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.
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.
| † | Denotes works that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | The Square Root | Unknown | Uncredited extra | [1] |
| Downhill Racer | Restaurant Patron | |||
| 1970 | M*A*S*H | Soldier Sitting at Camp Table | [2] | |
| The Party at Kitty and Stud's | Stud | |||
| Lovers and Other Strangers | Groomsman | Uncredited extra | [1] | |
| The Sidelong Glances of a Pigeon Kicker | Party Guest | |||
| 1971 | Bananas | Subway Thug #1 | ||
| Klute | Club Patron | |||
| 1972 | What's Up, Doc? | Hotel Guest | [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] | |
| Capone | Frank Ralph "The Enforcer" Nitti | |||
| Death Race 2000 | Joe "Machine Gun" Viterbo | |||
| Mandingo | Lynching Witness | Uncredited extra | [5] | |
| Farewell, My Lovely | Jonnie | [6] | ||
| 1976 | Cannonball | Mafioso #2 | Uncredited cameo | [7] |
| Rocky | Robert "Rocky" Balboa | Also writer and boxing choreographer | ||
| 1978 | F.I.S.T. | Johnny Kovak | Also writer | |
| 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 | ||
| Escape to Victory | Captain Robert Hatch | |||
| 1982 | Rocky III | Robert "Rocky" Balboa | Also director, writer and boxing choreographer | |
| 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 | Rocky IV | Robert "Rocky" Balboa | Also director, writer and boxing choreographer | |
| Rambo: First Blood Part II | John J. Rambo | |||
| 1986 | Cobra | Lieutenant Marion "Cobra" Cobretti | Also writer | |
| 1987 | Over the Top | Lincoln "Linc" Hawk | ||
| 1988 | Rambo III | John J. Rambo | ||
| 1989 | Lock Up | Frank Leone | ||
| 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 | |
| Demolition Man | Sergeant John Spartan | |||
| 1994 | The Specialist | Captain Ray Quick | ||
| 1995 | Your Studio and You | Himself | Short film; uncredited cameo | [9] |
| Judge Dredd | Judge Joseph Dredd | |||
| Assassins | Robert Rath / Joseph Rath | |||
| 1996 | Daylight | Chief Kit Latura | ||
| 1997 | Cop Land | Sheriff Freddy Heflin | ||
| An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn | Himself | Limited release; cameo | ||
| The Good Life | Boss | Unreleased; cameo | ||
| 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 | Limited release | |
| Avenging Angelo | Frankie Delano | Direct-to-video | ||
| 2003 | Taxi 3 | Passenger to Airport | Uncredited cameo | [10] |
| Shade | Dean "The Dean" Stevens | Limited release | ||
| 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 | |
| 2010 | The Expendables | Barney Ross | Also director and writer | |
| 2011 | Zookeeper | Joe the Lion | Voice role | |
| 2012 | The Expendables 2 | Barney Ross | Also writer | |
| Bullet to the Head | James "Jimmy Bobo" Bonomo | |||
| 2013 | Escape Plan | Ray Breslin / Anthony Portos | ||
| Homefront | None | Writer and producer only | ||
| Grudge Match | Henry "Razor" Sharp | Also boxing choreographer | ||
| 2014 | The Expendables 3 | Barney Ross | Also writer/story | |
| Reach Me | Chief Gerald Cavallo | Streaming release | ||
| 2015 | Creed | Robert "Rocky" Balboa | Also producer | [11] |
| 2016 | Ratchet & Clank | Lieutenant Victor Von Ion | Voice role | |
| 2017 | Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 | Stakar Ogord | Cameo | [12] |
| Animal Crackers | Bulletman | Voice role | ||
| 2018 | Escape Plan 2: Hades | Ray Breslin | Direct-to-video | |
| Creed II | Robert "Rocky" Balboa | Also writer and producer | [11] | |
| Backtrace | Detective Sykes | Direct-to-video | ||
| 2019 | Escape Plan: The Extractors | Ray Breslin | ||
| Rallying Cry | Jasper Reese | Short film | ||
| Rambo: Last Blood | John J. Rambo | Also writer/story | ||
| One Night: Joshua vs. Ruiz | Himself | Documentary film; also executive producer | ||
| 2021 | The Suicide Squad | Nanaue / King Shark | Voice role | |
| The Making of Rocky vs. Drago by Sylvester Stallone | Himself | Documentary film; also producer | ||
| 2022 | Samaritan | Joe Smith / Samaritan / Nemesis | Streaming release; also producer | |
| MVP | None | Limited release; executive producer only | ||
| 2023 | Creed III | None | Producer only | |
| Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 | Stakar Ogord | Cameo | [13] | |
| Expend4bles | Barney Ross | |||
| Sly | Himself | Documentary film; also executive producer | ||
| 2024 | Lost on a Mountain in Maine | None | Limited release; producer only | |
| Armor | Rook | Limited release | ||
| Alarum | Agent Chester | Limited release; post-production | ||
| 2025 | Levon's Trade | None | Writer, executive producer and producer only; Post-production | |
