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Walt Gorney
Walt Gorney
Born	Walter J. Gorney; April 12, 1912; Vienna, Austria-Hungary (Now Austria)
Died	March 5, 2004 (aged 91); New York City, U.S.
Occupation	Actor

Walter J. Gorney (April 12, 1912 – March 5, 2004) was an Austrian-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.

His other film credits include Heavy Traffic (1973), 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]

Gorney died in New York City on March 5, 2004, aged 91.^[1]

Filmography edit

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1973	Heavy Traffic	Bum	Uncredited^{[citation needed]}
1973	Cops and Robbers	Wino
1976	King Kong	Subway Driver	Uncredited^{[citation needed]}
1977	Day of the Animals	Sam	Uncredited^{[citation needed]}
1978	Nunzio
1980	Friday the 13th	Crazy Ralph
1981	Friday the 13th Part 2	Crazy Ralph
1981	Endless Love	Passerby
1983	Trading Places	Duke Domestic
1983	Easy Money	Monahan's Security Guard
1984	Nothing Lasts Forever	Stage Manager
1986	Seize the Day	Panhandler
1988	Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood	Narrator	Voice role; uncredited^{[citation needed]}

^ ^a ^b ^c Jones, Stephen (2012). The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 16. Little, Brown Book Group. ISBN 9781780337135.
^ "The 25 Best Scenes in Comedy Spoof Movies". Complex Networks.

Walt Gorney
Born	Walter J. Gorney April 12, 1912 Vienna, Austria-Hungary (Now Austria)
Died	March 5, 2004(2004-03-05) (aged 91) New York City, U.S.
Occupation	Actor