Richard Foronjy, Character Actor in ‘Midnight Run’ and ‘Serpico,’ Dies at 86
variety.comSelena Kuznikov Richard Foronjy, a character actor who grew up in the gangster world and went to prison before becoming an actor in movies including “Midnight Run,” “Prince of the City” and “Carlito’s Way,” died Sunday.
He was 86. Foronjy, born in Brooklyn, N.Y., saw his first small role as Corsaro in “Serpico,” the 1973 autobiographical crime drama that starred Al Pacino as a whistleblower whose work led to an investigation by the Knapp Commission into the department.
In the 1984 “Repo Man,” starring Harry Dean Stanton and Emilio Estevez, Foronjy played Arnold Plettschner, the rent-a-cop with the memorable speech, “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!
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