Burt Young, Actor Who Played Paulie in ‘Rocky’ Films, Dies at 83

Burt Young, Actor Who Played Paulie in ‘Rocky’ Films, Dies at 83

Burt Young, who played Paulie in six of the “Rocky” films starring Sylvester Stallone, drawing an Oscar nomination for supporting actor for his performance in the 1976 original, has died.

Young’s daughter Anne Morea Steingieser told the New York Times.

Young was 83.

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He was born in Queens, NY and was a boxer before his acting career.

Roger Ebert gave Young high marks for his performance in the first “Rocky” film: “And Burt Young as (Adrian’s) brother — defeated and resentful, loyal and bitter, caring about people enough to hurt them just to draw attention to his grief.”