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'{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2016}} {{for|the Canadian Anglican bishop|Tony*Duke(bishop)}} {{Infobox person | name = Tony Burton | image = | caption = | birth_name = Anthony Burton | birth_date = March 23, 1937 | birth_place = [[Flint, Michigan]], US | death_date = February 25, 2016 (aged 78) | death_place = [[Menifee, California]], US | death_cause = Complications from [[Pneumonia]] | occupation = Actor, comedian, boxer, football player | years_active = 1957–2007 | spouse = Rae Burton (unknown dates)<br>Aurelian Burton (unknown dates; his death) | children = 4 }} '''Anthony''' "'''Tony'''" '''Burton''' (March 23, 1937 – February 25, 2016) was an American actor, comedian, boxer, and football player. He was best known for his role as [[Tony "Duke" Evers]] in the [[Rocky (film series)|''Rocky'' franchise]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Kurchak |first=Sarah |url=http://fightland.vice.com/blog/rocky-star-tony-burton-dies-at-78 |title=Rocky Star Tony Burton Dies at 78 &#124; FIGHTLAND |website=Fightland.vice.com |date= |accessdate=2016-02-27}}</ref> ==Early life== Burton was born in [[Flint, Michigan]].<ref name="BBC"/> He had a younger sister named Loretta.<ref name="NBC"/> A [[Flint Northern High School]] graduate,<ref name="The Wrap">{{cite web|url=http://www.thewrap.com/tony-burton-rocky-actor-dead-at-78/|accessdate=February 26, 2016|date=February 26, 2016|work=[[TheWrap]]|publisher=The Wrap News Inc|first=Debbie|last=Emery|title=Tony Burton, ‘Rocky’ Actor, Dies at 78}}</ref> he was a Michigan [[Golden Gloves]] [[heavyweight]] boxing champion and two-time all-state [[American football|football]] player. At Northern, he played [[Running back|halfback]].<ref name="The Wrap"/> In 1954, he scored 13 touchdowns and led his team in scoring. Many of his scoring runs were of 50 yards or more. He gained 820 yards rushing that year, and one of his runs was for 95 yards. That same year, he was selected to the first teams of the All City and All Valley teams as a halfback. He was also chosen as an All State honorable mention. He was the team's co-captain and [[Most Valuable Player]]. Burton led his team in yards gained and receiving yards. In one game against [[Grand Rapids, Michigan|Grand Rapids]] Catholic, he gained 213 total yards. At Northern, Burton was also the leading baseball pitcher, pitching the team to the city championship title. ==Career== ===Boxing=== Burton's boxing career included the [[Flint]] [[Golden Gloves]] [[light heavyweight]] championship in 1955 and 1957.<ref name="BBC"/><ref name="The Wrap"/> Burton won the State Golden Gloves [[Light Heavyweight]] Championship in 1957 and lost in the Chicago Tournament of Champions semi-finals. He fought as a professional boxer in 1958 and 1959. During that time he was knocked out by [[knockout]] artist, [[Lamar Clark]], who holds the record for most consecutive knockouts at 44.<ref>[http://boxrec.com/media/index.php/LaMar_Clark LaMar Clark] - BoxRec</ref> ===Prison=== Life after boxing, minus any marketable skills or a high school diploma, proved a poor formula for success, and before long, Burton wound up in prison, doing three and a half years for robbery at the [[California Institution for Men]] in [[Chino, California]].<ref name="The Wrap"/> In the end, it proved a valuable experience as Burton recounted to [[United Media|NEA]]'s [[Frank Sanello]] in March 1988: {{cquote|Prison for me was productive because I got my high school diploma and a degree from the [[University of California]]. But most important, I got myself together and found out who I was and how I could proceed without destroying myself.