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.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | The Square Root | Unknown | Uncredited extra |
| Downhill Racer | Restaurant Patron | Uncredited extra | |
| 1970 | M*A*S*H | Soldier in Catering Area | Uncredited extra |
| The Party at Kitty and Stud's | Stud | ||
| Lovers and Other Strangers | Groomsman | Uncredited extra | |
| The Sidelong Glances of a Pigeon Kicker | Party Guest | Uncredited extra | |
| 1971 | Bananas | Subway Thug #1 | Uncredited extra |
| Klute | Club Patron | Uncredited extra | |
| 1972 | What's Up, Doc? | Hotel Guest | Uncredited extra |
| 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 | Cameo |
| Capone | Frank Ralph "The Enforcer" Nitti | ||
| Death Race 2000 | Joe "Machine Gun" Viterbo | ||
| Mandingo | Lynching Witness | Uncredited extra | |
| Farewell, My Lovely | Jonnie | Cameo | |
| 1976 | Cannonball | Mafioso #2 | Uncredited cameo |
| 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 |
| 1984 | Rhinestone | Nick Martinelli | Also writer |
| 1985 | Rambo: First Blood Part II | John J. Rambo | Also writer |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
| 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 film; 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 |
| Shade | Dean "The Dean" Stevens | Limited release | |
| Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over | Agent Sebastian "The Toymaker" | Dual role | |
| 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 |
| 2016 | Ratchet & Clank | Lieutenant Victor Von Ion | Voice role |
| 2017 | Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 | Stakar Ogord | |
| Animal Crackers | Bulletman | Voice role | |
| 2018 | Escape Plan 2: Hades | Ray Breslin | Direct-to-video |
| Creed II | Robert "Rocky" Balboa | Also writer and producer | |
| Backtrace | Detective Sykes | Limited release | |
| 2019 | Escape Plan: The Extractors | Ray Breslin | Direct-to-video |
| 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' | 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 | ||
| Expend4bles | Barney Ross | ||
| Sly | Himself | Documentary film; also executive producer | |
| 2024 | Armored | TBA | Post-production |
| Alarum | Joe Travers | Filming |
| 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 / Robert "Rocky" Balboa | Episode: "Sylvester Stallone/Jamiroquai" | |
| 2002 | Father Lefty | None | Unsold television pilot for an unproduced TV series; writer and executive producer only | |
| 2002 | Liberty's Kids | Paul Revere | Episode: "Midnight Ride"; voice role | |
| 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 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 | [1] |
| 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 | |
| 2017 | This Is Us | Himself | Episode: "Déjà Vu" | |
| 2022–2023 | Tulsa King | Dwight "The General" Manfredi | 9 episodes; also executive producer for 9 episodes |
| Year | Title | Role | Venue | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Score | Telephone Repairman Mike | Martinique Theater | Cameo | [2] |
| 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 | [3] |
| 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 | [4] |
| 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 | [5] |
| 2021 | Big Rumble Boxing: Creed Champions | Robert "Rocky" Balboa |
Rocky is a 1976 American 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. He 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.
Cobra is a 1986 American action film directed by George P. Cosmatos and written by Sylvester Stallone, who also stars in the titular role. The film co-stars Reni Santoni, Brigitte Nielsen and Andrew Robinson. Loosely based on the novel A Running Duck by Paula Gosling, Cobra follows police detective Marion "Cobra" Cobretti as he investigates a string of violent crimes while also protecting a witness targeted by the perpetrators.
Demolition Man is a 1993 American science fiction action film directed by Marco Brambilla in his directorial debut. It stars Sylvester Stallone, Wesley Snipes, Sandra Bullock, and Nigel Hawthorne. Stallone is John Spartan, a risk-taking police officer who has a reputation for causing destruction while carrying out his work. After a failed attempt to rescue hostages from evil crime lord Simon Phoenix (Snipes), they are both sentenced to be cryogenically frozen in 1996. Phoenix is thawed for a parole hearing in 2032, but escapes. Society has changed and all violent crime has seemingly been eliminated. Unable to deal with a criminal as dangerous as Phoenix, the authorities awaken Spartan to help capture him again. The story makes allusions to many other works including Aldous Huxley's 1932 dystopian novel Brave New World and H. G. Wells's The Sleeper Awakes.
First Blood is a 1982 American action film directed by Ted Kotcheff and co-written by and starring Sylvester Stallone as Vietnam War veteran John Rambo. It co-stars Richard Crenna as Rambo's mentor Sam Trautman and Brian Dennehy as Sheriff Will Teasle. It is the first installment in the Rambo franchise, followed by Rambo: First Blood Part II.
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.
