Ralph Foody
Acting
1928-11-13 · Chicago, 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'. 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.
movieHome Alone 2: Lost in New York
as Gangster · 1992 · 6.8
movieStraight Talk
as Desk Clerk · 1992 · 6.0
movieCold Justice
as Ernie · 1992 · 9.0
movieCurly Sue
as Drifter · 1991 · 6.4
movieDillinger
as Dillinger's Father · 1991 · 5.6
movieHome Alone
as Gangster #1 (Johnny) · 1990 · 7.5
movieMusic Box
as Pawn Broker · 1989 · 7.2
movieThe Package
as Building Manager · 1989 · 6.1
movieBetrayed
as Lyle · 1988 · 6.1
movieAbove the Law
as Federal Clerk · 1988 · 6.1
movieVice Versa
as Doorman · 1988 · 5.8
movieRaw Deal
as Captain · 1986 · 5.8
tvLady Blue
as Howe · 1985 · 0.0
movieCode of Silence
as Cragie · 1985 · 5.9
movieThe Lost Honor of Kathryn Beck
as · 1984 · 5.5
movieChicago Story
as Sergeant Hesper · 1981 · 8.0
movieThe Blues Brothers
as Police Dispatcher · 1980 · 7.7
movieTowing
as Lou · 1978 · 6.0
movieMickey One
as Police Captain · 1965 · 5.8