Tony Burton

Born: 1937-03-23, Flint, Michigan, USA

Died: 2016-02-25

Biography

Anthony "Tony" Burton (March 23, 1937 – February 25, 2016) was an American actor and boxer, best known for his role as Tony "Duke" Evers in the Rocky films. He also appeared in The Shining, Assault on Precinct 13, and other films and TV shows.

Filmography

• Twin Peaks (1990)
• NYPD Blue (1993)
• Chicago Hope (1994)
• The Rockford Files (1974)
• T. J. Hooker (1982)
• Moonlighting (1985)
• A Different World (1987)
• Renegade (1992)
• The Six Million Dollar Man (1974)
• Sanford and Son (1972)
• Baretta (1975)
• The Shining (1980)
• Kojak (1973)
• Switch (1975)
• Rocky (1976)
• Harry O (1974)
• Rocky Balboa (2006)
• Hook (1991)
• Rocky II (1979)
• Rocky IV (1985)
• Rocky III (1982)
• Poltergeist: The Legacy (1996)
• Rocky V (1990)
• Private Obsession (1995)
• Shade (2003)
• Stir Crazy (1980)
• Armed and Dangerous (1986)
• Tenspeed and Brown Shoe (1980)
• House Party 2 (1991)
• Mission of Justice (1992)