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Ralph Foody

Actor | * 11/13/1928 († 71, 11/21/1999) | Chicago (United States of America (USA))
Ralph Wesley Foody (November 13, 1928 – November 21, 1999) was an American actor. He was best known for his role as Johnny in Home Alone (1990) and Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992). ()

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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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Crime | Comedies

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Movies with Ralph Foody as Actor(14)

as Ernie1992 Cold Justice
as Desk Clerk1992 Straight Talk
as Drifter1991 Curly Sue
as Johnny - Gangster #11990 Home Alone
as Building Manager1989 The Package
as Pawn Broker1989 Music Box
as Doorman1988 Vice Versa
as Lyle1988 Betrayed
as Federal Clerk1988 Above the Law
as Captain1986 Raw Deal
as Cragie1985 Code of Silence
as Sergeant Hesper1981 Chicago Story

TV Shows/Series with Ralph Foody as Actor(1)

as Howe1985 Lady Blue

Full Name: Ralph Foody
Born: Tuesday, 11/13 1928 (November) in Chicago (United States of America (USA))
Died: Sunday, 11/21 1999 (November) in Lexington (aged: 71)
Zodiac sign: Scorpio (Chinese zodiac sign: Dragon)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Ralph Foody frequently works together with these people:
John Hughes (7x, Crew)
Andrew Davis (6x, Crew)
Yvonne Kishna (5x, Crew)
John Heard (4x, Actor)
Joe Eszterhas (4x, Crew)
Ron Dean (4x, Actor)
Jane Jenkins (3x, Crew)
Dolly Parton (3x, Actress)
Lorenzo Clemons (3x, Actor)
Linda Melazzo (3x, Crew)
Anthony Cannata (3x, Actor)
Nancy Lawrence (2x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:1419753, Added: 09/05/2019, Last updated: 04/22/2024