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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]
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.
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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...
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, the actor who played Apollo Creed’s boxing trainer Tony “Duke” Evers in the “Rocky” movies, has died. He was 78. The former football player and boxer appeared alongside...
Feb 26, 2016 · The actor, who played Tony "Duke" Evers in the "Rocky" franchise, passed away in 2016. He was a former boxer who won Michigan Golden Gloves titles 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 ...
