Sylvester Stallone filmography

Last updated December 01, 2025

American actor and filmmaker Sylvester Stallone has appeared in over 82 films. This is a list of his acting roles as well as directing, screenwriting, producing credits.

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
1969	The Square Root	Unknown	Uncredited extra	^[1]
1969	Downhill Racer	Restaurant Patron	Uncredited extra	^[1]
1970	MASH*	Soldier Sitting at Camp Table	Uncredited extra	^[2]
1970	The Party at Kitty and Stud's	Stud
1970	Lovers and Other Strangers	Groomsman	Uncredited extra	^[1]
1970	The Sidelong Glances of a Pigeon Kicker	Party Guest	Uncredited extra	^[1]
1971	Bananas	Subway Thug #1	Uncredited extra	^[1]
1971	Klute	Club Patron	Uncredited extra	^[1]
1972	What's Up, Doc?	Hotel Guest	Uncredited extra	^[3]
1973	No Place to Hide	Jerry Savage
1974	The Lords of Flatbush	Stanley Rosiello	Also additional dialogue
1975	The Prisoner of Second Avenue	Youth in Park		^[4]
1975	Capone	Frank Ralph "The Enforcer" Nitti
1975	Death Race 2000	Joe "Machine Gun" Viterbo
1975	Mandingo	Lynching Witness	Uncredited extra	^[5]
1975	Farewell, My Lovely	Jonnie		^[6]
1976	Cannonball	Mafioso #2	Uncredited cameo	^[7]
1976	Rocky	Robert "Rocky" Balboa	Also writer and boxing choreographer
1978	F.I.S.T.	Johnny Kovak	Also writer
1978	Paradise Alley	Cosmo Carboni	Also director and writer
1979	Rocky II	Robert "Rocky" Balboa	Also director, writer and boxing choreographer
1981	Nighthawks	Sergeant Deke DaSilva
1981	Escape to Victory	Captain Robert Hatch
1982	Rocky III	Robert "Rocky" Balboa	Also director, writer and boxing choreographer
1982	First Blood	John J. Rambo	Also writer
1983	Staying Alive	Man on Street	Also director, writer and producer; uncredited cameo	^[8]
1984	Rhinestone	Nick Martinelli	Also writer
1985	Rambo: First Blood Part II	John J. Rambo	Also writer
1985	Rocky IV	Robert "Rocky" Balboa	Also director, writer and boxing choreographer
1986	Cobra	Lieutenant Marion "Cobra" Cobretti	Also writer
1987	Over the Top	Lincoln "Linc" Hawk	Also writer
1988	Rambo III	John J. Rambo	Also writer
1989	Lock Up	Frank Leone
1989	Tango & Cash	Lieutenant Raymond "Ray" Tango
1990	Rocky V	Robert "Rocky" Balboa	Also writer
1991	Oscar	Angelo "Snaps" Provolone
1992	Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot	Sergeant Joseph Andrew "Joe" Bomowski
1993	Cliffhanger	Ranger Gabriel "Gabe" Walker	Also writer
1993	Demolition Man	Sergeant John Spartan
1994	The Specialist	Captain Ray Quick
1995	Your Studio and You	Himself	Short film; uncredited cameo	^[9]
1995	Judge Dredd	Judge Joseph Dredd
1995	Assassins	Robert Rath / Joseph Rath
1996	Daylight	Chief Kit Latura
1997	Cop Land	Sheriff Freddy Heflin
1997	An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn	Himself	Cameo	^[10]
1997	The Good Life	Boss	Unreleased; cameo	^[11]
1998	Antz	Corporal Weaver	Voice role
2000	Get Carter	Jack Carter
2001	Driven	Joe "The Hummer" Tanto	Also writer and producer
2002	D-Tox	Agent Jake Malloy
2002	Avenging Angelo	Frankie Delano	Direct-to-video
2003	Taxi 3	Passenger to Airport	Uncredited cameo	^[12]
2003	Shade	Dean "The Dean" Stevens
2003	Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over	Agent Sebastian "The Toymaker"
2006	Rocky Balboa	Robert "Rocky" Balboa	Also director, writer and boxing choreographer
2008	Rambo	John J. Rambo	Also director and writer
2009	Kambakkht Ishq	Himself	Cameo	^[13]
2010	The Expendables	Barney Ross	Also director and writer
2011	Zookeeper	Joe the Lion	Voice role
2012	The Expendables 2	Barney Ross	Also writer
2012	Bullet to the Head	James "Jimmy Bobo" Bonomo
2013	Escape Plan	Ray Breslin / Anthony Portos
2013	Homefront	None	Writer and producer only
2013	Grudge Match	Henry "Razor" Sharp	Also boxing choreographer
2014	The Expendables 3	Barney Ross	Also story writer
2014	Reach Me	Chief Gerald Cavallo
2015	Creed	Robert "Rocky" Balboa	Also producer	^[14]
2016	Ratchet & Clank	Lieutenant Victor Von Ion	Voice role
2017	Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2	Stakar Ogord		^[15]
2017	Animal Crackers	Bulletman	Voice role
2018	Escape Plan 2: Hades	Ray Breslin	Direct-to-video
2018	Creed II	Robert "Rocky" Balboa	Also writer and producer	^[14]
2018	Backtrace	Detective Sykes
2019	Escape Plan: The Extractors	Ray Breslin	Direct-to-video
2019	Rallying Cry	Jasper Reese	Short film
2019	Rambo: Last Blood	John J. Rambo	Also story writer
2019	One Night: Joshua vs. Ruiz	Himself	Documentary film; also executive producer
2021	The Suicide Squad	Nanaue / King Shark	Voice role
2021	The Making of Rocky vs. Drago by Sylvester Stallone	Himself	Documentary film; also producer
2022	Samaritan	Joe Smith / Samaritan / Nemesis	Also producer
2022	MVP	None	Executive producer only
2023	Creed III	None	Producer only
2023	Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3	Stakar Ogord		^[16]
2023	Expend4bles	Barney Ross
2023	Sly	Himself	Documentary film; also executive producer
2024	Lost on a Mountain in Maine	None	Producer only
2024	Armor	Rook
2025	Alarum	Agent Chester
2025	A Working Man	None	Writer and producer only
2025	Giant	None	Executive producer only

