John Candy
Known for ActingBorn 1950-10-31 — died 1994-03-04Toronto, 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.
Known for
National Lampoon's Vacation
1983 · as Lasky, Guard at Walleyworld
Spaceballs
1987 · as Barf
The Blues Brothers
1980 · as Burton Mercer
Uncle Buck
1989 · as Buck Russell
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
1987 · as Del Griffith
Stripes
1981 · as Dewey "Ox" Oxberger
JFK
1991 · as Dean Andrews
Little Shop of Horrors
1986 · as Wink Wilkinson
Marty, Life Is Short
2026 · as Self (archive footage)
Splash
1984 · as Freddie Bauer
Brewster's Millions
1985 · as Spike Nolan
Career Opportunities
1991 · as C.D. Marsh (uncredited)
Cool Runnings
1993 · as Irv
1941
1979 · as Pvt. Foley
Heavy Metal
1981 · as Desk Sergeant / Dan / Den / Robot (voice)
John Candy: I Like Me
2025 · as Self (archive footage)
Rookie of the Year
1993 · as Cliff Murdoch - Announcer (uncredited)
Citizen Steve
1987 · as Clip Maxwell