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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]

  2. 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...

  3. 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...

  4. Feb 26, 2016 · Tony Burton, the actor who played trainer TonyDukeEvers in the “Rocky” films, died Thursday, his sister Loretta Kelley said. He was 78.

  5. 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".

  6. 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 ...