}} More specifically, one of the skills acquired at Chino landed Burton his wife, Rae, whom he met on a TV repair house call. Moreover, a workshop in the prison, that used [[psychodrama]] as a form of therapy, pointed Burton towards his acting career, when an emotional breakthrough achieved by one of his partners in an acting exercise dramatically demonstrated theater's potential power.<ref>Sanello, Frank: [http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3UJAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=cEcEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3870,2330408&dq=tony-burton+rae&hl=en "Burton Letting Truth Be Told About His Checkered Past"]. ''The Bowling Green Daily News''. March 11, 1988.</ref> ===Acting=== After prison, Burton started getting work with small theater companies in and around Los Angeles, garnering favorable notices early on.<ref>Harford, Margaret: "'Burning of Lepers' Indicts Prejudice". ''The Los Angeles Times''. February 15, 1966. "Tony Burton, Lou Wagner, Brad Derek, and Tim O'Kelly are good in smaller roles and Lenore Waring, Fran Richards and Carol Lacey add some distaff interest to other roles."</ref><ref>Harford, Margaret: "Stage Review: 'Visigoths' at Santa Monica". ''The Los Angeles Times''. February 5, 1969. "The acting tends to be abysmal, but Winston Thrash, Tony Burton, and Horace Hinkle are good as the militant blacks."</ref> A life member of the [[Actors Studio]],<ref>{{cite book|quote=|first=David |last=Garfield|title=A Player's Place: The Story of The Actors Studio|year=1980|publisher=MacMillan Publishing Co., Inc.|location=New York|isbn=0-02-542650-8|page=277|chapter=Appendix: Life Members of The Actors Studio as of January 1980}}</ref> Burton numbers among his many credits a co-starring role in ''[[Frank's Place]]'' and parts in films, such as ''[[Stir Crazy (film)|Stir Crazy]]'' and ''[[The Toy (1982 film)|The Toy]]''. He also appeared as Wells, one of the prisoners trapped in the besieged police station in [[John Carpenter]]'s 1976 [[Howard Hawks]]-inspired [[action film]], ''[[Assault on Precinct 13 (1976 film)|Assault on Precinct 13]]''. He later starred in the [[Rocky (film series)|''Rocky'' films]] as a trainer to [[Apollo Creed]] ([[Carl Weathers]]) and [[Rocky Balboa]] ([[Sylvester Stallone]]). He appeared in an episode of ''[[Gibbsville (TV series)|Gibbsville]]'' in 1976. Burton also appeared in ''[[The Shining (film)|The Shining]]'', "[[House Party 2]]", and ''[[Hook (film)|Hook]]''.<ref name="Tony Bio">{{cite web|url=http://totalrocky.com/tony-burton-bio|accessdate=February 27, 2016|work={{noitalic|Total Rocky}}|title=Tony Burton}}</ref> He had [[guest appearance]]s in ''[[Kojak]]'', ''[[The Rockford Files]]'', ''[[CHiPs]]'', ''[[Twin Peaks]]'', and ''[[The A-Team]]''.<ref name="Tony Bio"/> ==Personal life== Burton was married twice, to Aurelian<ref name="NBC"/> and to Rae,<ref name="The Wrap"/> though the dates of both marriages are unknown. Burton resided in California for 30 years.<ref name="The Wrap"/> He attended Immanuel Baptist Church in [[Highland, California]].<ref name="NNDB">{{cite web|url=http://www.nndb.com/people/751/000351695/|accessdate=February 27, 2016|work=[[NNDB]]|title=Tony Burton}}</ref> He had two sons, one of whom, Martin, died of a heart attack at the age of 43 on May 8, 2014.<ref name="The Wrap"/> He also had two daughters, Juanita and Christal.