Ralph Foody
Born: 1928-11-13 in Chicago, Illinois
Died: 1999-11-21
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
1992
- Home Alone 2: Lost in New York as Gangster
- Cold Justice as Ernie
- Straight Talk as Desk Clerk
1990
- Home Alone as Gangster #1 (Johnny)
1989
- Music Box as Pawn Broker
- The Package as Building Manager
1988
- Above the Law as Federal Clerk
- Vice Versa as Doorman
- Betrayed as Lyle
1986
- Raw Deal as Captain
1985
- Code of Silence as Cragie
- Lady Blue as Howe
1981
- Chicago Story as Sergeant Hesper
1980
- The Blues Brothers as Police Dispatcher
1978
- Towing as Lou
1965
- Mickey One as Police Captain