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Feb 26, 2016 · By Christine Hauser. Feb. 26, 2016. Tony Burton, who played a tough-talking boxing trainer in six of the “Rocky” movies with Sylvester Stallone, died on Thursday in a California hospital, his ...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tony Burton, a veteran character actor best known for brief but memorable turns as a tough, no-nonsense trainer and cornerman in Sylvester Stallone's first six "Rocky" films, has died at age 78. Burton died of pneumonia Thursday at a Southern California hospital, his wife, Aurelain "Rae" Burton, said Friday. Failing health had prevented him from appearing in "Creed," the ...
Jan 25, 2022 · Born and raised in Flint, Michigan, Burton was a top Golden Gloves boxer in his youth and had a brief professional boxing career. In addition to his wife of 36 years, he is survived by his son ...
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Feb 26, 2016 · Born and raised in Flint, Michigan, Burton was a top Golden Gloves boxer in his youth and had a brief professional boxing career. In addition to his wife of 36 years, he is survived by his son ...
Feb 26, 2016 · Burton's wife, Aurelian, says the actor died of pneumonia Thursday at a Southern California hospital. Failing health had prevented him from appearing in "Creed," the seventh "Rocky" movie.
Feb 27, 2016 · Burton died of pneumonia Thursday at a Southern California hospital, his wife, Aurelain “Rae” Burton, said Friday. Failing health had prevented him from appearing in Creed , the seventh Rocky movie and the one for which Stallone is nominated for a best supporting actor Oscar at Sunday’s Academy Awards.
Feb 26, 2016 · By John Rogers. February 26, 2016 at 6:27 p.m. EST. Tony Burton, a veteran character actor best known for brief but memorable turns as a tough, no-nonsense trainer and cornerman in Sylvester ...
