Burt Young

Gerald Tommaso DeLouise (April 30, 1940-October 8, 2023), better known by his stage name Burt Young,[1] is an American actor, author and painter. He is best known for his role as Rocky Balboa's brother-in-law and best friend Paulie Pennino in the Rocky film series.
He has also been praised for his roles in Chinatown (1974), The Gambler (1974), Convoy (1978), Uncle Joe Shannon (1978), Once Upon a Time in America (1984), The Pope of Greenwich Village (1984), Back to School (1986), Last Exit to Brooklyn (1990), Transamerica (2005), and Win Win (2011).
== Personal life ==
Young was born in Queens, New York, the son of Josephine and Michael, a high school shop teacher.[2] He was of Italian descent.[3] Young is a widower and has one daughter, Anne Morea, and one grandson. He lived in Port Washington, New York.
He was trained by Lee Strasberg at the Actors Studio.
On October 8, 2023, Young died while in Los Angeleshttps://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/18/movies/burt-young-dead.html
== Career ==
=== In the Marines and in boxing ===
Young served a tour of duty in the United States Marine Corps from 1957 to 1959. While in the Marine Corps, he won 32 of 34 boxing bouts.[4] He later turned pro and compiled a 17–0 record under three different aliases. His manager was Cus D'Amato.[5][6]
=== In acting ===
Young made his name playing rough-edged working class Italian-Americancharacters, the best-known example being his signature role as Rocky Balboa's friend (and future brother-in-law) Paulie in Rocky (1976), for which he received an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor. He is one of four actors (the other three being Sylvester Stallone, Stu Nahan and Tony Burton) who have appeared in all of the first six Rocky films (although Talia Shire, who appears in the first five films, makes a flashback appearance in the sixth). Young did not reprise his role in the 2015 film Creed, with the character described as having died in 2012.[7]
He has played similar roles in Chinatown, Convoy, Back to School, The Pope of Greenwich Village, Once Upon a Time in America, Last Exit to Brooklyn, Downtown: A Street Tale, and even a brutal and darker role in Amityville II: The Possession. Young has also appeared in many television programs, including The Rockford Files, Baretta, Law & Order, Walker, Texas Ranger, M*A*S*H. He guest-starred in a Miami Vice episode, and made an appearance on The Sopranos ("Another Toothpick") as Bobby Baccalieri's father, who is dying of cancer and comes out of retirement to execute a hit on his godson.
In 2017, Burt Young returned to the stage as an aged mob boss in The Last Vig,a play written by Dave Varriale. The show ran from January 14 to February 19, 2017, at The Zephyr Theatre in Los Angeles.[8]
=== As a painter and a writer ===
Young is also a painter; his art has been displayed in galleries throughout the world. As an artist, he has collaborated with the writer Gabriele Tinti, for whom he designed the cover for the poetry collection All Over, as well as contributing the illustrations for the art book A Man.[9]
Young is also a published author whose works include two filmed screenplays and a 400-page historical novel called Endings.[10] He has written two stage plays: SOS and A Letter to Alicia and the New York City Government from a Man With a Bullet in His Head.[11][12]
== Filmography ==
=== Film ===
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes
1970	Carnival of Blood 	Gimpy 	as John Harris
1971	Born to Win 	First Hood 	
1971	The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight 	Willie Quarequlo 	
1972	Across 110th Street 	Lapides 	
1973	Cinderella Liberty 	Master at Arms 	
1974	Chinatown 	Curly 	
1974	The Gambler 	Carmine 	
1975	The Killer Elite 	Mac 	
1975	Live A Little, Steal A Lot 	Sgt. Bernasconi 	
1976	Harry and Walter Go to New York 	Warden Durgom 	
1976	Rocky 	Paulie Pennino 	Nominated—Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
1977	The Choirboys 	Scuzzi 	
1978	Convoy 	Bobby "Love Machine" Pig Pen	
1978	Uncle Joe Shannon 	Joe Shannon 	Also writer
1979	Rocky II 	Paulie Pennino 	
1981	Blood Beach 	Sgt. Royko 	
1981	...All the Marbles 	Eddie Cisco 	
1982	Rocky III 	Paulie Pennino 	
1982	Amityville II: The Possession 	Anthony Montelli 	
1982	Lookin' to Get Out 	Jerry Feldman 	
1984	Over the Brooklyn Bridge 	Phil 	
1984	Once Upon a Time in America 	Joe 	
1984	The Pope of Greenwich Village 	Bed Bug Eddie 	