<ref name="NNDB"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wsfa.com/story/31327431/tony-burton-cornerman-trainer-in-6-rocky-films-has-died|accessdate=February 27, 2016|work=[[WSFA]]|publisher=[[Raycom Media]]|first=John|last=Rogers|title=Tony Burton, cornerman-trainer in 6 'Rocky' films, has died}}</ref><ref name="NNDB"/> Burton was a talented chess player.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehollywoodgossip.com/2016/02/tony-burton-dies-rocky-star-was-78/|title=Tony Burton Dies; Rocky Star Was 78|work={{noitalic|The Hollywood Gossip}}|accessdate=February 26, 2016|date=February 26, 2016|first=Tyler|last=Johnson}}</ref> [[Stanley Kubrick]] was defeated by him on the set of ''[[The Shining (film)|The Shining]]'', in which Burton played Larry Durkin, the garage owner. Speaking with Kubrick biographer Vincent LoButto, Burton recalled his first day on the set: {{cquote|My contract was for a week. I just had two short scenes in the movie. I stayed for six weeks because Stanley and I were playing chess... Stanley was a stronger player than I but I was strong enough to give him sufficient struggle to where he enjoyed it. I beat him in the first or second game we played, and then I didn't win any more after that, but it was always a tight struggle. That's what he loved; I guess there was no one else around that played strong.<ref>{{cite book|quote=|first=Vincent|last=LoButto|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=fU78LdDClHUC&pg=PA432&dq=%22The+first+day,+I+wasn't+working%22+intitle:Stanley+intitle:Kubrick&hl=en&sa=X&ei=KZPCUOiSIong0gGniYAQ&ved=0CDEQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=true|title=Stanley Kubrick: A Biography|year=1999|publisher=Da Capo Press, Inc.|location=New York|isbn=0-306-80906-0|page=432|chapter=Let's Go Again}}</ref>}} ===Recognitions=== {{expand-section|date=February 2016}} In 1993, Burton was inducted into the Greater Flint Afro-American Hall of Fame.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-3465113/Tony-Burton-trainer-Apollo-Creed-Italian-Stallion-Rocky-movies-dies-78-year-long-battle-illness.html|accessdate=February 26, 2016|date=February 26, 2016|first=Mike|last=Larkin|work=[[Daily Mail]]|publisher=[[Daily Mail and General Trust]]|title=Actor Tony Burton, trainer of Apollo Creed and the Italian Stallion in Rocky movies, dies at 78 after year-long battle with illness}}</ref> ===Death=== Burton had been frequently hospitalized for the last year of his life, according to his sister.<ref name="BBC">{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-35639248|accessdate=February 26, 2016|date=February 26, 2016|publisher=BBC|work=[[BBC News]]|author=BBC News Staff|title=Rocky actor Tony Burton dies aged 78}}</ref> On February 25, 2016, he died at the age of 78, from complications of [[pneumonia]] at a hospital in [[Menifee, California]].<ref name="NBC">{{cite news|url=http://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/movies/rocky-actor-former-boxer-tony-burton-dies-78-report-n526666|accessdate=February 26, 2016|date=February 26, 2016|first=Erik|last=Ortiz|publisher=[[NBC News]]|work=[[NBCNews.com]]|title='Rocky' Actor, Former Boxer Tony Burton Dies at 78: Report}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mlive.com/sports/flint/index.ssf/2016/02/rocky_films_star_flint_native.html|title=Tony Burton, Flint native and actor from 'Rocky' films, dies in California|accessdate=February 26, 2016|date=February 25, 2016|first=Eric|last=Woodyard|work=[[The Flint Journal]]|publisher=[[Booth Newspapers]] ([[Advance Publications]])}}</ref> ==Filmography== ===Film=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 1974 | ''[[The Black Godfather]]'' | Sonny Spyder Brown | A [[blaxploitation]] film, directed and [[screenplay|written]] by [[John Evans (director)|John Evans]].