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