Films
1970 No Place to Hide // Jerry Savage // Reissused as “Rebel.”
1970 Lovers and Other Strangers // Extra // Uncredited
1970 A Party at Kitty and Stud’s // Stud // Reissued as “The Italian Stallion”
1971 Bananas // Subway Thug // Sly mugs Woody Allen in a cameo.
1971 Klute // Extra // Uncredited
1974 Lords of the Flatbush // Stanley Rosiello // Sly received a dialogue credit.
1974 The Prisoner of Second Avenue // Alleged Pickpocket // Cameo
1975 Capone // Frank Nitti // Susan Blakely [Lords of Flatbush] co-stars.
1975 Death Race 2000 // Joe Viterbo // Cult classic that inspired a sequel.
1975 Farewell, My Lovely // Kelly aka Jonnie // Sly beats up Robert Mitchum.
1976 Cannonball // N/A // Also known as “Carquake.”
1976 Rocky // Rocky Balboa // Winner of 3 Oscars including Best Picture
1978 F.I.S.T. // Johnny Kovak // Loosely based on the life of Jimmy Hoffa.
1978 Paradise Alley // Cosmo Carboni // Wrote, directed, starred & sang title song!
1979 Rocky II // Rocky Balboa // Sly wrote, directed and starred.
1981 Victory // Robert Hatch // Also known as “Escape to Victory.”
1981 Nighthawks // Deke DaSilva // Also known as “Hawks.”
1982 First Blood // John Rambo // Sly co-wrote the screenplay.
1982 Rocky III // Rocky Balboa // Sly wrote, starred and directed.
1983 Knockout // Himself // Boxing documentary.
1983 Staying Alive // Man on Street // Co-wrote, directed, and made a cameo.
1984 Rhinestone // Nick Martinelli // Sly co-wrote and starred.
1985 Rambo: First Blood, Part II // John Rambo // Co-written by James Cameron.
1985 Rocky IV // Rocky Balboa // Sly was the screenwriter, director and star.
1986 Cobra // Marion Cobretti // Sly wrote the screenplay as well.
1987 Over the Top // Lincoln Hawk // Sly co-wrote the screenplay as well.
1988 Rambo III // John Rambo //Sly wrote the screenplay.
1989 Lock Up // Frank Leone // Frank McRae ["Paradise Alley"] co-stars!
1989 Tango & Cash // Ray Tango // Sly references Rambo in the opening!
1990 Rocky V // Rocky Balboa // Sage Stallone co-stars.
1991 Oscar // Angelo “Snaps” Provolone // Kirk Douglas plays Sly’s father.
1992 Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot! // Joe Bromowski // It sounded good on paper.
1993 Cliffhanger // Gabe Walker // Sly was also the co-screenwriter.
1993 Demolition Man // John Spartan // Sting sings the title song.
1994 A Century of Cinema // Himself // A documentary.
1994 The Specialist // Ray Quick // Rod Stieger from “F.I.S.T.” co-stars.
1995 Assassins // Robert Rath // Also known as “Day of Reckoning.”
1995 Judge Dredd // Judge Dredd // Based on the best-selling comic books.
1995 Your Studio and You // Himself // 17 minute film by Trey Parker & Matt Stone
1996 Daylight // Kit Latura // Sly’s son, Sage co-stars.
1997 An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn // Himself //
1997 Cop Land // Freddy Hefflin // Also known as “Copland.”
1997 The Good Life // N/A // Never released due to lawsuits.
1998 Antz // Weaver // Sly provided the voice of Weaver.
2000 Get Carter // Jack Carter // Remake/Update of the 1971 crime classic.
2001 Driven // Joe Tanto // Re-teaming of Sly and Renny Harlin.
2002 Eye See You // Jake Malloy // Also known as D-Tox
2002 Avenging Angelo // Frankie Delano // Anthony Quinn’s last role
2003 Taxi 3 // Uncredited // Cameo as the 1st Passenger
2003 Shade // The Dean // Sly did his own card mechanics
2003 Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over // The Toymaker // Sly played multiple characters
2006 Rocky Balboa // Rocky Balboa // The triumphant return!
2008 Rambo // John Rambo // The triumphant return!
