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Ralph Foody

Ralph Foody

Known For Acting
Birthday Nov 13, 1928
Died Nov 21, 1999 (71)
Birthplace Chicago, Illinois
Popularity 0.4 (history)
Updated Dec 19, 2024 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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.

Known For

Filmography

Cold Justice

Cold Justice

1992

as Ernie

Straight Talk

Straight Talk

1992

as Desk Clerk

Curly Sue

Curly Sue

1991

as Drifter

Home Alone

Home Alone

1990

as Gangster #1 (Johnny)

Music Box

Music Box

1989

as Pawn Broker

The Package

The Package

1989

as Building Manager

Vice Versa

Vice Versa

1988

as Doorman

Betrayed

Betrayed

1988

as Lyle

Above the Law

Above the Law

1988

as Federal Clerk

Raw Deal

Raw Deal

1986

as Captain

Code of Silence

Code of Silence

1985

as Cragie

Chicago Story

Chicago Story

1981

as Sergeant Hesper

Towing

Towing

1978

as Lou

Mickey One

Mickey One

1965

as Police Captain

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Lady Blue

as Howe

Episodes: 14

First Aired: Sep 26, 1985

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