John Candy
Acting
Born: 1950-10-31 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
Saturday Night Live
Juan Gavino (uncredited)
Late Night with David Letterman
Self
Late Night with David Letterman
Self - Guest
Spaceballs
Barf
Dinah!
Self
The Oscars
Self
Second City Television
Self - Various Characters
National Lampoon's Vacation
Lasky, Guard at Walleyworld
The Blues Brothers
Burton Mercer
Oh. What. Fun.
Del Griffith (Archive Footage)
Uncle Buck
Buck Russell
JFK
Dean Andrews
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
Del Griffith
Splash
Freddie Bauer
Little Shop of Horrors
Wink Wilkinson
Cool Runnings
Irv
Stripes
Dewey "Ox" Oxberger
Brewster's Millions
Spike Nolan
SCTV Network 90
Various
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
Narrator (voice)
Career Opportunities
C.D. Marsh (uncredited)
Career Opportunities
Target Store Manager
1941
Pvt. Foley
Heavy Metal
Desk Sergeant / Dan / Den / Robot (voice)
John Candy: I Like Me
Self (archive footage)
Marty, Life Is Short
Self (archive footage)
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
Self - Actor (archive footage)
Rookie of the Year
Cliff Murdoch - Announcer (uncredited)
Armed and Dangerous
Frank Dooley
Camp Candy
(voice)
The Great Outdoors
Chet Ripley
Nothing but Trouble
Dennis / Eldona
Once Upon a Crime
Augie Morosco
Summer Rental
Jack Chester
Only the Lonely
Danny Muldoon
Wagons East!
James Harlow
Canadian Bacon
Sheriff Bud B. Boomer
She's Having a Baby
Chet (uncredited)