Tony Burton Net Worth

$1,500,000

Famous actor and former football player Tony Burton had a net worth of $1.5 million. Best known for his role as Tony ‘Duke’ Evers in the Rocky movies, Burton also appeared in numerous TV shows such as Good Times, Twin Peaks, and NYPD Blue.

Key facts:

The following are key facts about Tony Burton:
  • Tony Burton was a two-time all-state football player and a Michigan Golden Gloves heavyweight boxing champion.
  • He started his acting career in a psychodrama workshop while he was serving a three-and-a-half-year prison term for robbery.
  • Burton appeared in various TV shows including The Black Godfather, The Six Million Dollar Man, T.J Hooker, and NYPD Blue.
  • He portrayed the character Tony 'Duke' Evers in the Rocky series and appeared in the first Rocky film in 1976 as Apollo's Trainer/Duke.
  • Burton is a member of The Actors Studio, worked with small theater companies in the Los Angeles, California area, and reprised the role of Duke for the 2006 film Rocky Balboa.

Basic Information About Tony Burton

CategoryCelebrities β€Ί Actors
ProfessionsActor, Professional Boxer, Football player
Net worth$1,500,000
Date of birth1937-03-23 (87 years old)
Place of birthFlint
NationalityUnited States of America
Spouse25 February - Aurelain "Rae" Burton (1980 - Β 2016)Β (his death)Β (4 children)
GenderMale
Height6 ft (1.83 m)
Social Mediaβ†—οΈŽ Wikipedia β†—οΈŽ IMDb

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Tony Burton roles

Movie / Series Role
HookBill Jukes
RockyApollo's Trainer
Rocky IIApollo's Trainer
The ShiningDurkin
Rocky IVDuke
Rocky VDuke
Rocky IIIDuke
Rocky BalboaDuke
Assault on Precinct 13Wells
Assault on Precinct 13Wells (uncredited)
The ToyStanley (uncredited)
Stir CrazyGuy who Punches Big Mean (uncredited)
Armed and DangerousCappy
The HunterGarbageman #2
CHiPsAvrom 1 episode, 1981
T.J. HookerLuther 1 episode, 1982
A Different WorldCap Connors 1 episode, 1990
The Incredible HulkTaylor George 1 episode, 1979
Twin PeaksColonel Riley 1 episode, 1991
In the Heat of the NightConrad 'King' Baylor 1 episode, 1990
Good TimesAide 1 episode, 1976
Chicago HopeDr. Joseph Little 1 episode, 1996
The Magnificent SevenTennessee Eban 1 episode, 1998
AmenOfficer Anderson 1 episode, 1989
CPO SharkeyScotty 1 episode, 1978
The Invisible Man3rd Prisoner 1 episode, 1975
The Paper Chase1 episode, 1986
MoonlightingBartender 1 episode, 1985
The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew MysteriesGilmore Lee 1 episode, 1978
KojakEddie Ellis 1 episode, 1974
The A-TeamBurke 1 episode, 1984
Sanford and SonGuard 1 episode, 1977
AirwolfMoose 1 episode, 1986
Life Goes OnMarquis 1 episode, 1991

Interesting Facts about Tony Burton

  1. Sylvester Stallone, Burt Young, and Burton are/were the only actors to have appeared in all of the first six 'Rocky' movies.
  2. Posted a 16-3 professional boxing record and held the Light-Heavyweight Championship of Arizona.
  3. Played chess with Stanley Kubrick on the set of The Shining (1980).
  4. Had four children: sons, Jomo and Martin (1971-2014); and daughters, Juanita and Christal.
  5. Before he became an actor, he had once served three years in prison for armed robbery. He became interested in acting while in prison, and pursued that career after he got out.

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