Veteran character actor Burt Young, best known and Oscar nominated for his role as the brother-in-law and meat-cutting friend to Sylvester Stallone's prize-fighting protagonist in the Rocky films ...

Burt Young, the Oscar-nominated actor who played Paulie, the rough-hewn, mumbling-and-grumbling best friend, cornerman and brother-in-law to Sylvester Stallone in the Rocky franchise, has died.

Burt Young, the Oscar-nominated actor who played Paulie, the rough-hewn, mumbling-and-grumbling best friend, corner-man and brother-in-law to Sylvester Stallone in the Rocky franchise, has died ...

Oct. 19, 2023 Updated Thu., Oct. 19, 2023 at 12:38 p.m. Sylvester Stallone, left, and Burt Young attend a "Rocky IV" screening at the Philadelphia Film Center on Nov. 11, 2021, in Philadelphia.

FILE - Sylvester Stallone, left, mugs with "Rocky" co-star Burt Young before a screening of the 1976 film to celebrate its 20th anniversary, Nov. 15, 1996, in Beverly Hills, Calif. Burt Young, the ...

FILE - Sylvester Stallone, left, mugs with "Rocky" co-star Burt Young before a screening of the 1976 film to celebrate its 20th anniversary, Nov. 15, 1996, in Beverly Hills, Calif. Burt Young, the ...