Tony Burton
Born: 1937-03-23 in Flint, Michigan, USA
Died: 2016-02-25
Known For: Acting
Biography
Anthony "Tony" Burton (March 23, 1937 – February 25, 2016) was an American actor and boxer, best known for his role as Tony "Duke" Evers in the Rocky films. He also appeared in The Shining, Assault on Precinct 13, and other films and TV shows.
Filmography
2020
- 40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic as Self (archive footage)
2011
2007
- Hack! as Sheriff Stoker
2006
- Rocky Balboa as Tony 'Duke' Evers
2000
- Knockout as Sergeant Hawkins
1999
- The Lot as Jerome Jeter
1998
- The Magnificent Seven as Tennessee Eban
1996
- Poltergeist: The Legacy as Simon Walters
- Black Rose of Harlem as Turner
1995
- Private Obsession as Sergeant Jim Lytel
- Twisted Fate as Columbus
- CyberTracker 2 as Swain
1994
- Chicago Hope as Joseph Little
1993
- NYPD Blue as Floyd Gates
1992
- Renegade as Ronnie's Friend
- Mission of Justice as Cedric Williams
- The Bulkin Trail as Music Teacher
1991
- Hook as Bill Jukes
- House Party 2 as Mr. Lee
1990
- Twin Peaks as Colonel Riley
- Rocky V as Tony 'Duke' Evers
- Side Out as Louie
1987
- A Different World as Cap Connors
- Frank's Place as Big Arthur
- On Fire as Mike Wintchell
- You Ruined My Life as Moustache
1986
- Armed and Dangerous as Cappy
- Oceans of Fire as Clay
1985
- Moonlighting
- Rocky IV as Tony "Duke" Evers
- Heart of a Champion: The Ray Mancini Story as Grif
1984
- Airwolf as Moose
1983
- The A-Team as Burke
- Happy as Lt. J.L. Stevens
1982
- T. J. Hooker as Luther
- Rocky III as Tony 'Duke' Evers
- Beyond Reason as Dangerman
1981
- The Fall Guy as Algebra Jones
- The Greatest American Hero
1980
- The Shining as Durkin
- Tenspeed and Brown Shoe
- Stir Crazy as Guy who Punches Big Mean (uncredited)
- The Hunter as Garbageman #2
- Inside Moves as Lucius
- Skag
- White Mama as Black Fighter
- Scared Straight! Another Story as Rafer
1979
- Rocky II as Tony 'Duke' Evers
1978
- Blackjack as Charles
1977
- The Incredible Hulk as Taylor George
- CHiPs as Avrom
- Heroes as Chef
- Ransom for Alice! as Fish Man
1976
- Quincy, M.E.
- Rocky as Tony "Duke" Evers
- Assault on Precinct 13 as Wells
- The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings as Issac
- Trackdown as Zelds
- The River Niger as Black Policeman
- Future Cop as Second Terrorist
1974
- The Rockford Files as Joe Moran
- The Six Million Dollar Man as Manager
- Good Times
- Harry O as Peter Macklin
- The Black Godfather as Sonny Spyder Brown
1973
- Kojak as Eddie Ellis