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