HollywoodHollywood turns the making of Rocky into its own underdog film
Peter Farrelly's I Play Rocky, about Sylvester Stallone's fight to star in his own script, opens wide in the US on 20 November 2026.
Sylvester Stallone biography
Sylvester Stallone is an American actor and filmmaker (born 1946), born on 6 July 1946 in Hell's Kitchen.
Sylvester Stallone's screen career began in 1969 with The Square Root.
Sylvester Stallone has appeared in 111 films and 13 television or streaming titles.
The most recent films are Alarum (2025), Giant (2025), A Working Man (2025).
Honours include Officer of Arts and Letters, Golden Globes and Saturn Awards.
Coming up next: John Rambo (2027), Frisco King (2027).
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- Also known as
- Sly Stallone, Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone, Michael Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone
- Born
- 6 July 1946 (age 80)
- Birthplace
- Hell's Kitchen
- Work
- Film actor, Film director, Screenwriter, Film producer, Writer
- Film industries
- Hollywood and beyond
- Years active
- 1968 to present
- Awards
- Officer of Arts and Letters
- Golden Globes
- Saturn Awards
- César Award
- Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor (2 times)
Sylvester Stallone filmography
112 films and 14 television or streaming titles, newest first.
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | John Rambo | Upcoming | ||
| 2025 | Alarum | Agent Chester | ||
| 2025 | Giant | Executive producer only | ||
| 2025 | A Working Man | Writer and producer only | ||
| 2024 | Armor | Rook | ||
| 2024 | Lost on a Mountain in Maine | Producer only | ||
| 2023 | Expend4bles | Barney Ross | ||
| 2023 | Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 | Stakar Ogord | ||
| 2023 | Creed III | Producer only | ||
| 2022 | Samaritan | Joe Smith / Samaritan / Nemesis | Also producer | |
| 2022 | MVP | Executive producer only | ||
| 2021 | The Suicide Squad | Nanaue / King Shark | Voice role | |
| 2021 | Call of Duty: Warzone | John J. Rambo | Archive audio and likeness | |
| 2021 | Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War | John J. Rambo | Archive audio and likeness | |
| 2020 | Mortal Kombat 11 | John J. Rambo | Downloadable content; voice and likeness | |
| 2020 | Facebook: Groups - Ready to Rock? - 2020 Super Bowl Commercial | Robert "Rocky" Balboa | Cameo | |
| 2019 | Rambo: Last Blood | John J. Rambo | Also writer | |
| 2019 | Escape Plan: The Extractors | Ray Breslin | Direct-to-video | |
| 2019 | Rallying Cry | Jasper Reese | Short film | |
| 2018 | Creed II | Robert "Rocky" Balboa | Also writer and producer | |
| 2018 | Escape Plan 2: Hades | Ray Breslin | Direct-to-video | |
| 2018 | Backtrace | Detective Sykes | ||
| 2017 | Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 | Stakar Ogord | ||
| 2017 | Animal Crackers | Bulletman | Voice role | |
| 2016 | Ratchet & Clank | Lieutenant Victor Von Ion | Voice role |
Show all 112 films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Creed | Robert "Rocky" Balboa | Also producer | |
| 2014 | Lennon or McCartney | English | ||
| 2014 | The Expendables 3 | Barney Ross | Also writer | |
| 2014 | Reach Me | Chief Gerald Cavallo | ||
| 2014 | Rambo: The Video Game | John J. Rambo | Archive audio and likeness | |
| 2013 | Escape Plan | Ray Breslin / Anthony Portos | ||
| 2013 | Milius | English | ||
| 2013 | Grudge Match | Henry "Razor" Sharp | Also boxing choreographer | |
| 2013 | Homefront | Writer and producer only | ||
| 2012 | The Expendables 2 | Barney Ross | Also writer | |
| 2012 | Bullet to the Head | James "Jimmy Bobo" Bonomo | ||
| 2011 | Rocky - Going the distance | English | ||
| 2011 | Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel | English | ||
| 2011 | Zookeeper | Joe the Lion | Voice role | |
| 2010 | The Expendables | Barney Ross | Also director and writer | |
| 2010 | Inferno: The Making of 'The Expendables' | English | ||
| 2009 | Kambakkht Ishq | Hindi | ||
| 2008 | Rambo | John J. Rambo | Also director and writer | |
| 2008 | Bigger, Stronger, Faster* | English | ||
| 2007 | Son of Rambow | English | ||
| 2006 | Rocky Balboa | Robert "Rocky" Balboa | Also director, writer and boxing choreographer | |
| 2005 | Make Your Own Damn Movie! | English | ||
| 2004 | Pele Eterno | Portuguese | ||
| 2003 | Taxi 3 | Passenger to Airport | Uncredited cameo | |
| 2003 | Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over | Agent Sebastian "The Toymaker" | ||
| 2003 | Shade | Dean "The Dean" Stevens | ||
| 2002 | D-Tox | Agent Jake Malloy | ||
| 2002 | Avenging Angelo | Frankie Delano | Direct-to-video | |
