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Feb 26, 2016 · Tony Burton, who played Apollo Creed's inspirational boxing trainer in the "Rocky" franchise after his own glory days as a young prizefighter, died Thursday, his family said. He was 78.
March 23, 1937 · Flint, Michigan, USA. Died. February 25, 2016 · Menifee, California, USA (complications from pneumonia) Birth name. Anthony Mabron Burton. Nickname. Hollywood. Height. 6′ (1.83 m) Mini Bio. Tony Burton, who is famous for playing the corner man in six "Rocky" movies, was himself, in real life, a professional heavyweight boxer.
Feb 26, 2016 · LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tony Burton, the veteran character actor best known for brief but memorable appearances as the no-nonsense trainer and cornerman in the first six "Rocky" movies, has died. He...
