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Burt Young

Burt Young

Richard Morea

Born April 30, 1940· New York City, New York, USA

† Died October 8, 2023

62Roles★ 6.4Average rating

Emerging from the Queens neighborhood of Corona and honed under Lee Strasberg at the Actors Studio, the actor who adopted the name Burt Young built a career portraying gritty, working-class Italian-American characters. His breakthrough came as Paulie Pennino, Rocky Balboa’s brother-in-law, in the 1976 film Rocky, a performance that earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor and s…

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources

Known for

Filmography

The SopranosSeries★ 8.7
The Sopranos1999
Bobby Baccalieri, Sr.
Once Upon a Time in America★ 8.4
Once Upon a Time in America1984
Joe
ColumboSeries★ 8.1
Columbo1971
Mo Weinberg
Law & Order: Special Victims UnitSeries★ 8
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999
Eddy Mack
Tales from the CryptSeries★ 8
Tales from the Crypt1989
Gambler
Chinatown★ 7.9
Chinatown1974
Curly
M*A*S*HSeries★ 7.9
M*A*S*H1972
Lt. Willis
Rocky★ 7.8
Rocky1976
Paulie Pennino
Russian DollSeries★ 7.4
Russian Doll2019
Joe
Law & OrderSeries★ 7.3
Law & Order1990
Lewis Darnell
Rocky II★ 7.3
Rocky II1979
Paulie Pennino
The EqualizerSeries★ 7.2
The Equalizer1985
Louie Ganucci
Rocky IV★ 7.1
Rocky IV1985
Paulie Pennino
Rocky Balboa★ 6.9
Rocky Balboa2006
Paulie Pennino
Rocky III★ 6.9
Rocky III1982
Paulie Pennino
Rocky V★ 5.8
Rocky V1990
Paulie Pennino
Amityville II: The Possession★ 5.7
Amityville II: The Possession1982
Anthony Montelli
The Adventures of Pluto Nash★ 4.4
The Adventures of Pluto Nash2002
Gino