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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 (1937-2016) was a professional heavyweight boxer and an actor who played the corner man in six Rocky movies. He also appeared in other films and TV shows, such as Assault on Precinct 13, The Magnificent Seven, and Chicago Hope.
- Actor
- March 23, 1937
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- February 25, 2016
Feb 26, 2016 · 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...
Feb 26, 2016 · Tony Burton, the actor who played trainer Tony “Duke” Evers in the “Rocky” films, died Thursday, his sister Loretta Kelley said. He was 78.
Feb 26, 2016 · The former boxer and football player was best known for his role as Apollo Creed’s trainer in the first six “Rocky” movies. He died in 2016 after a long illness and never saw the 2015 film “Creed.”
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.
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 ...
