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.
Filmography (18)
John Candy: I Like Me
as Self (archive footage)
Cool Runnings
as Irv
Once Upon a Crime
as Augie Morosco
JFK
as Dean Andrews
Nothing But Trouble
as Dennis / Eldona
The Rescuers Down Under
as Wilbur (voice)
Uncle Buck
as Buck Russell
The Great Outdoors
as Chet Ripley
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
as Del Griffith
Spaceballs
as Barf
Little Shop of Horrors
as Wink Wilkinson
Armed and Dangerous
as Frank Dooley
Brewster's Millions
as Spike Nolan
Splash
as Freddie Bauer
National Lampoon's Vacation
as Lasky, Guard at Walleyworld
Heavy Metal
as Desk Sergeant / Dan / Den / Robot (voice)
Stripes
as Dewey "Ox" Oxberger
1941
as Pvt. Foley