John Candy
ActorBorn October 31, 1950Died March 4, 1994Toronto, Ontario, Canada
John Franklin Candy (October 30, 1950 – March 4, 1994) was a Canadian actor and comedian. He rose to fame as a member of the Toronto, Ontario branch of The Second City, its related Second City Television series, and in his role in comedy films such as Stripes, Splash, Cool Runnings, The Great Outdoors, and Uncle Buck. One of his most renowned onscreen performances was that of Del Griffith, the loquacious, on the move, shower curtain ring salesman in the John Hughes comedy Planes, Trains and Automobiles.
Filmography18
Highest-rated first, counting only titles with at least 150 TMDB votes. Talk shows, award nights and appearances as themselves are left out.
The Blues Brothers
Burton Mercer
JFK
Dean Andrews
Home Alone
Gus Polinski
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
Del Griffith
National Lampoon's Vacation
Lasky, Guard at Walleyworld
The Silent Partner
Simonsen
Cool Runnings
Irv
Little Shop of Horrors
Wink Wilkinson
Spaceballs
Barf
Career Opportunities
C.D. Marsh (uncredited)
Uncle Buck
Buck Russell
The Rescuers Down Under
Wilbur (voice)
Brewster's Millions
Spike Nolan
Stripes
Dewey "Ox" Oxberger
Heavy Metal
Desk Sergeant / Dan / Den / Robot (voice)
The Great Outdoors
Chet Ripley
Splash
Freddie Bauer
Only the Lonely
Danny Muldoon