RIP Burt Young

[triplexxx]

Actor Burt Young, who was known for playing the role of Paulie Pennino, Rocky Balboa's brother-in-law and best friend throughout the Rocky franchise, as well as Curly from Chinatown, and many other roles, many as Italian-American characters, The Gambler, Convoy, The Pope of Grennwich Village, Once Upon a Time in America, MASH, The Rockford Files, Law & Order, All in the Family, Walker Texas Ranger, The Sopranos,and many others, has passed at 83. Rest well in heaven, Burt Young.

Made this thread before noticing the Rocky thread in TV & Movies section had been updated.

[KROW]

Made this thread before noticing the Rocky thread in TV & Movies section had been updated.

That's okay. He's been in other stuff (as you listed), just more remembered for his role in the Rocky films. For myself, that's pretty much all I've seen him in, except for Back to School as Lou, Thornton Melon's "chauffeur." Loved him in that role.

[Andrew NDB]

Perusing his IMDB, looks like I've seen him in the Rocky movies of course, but also Carlito's Way: Rise to Power, The Sopranos, Chinatown, Once Upon a Time in America, and apparently he was in Amityville II but I don't remember him in it.

[TheCanadiandrome]

RIP! Watched the og Rocky movie not to long ago