John Candy
Known for: Acting
Born: October 30, 1950 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Died: March 3, 1994
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
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Cool Runnings
Irv
Spaceballs
Barf
The Blues Brothers
Burton Mercer
Home Alone
Gus Polinski
JFK
Dean Andrews
Canadian Bacon
Sheriff Bud B. Boomer
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
Del Griffith
Only the Lonely
Danny Muldoon
Uncle Buck
Buck Russell
The Great Outdoors
Chet Ripley
Splash
Freddie Bauer
Armed and Dangerous
Frank Dooley
Jackie Gleason: The Great One
Host
Stripes
Dewey "Ox" Oxberger
Little Shop of Horrors
Wink Wilkinson
Wagons East!
James Harlow
The Rescuers Down Under
Wilbur (voice)
It Came from Hollywood
Self
National Lampoon's Vacation
Lasky, Guard at Walleyworld
Brewster's Millions
Spike Nolan
Rookie of the Year
Cliff Murdoch - Announcer (uncredited)
1941
Pvt. Foley
Hot to Trot
Don The Horse (Voice)
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