Sylvester Stallone filmography

Sylvester Stallone filmography

Stallone at the 49th Academy Awards in 1977

American actor and filmmaker Sylvester Stallone has appeared in over 82 films. This is a list of his acting roles as well as directing, screenwriting, producing credits.

Film

Sylvester Stallone filmography

<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Title</th><th>Role</th><th>Notes</th><th>Ref.</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1969</td><td>The Square Root</td><td>Unknown</td><td>Uncredited extra</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1969</td><td>Downhill Racer</td><td>Restaurant Patron</td><td>Uncredited extra</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1970</td><td>MASH</td><td>Soldier Sitting at Camp Table</td><td>Uncredited extra</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1970</td><td>The Party at Kitty and Stud's</td><td>Stud</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1970</td><td>Lovers and Other Strangers</td><td>Groomsman</td><td>Uncredited extra</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1970</td><td>The Sidelong Glances of a Pigeon Kicker</td><td>Party Guest</td><td>Uncredited extra</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1971</td><td>Bananas</td><td>Subway Thug #1</td><td>Uncredited extra</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1971</td><td>Klute</td><td>Club Patron</td><td>Uncredited extra</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1972</td><td>What's Up, Doc?</td><td>Hotel Guest</td><td>Uncredited extra</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1973</td><td>No Place to Hide</td><td>Jerry Savage</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1974</td><td>The Lords of Flatbush</td><td>Stanley Rosiello</td><td>Also additional dialogue</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1975</td><td>The Prisoner of Second Avenue</td><td>Youth in Park</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1975</td><td>Capone</td><td>Frank Ralph "The Enforcer" Nitti</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1975</td><td>Death Race 2000</td><td>Joe "Machine Gun" Viterbo</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1975</td><td>Mandingo</td><td>Lynching Witness</td><td>Uncredited extra</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1975</td><td>Farewell, My Lovely</td><td>Jonnie</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1976</td><td>Cannonball</td><td>Mafioso #2</td><td>Uncredited cameo</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1976</td><td>Rocky</td><td>Robert "Rocky" Balboa</td><td>Also writer and boxing choreographer</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1978</td><td>F.I.S.T.</td><td>Johnny Kovak</td><td>Also writer</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1978</td><td>Paradise Alley</td><td>Cosmo Carboni</td><td>Also director and writer</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1979</td><td>Rocky II</td><td>Robert "Rocky" Balboa</td><td>Also director, writer and boxing choreographer</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1981</td><td>Nighthawks</td><td>Sergeant Deke DaSilva</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1981</td><td>Escape to Victory</td><td>Captain Robert Hatch</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1982</td><td>Rocky III</td><td>Robert "Rocky" Balboa</td><td>Also director, writer and boxing choreographer</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1982</td><td>First Blood</td><td>John J. Rambo</td><td>Also writer</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1983</td><td>Staying Alive</td><td>Man on Street</td><td>Also director, writer and producer; uncredited cameo</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1984</td><td>Rhinestone</td><td>Nick Martinelli</td><td>Also writer</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1985</td><td>Rambo: First Blood Part II</td><td>John J. Rambo</td><td>Also writer</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1985</td><td>Rocky IV</td><td>Robert "Rocky" Balboa</td><td>Also director, writer and boxing choreographer</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1986</td><td>Cobra</td><td>Lieutenant Marion "Cobra" Cobretti</td><td>Also writer</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1987</td><td>Over the Top</td><td>Lincoln "Linc" Hawk</td><td>Also writer</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1988</td><td>Rambo III</td><td>John J. Rambo</td><td>Also writer</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1989</td><td>Lock Up</td><td>Frank Leone</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1989</td><td>Tango & Cash</td><td>Lieutenant Raymond "Ray" Tango</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1990</td><td>Rocky V</td><td>Robert "Rocky" Balboa</td><td>Also writer</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1991</td><td>Oscar</td><td>Angelo "Snaps" Provolone</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1992</td><td>Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot</td><td>Sergeant Joseph Andrew "Joe" Bomowski</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1993</td><td>Cliffhanger</td><td>Ranger Gabriel "Gabe" Walker</td><td>Also writer</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1993</td><td>Demolition Man</td><td>Sergeant John Spartan</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1994</td><td>The Specialist</td><td>Captain Ray Quick</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1995</td><td>Your Studio and You</td><td>Himself</td><td>Short film; uncredited cameo</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1995</td><td>Judge Dredd</td><td>Judge Joseph Dredd</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1995</td><td>Assassins</td><td>Robert Rath / Joseph Rath</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1996</td><td>Daylight</td><td>Chief Kit Latura</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1997</td><td>Cop Land</td><td>Sheriff Freddy