Born on this day – Carl Weathers:

Carl Weathers

Actor

Director

Producer

Writer

January 14, 1948 – February 1, 2024

Credits:

18 Wheels of Justice (2000–2001); A Burger and a Bullet (2018); ABC / TTV Micro-Mini Series: Not Now, Kitty (2004); Action Jackson (1988); Actors and Athletes Against Gang Violence (2023); After the Wedding (2019); Alien Siege (2005); Always Night (2013); American Warships (2012); Arrested Development (2004–2013); Assault on Death Mountain (1999); Assault on Devil's Island (1997); Balto III: Wings of Change (2004); Barnaby Jones (1976); Battlefield 2: Modern Combat (2005); Braker (1985); Bronk (1975); Brothers (2009); Bucktown (1975); Cannon (1975); Catwoman: The Game (2004); Chadam (2010); Chicago Fire (2016–2017); Chicago Justice (2017); Chicago Med (2021–2023); Chicago P.D. (2016–2017); Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977); Colony (2016); Dangerous Passion (1990); Danny and the Deep Blue Sea (2017); Death Hunt (1981); Defrost: The Virtual Series (2019); Eight Crazy Nights (2002); Elevator Seeking (1999); ER (2008); Explosion Jones (2017); FBI (2022); For the People (2002); Force 10 from Navarone (1978); Fortune Dane (1986); Friday Foster (1975); Good Times (1975); Happy Gilmore (1996); Hawaii Five-0 (2019); Hurricane Smith (1992); In the Heat of the Night (1993–1995); James Brown: Living in America (1985); Johnny Staccato (1977); Kung Fu (1975); Law & Order (2022); Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2018); Little Nicky (2000); Magnum Force (1973); Magnum P.I. (2018); McCloud (1976); Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction (2005); Mortal Kombat X (2015); Most Wanted (1976); OP Center (1995); Pensacola: Wings of Gold (1999–2000); Phoo Action (2008); Predator (1987); Psych (2010); Red Faction: Guerrilla (2009); Regular Show (2011–2013); Renegade (1995); Rocky (1976); Rocky II (1979); Rocky III (1982); Rocky IV (1985); S.W.A.T. (1975); Sasquatch Gang (2006); Saturday Night Live (1988); Semi-Tough (1977); Serpico (1976); Sheena (2001–2002); Sheriff Tom Vs. The Zombies (2013); Silk Stalkings (1993–1997); Star vs. the Forces of Evil (2017–2019); Starsky and Hutch (1976); Stranger Things (2017); Street Justice (1991–1993); Strong Medicine (2001); Switch (1975); Tales of the Unexpected (1977); The Artful Escape (2021); The Bermuda Depths (1978); The Comebacks (2007); The Defiant Ones (1986); The Four Deuces (1975); The Hostage Heart (1977); The Last O.G. (2021); The Mandalorian (2019–2023); The Pointer Sisters: He Turned Me Out (1988); The Shield (2003–2007); The Six Million Dollar Man (1975); The Streets of San Francisco (1977); The Sweet Spot (2003); Think Like a Man Too (2014); Tour of Duty (1989–1990); Toy Story 4 (2019); Toy Story of Terror (2013); Transformers: The Game (2007).

On this day in movie history - Predator (1987):

Predator,

directed by John McTiernan,

written by Jim Thomas and John Thomas,

was released in the United States on June 12, 1987.
Music by Alan Silvestri.

Cast:
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Carl Weathers, Elpidia Carrillo, Bill Duke, Jesse Ventura, Sonny Landham, Richard Chaves, R.G. Armstrong, Shane Black, Kevin Peter Hall, Steve Boyum, William H. Burton Jr., Franco Columbu, Peter Cullen, Henry Kingi, Sven-Ole Thorsen, Jack Verbois.

On this day in movie history - Death Hunt (1981):

Death Hunt,

directed by Peter Hunt,

written by Michael Grais and Mark Victor,

was released in the United States on May 21, 1981.
Music by Jerrold Immel.

Based on the true 1932 case of Albert Johnson, aka the Mad Trapper of Rat River.

Cast:
Charles Bronson, Lee Marvin, Andrew Stevens, Carl Weathers, Ed Lauter, Scott Hylands, Angie Dickinson, Henry Beckman, William Sanderson, Jon Cedar, James O’Connell, Len Lesser, Richard Davalos, Maury Chaykin, August Schellenberg, Dennis Wallace, James McIntire, Rayford Barnes, Maurice Kowalewski, Sean McCann, Steve Finkel, Denis Lacroix, Tantoo Cardinal, Amy Marie George, Steve Mirer.