He was famed for his role as boxer Rocky Balboa. 

Sylvester Stallone, 73, faced his toughest threat as he took to Instagram to share an adorable video of a small fluffy dog excitedly licking his face, on Tuesday.

The actor lay on the grass as his pet pooch rolled around attempting to shower him with affection.

Cute! Sylvester Stallone, 73, faced his toughest threat as he took to Instagram to share an adorable video of a small fluffy dog excitedly licking his face, on Tuesday

Cute! Sylvester Stallone, 73, faced his toughest threat as he took to Instagram to share an adorable video of a small fluffy dog excitedly licking his face, on Tuesday

His cute video came two weeks after MGM reportedly suspended production on the Atlanta set of Samaritan.

Stallone’s sci-fi flick – hitting US/UK theaters December 11 – centers on a young boy played by Euphoria star Javon ‘Wanna’ Walton, who discovers that Stanley is the superhero who went missing after an epic battle 20 years earlier.

Adorable: The actor lay on the grass as his pet pooch rolled around attempting to shower him with affection

Adorable: The actor lay on the grass as his pet pooch rolled around attempting to shower him with affection

I give up! 'Ow, ow, damn girl!' exclaimed Sylvester as he chuckled at the pup, before admitting: 'Okay, I give up'

I give up! ‘Ow, ow, damn girl!’ exclaimed Sylvester as he chuckled at the pup, before admitting: ‘Okay, I give up’

Stallone’s sci-fi flick follows a young boy – played by Euphoria star Javon ‘Wanna’ Walton – who suspects that a man (presumably Stallone) might be a once-famous superhero who disappeared 20 years earlier in the wake of a dramatic battle.

Samaritan is being directed by Sundance Film Festival Award-winning filmmaker Julius Avery (Overlord, Son of a Gun) and it’s inspired by Unbreakable (2000) and Finding Forrester (2000).

The movie is slated to hit US/UK theatres on December 11.

Wild beast! He captioned the sweet clip: 'Always be prepared! You never know when you¿re going to get attacked by a wild beast!'

Wild beast! He captioned the sweet clip: ‘Always be prepared! You never know when you’re going to get attacked by a wild beast!’

Which pup? Animal lover Sylvester didn't name which of the family's dogs was attacking him

Which pup? Animal lover Sylvester didn’t name which of the family’s dogs was attacking him

It’s Sylvester Stallone’s first acting role since his critically reviled movie Rambo: Last Blood, which was released in September.

Though he’s directed multiple films, he hasn’t stepped behind the camera since 2010’s The Expendables.

Stallone married wife Jennifer Flavin in 1997, and the couple share three children, Sophia, 23, Sistine, 21, and Scarlet, 17.

He also shares a son, Seargeoh, 41, with his first wife Sasha Czack. Their younger son Sage Stallone died in 2012 at age 36.

Adorable: The actor regularly shared pictures of himself with his adorable pets

Adorable: The actor regularly shared pictures of himself with his adorable pets