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Ralph Foody
Born November 13, 1928 (Age: 97)
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Chicago, Illinois
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.
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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Filmography
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
1992
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as Gangster
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Age: 64
Straight Talk
1992
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as Desk Clerk
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Age: 63
Curly Sue
1991
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as Drifter
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Age: 62
Home Alone
1990
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as Gangster #1 (Johnny)
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Age: 62
Music Box
1989
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as Pawn Broker
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Age: 61
The Package
1989
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as Building Manager
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Age: 60
Above the Law
1988
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as Federal Clerk
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Age: 59
Vice Versa
1988
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as Doorman
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Age: 59
Raw Deal
1986
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as Captain
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Age: 57
Code of Silence
1985
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as Cragie
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Age: 56
The Blues Brothers
1980
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as Police Dispatcher
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Age: 51