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.
18 movies · 1 shows
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
1992·6.8
Straight Talk
1992·6.0
Cold Justice
1992·9.0
Curly Sue
1991·6.4
Dillinger
1991·5.6
Home Alone
1990·7.5
Music Box
1989·7.1
The Package
1989·6.1
Betrayed
1988·6.1
Above the Law
1988·6.1
Vice Versa
1988·5.8
Raw Deal
1986·5.9
Code of Silence
1985·5.9
The Lost Honor of Kathryn Beck
1984·5.5
Chicago Story
1981·8.0
The Blues Brothers
1980·7.7
Towing
1978·6.0
Mickey One
1965·5.8