Editing Rocky III (section)

==Cast==
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* [[Sylvester Stallone]] as [[Rocky Balboa|Robert "Rocky" Balboa]], "the Italian Stallion", is the heavyweight champion of the world, who continues to defend his title against other fighters. When Lang challenges Rocky and wins, the public cries for a rematch. As Rocky is reluctant following Mickey's death, former rival, Apollo Creed, befriends and trains the Italian Stallion in his preparation to take on Clubber Lang.
* [[Talia Shire]] as [[Adrian Pennino|Adrian Pennino Balboa]] is Rocky's wife and supporter throughout his boxing career.
* [[Burt Young]] as [[Paulie Pennino]] is Rocky's best friend and brother-in-law.
* [[Carl Weathers]] as [[Apollo Creed]] is the former heavyweight champion and Rocky's former arch-rival, who agrees to train him after the death of Mickey. In the process, the two become very close friends.
* [[Burgess Meredith]] as [[Mickey Goldmill|Michael "Mickey" Goldmill]] is Rocky's friend, manager, and trainer, who unexpectedly dies; he is a former bantamweight fighter from the 1920s and the owner of the boxing gym where Rocky trained for his first fight against Apollo.
* [[Tony Burton]] as [[Tony "Duke" Evers]] is Apollo Creed's father figure, friend, trainer, and manager, who helps Apollo train Rocky.
* [[Mr. T]] as [[Clubber Lang|James "Clubber" Lang]] is the underdog challenger who beats Rocky in a championship fight, amid Mickey's unexpected death. The public's general dislike and lack of respect for him as the heavyweight champion of the world leads to a rematch with Rocky. Orphaned at an early age, Lang spent most of his childhood on the streets of Chicago's South Side, along with time in orphanages and juvenile facilities. As an adult, Clubber was sent to prison for five years for one count of a felony assault charge. While serving his sentence, he discovered his talent as a boxer. Boxing was a way to let out his frustration, which led to the events of ''Rocky III''.
* [[Ina Fried]] as [[List of Rocky characters#Rocky Balboa Jr.|Robert "Rocky" Balboa, Jr.]] is Rocky and Adrian's only child.
* [[Hulk Hogan]] as [[List of Rocky characters#Thunderlips|Thunderlips]] is the current world wrestling champion, who fights Rocky in an exhibition charity event.

In addition to the main cast, several others had [[cameo appearance]]s. Bill Baldwin and [[Stu Nahan]] returned as the fight commentators for the two Rocky-Lang fights. Veteran ring announcer [[Jimmy Lennon]] was the ring announcer for the first Lang fight, while boxing judge Marty Denkin was the referee. [[Lou Filippo]] returned for his third appearance as a referee during the second Lang fight. [[Dennis James]] (''[[The Price Is Right (American game show)|Price Is Right]]'') and [[Jim Healy (sports commentator)|Jim Healy]] appeared as the commentators for the Rocky–Thunderlips match, while [[LeRoy Neiman]] was the guest ring announcer. [[Jim Hill (American football)|Jim Hill]] was a TV announcer. A then-unknown [[Morgan Freeman]] auditioned unsuccessfully for the role of Lang's trainer. Footage of Stallone's guest appearance on ''[[The Muppet Show]]'' was incorporated in the opening sequence, with [[Jim Henson]] dubbing [[Kermit the Frog]]'s announcement that the episode's guest was Rocky Balboa, rather than Stallone.