<ref name="The Black Godfather">{{cite web|url=http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/485819/Black-Godfather-The/|title=The Black Godfather|work=TCM database|publisher=[[Turner Classic Movies]]|accessdate=February 28, 2016}}</ref> |- | rowspan="4" | 1976 | ''[[Trackdown (film)|Trackdown]]'' | Zelds | [[Crime drama]] [[exploitation film]], directed by [[Richard T. Heffron]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Trackdown movie details|url=http://www.allmovie.com/movie/trackdown-v114242|work=[[Allmovie]]|accessdate=February 27, 2016|publisher=[[All Media Network]]}}</ref><ref name="Trackdown">{{cite web|url=http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/17355/Trackdown/|title=Trackdown|work=TCM database|publisher=[[Turner Classic Movies]]|accessdate=February 28, 2016}}</ref> |- | ''[[The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings]]'' | Issac | A [[comedy film|comedic]] [[sports film]], directed by [[John Badham]].<ref name="The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings">{{cite web|url=http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/68787/Bingo-Long-Traveling-All-Stars-And-Motor-Kings-The/|title=The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings|work=TCM database|publisher=[[Turner Classic Movies]]|accessdate=February 28, 2016}}</ref> |- | ''[[Rocky]]'' | [[Tony "Duke" Evers]] | [[List of sports films|Sports]] drama film, directed by [[John G. Avildsen]], and both written by and starring [[Sylvester Stallone]].<ref name="Rocky">{{cite web|url=http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/20655/Rocky/|title=Rocky|work=TCM database|publisher=[[Turner Classic Movies]]|accessdate=February 28, 2016}}</ref> |- | ''[[Assault on Precinct 13 (1976 film)|Assault on Precinct 13]]'' | Wells | Action [[Thriller (genre)|thriller film]] written, directed, [[Film score|scored]], and edited by [[John Carpenter]].<ref name="Assault on Precinct 13">{{cite web|url=http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/67719/Assault-on-Precinct-13/|title=Assault on Precinct 13|work=TCM database|publisher=[[Turner Classic Movies]]|accessdate=February 28, 2016}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2" | 1977 | ''[[Beyond Reason (1977 film)|Beyond Reason]]'' | Dangerman | An [[independent film]], written and directed by, and starring [[Telly Savalas]].<ref name="Beyond Reason">{{cite web|url=http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/486762/Beyond-Reason/|title=Beyond Reason|work=TCM database|publisher=[[Turner Classic Movies]]|accessdate=February 28, 2016}}</ref> |- | ''[[Heroes (1977 film)|Heroes]]'' | Chef | Drama film, directed by [[Jeremy Kagan]].<ref name="Heroes">{{cite web|url=http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/21830/Heroes/|title=Heroes|work=TCM database|publisher=[[Turner Classic Movies]]|accessdate=February 28, 2016}}</ref> |- | 1978 | ''[[Blackjack (1978 film)|Blackjack]]'' | Charles | Crime drama film, written and directed by [[John Evans (director)|John Evans]].<ref name="Blackjack">{{cite web|url=http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/489352/Blackjack/|title=Blackjack|work=TCM database|publisher=[[Turner Classic Movies]]|accessdate=February 28, 2016}}</ref> |- | 1979 | ''[[Rocky II]]'' | Tony "Duke" Evers | {{Plain list | * Written and directed by, and starring [[Sylvester Stallone]]. * Sequel to the 1976 film ''[[Rocky]]''.