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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
July 6, 1946
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
- Sly Stallone
- Italian Stallion
- Michael Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone
- Sylvester Enzio Stallone
Sylvester Stallone
9.9 Popularity
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.
Known For
7.0
Self/Rocky/Machine Gun Joe Viterbo (archive footage)
Breakdown: 1975
2025
0.0
Self
Dolph: Unbreakable
2025
5.5
Self
TMZ Presents: The Real Hulk Hogan
2025
5.7
Chester
Alarum
2025
0.0
Self
Undisputed
2024
5.6
Rook
Armor
2024
7.8
Rocky Balboa (archive footage)
Mr. McMahon
2024
2.0
Self
Chuck Zito: An American Story
2024
9.3
Self
Arnold & Sly: Rivals, Friends, Icons
2024
7.2
Self
Sly
2023
Credits
Breakdown: 1975
as Self/Rocky/Machine Gun Joe Viterbo (archive footage)
2025
7.0
Dolph: Unbreakable
as Self
2025
0.0
TMZ Presents: The Real Hulk Hogan
as Self
2025
5.5
Alarum
as Chester
2025
5.7
Undisputed
as Self
2024
0.0
Armor
as Rook
2024
5.6
Mr. McMahon
as Rocky Balboa (archive footage)
2024
7.8
Chuck Zito: An American Story
as Self
2024
2.0
Arnold & Sly: Rivals, Friends, Icons
as Self
2024
9.3
Sly
as Self
2023
7.2
Expend4bles
as Barney Ross
2023
6.1
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
as Self - 'Stakar Ogord'
2023
6.4
Arnold
as Self
2023
7.9
The Randall Scandal: Love, Loathing, and Vanderpump
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2023
5.6
The Family Stallone
as Self
2023
7.2
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
as Stakar Ogord
2023
7.9
Iconic America
as Self
2023
0.0
Jean-Claude van Damme: Karate King
as Self (archive footage)
2023
7.3
Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
as Self (archive footage)
2022
6.6
Tulsa King
as Dwight 'The General' Manfredi
2022
8.3
Stasera c’è Cattelan su Raidue
as Self
2022
8.2
Sherri
as Self - Guest
2022
3.0
Samaritan
as Joe Smith
2022
6.7
The Making of 'Rocky vs. Drago'
as Self
2021
5.7
Jackie Chan: Building an Icon
as Self (archive footage)
2021
7.8
The Suicide Squad
as King Shark (voice)
2021
7.5
Stallone: Frank, That Is
as Self
2021
5.9
Marvel Studios Legends
as Stakar Ogord (archive footage) (uncredited)
2021
7.4
🎬
Die Sylvester Stallone Story
as Self
2020
0.0
40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic
as Narrator/Self (archive footage)
2020
7.6
One Night: Joshua vs. Ruiz
as Self
2019
8.5
Rallying Cry
as Jasper Reese
2019
5.0
Rambo: Last Blood
as John Rambo
2019
6.5
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self
2019
6.3
Escape Plan: The Extractors
as Ray Breslin
2019
5.4
I Am Durán
as Self
2019
6.8
Backtrace
as Sykes
2018
5.0
Creed II
as Rocky Balboa
2018
7.0
Escape Plan 2: Hades
as Ray Breslin
2018
5.2
John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs
as Self
2017
6.7
Animal Crackers
as Bullet-Man (voice)
2017
6.3
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
as Stakar Ogord
2017
7.6
John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
2017
7.3
This Is Us
as Sylvester Stallone
2016
8.2
Ratchet & Clank
as Victor Von Ion (voice)
2016
5.8
Creed
as Rocky Balboa
2015
7.4
From Rocky to Creed: The Legacy Continues
as Self
2015
7.0
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self
2015
6.2
The Making of The Expendables 3
as Self
2014
6.6
The Expendables 3
as Barney Ross
2014
6.2
The Director's Chair
as Self
2014
7.0
Reach Me
as Gerald
2014
5.3
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
