Sylvester Stallone pays tribute to his Rocky co-star Tony Burton after his death

Tony Burton, the actor best known for playing Tony 'Duke' Evers in the 'Rocky' movies has died at the age of 78. Burton's character Evers, who appeared in the Rocky movies one to five, was trainer to both Sylvester Stallone's Rocky and Carl Weathers

Tony Burton, the actor best known for playing Tony 'Duke' Evers in the 'Rocky' movies has died at the age of 78. Burton's character Evers, who appeared in the Rocky movies one to five, was trainer to both Sylvester Stallone's Rocky and Carl Weathers

Actor Tony Burton, who played Apollo Creed's trainer Tony "Duke" Evers in the Rocky films, died Thursday afternoon in California, his sister told the Michigan news site MLive.com. Burton, a native of Flint, Mich., had been in and out of the hospital

Sylvester Stallone has shared a touching tribute to Rocky star Tony Burton, who died in California on Thursday. The actor posted a picture of himself with Tony, who probably was best known for playing Apollo Creed's trainer Tony 'Duke' Evers and later

Tony Burton, the actor best known for playing Tony 'Duke' Evers in the 'Rocky' movies has died at the age of 78. Burton's character Evers, who appeared in the Rocky movies one to five, was trainer to both Sylvester Stallone's Rocky and Carl Weathers