Sylvester Stallone
Born 1946 · American actor and filmmaker
Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone is an American actor and filmmaker. Known for his raw portrayals of vulnerable, working-class characters, he is considered a leading actor of the 1980s. In a film career spanning more than 50 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 to have starred in a box-office No. 1 film across six consecutive decades. Films in which he has appeared have grossed over $7.5 billion worldwide.
Sylvester Stallone, in order
- 1969 Downhill Racer: acted · directed by Michael Ritchie
- 1969 The Square Root: acted · directed by Edmond Chevie
- 1970 Lovers and Other Strangers: acted · directed by Cy Howard · audiences 71%
- 1970 The Party at Kitty and Stud's: acted · directed by Morton M. Lewis
- 1971 Klute: acted · directed by Alan J. Pakula
- 1973 Kojak (TV series): acted
- 1973 No Place to Hide: acted · directed by Robert Allen Schnitzer
- 1974 The Lords of Flatbush: acted · directed by Martin Davidson and Stephen Verona
- 1975 Capone: acted · directed by Steve Carver
- 1975 Death Race 2000: acted · directed by Paul Bartel
- 1975 Farewell, My Lovely: acted · directed by Dick Richards · critics 73%, audiences 71% · streaming on Prime Video, fuboTV, Roku Channel
- 1975 Mandingo: acted · directed by Richard Fleischer
- 1975 The Prisoner of Second Avenue: acted · directed by Melvin Frank
- 1976 Cannonball: acted · directed by Paul Bartel · audiences 34% · streaming on Prime Video, Roku Channel, Plex
- 1976 Rocky: wrote, acted · directed by John G. Avildsen · critics 95%, audiences 69% · streaming on Prime Video, Paramount+, Philo
- 1978 F.I.S.T.: wrote, acted · directed by Norman Jewison
- 1978 Paradise Alley: directed, wrote, acted
- 1979 Rocky II: directed, wrote, acted
- 1981 Escape to Victory: acted · directed by John Huston
- 1981 Nighthawks: wrote, acted · directed by Bruce Malmuth
- 1982 First Blood: wrote, acted · directed by Ted Kotcheff
- 1982 Rocky III: directed, wrote, acted
- 1983 Staying Alive: directed, wrote, acted
- 1984 Rhinestone: wrote, acted · directed by Bob Clark
- 1984 Terror in the Aisles: acted · directed by Andrew J. Kuehn · critics 63%, audiences 51%
- 1985 Rambo: First Blood Part II: wrote, acted · directed by George P. Cosmatos · critics 34%, audiences 60% · streaming on fuboTV, Paramount+, AMC+
- 1985 Rocky IV: directed, wrote, acted
- 1986 Cobra: wrote, acted · directed by George P. Cosmatos
- 1987 Over the Top: wrote, acted · directed by Menahem Golan
- 1988 Rambo III: wrote, acted · directed by Peter MacDonald
- 1989 Lock Up: acted · directed by John Flynn
- 1989 Tango & Cash: acted · directed by Albert Magnoli and Andrei Konchalovsky · critics 31%, audiences 52% · streaming on Pluto TV
- 1990 Gremlins 2: The New Batch: acted · directed by Joe Dante · critics 71%, audiences 59% · streaming on HBO Max
- 1990 Rocky V: wrote, acted · directed by John G. Avildsen
- 1991 Oscar: acted · directed by John Landis
- 1992 Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot: acted · directed by Roger Spottiswoode · critics 19%, audiences 22%
- 1993 Cliffhanger: wrote, acted · directed by Renny Harlin · critics 65%, audiences 53% · streaming on Netflix
- 1993 Demolition Man: acted · directed by Marco Brambilla · critics 64%, audiences 67%
- 1993 Last Action Hero: acted · directed by John McTiernan · critics 43%, audiences 48%
- 1994 A Century of Cinema: acted · directed by Caroline Thomas
- 1994 The Specialist: acted · directed by Luis Llosa
- 1995 Assassins: acted · directed by Richard Donner
- 1995 Judge Dredd: acted · directed by Danny Cannon
- 1995 Your Studio and You (short film): acted · directed by Trey Parker
- 1996 Daylight: acted · directed by Rob Cohen · critics 30%, audiences 37% · streaming on Starz
- 1997 An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn: acted · directed by Arthur Hiller
- 1997 Cop Land: acted · directed by James Mangold · critics 75%, audiences 67% · streaming on fuboTV, MGM+, Paramount+
- 1997 Men in Black: acted · directed by Barry Sonnenfeld · critics 91%, audiences 80% · streaming on Paramount+, Philo