<ref name="Rocky II">{{cite web|url=http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/20654/Rocky-II/|title=Rocky II|work=TCM database|publisher=[[Turner Classic Movies]]|accessdate=February 28, 2016}}</ref> }} |- | rowspan="4" | 1980 | ''[[The Shining (film)|The Shining]]'' | Larry Durkin | [[Psychological horror]] film, produced and directed by [[Stanley Kubrick]].<ref name="The Shining">{{cite web|url=http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/89937/Shining-The/|title=The Shining|work=TCM database|publisher=[[Turner Classic Movies]]|accessdate=February 28, 2016}}</ref> |- | ''[[The Hunter (1980 film)|The Hunter]]'' | Garbageman #2 | Thriller film, directed by [[Buzz Kulik]].<ref name="The Hunter">{{cite web|url=http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/16822/Hunter-The/|title=The Hunter|work=TCM database|publisher=[[Turner Classic Movies]]|accessdate=February 28, 2016}}</ref> |- | ''[[Stir Crazy (film)|Stir Crazy]]'' | Guy Who Punches Big Mean | {{Plain list | * Comedy film, directed by [[Sidney Poitier]]. * [[Cameo appearance|Uncredited]].<ref name="Stir Crazy">{{cite web|url=http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/91435/Stir-Crazy/|title=Stir Crazy|work=TCM database|publisher=[[Turner Classic Movies]]|accessdate=February 28, 2016}}</ref> }} |- | ''[[Inside Moves]]'' | Lucius | {{Plain list | * Drama film, directed by [[Richard Donner]]<ref name="Inside Moves">{{cite web|url=http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/79269/Inside-Moves/|title=Inside Moves|work=TCM database|publisher=[[Turner Classic Movies]]|accessdate=February 28, 2016}}</ref> *Based on the book of the same name by [[Todd Walton]].<ref>{{cite book|url=http://www.amazon.com/Inside-Moves-Todd-Walton/dp/0988172518|last=Walton|first=Todd|year=1978|isbn=978-0-9850355-8-7|publisher=[[Doubleday (publisher)|Doubleday]]|location=New York City|title=Inside Moves}}</ref> }} |- | 1982 | ''[[Rocky III]]'' | Tony "Duke" Evers | {{Plain list | * Third installment in the [[Rocky (film series)|''Rocky'' film series]]. * Sports-drama film, written and directed by, and starring Sylvester Stallone.<ref name="Rocky III">{{cite web|url=http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/20807/Rocky-III/|title=Rocky III|work=TCM database|publisher=[[Turner Classic Movies]]|accessdate=February 28, 2016}}</ref> }} |- | 1985 | ''[[Rocky IV]]'' | Tony "Duke" Evers | {{Plain list | * Fourth installment in the [[Rocky (film series)|''Rocky'' film series]]. * Sports film, written and directed by, and starring Sylvester Stallone.<ref name="Rocky IV">{{cite web|url=http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/20886/Rocky-IV/|title=Rocky IV|work=TCM database|publisher=[[Turner Classic Movies]]|accessdate=February 28, 2016}}</ref> }} |- | 1986 | ''[[Armed and Dangerous (film)|Armed and Dangerous]]'' | Cappy | Action-[[crime film|crime]] comedy film, directed by [[Mark L. Lester]].<ref name="Armed and Dangerous">{{cite web|url=http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/67627/Armed-And-Dangerous/|title=Armed and Dangerous|work=TCM database|publisher=[[Turner Classic Movies]]|accessdate=February 28, 2016}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2" | 1990 | ''[[Side Out]]'' | Louie | Directed by Peter Israelson.