{"id":41809,"date":"2016-02-26T16:56:49","date_gmt":"2016-02-26T06:26:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fernbyfilms.com\/?p=41809"},"modified":"2016-02-26T16:56:49","modified_gmt":"2016-02-26T06:26:49","slug":"vale-tony-burton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fernbyfilms.com\/2016\/02\/26\/vale-tony-burton\/","title":{"rendered":"Vale &#8211; Tony Burton"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_41810\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-41810\" style=\"width: 278px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-41810\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fernbyfilms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Tony_Burton.jpg\" alt=\"Tony Burton - 1937-2016\" width=\"278\" height=\"395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fernbyfilms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Tony_Burton.jpg 391w, https:\/\/www.fernbyfilms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Tony_Burton-211x300.jpg 211w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 278px) 100vw, 278px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-41810\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tony Burton &#8211; 1937-2016<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">American footballer and boxer turned actor, Tony Burton, has passed away.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Tony Burton began life as a college footballer (and baseball pitcher), before turning to boxing in his home town of Flint, Michigan. Following a three year stint in prison, Burton turned to acting, gaining roles in bit-parts in <em>The Black Godfather<\/em> (1974),<em> Trackdown<\/em> (1976), and a little film called <em>Rocky<\/em>, for Sylvester Stallone. In <em>Rocky<\/em>, Burton played Tony &#8220;Duke&#8221; Evers, Rocky and Apollo Creed&#8217;s trainer, a character he&#8217;d reprise for six of the\u00a0seven\u00a0films produced. The character remains his most popular screen performance.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Aside from his <em>Rocky<\/em> role, Mr Burton had parts in a number of successful films through the years, including <em>Assault On Precinct 13<\/em> (1976), <em>The Shining<\/em> (1980), <em>Armed &amp; Dangerous<\/em> (1986), <em>Hook<\/em> (1991), and <em>Hack!<\/em>, in 2007.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Tony Burton passed away on February 25, aged 78.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_41811\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-41811\" style=\"width: 577px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-41811\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fernbyfilms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/PremiereMGMRockyBalboaAfterPartyym2eL_TlsGux-577x720.jpg\" alt=\"Tony Burton and Rocky co-star Sylvester Stallone.\" width=\"577\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fernbyfilms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/PremiereMGMRockyBalboaAfterPartyym2eL_TlsGux-577x720.jpg 577w, https:\/\/www.fernbyfilms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/PremiereMGMRockyBalboaAfterPartyym2eL_TlsGux-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.fernbyfilms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/PremiereMGMRockyBalboaAfterPartyym2eL_TlsGux-768x959.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.fernbyfilms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/PremiereMGMRockyBalboaAfterPartyym2eL_TlsGux.jpg 820w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 577px) 100vw, 577px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-41811\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tony Burton and Rocky co-star Sylvester Stallone.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>American footballer and boxer turned actor, Tony Burton, has passed 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