Burt Young
Birthdate: Apr 30, 1940
Birthplace: Queens, New York City, New York, USA
Died: Oct 8, 2023
Burly, talented character actor who remained consistently busy playing "rough edged" or scary characters, often on the wrong side of the law. Young was born on April 30, 1940, in New York City, the son of a high school shop teacher. He is of Italian descent. Young received his dramatic arts training under 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). 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).
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 also appeared in 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).
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- 2024 | Medium Rare Cold Caseas Harry
- 2021 | Stallone: Frank, That Is
- 2021 | The Final Codeas Detective
- 2021 | The Making of 'Rocky vs. Drago'
- 2021 | Whack the Donas Guido
- 2021 |
Rocky IV: Rocky vs. Drago – The Ultimate Director’s Cut
asSelf - Paulie
Rocky IV: Rocky vs. Drago – The Ultimate Director’s Cut
A director's cut of Rocky IV, released for the film's 35th anniversary. Removes much of the film's original scenes and replaces them with 38 minutes of previously unseen footage.
- 2020 | Beckmanas Salvatore
- 2019 | Bottom of the 9thas Scaleri
- 2019 | Epiphanyas Crab Apple
- 2019 | Smothered by Mothersas Ivan
- 2019 | Tapestryas Ian
- 2018 | 6 Children & 1 Grandfatheras Mr. Bloom
- 2018 | Return to Lucania
- 2018 | Road to the Lemon Groveas Zio Vincenzo
- 2018 | Sarah Qas Grandpa
- 2018 | The Amityville Murdersas Michael Brigante
- 2017 | King Ratas Art Stillman
- 2015 | The Elevatoras George
- 2014 | Zarra's Lawas Paul Canto
- 2014 |
The Gambler
asCarmine
Literature professor and gambler Jim Bennett's debt causes him to borrow money from his mother and a loan shark. Further complicating his situation, is his relationship with one of his students. Will Bennett risk his life for a second chance?
- 2013 | Ci vediamo domanias Palagonia
- 2012 | Abigail Harmas Mr. Warren
- 2011 | Win Winas Leo Poplar
- 2010 | Kingshighwayas Mario Capriolini
- 2008 | Carnera: The Walking Mountainas Lou Soresi
- 2007 | Blue Lake Butcheras Pops
- 2007 | Go Go Talesas Murray
- 2007 | Hack!as J.T. Bates
- 2007 | Oliviero Risingas Santino
- 2007 | The Hideoutas Muller
- 2004 | Downtown: A Street Taleas Gus
- 2006 | Revoloutionas Burt Young
- 2006 | Rocky Balboaas Paulie
- 2004 | Land of Plentyas Sherman
- 2004 | The Wageras Jack Stockman
- 2003 | Crooked Linesas Mike Ameche
- 2002 | 2 Birds with 1 Stallone
- 2002 | And She Wasas Lou
- 2002 | Checkoutas Uncle Louie
- 2002 | Kiss the Brideas Santo
- 2002 |
The Adventures of Pluto Nash
asGino
In the future, a man struggles to keep his lunar nightclub out of the hands of the Mafia.
- 2001 | Cuginias Pasquale 'pop' Cugini
- 2001 | The Boys of Sunset Ridgeas Hank Bartlowski
- 2000 | L'uomo della fortunaas Don Ettore Visone
- 2000 | Never Look Backas Warden Gavin
- 2000 | The Day the Ponies Come Backas John Stoller
- 2000 | Very Mean Menas Dominic Piazza
- 2000 | Blue Moonas Bobby
- 1999 | Loser Loveas Sydney Delacroix
- 1999 | The Wastelandas Joe
- 1999 | Mickey Blue Eyesas Vito Graziosi
- 1998 | Stone Cutteras Leonardo
- 1997 | Heaven Before I Dieas Pollof
- 1997 | Kicked in the Headas Jack
- 1997 | The Undertaker's Weddingas Alberto
- 1996 | North Staras Reno
- 1993 | Excessive Forceas Sal DiMarco
- 1992 | Bad Girlsas Leo
- 1992 | Circle of Fearas Mancini
- 1991 | Americano rossoas George Maniago
- 1990 | Bright Angelas Art
- 1990 | Backstreet Dreamsas Luca
- 1990 | Club Fedas Warden Boyle
- 1990 | Diving Inas Coach Mack
- 1990 | Rocky Vas Paulie
- 1990 | Betsy's Weddingas Georgie
- 1989 | Last Exit to Brooklynas Big Joe
- 1989 | Going Overboardas General Noriega
- 1989 | Wait Until Spring, Bandinias Rocco
- 1989 | Beverly Hills Bratsas Clive
- 1989 | Blood Redas Andrews
- 1987 | Medium Rareas Harry Costas
- 1986 | Back to Schoolas Lou
- 1985 |
- 1984 | Over the Brooklyn Bridgeas Phil
- 1984 | The Pope of Greenwich Villageas Bed Bug Eddie
- 1984 | Once Upon a Time in Americaas Joe
- 1982 | Lookin' to Get Outas Jerry Feldman
- 1982 | Amityville II: The Possessionas Anthony Montelli
- 1982 | Rocky IIIas Paulie
- 1981 | ...All the Marblesas Eddie Cisco
- 1980 | Blood Beachas Sgt. Royko
- 1979 | Rocky IIas Paulie
- 1978 | Uncle Joe Shannonas Joe Shannon
- 1978 | Convoyas Pig Pen
- 1976 | Rockyas Paulie
- 1975 | Murph the Surfas Sgt. Bernasconi
- 1975 | The Killer Eliteas Mac
- 1973 | Cinderella Libertyas Master at Arms
- 1970 | Carnival of Bloodas Gimpy
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