RIP Burt Young (a.k.a. Paulie from ‘Rocky’)
Burt Young, who famously played Paulie in the first six Rocky movies, passed away earlier this month (on October 8th). He was 83 years old. His manager said, quote, “Burt…
HOLLYWOOD- DECEMBER 13: Actor Burt Young attends the world premiere of “Rocky Balboa” at Grauman’s Chinese Theater on December 13, 2006 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)
Burt Young, who famously played Paulie in the first six Rocky movies, passed away earlier this month (on October 8th). He was 83 years old. His manager said, quote, "Burt was an actor of tremendous emotional range. He could make you cry and he could scare you to death."
NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 13: (L-R) Actors Sylvester Stallone and Burt Young attend the "Rocky" Broadway opening night at the Winter Garden Theatre on March 13, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images)
Burt was also great in films like Back to School, Once Upon a Time in America, The Pope of Greenwich Village, and Chinatown. And he also appeared on a fantastic episode of The Sopranos as the father of Bobby "Bacala" Baccalieri where he wanted to do one last hit for the mob.
James Gandolfini as Tony Soprano and Burt Young as Bobby "Bacala" Baccalieri, Sr. act in a scene in HBO's hit television series, "The Sopranos" (Year 3). (Photo by HBO)
Rest easy, Burt! You were one of a kind! Great character actor and, according to those who worked with him, a great guy, too. RIP.
NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 13: Actor Burt Young attends the "Rocky" Broadway opening night at the Winter Garden Theatre on March 13, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images)