| TBA | The Epiphany | Post-production | [14] |
| 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" | |
| 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 / Robert "Rocky" Balboa | Episode: "Sylvester Stallone/Jamiroquai" | |
| 2002 | Father Lefty | None | Unsold television pilot for an unproduced TV series; writer and executive producer only | |
| Liberty's Kids | Paul Revere | Episode: "Midnight Ride"; voice role | ||
| 2005 | Las Vegas | Frank "The Repairman" | 2 episodes | |
| The Contender Rematch: Mora vs. Manfredo | None | Television special; executive producer only | ||
| 2006–2009 | The Contender | Himself - Host | 16 episodes; also executive producer for 21 episodes | |
| 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 | [15] |
| 2016 | Strong | None | 3 episodes; executive producer only | |
| 2017 | Ultimate Beastmaster | None | 24 episodes; creator also producer for 1 episode and executive producer for 1 episode only | |
| This Is Us | Himself | Episode: "Déjà Vu" | ||
| 2022–2024 | Tulsa King | Dwight "The General" Manfredi | 19 episodes; also executive producer for 14 episodes and writer for 2 episodes | |
| 2023–present | The Family Stallone | Himself | 18 episodes |
| Year | Title | Role | Venue | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Score | Telephone Repairman Mike | Martinique Theater | [1] |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Facebook: Groups - Ready to Rock? - 2020 Super Bowl Commercial | Robert "Rocky" Balboa | Cameo |
| Year | Title | Role | Performer | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | "Winner Takes It All" | Lincoln "Linc" Hawk | Sammy Hagar | Uncredited cameo | [16] |
| 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 | [17] |
| 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" |
| 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 | [18] |
Rocky is a 1976 American independent sports drama film directed by John G. Avildsen and written by and starring Sylvester Stallone. It is the first installment in the Rocky franchise and also stars Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers, and Burgess Meredith. In the film, Rocky Balboa (Stallone), a poor small-time club fighter and loanshark debt collector from Philadelphia, gets an unlikely shot at the world heavyweight championship held by Apollo Creed (Weathers).
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 to have starred in a box-office No. 1 film across six consecutive decades.
Beverly Hills Cop is a 1984 American buddy cop action comedy film directed by Martin Brest, with a screenplay by Daniel Petrie Jr., and story by Danilo Bach and Daniel Petrie Jr. It stars Eddie Murphy as Axel Foley, a street-smart Detroit detective who visits Beverly Hills, California, to solve the murder of his best friend. Judge Reinhold, John Ashton, Ronny Cox, Lisa Eilbacher, Steven Berkoff, Paul Reiser, and Jonathan Banks appear in supporting roles.
Jason Statham is an English actor and producer. He is known for portraying tough, gritty, or violent characters in various action thriller films, and has been credited for leading the resurgence of action films during the 2000s and 2010s. By 2017, his films had grossed over £1.1 billion, making him one of the industry's most bankable stars.
Cliffhanger is a 1993 American action thriller film directed and co-produced by Renny Harlin and co-written by and starring Sylvester Stallone alongside John Lithgow, Michael Rooker and Janine Turner. Based on a concept by climber John Long, the film follows Gabe (Stallone), a mountain climber who becomes embroiled in a heist of a U.S. Treasury plane flying through the Rocky Mountains.
Starhawk is an antihero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He was created by writer Steve Gerber and artist Sal Buscema.
Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot is a 1992 American buddy cop action comedy directed by Roger Spottiswoode and starring Sylvester Stallone and Estelle Getty. The film was released in the United States on February 21, 1992. The film received highly negative reviews upon release but grossed $70.6 million worldwide.
James Francis Gunn Jr. is an American screenwriter, director, and producer. He began his career as a screenwriter in the mid-1990s, starting at Troma Entertainment with Tromeo and Juliet (1996). He then began working as a director, starting with the horror-comedy film Slither (2006), and moving to the superhero genre with Super (2010), Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017), The Suicide Squad (2021), and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023).