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
1973	The Evil Touch	None	Episode: "Heart to Heart"; writer only
1975	Police Story	Elmore "Rocky" Caddo	Episode: "The Cutting Edge"
1975	Kojak	Detective Rick Daly	Episode: "My Brother, My Enemy"
1979	The Muppet Show	Himself	Episode: "Sylvester Stallone"
1985	Heart of a Champion: The Ray Mancini Story	None	Television film; executive producer only
1991	Dream On	Himself	Episode: "The Second Greatest Story Ever Told: Parts 1 & 2"
1997	Saturday Night Live	Himself (host)	Episode: "Sylvester Stallone/Jamiroquai"
2002	Father Lefty	None	Unsold television pilot; writer and executive producer only
2002	Liberty's Kids	Paul Revere	Voice; Episode: "Midnight Ride"
2005	Las Vegas	Frank "The Repairman"	2 episodes
2005	The Contender Rematch: Mora vs. Manfredo	None	Television special; executive producer only
2006–2009	The Contender	Himself (host)	16 episodes; also executive producer
2010	Inferno: The Making of 'The Expendables'	Himself	Television documentary film; also producer
2013	Saturday Night Live	Three Wise Guys	Episode: "John Goodman/Kings of Leon"; uncredited cameo	^[17]
2016	Strong	None	Executive producer only
2017	Ultimate Beastmaster	None	Creator and producer only
2017	This Is Us	Himself	Episode: "Déjà Vu"
2022–present	Tulsa King	Dwight "The General" Manfredi	29 episodes; also executive producer and writer for 6 episodes
2023–2024	The Family Stallone	Himself	Reality series; also executive producer
2025	Extracted	None	Executive producer only

