Burt Young

Acting · Born 1940-04-30 in New York City, New York, USA

Biography

Gerald Tommaso DeLouise (April 30, 1940 – October 8, 2023), known professionally as Burt Young, was an American actor who played Rocky Balboa's friend Paulie in the Rocky film series. He also appeared in films such as Chinatown, The Gambler, and Once Upon a Time in America, and was a painter and a writer.

Filmography

• Once Upon a Time in America as Joe
• Transamerica as Murray Schupak
• Rocky II as Paulie Pennino
• Rocky as Paulie Pennino
• Rocky IV as Paulie Pennino
• Chinatown as Curly
• Rocky Balboa as Paulie Pennino
• Rocky III as Paulie Pennino
• Rocky V as Paulie Pennino
• Mickey Blue Eyes as Vito Graziosi

TV

• M*A*S*H as Lt. Willis
• Tales from the Crypt as Gambler
• The Outer Limits as Captain Parker
• The Sopranos as Bobby Baccalieri, Sr.
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Eddy Mack
• Horace and Pete as Horace Sr.
• The Rockford Files as Stuart Gaily
• Columbo as Mo Weinberg
• Baretta
• Walker, Texas Ranger as Jack 'Soldier' Belmont