1985	Rocky IV 	Paulie Pennino 	
1985	A Summer to Remember 	Fidel Fargo 	
1986	Back to School 	Lou 	
1989	Going Overboard 	General Noriega 	
1989	Blood Red 	Andrews 	
1989	Beverly Hills Brats 	Clive 	
1990	Last Exit to Brooklyn 	Big Joe 	
1990	Betsy's Wedding 	Georgie 	
1990	Wait Until Spring, Bandini 	Rocco Saccone 	
1990	Club Fed 	Warden Boyle 	
1990	Diving In 	Coach Mack 	
1990	Backstreet Dreams 	Luca 	
1990	Rocky V 	Paulie Pennino 	
1991	Bright Angel 	Art 	
1991	Red American 	George Maniago 	
1992	Circle of Fear 	Mancini 	
1992	Cattive ragazze 	 	
1993	Excessive Force 	Sal DiMarco 	
1995	Opposite Corners 	 	Direct-to-video
1996	North Star 	Reno 	Direct-to-video
1997	She's So Lovely 	Lorenzo 	
1997	Kicked in the Head 	Jack 	
1997	The Deli 	JC 	
1997	Heaven Before I Die 	Pollof 	Direct-to-video
1997	The Good Life 	Jimmy 	Never released[13]
1997	The Undertaker's Wedding 	Alberto 	Direct-to-video
1999	Mickey Blue Eyes 	Vito Graziosi 	
1999	Loser Love 	Sydney Delacroix 	
2000	The Florentine 	Joe McCollough 	
2000	Very Mean Men 	Dominic Piazza 	
2000	Blue Moon 	Bobby 	
2000	Table One 	Frankie Chips 	Direct-to-video
2002	The Adventures of Pluto Nash 	Gino 	
2002	Checkout 	Uncle Louie 	
2002	Kiss the Bride 	Santo Sposato 	
2003	Crooked Line 	Mike Ameche 	
2004	The Wager 	Jack Stockman 	
2005	Land of Plenty 	Sherman 	
2005	Carlito's Way: Rise to Power 	Artie Bottolota, Sr. 	Direct-to-video
2005	Shut Up and Kiss Me 	Vincent Bublioni 	
2005	Transamerica 	Murray 	
2006	RevoLOUtion: The Transformation of Lou Benedetti	Himself 	
2006	Nicky's Game 	Leo Singer 	Short film
2006	Rocky Balboa 	Paulie Pennino 	
2007	Blue Lake Massacre 	Pops 	
2007	Downtown: A Street Tale 	Gus 	
2007	Go Go Tales 	Murray 	
2007	Oliviero Rising 	Santino 	
2007	The Hideout 	Mueller 	
2007	Hack! 	J. T. Bates 	Direct-to-video
2008	Carnera: The Walking Mountain 	Lou Serosi 	
2009	New York, I Love You 	Landlord 	
2010	Kingshighway 	Mario Capriolini 	
2011	Win Win 	Leo Poplar 	
2012	Asleep at the Wheel 	Judge 	Pre-production
2013	See You Tomorrow 	Mario Palagonia 	
2013	Tom in America 	Michael 	
2014	Rob the Mob 	Joey D 	
2017	The Neighborhood 	Jingles 	
2018	The Amityville Murders 	Brigante 	
=== Television ===
Year 	Title 	Role 	Notes
1969 	The Doctors 	Bartender 	Episode #1785 10/10/1969
1973 	The Connection 	Ernie 	TV movie
1973 	M*A*S*H 	Lieutenant Willis 	Episode: "L.I.P. (Local Indigenous Personnel)"
1974 	The Great Niagara 	Ace Tully 	TV movie
1975 	Hustling 	Gustavino 	TV movie
1976 	The Rockford Files 	Stuart Gaily 	Episode: "The Family Hour"
1975–1976	Baretta 	Johnny Checco 	3 episodes
1976 	Serpico 	Alec Rosen 	Episode: "The Deadly Game"
1976 	Woman of the Year 	Ralph Rodino 	TV movie
1978 	Daddy, I Don't Like It Like This 	Rocco Agnelli 	TV movie
1980 	Murder Can Hurt You 	Lt. Palumbo 	TV movie
1983 	You and Me Kid 	 	TV series
1984 	Miami Vice 	Lupo Ramirez 	Episode: "Give a Little, Take a Little"
1985 	Airwolf 	 	Episode: "Prisoner Of Yesterday"
1985 	A Summer to Remember 	Fidel Fargo 	TV movie
1985 	The Equalizer 	Louie Ganucci 	Episode: "The Confirmation Day"
1986 	The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents 	Ed Fratus 	Episode 1x23, "Road Hog"
1987 	Roomies 	Nick Chase 	8 episodes
1990 	Vendetta: Secrets of a Mafia Bride 	Vincent Dominici 	TV miniseries
1992 	The Final Contract 	 	TV movie
1992 	Tales from the Crypt 	Gambler 	Episode: "Split Personality"
1993 	Double Deception 	Zimmer 	TV movie
1994 	Columbo 	Mo Weinberg 	Episode: "Undercover"
1994 	Crocodile Shoes 	Lou Benedetti 	TV miniseries
1995 	Bless This House 	Mr. Riveto 	Episode: "The Postman Always Moves Twice"
1996–1997	Walker, Texas Ranger 	Jack "Soldier" Belmont 	2 episodes
1997 	The Last Don 	Virginio Ballazzo 	TV miniseries
1997 	Law & Order 	Lewis Darnell 	Episode: "Mad Dog"
1997 	Before Women Had Wings 	Louis Ippolito 	TV movie
1997 	The Outer Limits 	Captain Parker 	Episode: "Tempests"
1998 	Greener Fields 	Gallagher 	TV movie
2001 	The Sopranos 	Bobby "Bacala" Baccalieri, Sr.	Episode: "Another Toothpick"
2002 	Alternate Realities 	Frank 	TV series
2003 	The Handler 	Dino Mantoni 	Episode: "Bruno Comes Back"
2009 	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 	Eddy Mack 	Episode: "Snatched"
2013 	Baciamo le mani - Palermo New York 1958	Gillo Draghi 	TV miniseries (Italian)
2016 	Horace and Pete 	Horace Sr. 	Web miniseries, Episode #1.10
2018 	Kevin Can Wait 	Marv 	Season 2
Category:American male film actors