Ralph Foody

Ralph Foody

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.

  • Title: Ralph Foody
  • Popularity: 3.293
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1928-11-13
  • Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois
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Ralph Foody Movies

  • 1988
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    Above the Law
    Above the Law

    6.1 1988 HD

    Nico Toscani is an Italian immigrant, American patriot, ex-CIA agent, aikido specialist and unorthodox Chicago policeman. He is as committed to his...

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  • 1992
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    Cold Justice
    Cold Justice

    1 1992 HD

    When a washed-up boxer invites a British priest to minister in his South Chicago neighborhood, he never suspects that the priest is not who he says...

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  • 1988
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    Betrayed
    Betrayed

    6 1988 HD

    An FBI agent posing as a combine driver becomes romantically involved with a Midwest farmer who lives a double life as a white supremacist.

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  • 1991
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    Curly Sue
    Curly Sue

    6.4 1991 HD

    Bill Dancer and his young companion Curly Sue are the classic homeless folks with hearts of gold. Their scams are aimed not at turning a profit, but...

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  • 1990
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    Home Alone
    Home Alone

    7.4 1990 HD

    Eight-year-old Kevin McCallister makes the most of the situation after his family unwittingly leaves him behind when they go on Christmas vacation....

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  • 1992
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    Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
    Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

    6.7 1992 HD

    Instead of flying to Florida with his folks, Kevin ends up alone in New York, where he gets a hotel room with his dad's credit card—despite...

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  • 1988
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    Vice Versa
    Vice Versa

    5.8 1988 HD

    A mysterious oriental skull transforms a father into his son, and vice versa.

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  • 1965
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    Mickey One
    Mickey One

    5.7 1965 HD

    A former comic is on the run from the mob.

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  • 1989
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    The Package
    The Package

    6.102 1989 HD

    Experienced Green Beret sergeant Johnny Gallagher is escorting a prisoner, Airborne Ranger Thomas Boyette, back to the US, but Boyette escapes and...

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  • 1985
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    Code of Silence
    Code of Silence

    5.9 1985 HD

    A Chicago cop is caught in the middle of a gang war while his own comrades shun him because he wants to take an irresponsible cop down.

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  • 1986
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    Raw Deal
    Raw Deal

    5.811 1986 HD

    Mark Kaminsky is kicked out of the FBI for his rough treatment of a suspect. He winds up as the sheriff of a small town in North Carolina. FBI Chief...

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  • 1992
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    Straight Talk
    Straight Talk

    6 1992 HD

    Honest and straightforward small-town Shirlee Kenyon chucks her boyfriend and heads for Chicago. Accidentally having to host a radio problem phone-in...

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  • 1989
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    Music Box
    Music Box

    7.1 1989 HD

    A lawyer defends her father accused of war crimes, but there is more to the case than she suspects.

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  • 1984
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    The Lost Honor of Kathryn Beck
    The Lost Honor of Kathryn Beck

    4 1984 HD

    A shopkeeper is condemned by the police and the press for sleeping with a suspected terrorist.

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  • 1981
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    Chicago Story
    Chicago Story

    6 1981 HD

    A pair of cops, a pair of doctors, and a pair of lawyers examine a crime — the wounding of a ten-year-old girl by a sniper — from three...

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  • 1985
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    Lady Blue
    Lady Blue

    6.2 1985 HD

    Lady Blue is a crime drama starring Jamie Rose as a Chicago female homicide detective Katy Mahoney. The show was produced by MGM/UA Television and...

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