Young developed a legion of fans for his portrayal of the whiny, tough-talking, boozing New York meatpacker, best friend and ultimately cornerman to Sylvester Stallone’s Rocky Balboa in the hit film franchise.
Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty ImagesBurt Young, the former professional boxer-turned-actor who earned an Oscar nomination starring alongside Sylvester Stallone in the breakout 1976 hit Rocky, died earlier this month in Los Angeles, his daughter told The New York Times. No cause of death was provided for the 83-year-old. Young’s manager, Lynda Bensky, paid tribute in a statement to USA Today, describing him as “an actor of tremendous emotional range. He could make you cry and he could scare y
Burt was born and brought up in New York’s Queens. He was part of the Marine Corps before trying his hand at boxing and later joining the film industry. He very often played Italian-American roles as a gang boss, a street-smart detective or a middle-class man. | Tellychakkar.com