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.

Most Known For

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

as Gangster

The Blues Brothers

as Police Dispatcher

Vice Versa

as Doorman

Above the Law

as Federal Clerk

Raw Deal

as Captain

Lady Blue

as Howe

Towing

as Lou

The Package

as Building Manager

Code of Silence

as Cragie

Curly Sue

as Drifter

Betrayed

as Lyle

Home Alone

as Gangster #1 (Johnny)

Music Box

as Pawn Broker

Mickey One

as Police Captain

Straight Talk

as Desk Clerk

Dillinger

as Dillinger's Father

The Lost Honor of Kathryn Beck

Chicago Story

as Sergeant Hesper

Cold Justice

as Ernie