Michael Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone is an American actor and filmmaker. He is well known for his Hollywood action roles, including boxer Rocky Balboa in the Rocky series' seven films from 1976 to 2015; soldier John Rambo from the four Rambo films, released between 1982 and 2008; and Barney Ross in the three The Expendables films from 2010 to 2014. He wrote or co-wrote most of the 14 films in all three franchises, and directed many of the films. Stallone's film Rocky was inducted into the National Film Registry as well as having its film props placed in the Smithsonian Museum. Stallone's use of the front entrance to the Philadelphia Museum of Art in the Rocky series led the area to be nicknamed the Rocky Steps. Philadelphia has a statue of his Rocky character placed permanently near the museum. It was announced on December 7, 2010 that Stallone was voted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in the non-participant category. In 1977, Stallone was nominated for two Academy Awards for Rocky, Best Original Screenplay and Best Actor. He became the third man in history to receive these two nominations for the same film, after Charlie Chaplin and Orson Welles. He received positive reviews, as well as his first Golden Globe Award win and a third Academy Award nomination, for reprising the role of Rocky Balboa in Ryan Coogler's 2015 film Creed.
Movie | The Original Action Hero | Self | 2025 |
Movie | Armored | 2025 | |
Movie | Alarum | Joe Travers | 2024-12-19 |
Movie | Jean-Claude van Damme: Karate King | Self (archive footage) | 2023-03-17 |
Series | The Family Stallone | Self | 2023-05-17 |
Movie | Sly | Self | 2023-09-16 |
Movie | Expend4bles | Barney Ross | 2023-09-15 |
Movie | Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 | Stakar Ogord | 2023-05-03 |
Movie | Becoming Al Pacino | Self (archive footage) | 2022-02-06 |
Movie | Samaritan | Joe Smith | 2022-08-25 |
Series | Tulsa King | Dwight 'The General' Manfredi | 2022-11-13 |
Movie | The Making of 'Rocky vs. Drago' | Self / Rocky Balboa (archive footage) | 2021-10-30 |
Movie | Stallone: Frank, That Is | Self | 2021-01-19 |
Movie | Jackie Chan: Building an Icon | Self (archive footage) | 2021-08-04 |
Movie | The Suicide Squad | Nanaue / King Shark (voice) | 2021-07-28 |
Movie | 40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic | Narrator/Self (archive footage) | 2020-06-09 |
Movie | I Am Durán | Himself | 2019-06-03 |
Movie | Escape Plan: The Extractors | Ray Breslin | 2019-06-20 |
Movie | Rambo: Last Blood | John Rambo | 2019-09-19 |
Movie | One Night: Joshua vs. Ruiz | Self | 2019-11-22 |
Movie | Escape Plan 2: Hades | Ray Breslin | 2018-06-05 |
Movie | Backtrace | Sykes | 2018-12-14 |
Movie | Creed II | Rocky Balboa | 2018-11-21 |
Movie | John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood | Self - Filmmaker (archive footage) | 2017-03-19 |
Movie | Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 | Stakar Ogord | 2017-04-19 |
Movie | 80’s Blockbusters: When Hollywood Played Tough | 2017-10-04 | |
Movie | John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs | Self | 2017-08-01 |
Movie | Animal Crackers | Bullet-Man (voice) | 2017-06-23 |
Movie | Princess Diana: Her Life, Her Death, the Truth | Self (archive footage) | 2017-05-22 |
Movie | Ratchet & Clank | Victor Von Ion (voice) | 2016-04-13 |
Movie | From Rocky to Creed: The Legacy Continues | Self | 2015-11-18 |
