He has also been praised for his roles in Chinatown (1974), The Gambler (1974), Convoy (1978), Uncle Joe Shannon (1978), Once Upon a Time in America (1984), The Pope of Greenwich Village (1984), Back to School (1986), Last Exit to Brooklyn (1990), Transamerica (2005), and Win Win (2011).\n', '

Young was born in Queens, New York, the son of Josephine and Michael, a high school shop teacher. He is of Italian descent. Young is a widower and has one daughter, Anne Morea, and one grandson. He lives in Port Washington, New York.\n', '

He was trained by Lee Strasberg at the Actors Studio.\n', '

Return to Burt Young Autograph Profile