Known For
Acting
Born
Nov 13, 1928
Died
Nov 21, 1999
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Credits
19 titles
Ralph Foody
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
Filmography
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
Gangster
Straight Talk
Desk Clerk
Cold Justice
Ernie
Curly Sue
Drifter
Dillinger
Dillinger's Father
Home Alone
Gangster #1 (Johnny)
Music Box
Pawn Broker
The Package
Building Manager
Betrayed
Lyle
Above the Law
Federal Clerk
Vice Versa
Doorman
Raw Deal
Captain
Lady Blue
Howe
Code of Silence
Cragie
The Lost Honor of Kathryn Beck
Chicago Story
Sergeant Hesper
The Blues Brothers
Police Dispatcher
Towing
Lou
Mickey One
Police Captain