John Candy
Acting

John Candy

Born 31 October 1950 · Toronto, Ontario, Canada · Died 4 March 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

Home Alone
The Blues Brothers
Spaceballs
JFK
Cool Runnings
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
National Lampoon's Vacation
Little Shop of Horrors
Splash
The Rescuers Down Under
Uncle Buck
Stripes
Christmas with SCTV
Canadian Bacon
Wagons East!
Hostage for a Day
Cool Runnings
Once Upon a Crime
Boris and Natasha
JFK
Only the Lonely
Nothing but Trouble
Delirious
Career Opportunities
Home Alone
The Rescuers Down Under
Masters of Menace
Uncle Buck
Who's Harry Crumb?
Speed Zone
The Rocket Boy
The Great Outdoors
Hot to Trot
The Best of SCTV
Spaceballs
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
Citizen Steve
Armed and Dangerous
Little Shop of Horrors
Really Weird Tales
The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood
Brewster's Millions
Follow That Bird
Summer Rental
Volunteers
The Last Polka
Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas
Splash
National Lampoon's Vacation
Going Berserk
Rome, Italian Style
Stripes
Heavy Metal
The Blues Brothers
The Courage of Kavik, the Wolf Dog
Double Negative
1941
Lost and Found
The Silent Partner
The Clown Murders
Tunnel Vision
Find the Lady
It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time
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