John Candy
Known For
Acting
Born
1950-10-31 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Died
1994-03-04
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.
Most Known For
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
Saturday Night Live
as Juan Gavino (uncredited)
The Oscars
as Self
Late Night with David Letterman
as Self
Spaceballs
as Barf
Dinah!
as Self
Cool Runnings
as Irv
Second City Television
as Self - Various Characters
National Lampoon's Vacation
as Lasky, Guard at Walleyworld
Stripes
as Dewey "Ox" Oxberger
JFK
as Dean Andrews
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
as Del Griffith
Uncle Buck
as Buck Russell
The Blues Brothers
as Burton Mercer
Little Shop of Horrors
as Wink Wilkinson
Splash
as Freddie Bauer
Career Opportunities
as C.D. Marsh (uncredited)
Heavy Metal
as Desk Sergeant / Dan / Den / Robot (voice)
Camp Candy
as (voice)
Citizen Steve
as Clip Maxwell