Heflin</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1997</td><td>An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn</td><td>Himself</td><td>Cameo</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1997</td><td>The Good Life</td><td>Boss</td><td>Unreleased; cameo</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1998</td><td>Antz</td><td>Corporal Weaver</td><td>Voice role</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2000</td><td>Get Carter</td><td>Jack Carter</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2001</td><td>Driven</td><td>Joe "The Hummer" Tanto</td><td>Also writer and producer</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2002</td><td>D-Tox</td><td>Agent Jake Malloy</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2002</td><td>Avenging Angelo</td><td>Frankie Delano</td><td>Direct-to-video</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2003</td><td>Taxi 3</td><td>Passenger to Airport</td><td>Uncredited cameo</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2003</td><td>Shade</td><td>Dean "The Dean" Stevens</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2003</td><td>Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over</td><td>Agent Sebastian "The Toymaker"</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2006</td><td>Rocky Balboa</td><td>Robert "Rocky" Balboa</td><td>Also director, writer and boxing choreographer</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2008</td><td>Rambo</td><td>John J. Rambo</td><td>Also director and writer</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2009</td><td>Kambakkht Ishq</td><td>Himself</td><td>Cameo</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2010</td><td>The Expendables</td><td>Barney Ross</td><td>Also director and writer</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td>Zookeeper</td><td>Joe the Lion</td><td>Voice role</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2012</td><td>The Expendables 2</td><td>Barney Ross</td><td>Also writer</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2012</td><td>Bullet to the Head</td><td>James "Jimmy Bobo" Bonomo</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2013</td><td>Escape Plan</td><td>Ray Breslin / Anthony Portos</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2013</td><td>Homefront</td><td>None</td><td>Writer and producer only</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2013</td><td>Grudge Match</td><td>Henry "Razor" Sharp</td><td>Also boxing choreographer</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2014</td><td>The Expendables 3</td><td>Barney Ross</td><td>Also story writer</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2014</td><td>Reach Me</td><td>Chief Gerald Cavallo</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2015</td><td>Creed</td><td>Robert "Rocky" Balboa</td><td>Also producer</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2016</td><td>Ratchet & Clank</td><td>Lieutenant Victor Von Ion</td><td>Voice role</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2017</td><td>Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2</td><td>Stakar Ogord</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2017</td><td>Animal Crackers</td><td>Bulletman</td><td>Voice role</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2018</td><td>Escape Plan 2: Hades</td><td>Ray Breslin</td><td>Direct-to-video</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2018</td><td>Creed II</td><td>Robert "Rocky" Balboa</td><td>Also writer and producer</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2018</td><td>Backtrace</td><td>Detective Sykes</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2019</td><td>Escape Plan: The Extractors</td><td>Ray Breslin</td><td>Direct-to-video</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2019</td><td>Rallying Cry</td><td>Jasper Reese</td><td>Short film</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2019</td><td>Rambo: Last Blood</td><td>John J. Rambo</td><td>Also story writer</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2019</td><td>One Night: Joshua vs. Ruiz</td><td>Himself</td><td>Documentary film; also executive producer</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2021</td><td>The Suicide Squad</td><td>Nanaue / King Shark</td><td>Voice role</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2021</td><td>The Making of Rocky vs. Drago by Sylvester Stallone</td><td>Himself</td><td>Documentary film; also producer</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2022</td><td>Samaritan</td><td>Joe Smith / Samaritan / Nemesis</td><td>Also producer</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2022</td><td>MVP</td><td>None</td><td>Executive producer only</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2023</td><td>Creed III</td><td>None</td><td>Producer only</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2023</td><td>Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3</td><td>Stakar Ogord</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2023</td><td>Expend4bles</td><td>Barney Ross</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2023</td><td>Sly</td><td>Himself</td><td>Documentary film; also executive producer</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2024</td><td>Lost on a Mountain in Maine</td><td>None</td><td>Producer only</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2024</td><td>Armor</td><td>Rook</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2025</td><td>Alarum</td><td>Agent Chester</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2025</td><td>A Working Man</td><td>None</td><td>Writer and producer only</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2025</td><td>Giant</td><td>None</td><td>Executive producer only</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>TBA</td><td>Untitled Mike Thornton biopic film</td><td>None</td><td>Producer only</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>TBA</td><td>John Rambo</td><td>None</td><td>Executive producer only</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

