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Tony Burton - Wikipedia. Anthony Mabron Burton (March 23, 1937 – February 25, 2016) was an American actor and boxer. He was known for his role as Tony "Duke" Evers in the Rocky films. [2] Early life. Burton was born in Flint, Michigan. [3] . He had a younger sister named Loretta. [4] .
Tony Burton. Actor: Assault on Precinct 13. Tony Burton, who is famous for playing the corner man in six "Rocky" movies, was himself, in real life, a professional heavyweight boxer. Boxing in such avenues as Palm Springs, Los Angeles, and Hollywood, California, the 6 feet 200 pound Burton knocked-out among others, Bob Smith and Denny Chaney.
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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 family said. He was 78. The cause was...
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. 0 seconds...
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Feb 26, 2016 · Tony Burton, a former boxer and character actor, passed away at 78 from pneumonia. He played a tough trainer in Sylvester Stallone's first six "Rocky" movies and appeared in other films and TV shows.
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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.
Feb 26, 2016 · 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, died Feb. 25 at a...