Ralph Foody
Known for ActingBorn 1928-11-13 — died 1999-11-21Chicago, Illinois, USA
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'.
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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
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
1992 · as Gangster
The Blues Brothers
1980 · as Police Dispatcher
Above the Law
1988 · as Federal Clerk
Vice Versa
1988 · as Doorman
Raw Deal
1986 · as Captain
Code of Silence
1985 · as Cragie
Curly Sue
1991 · as Drifter
The Package
1989 · as Building Manager
Straight Talk
1992 · as Desk Clerk
Betrayed
1988 · as Lyle
Towing
1978 · as Lou
Music Box
1989 · as Pawn Broker
Home Alone
1990 · as Gangster #1 (Johnny)
Chicago Story
1981 · as Sergeant Hesper
Mickey One
1965 · as Police Captain
Cold Justice
1992 · as Ernie
Dillinger
1991 · as Dillinger's Father
The Lost Honor of Kathryn Beck
1984