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Sylvester Stallone
Sylvester Stallone is an American actor, writer and director who became a defining action star of the late twentieth century. He wrote and starred in 'Rocky' (1976), an underdog boxing drama that made him a global name, and created the 'Rambo' franchise. He also directed several of his biggest films, including 'Rocky II', 'Rocky III', 'Rocky IV' and the reflective 'Rocky Balboa', as well as the first 'The Expendables'. His work as writer-director is muscular and crowd-pleasing, built around themes of resilience and the working-class underdog.
Sylvester Stallone
75 Movies
5 Series
Sylvester Stallone is an American actor, writer and director who became a defining action star of the late twentieth century. He wrote and starred in 'Rocky' (1976), an underdog boxing drama that made him a global name, and created the 'Rambo' franchise. He also directed several of his biggest films, including 'Rocky II', 'Rocky III', 'Rocky IV' and the reflective 'Rocky Balboa', as well as the first 'The Expendables'. His work as writer-director is muscular and crowd-pleasing, built around themes of resilience and the working-class underdog.
Movies
Plays King Shark (voice)
The Suicide Squad
2021
Writer
Plays John Rambo
First Blood
1982
Writer
Plays Robert 'Rocky' Balboa
Rocky
1976
Plays Joe Bomowski
Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot
1992
Director
Plays Barney Ross
The Expendables
2010
Plays Barney Ross
Expend4bles
2023
Writer
Plays Rocky Balboa
Creed II
2018
Plays Ray Breslin
Escape Plan
2013
Director
Plays John Rambo
Rambo
2008
Writer
Plays John J. Rambo
Rambo: First Blood Part II
1985
Plays John Spartan
Demolition Man
1993
Producer
Plays Rocky Balboa
Creed
2015
Writer
Plays John Rambo
Rambo: Last Blood
2019
Writer
Plays John Rambo
Rambo III
1988
Director
Plays Robert "Rocky" Balboa
Rocky IV
1985
Writer
Plays Barney Ross
The Expendables 2
2012
Director
Plays Robert 'Rocky' Balboa
Rocky III
1982
Plays Weaver (voice)
Antz
1998
Writer
Plays Barney Ross
The Expendables 3
2014
Director
Plays Robert 'Rocky' Balboa
Rocky Balboa
2006
Director
Plays Robert 'Rocky' Balboa
Rocky II
1979
Director
Staying Alive
1983
Writer
Plays Lincoln Hawk
Over the Top
1987
Writer
Plays Marion 'Cobra' Cobretti
Cobra
1986
Writer
Plays Robert 'Rocky' Balboa
Rocky V
1990
Writer
Plays Gabe Walker
Cliffhanger
1993
Plays Raymond 'Ray' Tango
Tango & Cash
1989
Plays Toymaker
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
2003
Plays Ray Breslin
Escape Plan 2: Hades
2018
Plays Frank Leone
Lock Up
1989
Plays Rook
Armor
2024
Plays Stud
The Party at Kitty and Stud's
1970
Plays Sheriff Freddy Heflin
Cop Land
1997
Producer
Plays Joe Smith
Samaritan
2022
Plays Robert Rath
Assassins
1995
Plays Kit Latura
Daylight
1996
Plays Chester
Alarum
2025
Plays Jack Carter
Get Carter
2000
Plays L'espion (caméo non crédité)
Taxi 3
2003
Plays Henry 'Razor' Sharp
Grudge Match
2013
Plays Joe the Lion (voice)
Zookeeper
2011
Plays Captain Robert Hatch
Escape to Victory
1981
Plays Sykes
Backtrace
2018
Writer
Plays Joe Tanto
Driven
2001
Plays Victor Von Ion (voice)
Ratchet & Clank
2016
Plays James Bonomo
Bullet to the Head
2012
Plays Angelo "Snaps" Provolone
Oscar
1991
Plays Machine Gun Joe Viterbo
Death Race 2000
1975
Plays Bullet-Man (voice)
Animal Crackers
2018
Plays Dean 'The Dean' Stevens
Shade
2003
Latest Trailers
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Taming the Beast
Full Filmography
Alarum
Chester
2025
Film
Armor
Rook
2024
Film
Expend4bles
Barney Ross
2023
Film
Tulsa King
Dwight 'The General' Manfredi · 39 episodes
2022–
TV
Samaritan
Joe Smith
2022
Film
The Suicide Squad
King Shark (voice)
2021
Film
Rambo: Last Blood
John Rambo
2019
Film
Backtrace
Sykes
2018
Film
Creed II
Rocky Balboa
2018
Film
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Frequently Asked Questions
How old is Sylvester Stallone and where are they from?
Sylvester Stallone is 80 years old, born on July 6, 1946 in New York City, New York, USA.
What are the most famous roles of Sylvester Stallone?
Sylvester Stallone is best known for roles in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Men in Black, The Suicide Squad.
How many movies has Sylvester Stallone been in?
Over a 57-year career (since 1969), Sylvester Stallone has appeared in 74 movies and 5 TV shows.
What was Sylvester Stallone's first movie?
The career of Sylvester Stallone began with The Square Root (1969).
What is Sylvester Stallone's most recent movie or series?
Sylvester Stallone's most recent release is Taming the Beast, which premiered on June 3, 2026.
What TV shows has Sylvester Stallone appeared in?
On television, Sylvester Stallone has appeared in Tulsa King, This Is Us, Saturday Night Live, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
Sylvester Stallone
1946-07-06 · New York City, New York, USA
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.