
John Candy
Acting
John Franklin Candy (October 30, 1950 β 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

JFK
Dean Andrews

Spaceballs
Barf

The Blues Brothers
Burton Mercer

National Lampoon's Vacation
Lasky, Guard at Walleyworld

Stripes
Dewey "Ox" Oxberger

1941
Pvt. Foley

Little Shop of Horrors
Wink Wilkinson

Cool Runnings
Irv

Uncle Buck
Buck Russell

John Candy: I Like Me
Self (archive footage)

Planes, Trains and Automobiles
Del Griffith

Splash
Freddie Bauer




