
Acting
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.
Popular as | Acting |
Gender | MALE |
Birthday | October 30, 1950 (75 years old) |
| Year | Movie & Role |
|---|---|
| 2025 | You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution... as (archive footage) |
| 2025 | You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution... as Self (archive footage) |
| 2021 | Catherine O'Hara: All of Us Shine as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 1991 | Career Opportunities as C.D. Marsh (uncredited) |
| 1989 | The Rocket Boy as The Hawk |
| 1988 | She's Having a Baby as Chet (uncredited) |
| 1988 | |
| 1988 | Jackie Gleason: The Great One as Host |
| 1988 | |
| 1986 | The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood as Wallace Osgood |
| 1985 | |
| 1985 | The Last Polka as Writing |
| 1985 | Summer Rental as Jack Chester |
| 1983 | National Lampoon's Vacation as Lasky, Guard at Walleyworld |
| 1982 | It Came from Hollywood as Himself |
| 1981 | Stripes as Dewey "Ox" Oxberger |
| 1980 | The Blues Brothers as Burton Mercer |
| 1979 | 1941 as Pvt. Foley |
| 1979 | Lost and Found as Carpentier |
| 1971 | Foxy Lady as Production |