Birth Day: 1950-10-31
Place of birth: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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.
Credits
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As Del Griffith (archive footage) -
As Self (archive footage) -
As Self (archive footage) -
As Self (archive footage) (uncredited) -
As Self - Actor (archive footage) -
As Self (archive footage) -
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As Self (archive footage)
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As Self (archive footage) -
As Sheriff Bud B. Boomer -
As James Harlow -
As Self (archive footage) -
As Yuri Petrovich (uncredited) -
As Self
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As Cliff Murdoch - Announcer (uncredited) -
As Irv -
As Augie Morosco -
As Kalishak -
As Jack Gable -
As Dean Andrews -
As Target Store Manager -
As Danny Muldoon -
As C.D. Marsh (uncredited)
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As Dennis / Eldona -
As Beer Truck Driver -
As Self -
As Wilbur (voice) -
As Narrator (voice)
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As Gus Polinski -
As Yosh Shmenge (archive footage) -
As Buck Russell -
As Charlie -
As Harry Crumb -
As The Hawk -
As Himself -
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As Host
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As Chet (uncredited) -
As Don The Horse (Voice) -
As Self -
As Chet Ripley -
As Barf -
As Del Griffith -
As Clip Maxwell -
As Self -
As Himself -
As Wallace Osgood -
As Frank Dooley -
As Howard Jensen (segment "Cursed With Charisma") -
As Wink Wilkinson -
As Tom Tuttle -
As Yosh Shmenge -
As Spike Nolan -
As State Trooper -
As Self -
As Jack Chester -
As Marcel -
As Freddie Bauer -
As Self -
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As Lasky, Guard at Walleyworld -
As John Bourgignon -
As Self -
As Dewey "Ox" Oxberger -
As Desk Sergeant / Dan / Den / Robot (voice) -
As Burton Mercer -
As Pinky -
As John -
As Carpentier -
As Pvt. Foley -
As Simonsen -
As Kopek -
As Cooper -
As Ollie -
As Kopek -
As Paule (uncredited)