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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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- 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)
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- Tim Reid, Tony Burton, Robert Harper, Daphne Reid, Francesca P. Roberts, 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...
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".
Feb 26, 2016 · 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.
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 · 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....