<ref name="Side Out">{{cite web|url=http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/90073/Side-Out/|title=Side Out|work=TCM database|publisher=[[Turner Classic Movies]]|accessdate=February 28, 2016}}</ref> |- | ''[[Rocky V]]'' | Tony "Duke" Evers | {{Plain list | * Fifth film in the [[Rocky (film series)|''Rocky'' series]]. * Sports drama film, written by Sylvester Stallone.<ref name="Rocky V">{{cite web|url=http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/21906/Rocky-V/|title=Rocky V|work=TCM database|publisher=[[Turner Classic Movies]]|accessdate=February 28, 2016}}</ref> }} |- | rowspan="2" | 1991 | ''[[Hook (film)|Hook]]'' | Bill Jukes | [[Fantasy film|Fantasy]] [[adventure film]], directed by [[Steven Spielberg]].<ref name="Hook">{{cite web|url=http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/21019/Hook/|title=Hook|work=TCM database|publisher=[[Turner Classic Movies]]|accessdate=February 28, 2016}}</ref> |- | ''[[House Party 2]]'' | Mr. Lee | Sequel to the 1990 film ''[[House Party (film)|House Party]]'', directed by [[Doug McHenry]] and [[George Jackson (producer)|George Jackson]].<ref name="House Party 2">{{cite web|url=http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/78593/House-Party-2/|title=House Party 2|work=TCM database|publisher=[[Turner Classic Movies]]|accessdate=February 28, 2016}}</ref> |- | 2003 | ''[[Shade (film)|Shade]]'' | Fedora | [[Neo-noir]] crime drama film, directed and written by Damian Nieman.<ref name="Shade">{{cite web|url=http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/459231/Shade/|title=Shade|work=TCM database|publisher=[[Turner Classic Movies]]|accessdate=February 28, 2016}}</ref> |- | 2006 | ''[[Rocky Balboa (film)|Rocky Balboa]]'' | Tony "Duke" Evers | {{Plain list | * Also known as '''''Rocky VI'''''. * Sports drama film, written and directed by, and starring [[Sylvester Stallone]].<ref name="Rocky Balboa">{{cite web|url=http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/636512/Rocky-Balboa/|title=Rocky Balboa|work=TCM database|publisher=[[Turner Classic Movies]]|accessdate=February 28, 2016}}</ref> }} |- | 2007 | ''[[Hack!]]'' | Sheriff Stoker | [[Horror film]], directed and written by Matt Flynn.<ref name="Hack!">{{cite web|url=http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/647227/Hack-/|title=Hack!|work=TCM database|publisher=[[Turner Classic Movies]]|accessdate=February 28, 2016}}</ref> |- |} ===Television=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 1974 | ''[[Kojak]]'' | Eddie Ellis | Episode: "The Betrayal" (Season 2: Episode 14) |- | rowspan="2" | 1975 | ''[[The Invisible Man (1975 TV series)|The Invisible Man]]'' | 3rd Prisoner | Episode: "Go Directly To Jail" (Season 1: Episode 7) |- | ''[[Baretta]]'' | Teak | Episode: "Count the Days I'm Gone" (Season 2: Episode 12) |- | rowspan="5" | 1976 |''[[Harry O]]'' | Peter Macklin | Episode: "Ruby" (Season 2: Episode 20) |- | ''[[Future Cop (TV series)|Future Cop]]'' | Terrorist #2 | Episode: "Future Cop (Pilot)" (Season 1: Episode 1) |- | ''[[Gemini Man]]'' | Biggie Moore | {{Plain list | * Episode: "8, 9, 10...You're Dead" (Season 1: Episode 9) * Unaired }} |- | ''[[Good Times]]'' | Aide | Episode: "Evans Versus Davis" (Season 4: Episode 6) |- | ''[[Gibbsville (TV series)|Gibbsville]]'' | {{cGuest}} | Episode: "All the Young Girls" (Season 1: Episode 5) |- | rowspan="4" | 1977 | ''[[Switch (TV series)|Switch]]'' | Joey | Episode: "The Snitch" (Season 2: Episode 14) |- | ''[[The Six Million Dollar Man]]'' | Manager | Episode: "The Infiltrators" (Season 4: Episode 