Ratso Rizzo is a sickly con man

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Ratso Rizzo is a frail, streetwise hustler from the film "Midnight Cowboy," known for his desperate schemes and tragic vulnerability.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
film character
adaptedBy Waldo Salt
appearsIn Midnight Cowboy
associatedWith Joe Buck
characterTrait frail
sickly
streetwise
vulnerable
countryOfOriginOfWork United States of America
surface form: United States
createdBy James Leo Herlihy
death dies on bus to Florida
filmGenre buddy film
drama
filmReleaseYear 1969
firstAppearance film Midnight Cowboy
gender male
goal escape to Florida
improve his life circumstances
healthStatus chronically ill
physically weak
knownFor desperate schemes
tragic vulnerability
languageOfWork English
livingConditions poverty
squalid apartment
medium film
narrativeRole deuteragonist
tragic figure
nationality American
notableQuote I’m walkin’ here!
occupation con man
hustler
personality cynical
defensive
resourceful
physicalAppearance limp
unkempt
portrayedBy Dustin Hoffman
relationshipToJoeBuck friend
mentor
residence Manhattan
New York City
setting late 1960s New York City
themeAssociation friendship
survival
urban alienation

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Midnight Cowboy characterDescription Ratso Rizzo is a sickly con man