Theatre

Year	Title	Role	Venue	Notes	Ref.
1970	Score	Telephone Repairman Mike	Martinique Theater		^[1]

Commercial

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2020	Facebook: Groups - Ready to Rock? - 2020 Super Bowl Commercial	Robert "Rocky" Balboa	Cameo

Music video

Year	Title	Role	Performer	Notes	Ref.
1987	"Winner Takes It All"	Lincoln "Linc" Hawk	Sammy Hagar	Uncredited cameo	^[18]

Soundtrack appearances

Year	Title	Song	Notes	Ref.
1978	Paradise Alley	"Too Close to Paradise"
1979	The Muppet Show	"Let's Call the Whole Thing Off", "A Bird in a Gilded Cage"	Episode: "Sylvester Stallone"; uncredited	^[19]
1982	Rocky III	"Take You Back"	Uncredited
1984	Rhinestone	"Stay Out of My Bedroom", "Woke Up in Love", "Drinkinstein", "Sweet Lovin' Friends", "Be There"
2013	Grudge Match	"The Star-Spangled Banner"

Video games

Year	Title	Voice role	Notes	Ref.
1994	Demolition Man	Sergeant John Spartan	Live action full-motion video; 3DO version only
2020	Mortal Kombat 11	John J. Rambo	Downloadable content	^[20]

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "StalloneZone: Sly Scores".
↑ "Sylvester Stallone's journey to fame". October 9, 2017. Archived from the original on March 9, 2019. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
↑ "What's Up, Doc? (1972)" – via filmfed.com.
↑ "The Prisoner of Second Avenue -- HDNet Movies does it again". July 12, 2004.
↑ "Mandingo (1975)". stallone.forumactif.com.
↑ https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Film/FarewellMyLovely
↑ "Martin Scorsese's Weirdest Projects". September 3, 2014.
↑ toughguydigest (May 2, 2017). "Kurt & Sly Week: Stallone Whips Travolta into Shape with 1983's "Staying Alive"". Tough Guy Digest. Archived from the original on May 4, 2017.
↑ "Your Studio and You: The Greatest Star-Studded Mockumentary Ever – The Escapist". www.escapistmagazine.com. February 8, 2011. Archived from the original on January 27, 2020. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
↑ https://screenrant.com/sylvester-stallone-movie-cameos/
↑ https://lostmediawiki.com/The_Good_Life_(lost_unreleased_comedy_crime_film;_1997)
↑ Starty (September 24, 2017). "Taxi 3 – Scene With Sylvester Stallone" – via Internet Archive.
↑ https://www.instagram.com/moviecameos/reel/C9EY76qSw7F/
1 2 Ingolfsland, Jason (May 5, 2020). "How Sylvester Stallone Changed Creed I And II To Make It More 'Comfortable'". CinemaBlend. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
↑ https://screenrant.com/guardians-galaxy-2-sylvester-stallone-starhawk/
↑ https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/every-cameo-guest-star-guardians-020000086.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS5wZy8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAET6ppNxkLI6B4q-bi_DvncQriPUVbTDuWIrU8DvLxTlzCh7ywGF1LBnVn3X29FMraX3elxwYoC7EQ9dQk2joeCDz3rPY1mP9h5ySkGwdCJRfBir-RoamoUULNk4m_DG2AgvR-jvdF3XDQXyFg-kVYmwS40w2KUvdanfb8672uzX
↑ Luoma, Sarah (December 16, 2013). "Stallone, De Niro make SNL cameo – video". Digital Spy.
↑ Childers, Chad (October 19, 2012). "Sylvester Stallone in 'Winner Takes It All' by Sammy Hagar". Ultimate Classic Rock.
↑ "1/9/1979 – 'Sylvester Stallone (MS)'". January 9, 2013. Archived from the original on May 15, 2022. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
↑ @noobde (October 8, 2020). "Yes, it's Stallone's voice 👍🏻" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

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[stallonezone1970-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "StalloneZone: Sly Scores".

