Comments Thread For: Tony Burton, Who Played Apollo Creed's Trainer, Passes Away

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Tony Burton, who is best known for his role as Apollo Creed's trainer Tony "Duke" Evers in the first six "Rocky" movies has died. He was 78.

The former football player and boxer appeared alongside Sylvester Stallone and Carl Weathers in the first six films of the hit franchise as Apollo Creed's trainer.

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[A-Wolf]

Great actor. Authentic, electric.

[Beercules]

Damn, rest in peace

[-Hyperion-]

So sad

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Gotta appreciate this scene...

[RA-Box]

"No pain. No pain."

RIP

[RespekonMyName]

He finally threw in the damn towel!

[Redd Foxx]

Charming actor. RIP Tony.

[HughJass]

Damn man! R.I.P sir

[fanofslug]

Sad, RIP... never dyed his eyebrows and kept his tache right to the end...that's a real man

[Baltimore]

So sad

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Gotta appreciate this scene...

First thing I thought of. RIP