Burt Young - who played Paulie Pennino in the Rocky franchise - died at the age of 83 on October 8th. His death was confirmed by his daughter, Anne Morea Steingieser, to the New York Times. The cause of his passing has yet to be revealed. Young starred in over 160 film and television projects. One of his first roles was in 1969 when he starred in the television series called The Doctors where he played an uncredited role of a bartender. He’s also known for working on films such as Chinatown (1974) - starring Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway - as well as Once Upon A Time In America (1984). Young's Rocky co-star, Sylvester Stallone, jumped to his main Instagram page to share a heartfelt tribute upon hearing the news of his death. Along with uploading a throwback image of both himself and Burt on set of the classic movie, Sly wrote: “To my Dear Friend, BURT YOUNG, you were an incredible man’s and artist, I and the World will miss you very much...RIP.”