{"id":19595,"date":"2023-10-19T17:04:15","date_gmt":"2023-10-19T21:04:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=19595"},"modified":"2023-10-19T17:04:15","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T21:04:15","slug":"burt-young-dies-at-83-he-played-paulie-in-six-rocky-films","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=19595","title":{"rendered":"Burt Young Dies at 83; He Played Paulie in Six &#8216;Rocky&#8217; Films"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p>Actor Burt Young died in Hollywood on October 8 at the age of 83.<br \/><br \/>Young was noted for his portrayal of thuggish yet endearing characters throughout his half-century film career. He is perhaps best known for playing the character of Paulie, Rocky\u2019s best friend, in six of the Stallone films, earning an Oscar nomination for best supporting actor in the original movie. Upon the film\u2019s release in 1976, Young was described in an otherwise dismissive <em>New York Times<\/em> review in these terms: \u201cBurt Young is effective as Rocky\u2019s best friend, a beer-guzzling mug.\u201d<br \/><br \/>In 1977, Young appeared in <em><strong>The Choirboys<\/strong><\/em>, a police dramedy, critic Richard Winters declared: \u201cThere are a few bright spots. I really liked the Burt Young character. Many people remember him best from the \u2018Rocky\u2019 movies. Here he plays an incredibly grungy, crass police sergeant who exposes a tender side at a completely unexpected moment.\u201d<br \/><br \/>The versatile character actor also played a truck driver in Sam Peckinpah\u2019s <em><strong>Convoy<\/strong> <\/em>(1978), a wrestling promoter in <em><strong>All the Marbles<\/strong><\/em> (1981), a minor hoodlum in <em><strong>Once Upon a Time in America<\/strong><\/em> (1984), and a chauffeur and bodyguard in<em><strong> Back to School (<\/strong><\/em>1986). His other tough-guy roles included mobster Bed Bug Eddie in <em><strong>The Pope of Greenwich Village<\/strong><\/em> (1984).<br \/><br \/>Later in his career, Young appeared as a mob boss in the 1999 romantic comedy <em><strong>Mickey Blue Eyes<\/strong><\/em>. He played the role of a transsexual\u2019s father in <em><strong>Transamerica<\/strong> <\/em>(2006) and a sleazy lawyer in<em><strong> Win Win<\/strong><\/em> (2011).<br \/>Young also appeared in a number of TV series and made-for-television movies, including episodes of <em>M*A*S*H, Little House on the Prairie, The Sopranos<\/em> and <em>Law &amp; Order<\/em>.<br \/><br \/>Born into an Italian family in the New York City borough of Queens, Young dropped out of school at 15 to serve in the U.S. Marines. He later studied acting at Lee Strasberg\u2019s Actors Studio, and made his film debut in 1970 in the horror film <em><strong>Carnival of Love<\/strong><\/em>.<br \/><br \/>In a tribute posted after the actor\u2019s death, Sylvester Stallone called Young a \u201cdear friend\u201d and \u201cincredible man and artist.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/author\/edward-moran\/\">Check out more of Edward&#8217;s articles<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Actor Burt Young died in Hollywood on October 8 at the age of 83. Young was noted for his portrayal of thuggish yet endearing characters throughout his half-century film career. 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