Acting
John Candy
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Oct 31, 1950
- Died
- Mar 4, 1994
- 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.Read more
Acting credits
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host / Juan Gavino (uncredited)
Late Night with David Letterman
Self / Self - Guest
Dinah!
Self
The Oscars
Self
Second City Television
Self - Various Characters
SCTV Network 90
Various
Camp Candy
(voice)
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
Narrator (voice)
The David Steinberg Show
The New Show
The Billy Crystal Comedy Hour
Himself
Cucumber
Weatherman