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