| 2001 | Driven | Joe "The Hummer" Tanto | Also writer and producer | |
| 2000 | Get Carter | Jack Carter | ||
| 1998 | Junket Whore | English | ||
| 1998 | Jackie Chan : My Story | Cantonese | ||
| 1998 | Antz | Corporal Weaver | Voice role | |
| 1997 | Men in Black | English | ||
| 1997 | The Good Life | Boss | Unreleased, cameo | |
| 1997 | Cop Land | Sheriff Freddy Heflin | ||
| 1997 | An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn | English | ||
| 1996 | Daylight | Chief Kit Latura | ||
| 1995 | Judge Dredd | Judge Joseph Dredd | ||
| 1995 | Your Studio and You | English | ||
| 1995 | Assassins | Robert Rath / Joseph Rath | ||
| 1994 | The Specialist | Captain Ray Quick | ||
| 1994 | A Century of Cinema | English | ||
| 1994 | Demolition Man | Sergeant John Spartan | Live action full-motion video; 3DO version only | |
| 1993 | Demolition Man | Sergeant John Spartan | ||
| 1993 | Last Action Hero | English | ||
| 1993 | Cliffhanger | Ranger Gabriel "Gabe" Walker | Also writer | |
| 1992 | Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot | Sergeant Joseph Andrew "Joe" Bomowski | ||
| 1991 | Oscar | Angelo "Snaps" Provolone | ||
| 1990 | Rocky V | Robert "Rocky" Balboa | Also writer | |
| 1990 | Gremlins 2: The New Batch | English | ||
| 1989 | Tango & Cash | Lieutenant Raymond "Ray" Tango | ||
| 1989 | Lock Up | Frank Leone | ||
| 1988 | Rambo III | John J. Rambo | Also writer | |
| 1987 | Over the Top | Lincoln "Linc" Hawk | Also writer | |
| 1986 | Cobra | Lieutenant Marion "Cobra" Cobretti | Also writer | |
| 1985 | Rocky IV | Robert "Rocky" Balboa | Also director, writer and boxing choreographer | |
| 1985 | Rambo: First Blood Part II | John J. Rambo | Also writer | |
| 1984 | Terror in the Aisles | English | ||
| 1984 | Rhinestone | Nick Martinelli | Also writer | |
| 1983 | Staying Alive | Man on Street | Also director, writer and producer, uncredited cameo | |
| 1982 | First Blood | John J. Rambo | Also writer | |
| 1982 | Rocky III | Robert "Rocky" Balboa | Also director, writer and boxing choreographer | |
| 1981 | Nighthawks | Sergeant Deke DaSilva | ||
| 1981 | Escape to Victory | Captain Robert Hatch | ||
| 1979 | Rocky II | Robert "Rocky" Balboa | Also director, writer and boxing choreographer | |
| 1979 | The Muppet Show | Episode: "Sylvester Stallone"; uncredited | ||
| 1978 | Paradise Alley | Cosmo Carboni | Also director and writer | |
| 1978 | F.I.S.T | Johnny Kovak | Also writer | |
| 1976 | Rocky | Robert "Rocky" Balboa | Also writer and boxing choreographer | |
| 1976 | Cannonball | Mafioso #2 | Uncredited cameo | |
| 1975 | Farewell, My Lovely | Jonnie | ||
| 1975 | Mandingo | Lynching Witness | Uncredited extra | |
| 1975 | Death Race 2000 | Joe "Machine Gun" Viterbo | ||
| 1975 | Capone | Frank Ralph "The Enforcer" Nitti | ||
| 1975 | The Prisoner of Second Avenue | Youth in Park | ||
| 1974 | The Lords of Flatbush | Stanley Rosiello | Also additional dialogue | |
| 1973 | No Place to Hide | Jerry Savage | ||
| 1972 | What's Up, Doc? | Hotel Guest | Uncredited extra | |
| 1971 | Klute | Club Patron | Uncredited extra | |
| 1971 | Bananas | Subway Thug #1 | Uncredited extra | |
| 1970 | The Party at Kitty and Stud's | Stud | ||
| 1970 | Lovers and Other Strangers | Groomsman | Uncredited extra | |
| 1970 | The Sidelong Glances of a Pigeon Kicker | Party Guest | Uncredited extra | |
| 1970 | MASH | Soldier Sitting at Camp Table | Uncredited extra | |
| 1969 | The Square Root | Unknown | Uncredited extra | |
| 1969 | Downhill Racer | Restaurant Patron | Uncredited extra |
Television and streaming
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | Frisco King | Dwight "The General" Manfredi | Filming | |
| 2025 | Extracted | Executive producer only | ||
| 2022 | Tulsa King | Dwight "The General" Manfredi | ||
| 2017 | Ultimate Beastmaster | Creator and producer only | ||
| 2016 | Strong | Executive producer only | ||
| 2013 | Saturday Night Live | Three Wise Guys | Episode: "John Goodman/Kings of Leon"; uncredited cameo | |
| 2005 | The Contender Rematch: Mora vs. Manfredo | Television special; executive producer only | ||
| 2005 | Las Vegas | Frank "The Repairman" | 2 episodes | |
| 2002 | Liberty's Kids | Paul Revere | Voice; Episode: "Midnight Ride" | |
| 2002 | Father Lefty | Unsold television pilot; writer and executive producer only | ||
| 1985 | Heart of a Champion: The Ray Mancini Story | Television film; executive producer only | ||
| 1975 | Police Story | Elmore "Rocky" Caddo | Episode: "The Cutting Edge" | |
| 1975 | Kojak | Detective Rick Daly | Episode: "My Brother, My Enemy" | |
| 1973 | The Evil Touch | Episode: "Heart to Heart"; writer only |
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