2014
5.9
Grudge Match
as Henry 'Razor' Sharp
2013
6.1
Escape Plan
as Ray Breslin
2013
6.7
Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon
as Self
2013
7.1
Milius
as Self
2013
7.0
Bullet to the Head
as James Bonomo
2012
5.6
Gods of War: Assembling Earth's Mightiest Anti-Heroes
as Self
2012
7.3
The Expendables 2
as Barney Ross
2012
6.3
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
as (archive footage)
2012
7.6
The Rocky Saga: Going the Distance
as Self
2011
6.2
The Real Rocky
as Self
2011
6.1
Zookeeper
as Joe the Lion (voice)
2011
5.4
From the Ashes: Post-Production and Release of 'The Expendables'
as Self
2010
6.0
Inferno: The Making of 'The Expendables'
as Self
2010
8.0
The Expendables
as Barney Ross
2010
6.2
Rambo: To Hell and Back - Director's Production Diary
as Self
2010
6.3
30 for 30
as Self
2009
7.4
30 for 30
as Self (archive footage)
2009
7.4
Live from Studio Five
as Self
2009
3.7
Kambakkht Ishq
as Sylvester Stallone
2009
4.1
Bigger Stronger Faster*
as Self (archive footage)
2008
6.8
Rambo
as John Rambo
2008
6.7
Ecki's World
as Self
2007
0.0
🎬
Skill vs. Will: The Making of 'Rocky Balboa'
as Self
2007
2.0
The Graham Norton Show
as Self
2007
7.2
Rocky Balboa
as Robert 'Rocky' Balboa
2006
6.9
Ali's Dozen
as Self
2006
7.0
🎬
Tribute To Burgess Meredith
as Self
2006
6.0
Made in Hollywood
as Self
2005
4.7
Hogan Knows Best
2005
5.2
WWE Hall of Fame
as Self (Presenter)
2005
6.0
The Contender
as Self - Boxing Mentor
2005
7.0
🎬
The Tony Danza Show
as Self - Guest
2004
6.1
Las Vegas
as Frank the Repairman
2003
7.0
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
as Toymaker
2003
5.1
Celebrities Uncensored
as Self
2003
4.0
Shade
as Dean 'The Dean' Stevens
2003
6.2
Taxi 3
as L'espion (caméo non crédité)
2003
5.8
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self
2003
5.5
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self (uncredited)
2003
5.5
Iron and Beyond
as Self - Actor & Director
2002
5.3
Liberty's Kids
as Paul Revere (voice)
2002
7.6
Avenging Angelo
as Frankie Delano
2002
5.4
Pet Star
as Self - Judge
2002
7.7
"STARdate" with Ralf Moeller!
as Self
2002
0.0
Drawing First Blood: 20 Years Later
as Self
2002
6.0
Afganistan: Land in Crisis
as Self
2002
0.0
Live from E!
as Self - After Party Guest
2002
3.7
D-Tox
as Jake Malloy
2002
5.6
Raw Iron: The Making of 'Pumping Iron'
as Self
2002
7.0
Driven
as Joe Tanto
2001
5.1
Get Carter
as Jack Carter
2000
5.2
CyberWorld
as Weaver (voice)
2000
6.3
The Early Show
as Self
1999
6.2
The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 2
as Self - Special Guest Star
1999
6.0
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
as Self - Guest
1999
4.6
Beckmann
as Self
1999
2.0
🎬
Tough Guise: Violence, Media & the Crisis in Masculinity
as Self
1999
5.9
Junket Whore
as Self
1998
3.5
Antz
as Weaver (voice)
1998
6.2
Jackie Chan: My Story
as Self - Jackie's Pal
1998
6.3
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
as Sylvester Stallone
1998
3.8
🎬
The Johannes B. Kerner Show
as Self
1998
4.0
Cop Land
as Sheriff Freddy Heflin
1997
6.8
The View
as Self
1997
4.3
Men in Black
as Alien on TV Monitor (uncredited)
1997
7.2
Taff
as self
1997
3.2
Daylight
as Kit Latura
1996
6.1
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
8.1
A Century of Science Fiction
as Self
1996
6.9
Assassins
as Robert Rath
1995
6.5
Judge Dredd
as Judge Joseph Dredd
1995
5.8
Your Studio and You
as Sylvester Stallone
1995
6.8
The Specialist
as Ray Quick
1994
5.9
Inside the Actors Studio
