Sylvester Stallone filmography

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.

Stallone in 2014

Film

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1969 The Square Root Unknown Uncredited extra [1]
1969 Downhill Racer Restaurant Patron Uncredited extra [1]
1970 M*A*S*H Soldier in Catering Area 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 Cameo [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 Cameo [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 Limited release; cameo
1997 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
2002 Avenging Angelo Frankie Delano Direct-to-video
2003 Taxi 3 Passenger to Airport Uncredited cameo [10]
2003 Shade Dean "The Dean" Stevens Limited release
2003 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
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 writer/story
2014 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 [12]
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 [11]
2018 Backtrace Detective Sykes Limited release
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 writer/story
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 Streaming release; also producer
2022 MVP None Limited release; executive producer only
2023 Creed III None Producer only
2023 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 Stakar Ogord
2023 Expend4bles Barney Ross
2023 Sly Himself Documentary film; also executive producer
2024 Lost on a Mountain in Maine None Limited release; producer only
2024 Armor Rook Limited release
2025 Alarum Chester Post-production
2025 Levon's Trade None Writer and producer only; post-production

Television

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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 [13]
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"
2022–2024 Tulsa King Dwight "The General" Manfredi 19 episodes; also executive producer for 14 episodes and writer of 2 episodes

Theatre

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

Commercial

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

Music video

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Year Title Role Performer Notes Ref.
1987 "Winner Takes It All" Lincoln "Linc" Hawk Sammy Hagar Uncredited cameo [14]

Soundtrack appearances

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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 [15]
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

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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 [16]
2021 Big Rumble Boxing: Creed Champions Robert "Rocky" Balboa

See also

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Notes

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "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. ^ Farewell My Lovely : Robert Mitchum, Charlotte Rampling, John Ireland, Sylvia Miles, Anthony Zerbe, Harry Dean Stanton, Jack O'Halloran, Joe Spinell, Sylvester Stallone, Kate Murtagh, John O'Leary, Walter McGinn, John A. Alonzo, Dick Richards, Elliott Kastner, George Pappas, Jerry Bick, Jerry Bruckheimer, David Zelag Goodman, Raymond Chandler: Movies & TV. ASIN 6305460175.
  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. ^ Starty (September 24, 2017). "Taxi 3 – Scene With Sylvester Stallone" – via Internet Archive.
  11. ^ a b Ingolfsland, Jason (May 5, 2020). "How Sylvester Stallone Changed Creed I And II To Make It More 'Comfortable'". CinemaBlend. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
  12. ^ "Disney Wants Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 and Thor: Ragnarok Awards Nominations". November 6, 2017.
  13. ^ Luoma, Sarah (December 16, 2013). "Stallone, De Niro make SNL cameo – video". Digital Spy.
  14. ^ Childers, Chad (October 19, 2012). "Sylvester Stallone in 'Winner Takes It All' by Sammy Hagar". Ultimate Classic Rock.
  15. ^ "1/9/1979 – 'Sylvester Stallone (MS)'". January 9, 2013. Archived from the original on May 15, 2022. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
  16. ^ @noobde (October 8, 2020). "Yes, it's Stallone's voice 👍🏻" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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