Ralph Foody

Born: 1928-11-13

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.


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Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

as Gangster
Released: 1992-11-15

Instead of flying to Florida with his folks, Kevin ends up alone in New York, where he gets a...

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The Package

as Building Manager
Released: 1989-01-25

Experienced Green Beret sergeant Johnny Gallagher is escorting a prisoner, Airborne Ranger...

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Above the Law

as Federal Clerk
Released: 1988-04-08

Nico Toscani is an Italian immigrant, American patriot, ex-CIA agent, aikido specialist and...

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Curly Sue

as Drifter
Released: 1991-10-25

Bill Dancer and his young companion Curly Sue are the classic homeless folks with hearts of...

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Raw Deal

as Captain
Released: 1986-06-06

Mark Kaminsky is kicked out of the FBI for his rough treatment of a suspect. He winds up as the...

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Music Box

as Pawn Broker
Released: 1989-12-22

A lawyer defends her father accused of war crimes, but there is more to the case than she suspects.

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Code of Silence

as Cragie
Released: 1985-05-03

A Chicago cop is caught in the middle of a gang war while his own comrades shun him because he...

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Vice Versa

as Doorman
Released: 1988-02-25

A mysterious oriental skull transforms a father into his son, and vice versa.

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Betrayed

as Lyle
Released: 1988-08-26

An FBI agent posing as a combine driver becomes romantically involved with a Midwest farmer who...

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Straight Talk

as Desk Clerk
Released: 1992-04-03

Honest and straightforward small-town Shirlee Kenyon chucks her boyfriend and heads for Chicago....

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Home Alone

as Johnny - Gangster #1
Released: 1990-11-16

Eight-year-old Kevin McCallister makes the most of the situation after his family unwittingly...

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Mickey One

as Police Captain
Released: 1965-09-27

A former comic is on the run from the mob.

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The Lost Honor of Kathryn Beck

as uncredited
Released: 1984-01-24

A shopkeeper is condemned by the police and the press for sleeping with a suspected terrorist.

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Chicago Story

as Sergeant Hesper
Released: 1981-03-15

A pair of cops, a pair of doctors, and a pair of lawyers examine a crime — the wounding of a...

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Cold Justice

as Ernie
Released: 1992-01-01

When a washed-up boxer invites a British priest to minister in his South Chicago neighborhood,...

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Lady Blue

as Howe
First aired: 1985-04-15

Lady Blue is a crime drama starring Jamie Rose as a Chicago female homicide detective Katy...

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