Biography

Gerald Tommaso DeLouise (April 30, 1940 – October 8, 2023), known professionally as Burt Young, was an American actor, author, and painter. He played Rocky Balboa's brother-in-law and best friend Paulie Pennino in the Rocky film series, his performance in the first installment of which earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Description above from the Wikipedia article Burt Young, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Most Famous Work

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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

(1999) Eddy Mack

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Columbo

(1971) Mo Weinberg

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Law & Order

(1990) Lewis Darnell

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The Sopranos

(1999) Bobby Baccalieri, Sr.

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The Outer Limits

(1995) Captain Parker

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Baretta

(1975) Willy

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The Rockford Files

(1974) Stuart Gaily

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The Equalizer

(1985) Louie Ganucci

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2024	Self (archive footage) (uncredited)	Arnold & Sly: Rivals, Friends, Icons 2024-04-23 Movie
2023	Self (archive footage) (uncredited)	Sly 2023-09-16 Movie
2021	Paulie Pennino (archive footage)	The Making of 'Rocky vs. Drago' 2021-10-30 Movie
	Detective	The Final Code 2021-06-29 Movie
	Luca	Tomorrow's Today 2021-04-03 Movie
	Self	Stallone: Frank, That Is 2021-01-19 Movie
2020	Salvatore	Beckman 2020-09-10 Movie
	Self (archive footage)	40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic 2020-06-09 Movie
2019	Zio Vincenzo	Road to the Lemon Grove 2019-08-30 Movie
	Don Ruggiero	Vault 2019-07-25 Movie
	Crab Apple	Epiphany 2019-04-06 Movie
	Mr. Bloom	Six Children and One Grandfather 2019-03-01 Movie
	Ivan	Smothered by Mothers 2019-02-14 Movie
	Joe	Russian Doll 2019-02-01 TV Show
	Salvatore	The Brawler 2019-01-18 Movie
	Ian	Tapestry 2019-01-10 Movie
2018	Michael Brigante	The Amityville Murders 2018-11-05 Movie
	Grandpa	Sarah Q 2018-09-21 Movie
2017	Jingles	The Neighborhood 2017-08-18 Movie
	Self	John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs 2017-08-01 Movie
	Art Stillman	King Rat 2017-07-18 Movie
2016	Horace Sr.	Horace and Pete 2016-01-30 TV Show
2015	John	Irene & Marie 2015-05-17 Movie
	George	The Elevator: Three Minutes Can Change Your Life 2015-01-02 Movie
2014	Michael	Tom in America 2014-06-17 Movie
	Paul Canto	Zarra's Law 2014-06-11 Movie
	Joey D	Rob the Mob 2014-03-21 Movie
2013	Mr. Warren	Abigail Harm 2013-08-30 Movie
	Palagonia	See You Tomorrow 2013-04-20 Movie
2012	Self	Casting By 2012-11-01 Movie
	Nicky the Greek	The Shoemaker 2012-02-01 Movie
2011	Self	The Rocky Saga: Going the Distance 2011-12-27 Movie
	Leo Poplar	Win Win 2011-03-18 Movie
2010	Mario Capriolini	Kingshighway 2010-01-01 Movie
2009	Santino	Oliviero Rising 2009-02-10 Movie
2008	Landlord	New York, I Love You 2008-09-06 Movie
	Lou Soresi	Carnera: The Walking Mountain 2008-05-09 Movie
