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Ralph Foody

Actor
Born November 13, 1928Died November 21, 1999 (71 years)
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.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Raw Deal
  • The Dollmaker

Known For

  • Code of Silence
  • Mickey One
  • Lady Blue
  • Cold Justice

Filmography

2018
1992
1992
The Babe · as Pittsburgh Man
1992
Straight Talk · as Desk Clerk
1991
Cold Justice · as Ernie
1991
Curly Sue · as Drifter
1991
Dillinger · as Dillinger's Father
1990
Home Alone · as Gangster #1 (johnny)
1990
Gabriel's Fire (TV Series) · as Hot Dog Vendor
1989
Music Box · as Pawn Broker
1989
The Package · as Building Manager
1988
Betrayed · as Lyle
1988
Above the Law · as Federal Clerk
1988
Vice Versa · as Doorman
1986
Raw Deal · as Captain
1985
Code of Silence · as Cragie
1985
Lady Blue (TV Series) · as Howe
1984
The Dollmaker · as Scrapwood Man
1984
1981
Chicago Story · as Sergeant Hesper
1980
The Blues Brothers · as Police Dispatcher
1978
Towing · as Lou
1965
Mickey One · as Police Captain

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