Burt Young Add to My Celebs Age 72 Birthday Apr. 30th, 1940 Born in New York City, New York, USA Height 5' 8"

Burt Young's Main TV Roles Show Character(s) Roomies Nick Chase

Main Movie Roles 2009 - New York, I Love You 2008 - Carnera: The Walking Mountain 2007 - Il nascondiglio 2007 - Hack! 2006 - Rocky Balboa 2005 - Transamerica 2004 - Land of Plenty 2002 - The Adventures of Pluto Nash 1999 - Mickey Blue Eyes 1997 - She's so Lovely 1993 - Excessive Force 1990 - Betsy's Wedding 1990 - Rocky V 1989 - Going Overboard 1989 - Last Exit to Brooklyn 1986 - Back to School 1985 - Rocky IV 1984 - The Pope of Greenwich Village 1984 - Once Upon a Time in America 1982 - Rocky III 1982 - Lookin' to Get Out 1982 - Amityville II: The Possession 1981 - ...All the Marbles 1979 - Rocky II 1978 - Convoy 1976 - Rocky 1975 - The Killer Elite 1974 - Chinatown 1974 - The Gambler 1972 - Across 110th Street 1971 - Born To Win

NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at IMDB


BIOGRAPHY:

Burly, talented character actor who has remained consistently busy playing "rough at the edge" type characters, often on the wrong side of the law. Young was born Jerry De Louise on April 30 1940 in New York City, where he received his dramatic arts training under legendary acting coach Lee Strasberg at the Actors Studio.

Young first gathered notice playing tough thugs in such films as The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight (1971), Across 110th Street (1972), Chinatown (1974) and The Gambler (1974). Fiery director Sam Peckinpah cast Young as the getaway driver / assassin, "Mac", in The Killer Elite (1975), and Young came to the attention of newcomer Sylvester Stallone, who cast him as future brother-in-law 'Paulie' in the 1976 sleeper hit Rocky (1976). The talented Young was nominated for an Oscar, and has gone on to reprise the role in all five "Rocky" sequels to date! Peckinpah re-hired him to play renegade trucker "Pigpen" in the moderately successful Convoy (1978) (watch for "Pigpen's" Mack truck where the writing on the door states "Paulie Hauling"!).

Young has also appeared in numerous other major productions, including Once Upon a Time in America (1984), The Pope of Greenwich Village (1984), Last Exit to Brooklyn (1989), Mickey Blue Eyes (1999) and The Adventures of Pluto Nash (2002).


TRIVIA:

• Served in U.S. Marines from 1957 to 1959.
• Owns a restaurant in The Bronx, New York City.
• In 1980 he guest-starred in a TV movie called _Murder Can Hurt You (1980) (TV)_ (qv), a spoof on popular detective shows, in which he played "Lt. Palumbo"; ironically, 14 years later he appeared in a serious role in _Columbo: Undercover (1994) (TV)_ (qv).
• The father of actress 'Anne Morea' (qv), they appeared together in a 1995 Los Angeles production of "A View from the Bridge".
• Along with 'Sylvester Stallone' (qv) and 'Tony Burton (I)' (qv), he is the only other actor to have appeared in all six 'Rocky' movies.
• 'Sylvester Stallone' (qv) gave Young an inscribed gold Cartier watch in the 1990s, which he still wears.
• Has a daughter: Anne Morea (b. 1969)
• Is Italian/American

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