John Candy
Birthday: 1950-10-30
Died: 1994-03-04
Birthplace: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
John Franklin Candy (October 31, 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.
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Filmography
Character: Sheriff Bud B. Boomer
Character: Dewey 'Ox' Oxberger
Character: Wink Wilkinson
Character: Wilbur (voice)
Character: Lasky, Guard at Walleyworld
Character: Cliff Murdoch - Announcer (uncredited)
Character: Don The Horse (Voice)
Character: Desk Sergeant / Dan / Den / Robot (voice)
Character: Dennis / Eldona
Character: John Bourgignon
Character: Self (archive footage)
Character: Beer Truck Driver
Character: Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Character: Howard Jensen (segment "Cursed With Charisma")
Character: Paule (uncredited)
Character: Self / Actor (archive footage)
Character: Wallace Osgood
Character: Yuri Petrovich (uncredited)
Character: Chet (uncredited)
Character: C.D. Marsh (uncredited)
Character: Self (archive footage)
Character: Self (archive footage)
Character: Self (archive footage)
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Job: Production Assistant