‘Rocky’ actor Burt Young dead aged 83: ‘He was a maverick and outlaw’
Burt Young has died aged 83. The tough guy actor, whose roles included alcoholic Paulie in ‘Rocky’ and a menacing gangster in ‘Once Upon a Time in America’, died on 8 October in Los Angeles, but his passing has only now been announced. Burt’s death was confirmed by his daughter Anne Morea Steingieser to the New York Times. She said about how her dad found a kindred spirit in swaggering Hollywood director Sam Peckinpah: “Both were mavericks and outlaws, with a deep respect for art. “They understood each other because of the intensity and honesty Peckinpah demanded. He had no tolerance for lack ...