
Plot
An uneducated collector for a Philadelphia loan shark is given a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to fight against the world heavyweight boxing champion.
Trailer
Cast

Sylvester Stallone
Robert 'Rocky' Balboa

Talia Shire
Adrianna 'Adrian' Pennino

Burt Young
Paulie Pennino

Carl Weathers
Apollo Creed

Burgess Meredith
Mickey Goldmill

Thayer David
George 'Miles' Jergens

Joe Spinell
Tony Gazzo

Jimmy Gambina
Mike

Bill Baldwin
Fight Announcer

Al Silvani
Cut Man

George Memmoli
Ice Rink Attendant

Jodi Letizia
Marie

Diana Lewis
TV Commentator

George O'Hanlon
TV Commentator

Larry Carroll
TV Interviewer

Stan Shaw
Dipper

Don Sherman
Bartender

Billy Sands
Club Fight Announcer

Pedro Lovell
Club Fighter

DeForest Covan
Apollo's Corner

Simmy Bow
Club Corner Man

Tony Burton
Tony "Duke" Evers

Hank Rolike
Apollo Corner Man

Shirley O'Hara
Secretary

Kathleen Parker
Paulie's Date

Frank Stallone Jr.
Streetcorner Singer

Lloyd Kaufman
Drunk

Jane Marla Robbins
Owner of Pet Shop

Jack Hollander
Fats

Joe Sorbello
Bodyguard

Christopher Avildsen
Chiptooth

Frankie Van
Club Fight Referee

Lou Fillipo
Championship Fight Announcer

Paris Eagle
Fighter

Frank Stallone Sr.
Timekeeper

Robert L. Tangrea
Streetcorner Singer

Peter Glassberg
Streetcorner Singer

William E. Ring
Streetcorner Singer

Joseph C. Giambelluc
Streetcorner Singer

Joe Frazier
Himself

Michael Dorn
Apollo Creed's Bodyguard (uncredited)

Arnold Johnson
Spectator (uncredited)

Stu Nahan
Fight Commentator (uncredited)

Frank Pesce
Spectator (uncredited)

Lavelle Roby
Mary Anne Creed (uncredited)

Arthur Tovey
Reporter (uncredited)

John Pleshette
Aftershave Commercial Director (uncredited)

Butkus Stallone
Dog