Movie | Creed | Rocky Balboa | 2015-11-25 |
Movie | And the Oscar Goes To... | Self (archive footage) | 2014-02-01 |
Movie | The Expendables 3 | Barney Ross | 2014-08-07 |
Movie | Reach Me | Gerald | 2014-03-14 |
Movie | The Go-Go Boys: The Inside Story of Cannon Films | Self (archive footage) | 2014-10-22 |
Movie | The Making of The Expendables 3 | Self | 2014-11-25 |
Movie | Lennon or McCartney | Self (archive footage) | 2014-12-12 |
Movie | Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films | Lincoln Hawk (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2014-10-06 |
Movie | Milius | Self | 2013-03-09 |
Movie | Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon | Self | 2013-09-07 |
Movie | Grudge Match | Henry 'Razor' Sharp | 2013-12-25 |
Movie | Escape Plan | Ray Breslin | 2013-10-09 |
Movie | Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen | (archive footage) | 2012-02-04 |
Movie | Gods of War: Assembling Earth's Mightiest Anti-Heroes | Himself | 2012-11-12 |
Movie | Bullet to the Head | James Bonomo | 2012-11-14 |
Movie | The Expendables 2 | Barney Ross | 2012-08-08 |
Movie | Zookeeper | Joe the Lion (voice) | 2011-07-06 |
Movie | The Rocky Saga: Going the Distance | Self | 2011-12-27 |
Movie | The Real Rocky | Self | 2011-10-25 |
Movie | Rambo: To Hell and Back - Director's Production Diary | Self | 2010-07-27 |
Movie | Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff | Rambo (archive footage) | 2010-05-05 |
Movie | Inferno: The Making of 'The Expendables' | Self | 2010-11-14 |
Movie | From the Ashes: Post-Production and Release of 'The Expendables' | Self | 2010-11-23 |
Movie | The Expendables | Barney Ross | 2010-08-03 |
Movie | Kambakkht Ishq | Sylvester Stallone | 2009-07-03 |
Movie | Rambo | John Rambo | 2008-01-24 |
Movie | Bigger Stronger Faster* | Self (archive footage) | 2008-05-30 |
Movie | Ecki's World | Self | 2007-11-17 |
Movie | Son of Rambow | John Rambo (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2007-01-22 |
Movie | Tribute To Burgess Meredith | Himself | 2006-01-01 |
Movie | Rocky Balboa | Robert 'Rocky' Balboa | 2006-12-20 |
Movie | The Opponents | Self (archive footage) / Rocky Balboa | 2006-12-05 |
Movie | In the Ring | Himself | 2006-12-05 |
Series | The Contender | Himself - Boxing Mentor | 2005-03-07 |
Movie | Taxi 3 | Passenger to Airport | 2003-01-29 |
Movie | Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over | Toymaker | 2003-07-25 |
Movie | Shade | Dean 'The Dean' Stevens | 2003-05-18 |
Movie | D-Tox | Jake Malloy | 2002-01-04 |
Movie | Raw Iron: The Making of 'Pumping Iron' | Himself | 2002-01-01 |
Movie | Ultimate Fights from the Movies | John J. Rambo (archive footage) | 2002-04-16 |
Movie | Avenging Angelo | Frankie Delano | 2002-08-30 |
Movie | Iron and Beyond | Self - Actor & Director | 2002-11-15 |
Movie | Drawing Blood | Himself | 2002-05-28 |
Series | Liberty's Kids | Paul Revere | 2002-09-02 |
Movie | Paul McCartney: Back in the U.S. | Self | 2002-11-26 |
Movie | America: A Tribute to Heroes | Self | 2001-09-21 |
Movie | Driven | Joe Tanto | 2001-04-27 |
Movie | Get Carter | Jack Carter | 2000-10-06 |
Movie | CyberWorld | Weaver (voice) | 2000-10-06 |
Movie | The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 2 | Self - Special Guest Star | 1999-05-17 |
Movie | An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn | Sylvester Stallone | 1998-02-20 |
Movie | Antz | Weaver (voice) | 1998-10-02 |
Movie | Jackie Chan: My Story | Himself | 1998-07-17 |
