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Birth Name: Walter J. Gorney
Date of Birth: 18 September, 1912
Place of Birth: Vienna, Austro-Hungarian Empire (now Austria)
Date of Death: March 5, 2004
Place of Death: New York City, New York, U.S.
Ethnicity: Polish
Walt Gorney was an American actor. He is known for playing Crazy Ralph in the Friday the 13th films. He also appeared in the film Cops and Robbers .
He was born in Vienna, to Zofia/Katrina (Kania) and Jan/John Górny. His parents were of Polish descent. His family moved to Pittsfield, Massachusetts, U.S., when he was a child.
Walt’s paternal grandfather was Stanisław Górny (the son of Jan Górny and Katarzyna Matlak). Stanislaw was born in Lipowa.
Walt’s paternal grandmother was Anna Tarnawa (the daughter of Józef Tarnawa and Zofia Migdal). Anna was born in Buczkowice, to parents who were also born there. Józef was the son of Tomasz Tarnawa and Ewa Jęrzysik. Zofia was the daughter of Maciej Migdał and Anna Gluza.
Walt’s maternal grandfather was Jan Kania (the son of Szymon Kania and Marianna Gluza). Jan was born in Buczkowice, to parents who were also born there. Szymon was the son of Józef Kania and Katarzyna Wrona. Marianna was the daughter of Tomasz Gluza and Katarzyna Gruszecka.
Walt’s maternal grandmother was Marianna Gebala (the daughter of Jakub Gębala and Anna Gluza). Marianna was born in Meszna. Jakub was born in Meszna, the son of Tomasz Gębala and Marianna Stachura. Anna was born in Bor Lodygowski, the daughter of Wojciech Gluza and Marianna Grygiel.
Sources: Genealogy of Walt Gorney – https://www.geni.com
Walt Gorney on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org