Name
Ralph Foody
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1928-11-13
Deathday
1999-11-21 (71 years old)
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Biography
Ralph Wesley Foody was an American character actor.
He has several screen credits from the 1980s, but is probably best known for his bit part in the 1990 film Home Alone and its 1992 sequel as a stereotypical 1930s mobster "Johnny" in two black-and-white gangster films-within-the-films Angels with Filthy Souls and its sequel Angels with Even Filthier Souls (both are a parody of the 1938 film Angels with Dirty Faces by Warner Bros.), along with his famous catchphrases 'Keep the change ya filthy animal/Merry Christmas ya filthy animal and a Happy New Year'.
Foody also played "Det. Cragie", the alcoholic and the negligent Chicago cop in Code of Silence, as well as the police dispatcher in The Blues Brothers. He was also known for his incredible wit and was often referred to as "The Witster" on set.
Foody died of cancer in 1999 at age 71.
Known For
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- 1988 Above the Law as Federal Clerk
- 1992 Cold Justice as Ernie
- 1988 Betrayed as Lyle
- 1992 Home Alone 2: Lost in New York as Gangster
- 1990 Home Alone as Gangster #1 (Johnny)
- 1991 Curly Sue as Drifter
- 1988 Vice Versa as Doorman
- 1965 Mickey One as Police Captain
- 1989 The Package as Building Manager
- 1985 Code of Silence as Cragie
- 1986 Raw Deal as Captain
- 1992 Straight Talk as Desk Clerk
- 1989 Music Box as Pawn Broker
- 1984 The Lost Honor of Kathryn Beck
- 1981 Chicago Story as Sergeant Hesper
- 1978 Towing as Lou
- 1980 The Blues Brothers as Police Dispatcher
- 1991 Dillinger as Dillinger's Father
- 1985 Lady Blue ( 14 episodes ) as Howe
