Ralph Foody
Born
November 13, 1928
Died
November 21, 1999 (71 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois
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.

Google Assistant: Home Alone Again
Gangster (archive footage)
2018

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
Gangster
1992

Straight Talk
Desk Clerk
1992

Cold Justice
Ernie
1992

Curly Sue
Drifter
1991

Dillinger
Dillinger's Father
1991

Home Alone
Gangster #1 (Johnny)
1990

Music Box
Pawn Broker
1989

The Package
Building Manager
1989

Betrayed
Lyle
1988

Above the Law
Federal Clerk
1988

Vice Versa
Doorman
1988

Raw Deal
Captain
1986

Lady Blue
Howe · (14 episodes)
1985

Code of Silence
Cragie
1985

The Lost Honor of Kathryn Beck
1984

Chicago Story
Sergeant Hesper
1981

Towing
Lou
1978

Mickey One
Police Captain
1965