▁has ▁also ▁been ▁alleg ed ▁his ▁manager ▁was ▁C us ▁D ' Am ato . ▁ ▁In ▁acting ▁Young ▁made ▁his ▁name ▁playing ▁rough - ed ged ▁working ▁class ▁Italian - American ▁characters , ▁the ▁best - known ▁example ▁being ▁his ▁signature ▁role ▁as ▁Rock y ▁Bal boa ' s ▁friend ▁( and ▁future ▁brother - in - law ) ▁Paul ie ▁in ▁Rock y ▁( 1 9 7 6 ), ▁for ▁which ▁he ▁received ▁an ▁Oscar ▁nom ination ▁for ▁Best ▁Support ing ▁A ctor . ▁He ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁four ▁actors ▁( the ▁other ▁three ▁being ▁Syl v ester ▁St all one , ▁Stu ▁N ah an ▁and ▁Tony ▁Bur ton ) ▁who ▁have ▁appeared ▁in ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁six ▁Rock y ▁films ▁( although ▁Tal ia ▁Sh ire , ▁who ▁appears ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁five ▁films , ▁makes ▁a ▁flash back ▁appearance ▁in ▁the ▁sixth ). ▁Young ▁did ▁not ▁repr ise ▁his ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁film ▁Cre ed , ▁with ▁the ▁character ▁described ▁as ▁having ▁died ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁He ▁has ▁played ▁similar ▁roles ▁in ▁Ch in at own , ▁Con voy , ▁Back ▁to ▁School , ▁The ▁Pope ▁of ▁Green wich ▁Village , ▁Once ▁Upon ▁a ▁Time ▁in ▁America , ▁Last ▁Exit ▁to ▁Brook lyn , ▁Dow nt own : ▁A ▁Street ▁T ale , ▁and ▁even ▁a ▁brut al ▁and ▁dark er ▁role ▁in ▁Am ity ville ▁II : ▁The ▁Poss ession . ▁Young ▁has ▁also ▁appeared ▁in