Richard Foronjy
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Richard Foronjy | |
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| Born | August 3, 1937 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Died | May 19, 2024 (aged 86) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1973–2003 |
Richard Edward Foronjy (August 3, 1937 – May 19, 2024) was an American film and television actor.[1][2]
Career
Foronjy saw his first small role as Corsaro in Serpico.[3]
Foronjy was perhaps best known for playing the mobster Tony Darvo in the 1988 film Midnight Run and the mobster Peter Amadesso in the 1993 film Carlito's Way.[6] He also played Detective Joe Marinaro in Sidney Lumet's Prince of the City.[3]
In Repo Man, Foronjy played Arnold Plettschner, the rent-a-cop who memorably said, "You’re fuckin’ right I'm Plettschner! Arnold Plettschner! Three times decorated in two world wars! I was killing people while you were still swimming around in your father's balls! You little scumbag! I worked five years in a slaughterhouse, and ten years as a prison guard in Attica!"[3]
Foronjy wrote and published a memoir, From the Mob to the Movies, in 2020. In retirement, he lived in the Hudson Valley of New York.
Death
Foronjy died on May 19, 2024, at the age of 86.[3][7] At the 97th Academy Awards, his name was mentioned in the In Memoriam section.[8]