Movie | Cop Land | Sheriff Freddy Heflin | 1997-08-15 |
Movie | Sports on the Silver Screen | Self (archive footage) | 1997-03-16 |
Movie | Men in Black | Alien on TV Monitor (uncredited) | 1997-07-02 |
Movie | A Family Thing | Rocky Balboa (uncredited) | 1996-03-29 |
Movie | Daylight | Kit Latura | 1996-12-06 |
Movie | A Century of Science Fiction | Self | 1996-01-01 |
Movie | Your Studio and You | Sylvester Stallone | 1995-02-01 |
Movie | Judge Dredd | Judge Joseph Dredd | 1995-06-30 |
Movie | Stallone's Law: The Making of 'Judge Dredd' | Himself | 1995-06-30 |
Movie | Assassins | Robert Rath | 1995-10-06 |
Movie | The Specialist | Ray Quick | 1994-10-07 |
Movie | Cliffhanger | Gabe Walker | 1993-05-28 |
Movie | Demolition Man | John Spartan | 1993-10-08 |
Movie | Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot | Sgt. Joseph "Joe" Andrew Bomowski | 1992-02-21 |
Movie | Peter's Friends | Himself (uncredited) | 1992-09-18 |
Movie | Two Rooms: A Tribute to Elton John & Bernie Taupin | Self - Guest | 1991-10-01 |
Movie | Oscar | Angelo « Snapst » Provolone | 1991-04-26 |
Movie | A Man Called... Rainbo | Jim Ramroc / Jim Rainbo (archive footage) | 1990-04-09 |
Movie | Rocky V | Robert 'Rocky' Balboa | 1990-11-16 |
Movie | Gremlins 2: The New Batch | John J. Rambo (uncredited) | 1990-06-15 |
Movie | Night of 100 Stars III | Self | 1990-05-21 |
Movie | Lock Up | Frank Leone | 1989-08-04 |
Movie | Tango & Cash | Raymond 'Ray' Tango | 1989-12-22 |
Movie | Rambo III | John Rambo | 1988-05-24 |
Movie | Over the Top | Lincoln Hawk | 1987-02-13 |
Movie | Mike Tyson vs Trevor Berbick | Self | 1986-11-22 |
Movie | Cobra | Lieutenant Marion 'Cobra' Cobretti | 1986-05-22 |
Movie | Rambo: First Blood Part II | John J. Rambo | 1985-05-21 |
Movie | Rocky IV | Robert "Rocky" Balboa | 1985-11-21 |
Movie | Rhinestone | Nick | 1984-06-22 |
Movie | Terror in the Aisles | Deke DaSilva (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1984-10-26 |
Movie | Staying Alive | Man on Street (uncredited) | 1983-07-11 |
Movie | Rocky III | Robert 'Rocky' Balboa | 1982-05-28 |
Movie | First Blood | John Rambo, Vietnam veteran | 1982-10-22 |
Movie | Escape to Victory | Captain Robert Hatch | 1981-06-17 |
Movie | Nighthawks | Deke DaSilva | 1981-03-17 |
Movie | Rocky II | Robert 'Rocky' Balboa | 1979-06-15 |
Movie | Paradise Alley | Cosmo Carboni | 1978-09-22 |
Movie | F.I.S.T. | John D. 'Johnny' Kovak | 1978-04-26 |
Movie | Cannonball | Mafioso | 1976-07-06 |
Movie | Rocky | Robert 'Rocky' Balboa | 1976-11-21 |
Movie | The Prisoner of Second Avenue | Youth in Park | 1975-03-14 |
Movie | Farewell, My Lovely | Jonnie | 1975-08-08 |
Movie | Capone | Frank Nitti | 1975-04-16 |
Movie | Mandingo | Lynching Witness (uncredited) | 1975-06-06 |
Movie | Death Race 2000 | Machine Gun Joe Viterbo | 1975-04-30 |
Movie | The Lords of Flatbush | Stanley Rosiello | 1974-05-01 |
Movie | No Place to Hide | Jerry Savage | 1974-09-12 |
Movie | What's Up, Doc? | Hotel Guest (uncredited) | 1972-03-09 |
Movie | Klute | Club Patron (uncredited) | 1971-06-23 |
Movie | Bananas | Subway Thug #1 (uncredited) | 1971-04-28 |
Movie | The Party at Kitty and Stud's | Stud | 1970-02-10 |
Movie | The Sidelong Glances of a Pigeon Kicker | Party Guest | 1970-10-28 |
Movie | Lovers and Other Strangers | Groomsman | 1970-08-12 |
Movie | M*A*S*H | Soldier (uncredited) | 1970-02-18 |
Movie | Downhill Racer | Restaurant Patron (uncredited) | 1969-11-06 |