- 1997 The Good Life: acted · directed by Alan Mehrez and Barry Samson
- 1998 Jackie Chan : My Story: acted · directed by Jackie Chan
- 1998 Junket Whore: acted · directed by Debbie Melnyk
- 2000 Get Carter: acted · directed by Stephen Kay · critics 12%, audiences 28%
- 2001 Driven: wrote, produced, acted · directed by Renny Harlin
- 2002 Avenging Angelo: acted · directed by Martyn Burke
- 2002 D-Tox: acted · directed by Jim Gillespie
- 2003 Shade: acted · directed by Damian Nieman
- 2003 Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over: acted · directed by Robert Rodriguez
- 2003 Taxi 3: acted · directed by Gérard Krawczyk
- 2004 Pele Eterno: acted · directed by Aníbal Massaini Neto
- 2005 Hogan Knows Best (TV series): acted
- 2005 Make Your Own Damn Movie!: acted · directed by Lloyd Kaufman · streaming on Kanopy
- 2005 The Contender (TV series): acted
- 2006 Rocky Balboa: directed, wrote, acted · critics 79%, audiences 77% · streaming on Prime Video, Paramount+, Philo
- 2007 Son of Rambow: acted · directed by Garth Jennings
- 2008 Bigger, Stronger, Faster*: acted · directed by Chris Bell · critics 96%, audiences 81% · streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla
- 2008 Rambo: directed, wrote, acted
- 2009 Kambakkht Ishq: acted · directed by Sabbir Khan
- 2010 Inferno: The Making of 'The Expendables': produced, acted · directed by John Herzfeld
- 2010 The Expendables: directed, wrote, acted · critics 41%, audiences 64% · streaming on fuboTV
- 2011 Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel: acted · directed by Alex Stapleton · critics 92%, audiences 84% · streaming on Plex, Tubi
- 2011 Rocky - Going the distance: acted
- 2012 Bullet to the Head: acted · directed by Walter Hill
- 2012 The Expendables 2: wrote, acted · directed by Simon West · critics 68%, audiences 67%
- 2013 Escape Plan: acted · directed by Mikael Håfström · critics 50%, audiences 55% · streaming on Starz
- 2013 Grudge Match: acted · directed by Peter Segal · critics 31%, audiences 46% · streaming on HBO Max
- 2013 Homefront: wrote, produced · directed by Gary Fleder
- 2013 Milius: acted · directed by Zak Charles Knutson · critics 94%, audiences 87% · streaming on Hoopla, Pluto TV
- 2014 Lennon or McCartney: acted · directed by Matt Schichter
- 2014 Reach Me: acted · directed by John Herzfeld
- 2014 The Expendables 3: wrote, acted · directed by Patrick Hughes · critics 32%, audiences 48% · streaming on fuboTV
- 2015 Creed: produced, acted · directed by Ryan Coogler · critics 95%, audiences 89% · streaming on Prime Video, Paramount+
- 2017 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2: acted · directed by James Gunn · critics 85%, audiences 87% · streaming on Disney+
- 2018 Backtrace: acted · directed by Brian A. Miller
- 2018 Creed II: wrote, produced, acted · directed by Steven Caple Jr. · critics 83%, audiences 81% · streaming on Prime Video, Paramount+
- 2018 Escape Plan 2: Hades: acted · directed by Steven C. Miller
- 2019 Escape Plan: The Extractors: acted · directed by John Herzfeld
- 2019 Rambo: Last Blood: wrote, acted · directed by Adrian Grünberg
- 2019 The Movies That Made Us (TV series): acted · audiences 71% · streaming on Netflix
- 2021 The Making of "Rocky vs. Drago": wrote · directed by John Herzfeld
- 2022 Samaritan: produced, acted · directed by Julius Avery
- 2022 Tulsa King (TV series): wrote, acted · directed by Allen Coulter and Ben Richardson · critics 86%, audiences 75% · streaming on Paramount+
- 2023 Creed III: produced · directed by Michael B. Jordan
- 2023 Expend4bles: acted · directed by Scott Waugh
- 2023 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3: acted · directed by James Gunn · critics 82%, audiences 94% · streaming on Disney+
- 2023 Sly: produced · directed by Thom Zimny
- 2023 The Family Stallone (TV series): acted · critics 78%, audiences 65% · streaming on Paramount+
- 2025 A Working Man: wrote · directed by David Ayer
- 2025 Alarum: acted · directed by Michael Polish
- Armor: acted · directed by Justin Routt
- Idol’s Eye: acted · directed by Olivier Assayas
- untitled Mike Thornton biopic film: produced · directed by Patrick Hughes