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 (74 years old) |
Year | Movie & Role |
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1995 | Canadian Bacon as Sheriff Bud B. Boomer |
1994 | Wagons East! as James Harlow |
1993 | Cool Runnings as Irv |
1991 | JFK as Dean Andrews |
1991 | Only the Lonely as Danny Muldoon |
1990 | Home Alone as Gus Polinski |
1990 | The Rescuers Down Under as Wilbur (voice) |
1989 | Uncle Buck as Buck Russell |
1988 | The Great Outdoors as Chet Ripley |
1988 | Jackie Gleason: The Great One as Host |
1987 | Spaceballs as Barf |
1987 | Planes, Trains and Automobiles as Del Griffith |
1986 | Armed and Dangerous as Frank Dooley |
1986 | Little Shop of Horrors as Wink Wilkinson |
1985 | Brewster's Millions as Spike Nolan |
1984 | Splash as Freddie Bauer |
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 |