John Candy
Acting · Born Oct 31, 1950 · Died Mar 4, 1994 (43) · 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.
Known for
Home Alone
19907.5
The Blues Brothers
19807.7
Spaceballs
19876.9
JFK
19917.6
Cool Runnings
19937.0
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
19877.3
National Lampoon's Vacation
19837.1
Little Shop of Horrors
19867.0
Splash
19846.3
The Rescuers Down Under
19906.6
Uncle Buck
19896.8
Stripes
19816.6
Heavy Metal
19816.5
Career Opportunities
19916.9
1941
19795.8
Brewster's Millions
19856.6
The Great Outdoors
19886.5
Saturday Night Live
19756.9
Nothing but Trouble
19915.3
Rookie of the Year
19936.2
