Burt Young Highlights

  • 2006: Reprised role of Paulie in "Rocky Balboa," the sixth film in the Rocky series
  • 2005: Starred opposite Felicity Huffman in the indie-drama "TransAmerica"
  • 2005: Reunited with Sylvester Stallone for the reality series "The Contender"
  • 2000: Had recurring role in the HBO series "The Sopranos"
  • 1999: Sixth film with Caan, "Mickey Blue Eyes"
  • 1998: Narrated HBO documentary, "City Dump: The Story of the 1951 CCNY Basketball Scandal"
  • 1997: Portrayed Mr. Ippolito in "Before Women Had Wings", an ABC movie aired under the banner 'Oprah Winfrey Presents'
  • 1997: Played yet another gangster in the CBS miniseries "The Last Don"
  • 1997: Co-starred in "She's So Lovely"
  • 1996: Fifth film with Caan, "North Star"
  • 1993: Reprised his role in the sequel "Vendetta II: The New Mafia" (syndicated)
  • 1991: Appeared in the syndicated miniseries "Vendetta: Secrets of a Mafia Bride"
  • 1990: Reteamed again with Shire as her brother in "Rocky V"
  • 1989: Played Big Joe in "Last Exit to Brooklyn"
  • 1988: Wrote, directed and starred in the one-man stage production "S.O.S."
  • 1987: Created and co-starred in the short-lived NBC sitcom "Roomies"; played a forty-something former drill sergeant returing to college who rooms with a teenage genius
  • 1986: Co-starred on stage with Robert De Niro in "Cuba and His Teddy Bear"
  • 1985: Had a fourth go at Paulie in "Rocky IV"
  • 1984: Portrayed Bedbug Eddie in "The Pope of Greenwich Village"
  • 1982: Again played Paulie in "Rocky III"
  • 1979: Reprised his role of Paulie in "Rocky II"
  • 1978: Wrote and starred in the CBS TV-movie "Daddy, I Don't Like It Like This"
  • 1978: Sole film as writer, "Uncle Joe Shannon"; also starred
  • 1976: Breakthrough screen role as Talia Shire's brother in "Rocky"; received Oscar nomination as Best Supporting Actor
  • 1975: Had featured role in support of Jill Clayburgh and Lee Remick in "Hustling" (ABC)
  • 1974: Second film with Caan, "The Gambler"
  • 1974: Played Curly in Roman Polanski's "Chinatown"
  • 1973: Portrayed Master-At-Arms in second feature, "Cinderella Liberty", starring James Caan
  • 1973: Early TV-movie credit, "The Connection" (ABC)
  • 1971: Film acting debut in "The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight"
  • 1957: Served in the US Marine Corps
  • Had recurring role on "Walker, Texas Ranger" (CBS)
  • Appeared as Robert Blake's brother in episodes of "Baretta" (ABC); wrote first teleplay for the series
  • Worked first as a carpet cleaner, then as a carpet salesman and installer in the 1960s