12.04.1912 - 05.03.2004 (91 years)
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). 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 (1981), King Kong (1976), and Day of the Animals (1977).Walter's character Ralph was parodied by Robert Donner in the 1983 film Hysterical.On March 5, 2004, Gorney died in New York City, aged 91.