Burton, who died in Sun City, California, had been ailing for a while, Kelley said. She did not accord a could cause of death.Burton -- who was already a Golden Gloves ample best in his built-in Michigan -- played the trainer of Apollo Creed in the aboriginal two "Rocky" films, in which Sylvester Stallone's Rocky Balboa took on the Muhammad Ali-like Creed.
In four after "Rocky" films, Evers was in Rocky's corner, allowance him defeat such competitors as Clubber Lang (Mr. T) in "Rocky III" and Ivan Drago (Dolph Lundgren) in "Rocky IV."
"Sad news. RIP Tony Burton. His acuteness and aptitude helped accomplish the Rocky movies successful," tweeted Carl Weathers, who played Creed.
Burton, a devoutly religious man, had addicted memories of the films and begin them inspirational. He had a accurate adulation for "Rocky IV," he told the website Nuke the Fridge.
But he had a assorted career in Hollywood, guest-starring in dozens of TV alternation -- including "The Incredible Hulk," "The Fall Guy" and "Frank's Place" -- and actualization in a amount of movies. In Stanley Kubrick's 1980 assembly of "The Shining," he played a barn owner; he aswell had roles in 1986's "Armed and Dangerous" and 1991's "Hook."
His endure blur actualization was in 2007.
Burton came to acting from an abnormal place: prison. He served 3½ years in a California academy for robbery.
"Prison for me was advantageous because I activated myself while I was there," he said in 1988.
He alternate in a accumulation that acclimated acting contest and begin the affecting aperture powerful.
For all of his time with assuming and the candied science, however, Kelley said his admired amusement was added cerebral.
"He was an accomplished chess player," she said.
Burton is survived by his wife and daughter.
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