▁many ▁television ▁programs , ▁including ▁The ▁Rock ford ▁Files , ▁B are tta , ▁Law ▁& ▁Order , ▁Walker , ▁Texas ▁R anger , ▁M * A * S * H . ▁He ▁guest - star red ▁in ▁a ▁Miami ▁Vice ▁episode , ▁and ▁made ▁an ▁appearance ▁on ▁The ▁S op ran os ▁(" An other ▁To oth pick ") ▁as ▁Bobby ▁Bac cal ieri ' s ▁father , ▁who ▁is ▁dying ▁of ▁cancer ▁and ▁comes ▁out ▁of ▁ret irement ▁to ▁execute ▁a ▁hit ▁on ▁his ▁god son . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁B urt ▁Young ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁stage ▁as ▁an ▁aged ▁mob ▁b oss ▁in ▁The ▁Last ▁V ig , ▁a ▁play ▁written ▁by ▁Dave ▁Var ri ale . ▁The ▁show ▁ran ▁from ▁January ▁ 1 4 ▁to ▁February ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁at ▁The ▁Ze ph yr ▁Theatre ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁painter ▁and ▁a ▁writer ▁Young ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁painter ; ▁his ▁art ▁has ▁been ▁displayed ▁in ▁gall eries ▁throughout ▁the ▁world . ▁As ▁an ▁artist , ▁he ▁has ▁collabor ated ▁with ▁the ▁writer ▁Gab rie le ▁T int i , ▁for ▁whom ▁he ▁designed ▁the ▁cover ▁for ▁the ▁poetry ▁collection ▁All ▁Over , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁contrib uting ▁the ▁illustr ations ▁for ▁the ▁art ▁book ▁A ▁Man . ▁ ▁Young ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁published ▁author ▁whose ▁works ▁include ▁two ▁fil med ▁screen plays ▁and ▁a ▁ 4 0 0 - page ▁historical ▁novel ▁called ▁End