John Candy
Acting
Biography
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.
Born: October 30, 1950
Place of Birth: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Known For
Filmography
as Self (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
as Sheriff Bud B. Boomer
as James Harlow
as Self (archive footage)
as Yuri Petrovich (uncredited)
as Irv
as Cliff Murdoch - Announcer (uncredited)
as Narrator (Voice)
as Kalishak
as Augie Morosco
as Dean Andrews
as Jack Gable
as Danny Muldoon
as C.D. Marsh (uncredited)
as Dennis / Eldona
as Gus Polinski
as Wilbur (voice)
as Self
as Beer Truck Driver
as Yosh Shmenge
as Himself
as (voice)
as Buck Russell
as The Hawk
as Charlie
as Harry Crumb
as Don The Horse (Voice)
as Chet Ripley
as Chet (uncredited)
as Del Griffith
as Barf
as Clip Maxwell
as Wink Wilkinson
as Howard Jensen (segment "Cursed With Charisma")
as Frank Dooley
as Self
as Wallace Osgood
as Self
as Tom Tuttle
as Jack Chester
as State Trooper
as Spike Nolan
as Yosh Shmenge
as Freddie Bauer
as John Bourgignon
as Lasky, Guard at Walleyworld
as Himself
as Desk Sergeant / Dan / Den / Robot (voice)
as Dewey "Ox" Oxberger
as Various
as Burton Mercer
as John
as Pvt. Foley
as Carpentier
as Simonsen
as Kopek
as Self - Various Characters
as Ollie
as Cooper
as Self - Host
as Self
as Weatherman
as Paule (uncredited)