Burt Young
Born 04/30/1940
Queens, New York, USA
Died 10/08/2023
(83 years old)
Los Angeles, California, USA
Biography
Burt Young made his name playing rough-edged working class Italian-American characters, the best-known example being his signature role as Sylvester Stallone's brother-in-law Paulie in "Rocky" (1976), for which he received an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor. He is one of three actors (the other two being Stallone and Tony Burton) who have appeared in every Rocky film.
He has played similar roles in "Chinatown", "Convoy", "Back to School", "The Pope of Greenwich Village", "Once Upon a Time in America", "Last Exit to Brooklyn", "Downtown: A Street Tale", and even a brutal and darker role in "Amityville II: The Possession". Young has also appeared in many television programs, including "The Rockford Files", "Baretta", "Law & Order", "Walker, Texas Ranger", "M*A*S*H", guest-starred in a "Miami Vice" episode, and made an appearance on "The Sopranos".
Young has written two stage plays: "SOS" and "A Letter to Alicia and the New York City Government From a Man With a Bullet in His Head". He is also a published author whose works include two filmed screenplays and 400-page historically based novel called "Endings".
Scarpe Diem Productions
Actor
| Series | |
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| 2019 |
Russian Doll |
Ariadne (S01E08) |
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Alan's Routine (S01E04) |
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| 2018 |
Kevin Can Wait |
Brew Haha (S02E23) |
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| 2013 |
Baciamo le mani: Palermo-New York 1958 |
Episode 4 (E04) |
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Episode 3 (E03) |
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Episode 2 (E02) |
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| 2009 |
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit |
Snatched (S10E13) |
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| 2002 |
Alternate Realities |
| 2001 |
The Sopranos |
Another Toothpick (S03E05) |
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| 1997 |
Law & Order |
Mad Dog (S07E18) |
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The Last Don |
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The Outer Limits |
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Tempests (S03E09) |
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Walker, Texas Ranger |
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Small Blessings (S06E12) |
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| 1996 |
Walker, Texas Ranger |
Lucky (S05E11) |
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| 1994 |
Columbo |
Undercover (S10E09) |
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Crocodile Shoes |
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The Maharaja's Daughter |
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| 1992 |
Tales from the Crypt |
Split Personality (S04E11) |
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| 1987 |
Roomies |
| 1986 |
Alfred Hitchcock Presents |
Road Hog (S01E23) |
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| 1984 |
Miami Vice |
Give a Little, Take a Little (S01E10) |
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| 1976 |
The Rockford Files |
The Family Hour (S03E03) |
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| 1974 |
Little House on the Prairie |
Mr. Edward's Homecoming (S01E05) |
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| 1973 |
M*A*S*H |
L.I.P. (Local Indigenous Personnel) (S02E07) |
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| Documentaries | |
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| 2021 |
Stallone: Frank, That Is |
| 2017 |
John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs |
| 2012 |
Casting By |
| 2007 |
Skill vs. Will: The Making of 'Rocky Balboa' |
| 2006 |
In the Ring |
| 1999 |
Making of a Mobster: 'Mickey Blue Eyes', The (TV movie) |
| Short | |
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| 2014 |
Tom in America |
| 2010 |
The Shoemaker |
Guest
| Shows | |
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| 2005 |
The Contender |
| 1996 |
Festivalové vteřiny |
| 1980 |
The 6th Annual People's Choice Awards |
| 1977 |
The 49th Annual Academy Awards |
Screenwriter
| Movies | |
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| 1978 |
Daddy, I Don't Like It Like This (TV movie) |
Uncle Joe Shannon |
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