 episode ) as Self (archive footage)
- 2024 Mr. McMahon ( 1 episode ) as Rocky Balboa (archive footage)
- 1987 Sacrée soirée ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1962 The Merv Griffin Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2005 WWE Hall of Fame ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2023 Iconic America ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1993 Late Show with David Letterman ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 1971 Film '72 ( 4 episodes ) as Self
- 2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live! ( 3 episodes ) as Self - Guest
- 1978 Ciné regards ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1990 The Word ( 1 episode )
- 2026 Hulk Hogan: Real American ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2017 Road to 9/11 ( 1 episode ) as Self (archive footage)