18) |- | ''[[Sanford and Son]]'' | Guard | Episode: "Fred the Activist" (Season 6: Episode 21) |- | ''[[The Rockford Files]]'' | Joe Moran | Episode: "Second Chance" (Season 4: Episode 4) |- | rowspan="2" | 1978 | ''[[The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries]]'' | Gilmore Lee | Episode: "The Lady on Thursday at Ten" |- | ''[[C.P.O. Sharkey]]'' | Scotty | Episode: "Tell It to the Marines" (Season 2: Episode 15) |- | 1979 | ''[[The Incredible Hulk (1978 TV series)|The Incredible Hulk]]'' | Taylor George | Episode: "Like a Brother" (Season 2: Episode 14) |- | 1980 | ''[[Tenspeed and Brown Shoe]]'' | Skeeter McClintock | Episode: "Savage Says 'There's No Free Lunch'" (Season 1: Episode 3) |- | rowspan="4" | 1981 | ''Fitz and Bones'' | Sid | Episode: "Terror at Newsline 3 (Pilot)" (Season 1: Episode 1) |- | ''[[The Greatest American Hero]]'' | Curley | Episode: "Hog Wild" (Season 2: Episode 4) |- | ''[[CHiPs]]'' | Avrom | Episode: "Mitchell & Woods" (Season 5: Episode 12) |- | ''[[Quincy, M.E.]]'' | Starvin' Marvin | Episode: "Dead Stop" (Season 7: Episode 8) |- | rowspan="3" | 1982 | ''[[The Fall Guy]]'' | Ricco | Episode: "Ladies On the Ropes" (Season 1: Episode 16) |- | ''[[Bret Maverick]]'' | Arthur | Episodes: {{Plain list | * "Faith, Hope And Clarity, part 1" (Season 1: Episode 14) * "Faith, Hope And Clarity, part 2" (Season 1: Episode 15) }} |- | ''[[T.J. Hooker]]'' | Luther Travis | Episode: "Blind Justice (a.k.a. Blind Watch)" (Season 2: Episode 4) |- | 1984 | ''[[The A-Team]]'' | Burke | Episode: "It's a Desert Out There" (Season 2: Episode 18) |- | 1985 | ''[[Moonlighting (TV series)|Moonlighting]]'' | Bartender | Episode: "Gunfight at the So-So Corral" (Season 1: Episode 3) |- | rowspan="2" | 1986 | ''[[Airwolf]]'' | Moose | Episode: "Wildfire" (Season 3: Episode 3) |- | ''The Fall Guy'' | Eddie Barber | Episode: "The Bigger They Are" (Season 5: Episode 22) |- | 1987 | ''[[Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color]]'' | Moustache | Episode: "You Ruined My Life" |- | 1987–1988 | ''[[Frank's Place]]'' | Big Arthur | Contract role |- | rowspan="2" | 1988 | ''[[Wil Shriner|The Wil Shriner Show]]'' | Himself | Episode: "March 18, 1988" (Season 1: Episode 120) |- | ''[[Police Story (1973 TV series)#Revival|Police Story]]'' | {{cGuest}} | Episode: "The Cop Killers" (Season 6: Episode 1) |- | 1989 | ''[[Amen (TV series)|Amen]]'' | Officer Anderson | Episode: "TV or Not TV" (Season 4: Episode 7) |- | rowspan="3" | 1990 | ''[[In the Heat of the Night (TV series)|In the Heat of the Night]]'' | Conrad Baylor | Episode: "King's Ransom" (Season 3: Episode 10) |- | ''[[A Different World]]'' | Cap Connors | Episode: "A Campfire Story" (Season 3: Episode 18) |- | ''[[Over My Dead Body (TV series)|Over My Dead Body]]'' | Curly | Episode: "Dad and Buried" {Season 1: Episode 4) |- | rowspan="2" | 1991 | ''[[Twin Peaks]]'' | Colonel Riley | Episode: "Episode Nineteen 'The Black Widow'" (Season 2: Episode 12) |- | ''[[Adam-12 (1990 TV series)|Adam-12]]'' | {{cGuest}} | Episode: "The Fighter" (Season 2: Episode 26) |- | rowspan="3" | 1996 | ''[[NYPD Blue]]'' | Floyd "Good News" Gates | Episode: "Burnin' Love" (Season 3: Episode 11) |- | ''[[Poltergeist: The Legacy]]'' | Simon Walters | Episode: "The Inheritance" (Season 1: Episode 19) |- | ''[[Chicago Hope]]'' | Dr. Joseph Little | Episode: "Divided Loyalty" (Season 3: Episode 9) |- | 1998 | ''[[The Magnificent Seven (TV series)|The Magnificent Seven]]'' | Tennessee Eban | Episode: "Pilot" (Season 1: Episode 1) |- | 2000 | ''[[Dark Knight (TV series)|Dark Knight]]'' | De Montfort | Episode: "Pilot" (Season 1: Episode 1) |- | 2001 | ''The Lot'' | Jerome Jeter | Episode: "Nebraska Johnston" (Season 2: Episode 6) |- | rowspan="2" | 2003 | ''[[Mercy Peak]]'' | Norm Somerville | Episode: "When Ken Met Wendy" (Season 5: Episode 7) |- | ''Exorcism'' | Bishop Harris | Made-for-TV-movie, directed and written by [[William A. Baker]]. |- | 2011 | ''[[Biography (TV series)|Biography]]'' | Himself/ Tony "Duke" Evers | Episode: "The Rocky Saga: Going the Distance" |- |} ===Video=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 1995 |''Cyber Track 2'' | Swain | Directed by Richard Pepin. |- |} ==Professional boxing record== {{Boxing record start}} |-align=center |{{no2|Loss}} |4–3–1 |align=left|{{sort|Clark|{{flagicon|USA}} Lamar Clark}} |KO |4 {{small|(6)}} | |April 4, 1959 |align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Polo Grounds, [[Palm Springs, California|Palm Springs]], California |{{small|[[Jack Dempsey]] was referee for the bout.}} |-align=center |{{no2|Loss}} |4–2–1 |align=left|{{sort|Sands|{{flagicon|USA}} Bobby Sands}} |KO |4 {{small|(6)}} | |February 21, 1959 |align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California |&nbsp; |-align=center |{{yes2|Win}} |4–1–1 |align=left|{{sort|Chaney|{{flagicon|USA}} Dennis Chaney}} |KO |2 {{small|(4)}} | |June 14, 1958 |align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Legion Stadium, Hollywood |&nbsp; |-align=center |{{yes2|Win}} |3–1–1 |align=left|{{sort|Wilburn 3|{{flagicon|USA}} Chuck Wilburn}} |Decision |4 | |April 7, 1958 |align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Bakersfield Dome, [[Bakersfield, California|Bakersfield]], California |&nbsp; |-align=center |{{no2|Loss}} |2–1–1 |align=left|{{sort|Lee|{{flagicon|USA}} Curley Lee}} |KO |4 | |February 8, 1958 |align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Legion Stadium, Hollywood |&nbsp; |-align=center |{{yes2|Win}} |2–0–1 |align=left|{{sort|Wilburn 2|{{flagicon|USA}} Chuck Wilburn}} |Decision |4 | |January 30, 1958 |align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Grand Olympic Auditorium]], Los Angeles, California |&nbsp; |-align=center |{{Draw|Draw}} |1–0–1 |align=left|{{sort|Wilburn 1|{{flagicon|USA}} Chuck Wilburn}} |Decision |4 | |January 28, 1958 |align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Arena, [[San Bernardino, California|San Bernardino]], California | |-align=center |{{yes2|Win}} |1–0 |align=left|{{sort|Smith|{{flagicon|USA}} Bob Smith}} |KO |4 {{small|(4)}} |&nbsp; |January 4, 1958 |align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Legion Stadium, Hollywood |&nbsp; |} ==References== {{Reflist|30em}} ==External links== * {{IMDb name|0123748}} * {{boxrec|id=21083}} * [http://www.flint.lib.mi.us/hallfame/93/burton93.shtml Tony Burton 1993 Greater Flint Afro-American Hall of Fame Inductee] * [http://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=2418 Tony Burton](Aveleyman) {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Burton, Tony}} [[Category:1937 births]] [[Category:2016 deaths]] [[Category:Male actors from Michigan]] [[Category:American male film actors]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Flint, Michigan]] [[Category:Boxers from Michigan]] [[Category:African-American male actors]] [[Category:American male television actors]] [[Category:American male boxers]] [[Category:20th-century American male actors]] [[Category:21st-century American male actors]] [[Category:Deaths from pneumonia]]'