Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
10/30/1950
Place of Birth
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
John Candy
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.
Known For
Oh. What. Fun.
as Del Griffith (from 'Planes, Trains and Automobiles') (archive footage) (uncredited)
Uncle Buck
as Buck Russell
The Blues Brothers
as Burton Mercer
Career Opportunities
as C.D. Marsh (uncredited)
Spaceballs
as Barf
National Lampoon's Vacation
as Lasky, Guard at Walleyworld
Cool Runnings
as Irv
Stripes
as Dewey "Ox" Oxberger
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
as Del Griffith
JFK
as Dean Andrews
Tunnel Vision
as Cooper
Splash
as Freddie Bauer
Canadian Bacon
as Sheriff Bud B. Boomer
The Great Outdoors
as Chet Ripley
Home Alone
as Gus Polinski
Little Shop of Horrors
as Wink Wilkinson
Volunteers
as Tom Tuttle
John Candy: I Like Me
as Self (archive footage)
Summer Rental
as Jack Chester
1941
as Pvt. Foley