John Candy
Actor
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.
As Director
Filmography
Home Alone
as Gus Polinski 1990
The Blues Brothers
as Burton Mercer 1980
Spaceballs
as Barf 1987
JFK
as Dean Andrews 1991
Cool Runnings
as Irv 1993
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
as Del Griffith 1987
National Lampoon's Vacation
as Lasky, Guard at Walleyworld 1983
Little Shop of Horrors
as Wink Wilkinson 1986
Splash
as Freddie Bauer 1984
The Rescuers Down Under
as Wilbur (voice) 1990
Uncle Buck
as Buck Russell 1989
Stripes
as Dewey "Ox" Oxberger 1981
Heavy Metal
as Desk Sergeant / Dan / Den / Robot (voice) 1981
Career Opportunities
as C.D. Marsh (uncredited) 1991
1941
as Pvt. Foley 1979
Brewster's Millions
as Spike Nolan 1985
The Great Outdoors
as Chet Ripley 1988