Sylvester Stallone Rocky Balboa Director, Actor, Writer Talia Shire Adrian Actor Burt Young Paulie Actor Carl Weathers Apollo Creed Actor Brigitte Nielsen Ludmilla Actor Tony Burton Duke Actor Michael Pataki Nicoli Koloff Actor Dolph Lundgren Drago Actor Robert Chartoff Producer Irwin Winkler Producer James D. Brubaker Executive Producer Arthur Chobanian Executive Producer Bill Butler Cinematographer John W. Wheeler Film Editing Don Zimmerman Film Editing Vince DiCola Original Music Bill Kenney Production Design William Ladd Skinner Art Director Rick Gentz Set Decoration Tom Bronson Costume Design Amanda Mackey Casting