Ralph Wesley Foody (November 13, 1928 â€" November 21, 1999) was an
American character actor.Foody was born in Chicago, Illinois on
November 13, 1928.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.
American character actor.Foody was born in Chicago, Illinois on
November 13, 1928.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.
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