Television

Sylvester Stallone filmography

<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Title</th><th>Role</th><th>Notes</th><th>Ref.</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1973</td><td>The Evil Touch</td><td>None</td><td>Episode: "Heart to Heart"; writer only</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1975</td><td>Police Story</td><td>Elmore "Rocky" Caddo</td><td>Episode: "The Cutting Edge"</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1975</td><td>Kojak</td><td>Detective Rick Daly</td><td>Episode: "My Brother, My Enemy"</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1979</td><td>The Muppet Show</td><td>Himself</td><td>Episode: "Sylvester Stallone"</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1985</td><td>Heart of a Champion: The Ray Mancini Story</td><td>None</td><td>Television film; executive producer only</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1991</td><td>Dream On</td><td>Himself</td><td>Episode: "The Second Greatest Story Ever Told: Parts 1 & 2"</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1997</td><td>Saturday Night Live</td><td>Himself (host)</td><td>Episode: "Sylvester Stallone/Jamiroquai"</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2002</td><td>Father Lefty</td><td>None</td><td>Unsold television pilot; writer and executive producer only</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2002</td><td>Liberty's Kids</td><td>Paul Revere</td><td>Voice; Episode: "Midnight Ride"</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2005</td><td>Las Vegas</td><td>Frank "The Repairman"</td><td>2 episodes</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2005</td><td>The Contender Rematch: Mora vs. Manfredo</td><td>None</td><td>Television special; executive producer only</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2006–2009</td><td>The Contender</td><td>Himself (host)</td><td>16 episodes; also executive producer</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2010</td><td>Inferno: The Making of 'The Expendables'</td><td>Himself</td><td>Television documentary film; also producer</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2013</td><td>Saturday Night Live</td><td>Three Wise Guys</td><td>Episode: "John Goodman/Kings of Leon"; uncredited cameo</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2016</td><td>Strong</td><td>None</td><td>Executive producer only</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2017</td><td>Ultimate Beastmaster</td><td>None</td><td>Creator and producer only</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2017</td><td>This Is Us</td><td>Himself</td><td>Episode: "Déjà Vu"</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2022–present</td><td>Tulsa King</td><td>Dwight "The General" Manfredi</td><td>29 episodes; also executive producer and writer for 6 episodes</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2023–2024</td><td>The Family Stallone</td><td>Himself</td><td>Reality series; also executive producer</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2025–present</td><td>Extracted</td><td>None</td><td>Executive producer only</td></tr></tbody></table>

Theatre

Sylvester Stallone filmography

Year	Title	Role	Venue	Notes	Ref.
1970	Score	Telephone Repairman Mike	Martinique Theater

Commercial

Sylvester Stallone filmography

<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Title</th><th>Role</th><th>Notes</th><th>Ref.</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>2020</td><td>Facebook: Groups - Ready to Rock? - 2020 Super Bowl Commercial</td><td>Robert "Rocky" Balboa</td><td>Cameo</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

Music video

Sylvester Stallone filmography

<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Title</th><th>Role</th><th>Performer</th><th>Notes</th><th>Ref.</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1987</td><td>"Winner Takes It All"</td><td>Lincoln "Linc" Hawk</td><td>Sammy Hagar</td><td>Uncredited cameo</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

Soundtrack appearances

Sylvester Stallone filmography

<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Title</th><th>Song</th><th>Notes</th><th>Ref.</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1978</td><td>Paradise Alley</td><td>"Too Close to Paradise"</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1979</td><td>The Muppet Show</td><td>"Let's Call the Whole Thing Off", "A Bird in a Gilded Cage"</td><td>Episode: "Sylvester Stallone"; uncredited</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1982</td><td>Rocky III</td><td>"Take You Back"</td><td>Uncredited</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1984</td><td>Rhinestone</td><td>"Stay Out of My Bedroom", "Woke Up in Love", "Drinkinstein", "Sweet Lovin' Friends", "Be There"</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2013</td><td>Grudge Match</td><td>"The Star-Spangled Banner"</td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

Video games

Sylvester Stallone filmography

Year	Title	Voice role	Notes	Ref.
1994	Demolition Man	Sergeant John Spartan	Live action full-motion video; 3DO version only
2020	Mortal Kombat 11	John J. Rambo	Downloadable content