I was eating dinner last night when the news of Carl Weather's death hit the wire. When the first name of the last major character he played was Greef (sic), I suppose it's right and fitting that this one makes me a bit upset.
He's not on the 70's/80's action movie Mount Rushmore, but no other actor can lay claim to Rocky, Force 10 from Navarone, Predator, Toy Story, and three separate roles in the Adam Sandler movie "empire." And let's not forget, his own movie, Action Jackson, which stuck in the late 80's HBO rotation for me. His television credits alone, both one-offs, and series regulars are impressive enough for a football player turned actor, but then he has to go and become a Star Wars character on The Mandalorian? So long as they don't nuke Nevarro in the Mando movie, he can remain part of the ongoing Star Wars canon forever.
In honor of the man's passing, I found Star Wars d6 stats for Greef Karga here, They are up-to-date for the end of season one.
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