Sage Moonblood Stallone was an American actor. He was the eldest child of actor Sylvester Stallone.
Rocky is an American sports drama multimedia franchise created by Sylvester Stallone, based on the life of Chuck Wepner, which began with the eponymous 1976 film and has since become a cultural phenomenon, centered on the boxing careers of Rocky Balboa and his protégé Adonis Creed.
The Expendables is a 2010 American action film directed by Sylvester Stallone, who co-wrote it with David Callaham and also starred in the lead role. The film co-stars an ensemble cast of mostly action film actors consisting of Jason Statham, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Randy Couture, Terry Crews, Steve Austin, Mickey Rourke, and Bruce Willis. The film was released in the United States on August 13, 2010. It is the first installment in The Expendables film series. This was Dolph Lundgren's first theatrically released film since 1995's cyberpunk film Johnny Mnemonic.
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 stars including Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jason Statham, Terry Crews, Dolph Lundgren, Antonio Banderas, Wesley Snipes, Randy Couture, Jet Li, Ronda Rousey, Kelsey Grammer, Kellan Lutz, Glen Powell, Victor Ortiz, Harrison Ford, and Mel Gibson.
Grudge Match is a 2013 American sports comedy film directed by Peter Segal. The film stars Sylvester Stallone and Robert De Niro as aging boxers stepping into the ring for one last bout. Stallone and De Niro have both previously been in successful boxing films and worked together in Cop Land. It was previously scheduled for a January 10, 2014 release, but was moved up to December 25, 2013.
Reach Me is a 2014 American drama film directed and written by John Herzfeld. The film stars Sylvester Stallone, Kyra Sedgwick, Terry Crews, Thomas Jane, Kevin Connolly, Lauren Cohan, Kelsey Grammer, and Tom Berenger. The film was produced by Rebekah Chaney, Cassian Elwes, Buddy Patrick, John Herzfeld.
Rocky the Musical is a 2012 musical with music by Stephen Flaherty, lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, and a book by Thomas Meehan and Sylvester Stallone, based on the 1976 film of the same name written by Stallone. The show held its world premiere in Hamburg in 2012 and opened on Broadway in 2014 at the Winter Garden Theatre.
Rambo: Last Blood is a 2019 American action film directed by Adrian Grünberg. The screenplay was co-written by Matthew Cirulnick and Sylvester Stallone, from a story by Dan Gordon and Stallone, and is based on the character John Rambo created by author David Morrell for his novel First Blood. A sequel to Rambo (2008), it is the fifth installment in the Rambo franchise and stars Stallone as Rambo, alongside Paz Vega, Sergio Peris-Mencheta, Adriana Barraza, Yvette Monreal, Genie Kim aka Yenah Han, Joaquín Cosío, and Oscar Jaenada. In the film, Rambo travels to Mexico to save his adopted niece, who has been kidnapped by a Mexican cartel and forced into prostitution.
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.
Creed II is a 2018 American sports drama film directed by Steven Caple Jr. from a screenplay by Juel Taylor and Sylvester Stallone. It is the sequel to Creed (2015) and the eighth installment in the Rocky film series. It stars Michael B. Jordan, Stallone, Tessa Thompson, Wood Harris, Phylicia Rashad, Florian Munteanu, and Dolph Lundgren. In the film, under the continued tutelage of Rocky Balboa (Stallone), Adonis Creed (Jordan) faces off against Viktor Drago (Munteanu), the son of Ivan Drago (Lundgren), who became responsible for the death of Adonis' father Apollo Creed in Rocky IV (1985).
Samaritan is a 2022 American superhero film directed by Julius Avery and written by Bragi F. Schut. Described as a gritty and dark take on superhero movies, the story was previously adapted into the Mythos Comics graphic novels by Schut, Marc Olivent, and Renzo Podesta. It is a co-production of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Balboa Productions. The film stars Sylvester Stallone in the main role, Javon "Wanna" Walton, Pilou Asbæk, Dascha Polanco, and Moisés Arias. The story follows a kid who suspects that his neighbor is secretly a superhero who was believed to have died many years prior.
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.
Tulsa King is an American comedy and crime drama television series created by Taylor Sheridan for Paramount+. The series stars Sylvester Stallone, marking his first leading role in a scripted television series. Stallone portrays Dwight "The General" Manfredi, a Mafia capo who just got out of prison and is sent to Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he begins to set up a criminal organization. The series also stars Andrea Savage, Martin Starr, Jay Will, Max Casella, Domenick Lombardozzi, Vincent Piazza, A.C. Peterson, Garrett Hedlund and Dana Delany. After receiving an early premiere in theaters on October 29, 2022, the series was first released on Paramount+ on November 13.
