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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 known for playing the corner man in six \"Rocky\" movies. He was also a professional heavyweight boxer who fought LaMar Clark and others, and appeared in TV shows and movies such as Assault on Precinct 13 and Knockout.
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Tony Burton in The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977)- Dolph Lundgren, Sylvester Stallone, and Tony Burton in Rocky IV (1985)
- Carroll O'Connor, Tony Burton, David Hart, and Bob Penny in In the Heat of the Night (1988)
- Tony Burton in The Shining (1980)
- Tony Burton and Austin Stoker in Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)
- Tony Burton in The Toy (1982)
- Tony Burton in Stir Crazy (1980)
- Gene Wilder, Richard Pryor, and Tony Burton in Stir Crazy (1980)
- Tony Burton in Rocky IV (1985)
- Tony Burton
- Tim Reid, Tony Burton, Robert Harper, Daphne Reid, Francesca P. Roberts, and Frances E. Williams in Frank's Place (1987)
- Tim Reid, Tony Burton, Virginia Capers, Robert Harper, Charles Lampkin, Daphne Reid, Francesca P. Roberts, William Thomas Jr., and Frances E. Williams in Frank's Place (1987)
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 appeared in six Rocky films opposite Sylvester Stallone, has died at the age of 78. His cause of death is not known but his sister, Loretta Kelly, said he had regularly been in...
Feb 27, 2016 · Tony Burton, who drew on his career as a prizefighter to play boxing trainer Tony "Duke" Evers in all six "Rocky" films, died on Thursday aged 78. Sylvester Stallone, who stars in the...
Feb 26, 2016 · Tony Burton, who played Apollo Creed's trainer in the first six \"Rocky\" movies, passed away in 2016. He was a former boxer and football player who also appeared in \"The Shining\" and \"Stir Crazy\".
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 ...
