Anthony Mabron Burton (March 23, 1937 - February 25, 2016) was an American actor and boxer best known for Assault on Precinct 13 (1976), Rocky (1976), and Rocky Balboa (2006).
He was married to Aurelain Burton and had four children.
Burton died in 2016 from complications of pneumonia at the age of 78.
Filmography
Film Roles
- 1974: The Black Godfather as Sonny Spyder Brown
- 1976: The River Niger as Black Policeman
- 1976: Trackdown as Zelds
- 1976: The Bingo Long Traveling All Stars And Motor Kings as Issac
- 1976: Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) as Wells
- 1976: Rocky as Apollo's Trainer/Duke
- 1979: Rocky II as Apollo's Trainer/Duke
- 1982: Rocky III as Duke
- 1985: Rocky IV as Duke
- 1990: Rocky V as Duke
- 2006: Rocky Balboa as Duke
- 1977: Ransom For Alice as Fish Man
- 1977: Kill Me If You Can as Price
- 1977: Heroes as Chef
- 1978: Blackjack as Charles
- 1980: White Mama as Black Fighter
- 1980: The Shining as Durkin
- 1980: The Hunter as Garbageman #2
- 1980: Scared Straight Another Story as Rafer
- 1980: Stir Crazy as Guy Who Punches Big Mean (Uncredited Role)
- 1980: Inside Moves as Lucius
- 1982: The Toy as Stanley (uncredited)
- 1983: Happy as Lt. J.L. Stevens
- 1985: Heart Of A Champion The Ray Mancini Story as Grif
- 1985: Beyond Reason as Dangerman
- 1986: Armed and Dangerous as Cappy
- 1986: Oceans Of Fire as Clay
- 1987: On Fire as Wintchell
- 1990: Side Out as Louie
- 1991: House Party 2 as Mr. Lee
- 1991: Hook as Bill Jukes
- 1992: Mission of Justice as Cedric Williams
- 1992: The Bulkin Trail as Music Teacher
- 1995: Private Obsession as Sgt. Jim Lytel
- 1995: Cyber Tracker 2 as Swain
- 1995: Fatal Choice as Columbus
- 1996: Flipping as Chuckie
- 1996: Black Rose Of Harlem as Turner
- 2000: Knockout as Segent Hawkins
- 2003: Shade (2003) as Fedora
- 2003: Exorcism 2003 as Bishop Harris
- 2005: Assault on Precinct 13 (2005) as Wells (uncredited)
- 2007: Hack as Sheriff Stoker
Television Roles
- 1969: The Red Skelton Hour as Bum
- 1974: Kojak as Eddie Ellis
- 1975: The Invisible Man (1975) as 3rd Prisoner
- 1975: Baretta as Teak
- 1976: Harry O as Peter Macklin
- 1976: Future Cop as 2nd Terrorist
- 1976: Delvecchio as Clarence
- 1976: Good Times as Aide
- 1976: Gemini Man as Moore
- 1976: Arthur Haileys The Moneychangers as Karl
- 1977: Switch as Joey
- 1977: The Six Million Dollar Man as Manager
- 1977: Sanford and Son as Guard
- 1977: The Rockford Files as Joe Moran
- 1978: The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries as Gilmore Lee
- 1978: CPO Sharkey as Scotty
- 1979: The Incredible Hulk (1977) as Taylor George
- 1980: Tenspeed and Brown Shoe as Skeeter McClintock
- 1981: Fitz And Bones as Sid
- 1981: The Greatest American Hero as Curley
- 1981: CHiPs as Avrom
- 1981: Quincy, M.E. as Starvin' Marvin
- 1982: Bret Maverick as Arthur
- 1982: T.J. Hooker as Luther
- 1982-1986: The Fall Guy as Eddie Barber/Algebra Jones
- 1984: The A-Team as Burke
- 1985: Moonlighting as Bartender
- 1986: Airwolf as Moose
- 1987: The Magical World Of Disney as Moustache
- 1987-1988: Franks Place as Big Arthur
- 1989: Amen as Lt. Richard Anderson
- 1990: In the Heat of the Night as Conrad 'King' Baylor
- 1990: A Different World as Cap Connors
- 1990: Equal Justice as Mr. Ford
- 1990: Over My Dead Body as Curly
- 1991: Twin Peaks as Col. Riley
- 1991: Life Goes On as Marquis
- 1993: Renegade as Ronnie's Friend
- 1996: NYPD Blue as Floyd Gates
- 1996: Poltergeist: The Legacy as Simon Walters
- 1996: Chicago Hope as Dr. Joseph Little
- 1998: The Magnificent Seven (1998) as Tennessee Eban
- 2000: The Dark Knight 2000 as De Montfort
- 2001: The Lot as Jerome Jeter