Joe Spinell was an American character actor who appeared in films in the 1970s and 1980s, as well as various stage productions on and off Broadway. He played supporting roles in film including The Godfather (1972) and The Godfather Part II (1974), Rocky (1976), Rocky II (1979), Taxi Driver (1976), Sorcerer (1977) and Cruising (1980).
Seth Benjamin Green is an American actor. His film debut came with a role in the comedy-drama film The Hotel New Hampshire (1984), and he went on to have supporting roles in comedy films throughout the 1980s, including Radio Days (1987) and Big Business (1988).
Rocky is an American sports drama multimedia franchise created by Sylvester Stallone, based on the life of boxer Rocky Balboa, which began with the eponymous 1976 film and has since become a cultural phenomenon.
Escape Plan is a 2013 American prison action thriller film starring Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger, and co-starring Jim Caviezel, 50 Cent, Vinnie Jones, Vincent D'Onofrio and Amy Ryan. It was directed by Swedish filmmaker Mikael Håfström, and written by Miles Chapman and Jason Keller. The first film to pair up Stallone and Schwarzenegger as co-leads, it follows Stallone's character Ray Breslin, a lawyer turned prison security tester who is incarcerated in the world's most secret and secure prison, and recruits fellow inmate Emil Rottmayer, portrayed by Schwarzenegger, to stage a breakout. The film is the first installment of the Escape Plan film series.
The Expendables 3 is a 2014 American action film directed by Patrick Hughes and written by Creighton Rothenberger, Katrin Benedikt and Sylvester Stallone. It is the third installment in The Expendables franchise and the sequel to The Expendables (2010) and The Expendables 2 (2012). The film features an ensemble cast of largely action film actors consisting of Jason Statham, Sylvester Stallone, Antonio Banderas, Jet Li, Wesley Snipes, Dolph Lundgren, Kelsey Grammer, Randy Couture, Terry Crews, Kellan Lutz, Ronda Rousey, Glen Powell, Victor Ortiz, Mel Gibson, Harrison Ford, and Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 is a 2017 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics superhero team Guardians of the Galaxy, produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. It is the sequel to Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) and the 15th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). Written and directed by James Gunn, the film stars an ensemble cast featuring Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldaña, Dave Bautista, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Michael Rooker, Karen Gillan, Pom Klementieff, Sylvester Stallone, and Kurt Russell. In the film, the Guardians travel throughout the cosmos as they help Peter Quill (Pratt) learn more about his mysterious parentage.
Creed is a 2015 American sports drama film directed by Ryan Coogler, who co-wrote the screenplay with Aaron Covington. It is the first spin-off of and is the seventh installment in the Rocky film series. It stars Michael B. Jordan, Sylvester Stallone, Tessa Thompson, Phylicia Rashad, Tony Bellew, and Graham McTavish. In the film, amateur boxer Adonis Creed (Jordan) is trained and mentored by Rocky Balboa (Stallone), the former rival turned friend of Adonis' father, Apollo Creed.
The Suicide Squad is a 2021 American superhero film based on the DC Comics team Suicide Squad. Produced by DC Films, Atlas Entertainment, and the Safran Company, and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, it is a standalone sequel to Suicide Squad (2016) and the 10th film in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU). The film was written and directed by James Gunn and stars Margot Robbie, Idris Elba, John Cena, Joel Kinnaman, Sylvester Stallone, Viola Davis, David Dastmalchian, Daniela Melchior, Michael Rooker, Jai Courtney, Peter Capaldi, Alice Braga, and Pete Davidson. In the film, several convicts join a task force known as the "Suicide Squad" in exchange for lighter sentences. They are sent to the South American island nation of Corto Maltese to destroy all traces of the giant alien starfish Starro the Conqueror before it falls into the local government's control.
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 is a 2023 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics superhero team Guardians of the Galaxy, produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. It is the sequel to Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017), and the 32nd film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). Written and directed by James Gunn, it features an ensemble cast including Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldaña, Dave Bautista, Karen Gillan, Pom Klementieff, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Will Poulter, Sean Gunn, Chukwudi Iwuji, Linda Cardellini, Nathan Fillion, and Sylvester Stallone. In the film, the other Guardians race to save the life of Rocket (Cooper) from his creator, the High Evolutionary (Iwuji), who is an alien scientist trying to perfect the universe.
Balboa Productions is an American film and television production company founded and led by Sylvester Stallone. The studio is named after his character Rocky Balboa from the Rocky franchise.
The rivalry between American actor Sylvester Stallone and Austrian-American actor Arnold Schwarzenegger went on for about twenty years, often involving incidents of one-upsmanship and subterfuge from both parties.
