Walt Gorney
Walter J. Gorney (April 12, 1912 – March 5, 2004) was an Austrian-born American actor. He was best known for his role as "Crazy" Ralph in the 1980s slasher films Friday the 13th (1980) and Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981).[1] He returned to the series in Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood (1988) as the narrator.
Walt Gorney | |
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| Born | Walter Gorney April 12, 1912 Vienna, Austria-Hungary (Now Austria) |
| Died | March 5, 2004 (aged 91) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
His other film credits include Heavy Traffic (1981), King Kong (1976), and Day of the Animals (1977).[1]
Walter's character Ralph was parodied by Robert Donner in the 1983 film Hysterical.[2]
On March 5, 2004, Gorney died in New York City, aged 91.[1]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Heavy Traffic | Bum | Uncredited |
| 1973 | Cops and Robbers | Wino | |
| 1976 | King Kong | Subway Driver | Uncredited |
| 1977 | Day of the Animals | Sam | Uncredited |
| 1978 | Nunzio | ||
| 1980 | Friday the 13th | Crazy Ralph | |
| 1981 | Friday the 13th Part 2 | ||
| 1981 | Endless Love | Passerby | |
| 1983 | Trading Places | Duke Domestic | |
| 1983 | Easy Money | Monahan's Security Guard | |
| 1984 | Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter | Crazy Ralph | Uncredited (archive footage) |
| 1984 | Nothing Lasts Forever | Stage Manager | |
| 1986 | Seize the Day | Panhandler | |
| 1988 | Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood | Narrator | Voice, uncredited (final film role) |
gollark: I wonder if you can exploit that somehow.
gollark: All part of his evil plan, I'm sure. Or he's just being very madlad.
gollark: You mean aren't, right?
gollark: It's not an apocalypse, just... a few percent of one?
gollark: And the computer science conspiracies, the mathematics conspiracies, the astronomy conspiracies, the entomology conspiracies, the etymology conspiracies, the rock climbing conspiracies, the nutritionist conspiracies... are we just going to ignore those?
References
- Jones, Stephen (2012). The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 16. Little, Brown Book Group. ISBN 9781780337135.
- https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2013/01/25-best-scenes-comedy-spoof-movies/hysterical
External links
- Walt Gorney on IMDb
- Walt Gorney at the Internet Broadway Database
- "Walt Gorney". www.rottentomatoes.com.
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