John Candy
Acting Born Oct 31, 1950 Toronto, Ontario, Canada 24 credits
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.
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Full filmography
- Saturday Night Live (1975) as Self - Host
- Saturday Night Live (1975) as Juan Gavino (uncredited)
- Late Night with David Letterman (1982) as Self
- Late Night with David Letterman (1982) as Self - Guest
- The Oscars (1953) as Self
- Dinah! (1974) as Self
- Spaceballs (1987) as Barf
- Second City Television (1976) as Self - Various Characters
- National Lampoon's Vacation (1983) as Lasky, Guard at Walleyworld
- The Blues Brothers (1980) as Burton Mercer
- Uncle Buck (1989) as Buck Russell
- JFK (1991) as Dean Andrews
- Cool Runnings (1993) as Irv
- Little Shop of Horrors (1986) as Wink Wilkinson
- Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987) as Del Griffith
- Stripes (1981) as Dewey "Ox" Oxberger
- Splash (1984) as Freddie Bauer
- Marty, Life Is Short (2026) as Self (archive footage)
- SCTV Network 90 (1981) as Various
- 1941 (1979) as Pvt. Foley
- Brewster's Millions (1985) as Spike Nolan
- Career Opportunities (1991) as C.D. Marsh (uncredited)
- Career Opportunities (1991) as Target Store Manager
- The Great Outdoors (1988) as Chet Ripley