as Self
1994
7.5
Demolition Man
as John Spartan
1993
6.8
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
1993
7.2
Cliffhanger
as Gabe Walker
1993
6.5
GMTV
as Self
1993
5.6
HBO First Look
1992
4.9
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
5.4
Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot
as Sgt. Joseph Andrew 'Joe' Bomowski
1992
5.3
Siskel & Ebert 1991 Holiday Video Gift Guide
1991
0.0
Two Rooms: A Tribute to Elton John & Bernie Taupin
as Self - Guest
1991
6.3
Oscar
as Angelo "Snaps" Provolone
1991
6.3
Rocky V
as Robert 'Rocky' Balboa
1990
5.8
Night of 100 Stars III
as Self
1990
4.0
A Man Called... Rainbo
as Jim Ramroc / Jim Rainbo (archive footage) (uncredited)
1990
3.2
Stern TV
as Self
1990
6.5
Tango & Cash
as Raymond 'Ray' Tango
1989
6.5
Lock Up
as Frank Leone
1989
6.8
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest
1988
5.4
Rambo III
as John Rambo
1988
6.2
Sacrée Soirée
as Self
1987
5.1
Over the Top
as Lincoln Hawk
1987
6.4
Mike Tyson vs Trevor Berbick
as Self
1986
0.0
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
as Self (archive footage)
1986
7.0
Cobra
as Marion 'Cobra' Cobretti
1986
6.1
Rocky IV
as Robert "Rocky" Balboa
1985
7.1
Rambo: First Blood Part II
as John J. Rambo
1985
6.7
Rhinestone
as Nick
1984
4.8
Staying Alive
as Man on Street (uncredited)
1983
5.8
First Blood
as John Rambo
1982
7.5
Rocky III
as Robert 'Rocky' Balboa
1982
6.9
Champs-Elysées
as Self
1982
6.3
Entertainment Tonight
as Self
1981
4.1
Escape to Victory
as Captain Robert Hatch
1981
6.9
Nighthawks
as Deke DaSilva
1981
6.4
Wetten, dass..?
as Self
1981
5.3
Rocky II
as Robert 'Rocky' Balboa
1979
7.3
CBS News Sunday Morning
as Self
1979
6.9
Paradise Alley
as Cosmo Carboni
1978
5.8
F.I.S.T.
as John D. 'Johnny' Kovak
1978
6.5
Auf los geht's los
as Self
1977
0.0
Rocky
as Robert 'Rocky' Balboa
1976
7.8
The Muppet Show
as Sylvester Stallone - Special Guest Star
1976
8.0
Cannonball
as Mafioso
1976
5.5
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
1975
7.0
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1975
7.0
Farewell, My Lovely
as Jonnie
1975
6.6
Mandingo
as Lynching Witness (uncredited)
1975
6.6
Death Race 2000
as Machine Gun Joe Viterbo
1975
6.1
Capone
as Frank Nitti
1975
5.8
The Prisoner of Second Avenue
as Youth in Park
1975
6.7
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
as Self
1975
6.0
No Place to Hide
as Jerry Savage
1974
3.9
The Lords of Flatbush
as Stanley Rosiello
1974
5.7
Kojak
as Det. Rick Daly
1973
7.0
Police Story
1973
6.9
What's Up, Doc?
as Hotel Guest (uncredited)
1972
7.4
Klute
as Club Patron (uncredited)
1971
6.7
Bananas
as Subway Thug #1 (uncredited)
1971
6.7
The Sidelong Glances of a Pigeon Kicker
as Party Guest
1970
4.3
Lovers and Other Strangers
as Groomsman (uncredited)
1970
4.9
M*A*S*H
as Soldier (uncredited)
1970
7.0
The Party at Kitty and Stud's
as Stud
1970
3.8
Downhill Racer
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
1969
5.8
The Square Root
1969
0.0
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
1962
7.5
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
1962
6.2
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
1961
5.4
The Oscars
as Self
1953
7.0
Taming The Beast
as Self
N/A
0.0
🎬
Samaritan 2
as Joe Smith
N/A
0.0
🎬
The Original Action Hero
as Self
N/A
0.0
🎬
Jackie Chan: Down to Earth
as Self
N/A
0.0
🎬
Scarpa
as Gregory Scarpa
N/A
0.0
🎬
Hunter
as Nathaniel Hunter
N/A
0.0
🎬
Never Too Old to Die
N/A
0.0
The Epiphany
N/A
0.0
🎬
Scavenger Hunt
N/A
0.0