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Subject: Rocky actor Tony Burton dies aged 78
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/26/16 at 6:34 am
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 hospital over the past year.
She added he had not received a diagnosis in that time but his health was so poor he had not been able to see recent spin-off film Creed.
Burton played Tony "Duke" Evers, who trained both Rocky and Apollo Creed.
The character supported Creed, Rocky Balboa's opponent, in the first two boxing films before later becoming the trainer to Balboa himself.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-35639248
Subject: Re: Rocky actor Tony Burton dies aged 78
Written By: LyricBoy on 02/26/16 at 3:13 pm
Beat me to it.
Hardly anybody from the Rocky series left. Adrian, Apollo, Mick, Gazzo, Jergens, Stu Nahan, Bill Baldwin, Lou Filippo, Joe Frazier, Butkus, Cuff, Link, the Ice Rink Attendant, the Cut Man, Frank Stallone (the timekeeper) and now Apollo's trainer are all gone
Subject: Re: Rocky actor Tony Burton dies aged 78
Written By: Howard on 02/26/16 at 3:41 pm
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 hospital over the past year.
She added he had not received a diagnosis in that time but his health was so poor he had not been able to see recent spin-off film Creed.
Burton played Tony "Duke" Evers, who trained both Rocky and Apollo Creed.
The character supported Creed, Rocky Balboa's opponent, in the first two boxing films before later becoming the trainer to Balboa himself.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-35639248
R.I.P. :\'(