2007	Mueller	The Hideout 2007-11-16 Movie
	J.T. Bates	Hack! 2007-07-20 Movie
	Murray	Go Go Tales 2007-05-23 Movie
	Self	Skill vs. Will: The Making of 'Rocky Balboa' 2007-04-27 Movie
	Pops	Blue Lake Butcher 2007-02-16 Movie
2006	Paulie Pennino	Rocky Balboa 2006-12-20 Movie
	Self (archive footage) / Paulie Pennino	The Opponents 2006-12-05 Movie
	N/A	The Making of 'Last Exit to Brooklyn' 2006-10-02 Movie
	Pasquale Li Causi	L'onore e il rispetto 2006-09-05 TV Show
	Self (voice)	Tribute To Burgess Meredith 2006-01-01 Movie
2005	Artie Bottolota Sr.	Carlito's Way: Rise to Power 2005-09-27 Movie
	Self	Bio. 2005-03-01 Movie
	Murray Schupak	Transamerica 2005-02-14 Movie
	Leo Singer	Nicky's Game 2005-01-01 Movie
2004	Gus	Downtown: A Street Tale 2004-11-07 Movie
	Sherman	Land of Plenty 2004-09-10 Movie
	Curly in Chinatown (archive footage)	Los Angeles Plays Itself 2004-07-28 Movie
2003	Dino Mantoni	The Handler 2003-09-26 TV Show
	N/A	I'm with Her 2003-09-23 TV Show
	Mike	Crooked Lines 2003-05-18 Movie
2002	Santo Sposato	Kiss The Bride 2002-10-16 Movie
	Gino	The Adventures of Pluto Nash 2002-08-16 Movie
	Uncle Louie	Checkout 2002-08-02 Movie
2001	John Stoller	The Day the Ponies Come Back 2001-03-21 Movie
	Hank Bartlowski	The Boys of Sunset Ridge 2001-03-11 Movie
	Sal Palermo	Plan B 2001-01-01 Movie
2000	Dominic Piazza	Very Mean Men 2000-06-10 Movie
	Warden Gavin	Never Look Back 2000-03-31 Movie
	Don Ettore Visone	L'uomo della fortuna 2000-03-10 Movie
	Bobby	Blue Moon 2000-01-16 Movie
	Frankie Chips	Table One 2000-01-01 Movie
1999	Joe	Terra bruciata 1999-11-26 Movie
	Eddy Mack	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 1999-09-20 TV Show
	Vito Graziosi	Mickey Blue Eyes 1999-08-16 Movie
	Self	The Making of a Mobster: 'Mickey Blue Eyes' 1999-07-31 Movie
	Joe McCollough	The Florentine 1999-04-19 Movie
	Bobby Baccalieri, Sr.	The Sopranos 1999-01-10 TV Show
	Sydney	Loser Love 1999-01-01 Movie
1997	JC	The Deli 1997-11-07 Movie
	Louis Ippolito	Before Women Had Wings 1997-11-02 Movie
	Jack	Kicked in the Head 1997-09-26 Movie
	Lorenzo	She's So Lovely 1997-08-29 Movie
	Virginio Ballazzo	The Last Don 1997-05-11 TV Show
	Roy	Hot Blooded 1997-01-10 Movie
	Alberto	The Undertaker's Wedding 1997-01-01 Movie
	Pollof	Heaven Before I Die 1997-01-01 Movie
	Chief Shea	FireHouse 1997-01-01 Movie
1996	Reno	North Star 1996-01-03 Movie
1995	N/A	Bless This House 1995-09-11 TV Show
	Captain Parker	The Outer Limits 1995-03-26 TV Show
	Milai	The Maharaja's Daughter 1995-02-02 TV Show
1994	N/A	Crocodile Shoes 1994-11-10 TV Show
1993	Vincent Domenici	Vendetta II: The New Mafia 1993-11-28 Movie
	Zimmer	Double Deception 1993-06-21 Movie
	Sal DiMarco	Excessive Force 1993-05-14 Movie
	Jack 'Soldier' Belmont	Walker, Texas Ranger 1993-04-21 TV Show
	Francesco Della Croce	The Final Contract 1993-02-07 Movie
1992	Mancini	Circle of Fear 1992-08-27 Movie
	Leo	Bad Girls 1992-01-01 Movie
1991	N/A	Vendetta: Secrets of a Mafia Bride 1991-05-20 TV Show
	George Maniago	Americano rosso 1991-04-19 Movie
1990	Paulie Pennino	Rocky V 1990-11-16 Movie
	Art	Bright Angel 1990-11-01 Movie
	Luca	Backstreet Dreams 1990-09-29 Movie
