John Candy
ActingBiography
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.
Movies
(76 total)
Home Alone
as Gus Polinski
The Blues Brothers
as Burton Mercer
Spaceballs
as Barf
JFK
as Dean Andrews
Cool Runnings
as Irv
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
as Del Griffith
National Lampoon's Vacation
as Lasky, Guard at Walleyworld
Little Shop of Horrors
as Wink Wilkinson
Splash
as Freddie Bauer
The Rescuers Down Under
as Wilbur (voice)
Uncle Buck
as Buck Russell
Stripes
as Dewey "Ox" Oxberger
Heavy Metal
as Desk Sergeant / Dan / Den / Robot (voice)
Career Opportunities
as C.D. Marsh (uncredited)
Career Opportunities
as Target Store Manager
1941
as Pvt. Foley
Brewster's Millions
as Spike Nolan
The Great Outdoors
as Chet Ripley
Nothing But Trouble
as Dennis / Eldona
Rookie of the Year
as Cliff Murdoch - Announcer (uncredited)
TV Shows
(13 total)
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
Saturday Night Live
as Juan Gavino (uncredited)
The Oscars
as Self
Second City Television
as Self - Various Characters
Camp Candy
as (voice)
Dinah!
as Self
SCTV Network 90
as Various
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
as Narrator (voice)
Cucumber
as Weatherman