[2] "Sylvester Stallone's journey to fame". October 9, 2017. Archived from the original on March 9, 2019. Retrieved December 21, 2018.

[3] "What's Up, Doc? (1972)" – via filmfed.com.

[4] "The Prisoner of Second Avenue -- HDNet Movies does it again". July 12, 2004.

[5] "Mandingo (1975)". stallone.forumactif.com.

[6] ttps://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Film/FarewellMyLovely

[7] "Martin Scorsese's Weirdest Projects". September 3, 2014.

[8] toughguydigest (May 2, 2017). "Kurt & Sly Week: Stallone Whips Travolta into Shape with 1983's "Staying Alive"". Tough Guy Digest. Archived from the original on May 4, 2017.

[9] "Your Studio and You: The Greatest Star-Studded Mockumentary Ever – The Escapist". www.escapistmagazine.com. February 8, 2011. Archived from the original on January 27, 2020. Retrieved December 18, 2018.

[10] ttps://screenrant.com/sylvester-stallone-movie-cameos/

[11] ttps://lostmediawiki.com/The_Good_Life_(lost_unreleased_comedy_crime_film;_1997)

[12] Starty (September 24, 2017). "Taxi 3 – Scene With Sylvester Stallone" – via Internet Archive.

[13] ttps://www.instagram.com/moviecameos/reel/C9EY76qSw7F/

[Creed,_Creed_II-14] 1 2 Ingolfsland, Jason (May 5, 2020). "How Sylvester Stallone Changed Creed I And II To Make It More 'Comfortable'". CinemaBlend. Retrieved November 18, 2020.

[15] ttps://screenrant.com/guardians-galaxy-2-sylvester-stallone-starhawk/

[16] ttps://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/every-cameo-guest-star-guardians-020000086.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS5wZy8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAET6ppNxkLI6B4q-bi_DvncQriPUVbTDuWIrU8DvLxTlzCh7ywGF1LBnVn3X29FMraX3elxwYoC7EQ9dQk2joeCDz3rPY1mP9h5ySkGwdCJRfBir-RoamoUULNk4m_DG2AgvR-jvdF3XDQXyFg-kVYmwS40w2KUvdanfb8672uzX

[17] Luoma, Sarah (December 16, 2013). "Stallone, De Niro make SNL cameo – video". Digital Spy.

[18] Childers, Chad (October 19, 2012). "Sylvester Stallone in 'Winner Takes It All' by Sammy Hagar". Ultimate Classic Rock.

[19] "1/9/1979 – 'Sylvester Stallone (MS)'". January 9, 2013. Archived from the original on May 15, 2022. Retrieved December 18, 2018.

[20] @noobde (October 8, 2020). "Yes, it's Stallone's voice 👍🏻" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

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v t e Films by Sylvester Stallone
Filmography Awards and nominations Balboa Productions
Films directed	Paradise Alley (1978) Rocky II (1979) Rocky III (1982) Staying Alive (1983) Rocky IV (1985) Rocky Balboa (2006) Rambo (2008) The Expendables (2010)
Films written	The Lords of Flatbush (1974) Rocky (1976) F.I.S.T. (1978) First Blood (1982) Rhinestone (1984) Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985) Cobra (1986) Over the Top (1987) Rambo III (1988) Rocky V (1990) Cliffhanger (1993) Driven (2001) The Expendables 2 (2012) Homefront (2013) The Expendables 3 (2014) Creed II (2018) Rambo: Last Blood (2019) A Working Man (2025)
Films produced only	Creed (2015) Samaritan (2022) Creed III (2023) Lost on a Mountain in Maine (2024)