	Coach Mack	Diving In 1990-09-21 Movie
	Lewis Darnell	Law & Order 1990-09-13 TV Show
	Warden Boyle	Club Fed 1990-08-09 Movie
	Georgie	Betsy's Wedding 1990-06-22 Movie
1989	Rocco	Wait Until Spring, Bandini 1989-11-01 Movie
	Clive	Beverly Hills Brats 1989-10-06 Movie
	Andrews	Blood Red 1989-08-18 Movie
	Big Joe	Last Exit to Brooklyn 1989-07-26 Movie
	Gambler	Tales from the Crypt 1989-06-10 TV Show
	General Noriega	Going Overboard 1989-05-11 Movie
1988	Self	Hello Actors Studio 1988-11-09 Movie
1987	Nick Chase	Roomies 1987-03-19 TV Show
	Harry Costas	Medium Rare 1987-03-04 Movie
1986	Lou	Back to School 1986-06-13 Movie
1985	Paulie Pennino	Rocky IV 1985-11-21 Movie
	Ed Fratus. the Salesman	The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents 1985-09-29 TV Show
	Louie Ganucci	The Equalizer 1985-09-18 TV Show
	Fidel Fargo	A Summer to Remember 1985-03-27 Movie
1984	Lupo Ramirez	Miami Vice 1984-09-16 TV Show
	Bed Bug Eddie	The Pope of Greenwich Village 1984-06-22 Movie
	Joe	Once Upon a Time in America 1984-05-23 Movie
	Phil	Over the Brooklyn Bridge 1984-03-02 Movie
1982	Jerry Feldman	Lookin' to Get Out 1982-10-08 Movie
	Anthony Montelli	Amityville II: The Possession 1982-09-24 Movie
	Paulie Pennino	Rocky III 1982-05-28 Movie
1981	Eddie Cisco	...All the Marbles 1981-03-01 Movie
1980	Sergeant Royko	Blood Beach 1980-09-01 Movie
	Lt. Palumbo	Murder Can Hurt You! 1980-05-21 Movie
1979	Paulie Pennino	Rocky II 1979-06-15 Movie
1978	Rocco Agnelli	Daddy, I Don't Like It Like This 1978-07-12 Movie
	Pig Pen	Convoy 1978-06-27 Movie
	Joe Shannon	Uncle Joe Shannon 1978-01-01 Movie
1977	Scuzzi	The Choirboys 1977-12-23 Movie
	Augie Garvas	Twilight's Last Gleaming 1977-02-09 Movie
1976	Paulie Pennino	Rocky 1976-11-20 Movie
	Ralph Rodino	Woman of the Year 1976-07-28 Movie
	Warden Durgom	Harry and Walter Go to New York 1976-06-17 Movie
	Alec Rosen	Serpico: The Deadly Game 1976-04-24 Movie
1975	Mac	The Killer Elite 1975-12-19 Movie
	Sgt. Bernasconi	Murph the Surf 1975-06-11 Movie
	Gustavino	Hustling 1975-02-22 Movie
	N/A	Baretta 1975-01-17 TV Show
	Solomon	Baretta 1975-01-17 TV Show
	Willy	Baretta 1975-01-17 TV Show
1974	Carmine	The Gambler 1974-10-02 Movie
	Ace Tully	The Great Niagara 1974-09-24 Movie
	Stuart Gaily	The Rockford Files 1974-09-13 TV Show
	Curly	Chinatown 1974-06-20 Movie
1973	Master at Arms	Cinderella Liberty 1973-12-18 Movie
	Ernie	The Connection 1973-02-27 Movie
1972	Lapides	Across 110th Street 1972-12-19 Movie
	Lt. Willis	M*A*S*H 1972-09-17 TV Show
1971	Willie Quarequlo	The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight 1971-12-22 Movie
	First Hood	Born to Win 1971-12-01 Movie
	Mo Weinberg	Columbo 1971-09-15 TV Show
1970	Gimpy (as John Harris)	Carnival of Blood 1970-06-16 Movie
1961	Self	The Mike Douglas Show 1961-12-11 TV Show
	George Stevens	Way of the Warriors Movie
	Jimmy	The Good Life Movie
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Writing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1978	Writer	Daddy, I Don't Like It Like This 1978-07-12 Movie
	Writer	Uncle Joe Shannon 1978-01-01 Movie
1975	Writer	Baretta 1975-01-17 TV Show
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