Sylvester Stallone
Biography
Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone 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.
Known For
Robert 'Rocky' Balboa
Rocky Balboa
John Rambo
First Blood
John J. Rambo
Rambo: First Blood Part II
Robert 'Rocky' Balboa
Rocky III
Robert 'Rocky' Balboa
Rocky II
John Rambo
Rambo III
Robert 'Rocky' Balboa
Rocky
Robert "Rocky" Balboa
Rocky IV
Robert 'Rocky' Balboa
Rocky V
Sheriff Freddy Heflin
Cop Land
Lincoln Hawk
Over the Top
Jonnie
Farewell, My Lovely
Ray Quick
The Specialist
Jake Malloy
D-Tox
Jack Carter
Get Carter
Joe Tanto
Driven
Stud
The Party at Kitty and Stud's
Sylvester Stallone
कमबख़्त इश्क़
Mafioso
Cannonball
Kit Latura
Daylight
Self
Dolph: Fights Worth Fighting
Deke DaSilva
Nighthawks
Cosmo Carboni
Paradise Alley
John Rambo
Rambo
Angelo "Snaps" Provolone
Oscar
Weaver (voice)
Antz
Toymaker
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
Judge Joseph Dredd
Judge Dredd
John Spartan
Demolition Man
Self / Rocky Balboa (archive footage)
The Making of 'Rocky vs. Drago'
Gabe Walker
Cliffhanger
Raymond 'Ray' Tango
Tango & Cash
Frank Leone
Lock Up
Machine Gun Joe Viterbo
Death Race 2000
Barney Ross
The Expendables
Lieutenant Marion 'Cobra' Cobretti
Cobra
Robert Rath
Assassins
Sgt. Joseph Andrew 'Joe' Bomowski
Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot
Frankie Delano
Avenging Angelo
Stakar Ogord
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
John D. 'Johnny' Kovak
F.I.S.T.
Self
Raw Iron: The Making of 'Pumping Iron'
Dean 'The Dean' Stevens
Shade
Lincoln Hawk (archive footage) (uncredited)
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
Joe the Lion (voice)
Zookeeper
Nick
Rhinestone
Self - Jackie's Pal
成龍的傳奇
Stanley Rosiello
The Lords of Flatbush
Henry 'Razor' Sharp
Grudge Match
Never Too Old to Die
King Shark (voice)
The Suicide Squad
Captain Robert Hatch
Escape to Victory
Frank Nitti
Capone
Self
The Rocky Saga: Going the Distance
James Bonomo
Bullet to the Head
The Square Root
Groomsman
Lovers and Other Strangers
Lynching Witness (uncredited)
Mandingo
Barney Ross
The Expendables 2
Self
Sly
Scavenger Hunt
Ray Breslin
Escape Plan
Narrator
Untitled "Rocky" prequel
Self
Inferno: The Making of 'The Expendables'
Hotel Guest (uncredited)
What's Up, Doc?
Barney Ross
The Expendables 3
Self
Mike Tyson vs Trevor Berbick
Self
Rambo: To Hell and Back - Director's Production Diary
Jerry Savage
No Place to Hide
Gerald
Reach Me
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Downhill Racer
Rook
Armor
Self
Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon
Joe Smith
Samaritan 2
Self
The Real Rocky
Nathaniel Hunter
Hunter
Club Patron (uncredited)
Klute
Self
Taming The Beast
Self (archive footage) / Rocky Balboa
The Opponents
Sylvester Stallone
Your Studio and You
Youth in Park
The Prisoner of Second Avenue
Self
Night of 100 Stars III
Alien on TV Monitor (uncredited)
Men in Black
Bullet-Man (voice)
Animal Crackers
Subway Thug #1 (uncredited)
Bananas
Self - Special Guest Star
The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 2
Self
The Original Action Hero
Self (archive footage)
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
Gregory Scarpa
Scarpa
Self - 'Stakar Ogord'
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
The Epiphany
Chester
Alarum
Rocky Balboa
Creed
Party Guest
The Sidelong Glances of a Pigeon Kicker
Jasper Reese
Rallying Cry
Self - Actor & Director
Iron and Beyond
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Randall Scandal: Love, Loathing, and Vanderpump
Self
Milius
Self
The Making of The Expendables 3
(archive footage)
Final Cut: Hölgyeim és uraim
Self (archive footage)
Jean-Claude Van Damme, coup sur coup
Self (archive footage)
Bigger Stronger Faster*
Self
"STARdate" mit Ralf Moeller!
Self
John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs
Self
Afganistan: Land in Crisis
Self
Arnold & Sly: Rivals, Friends, Icons
Self
Gods of War: Assembling Earth's Mightiest Anti-Heroes
Self
Tribute To Burgess Meredith
Self
From Rocky to Creed: The Legacy Continues
Electric Blue Special: Nude Celebrity Special
Stakar Ogord
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Self
Junket Whore
Self
Jackie Chan: Down to Earth
Self (archive footage)
And the Oscar Goes To...
Narrator/Self (archive footage)
40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic
Ray Breslin
Escape Plan 2: Hades
Self
From the Ashes: Post-Production and Release of 'The Expendables'
Sylvester Stallone
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
Rocky Balboa
Creed II
Ray Breslin
Escape Plan: The Extractors
Soldier (uncredited)
M*A*S*H
Sykes
Backtrace
John Rambo
Rambo: Last Blood
Self - Guest
Two Rooms: A Tribute to Elton John & Bernie Taupin
Self
A Century of Science Fiction
Self
I Am Durán
Self (archive footage)
Stallone, profession héros
Joe Smith
Samaritan
Self
One Night: Joshua vs. Ruiz
Barney Ross
Expend4bles
L'espion (caméo non crédité)
Taxi 3
Weaver (voice)
CyberWorld
Self
Ali's Dozen
Victor Von Ion (voice)
Ratchet & Clank
Self
Eckis Welt
Self
Stallone: Frank, That Is
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
Man on Street (uncredited)
Staying Alive
Boss
The Good Life
Self
Chuck Zito: An American Story
Self (archive footage)
Like Tears in Rain
Self
Undisputed
Self
Skill vs. Will: The Making of 'Rocky Balboa'
Jim Ramroc / Jim Rainbo (archive footage) (uncredited)
A Man Called... Rainbo
Siskel & Ebert 1991 Holiday Video Gift Guide
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
145
Gender
Male
Birthday
1946-07-06
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
Sly Stallone