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John Candy
Known for: ActingJohn 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.
Filmography 44
Spaceballs
as Barf 
National Lampoon's Vacation
as Lasky, Guard at Walleyworld 
The Blues Brothers
as Burton Mercer 
Little Shop of Horrors
as Wink Wilkinson 
John Candy: I Like Me
as Self (archive footage) 
Uncle Buck
as Buck Russell 
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
as Del Griffith 
Brewster's Millions
as Spike Nolan 
Stripes
as Dewey "Ox" Oxberger 
Splash
as Freddie Bauer 
JFK
as Dean Andrews 
Cool Runnings
as Irv 
Career Opportunities
as C.D. Marsh (uncredited) 
Rookie of the Year
as Cliff Murdoch - Announcer (uncredited) 
Heavy Metal
as Desk Sergeant / Dan / Den / Robot (voice) 
Nothing but Trouble
as Dennis / Eldona 
Armed and Dangerous
as Frank Dooley 
1941
as Pvt. Foley 
Only the Lonely
as Danny Muldoon 
The Great Outdoors
as Chet Ripley 
Speed Zone
as Charlie 
Once Upon a Crime
as Augie Morosco 
Who's Harry Crumb?
as Harry Crumb 
Summer Rental
as Jack Chester 
Canadian Bacon
as Sheriff Bud B. Boomer 
Wagons East!
as James Harlow 
The Rescuers Down Under
as Wilbur (voice) 
The Silent Partner
as Simonsen 
Follow That Bird
as State Trooper 
Volunteers
as Tom Tuttle 
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
as Self - Actor (archive footage) 
Delirious
as Jack Gable 
Going Berserk
as John Bourgignon 
Hot to Trot
as Don The Horse (Voice) 
Hostage for a Day
Director 
Lost and Found
as Carpentier 
Home Alone
as Gus Polinski 
Find the Lady
as Kopek 
It Came from Hollywood
as Self 
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
as Self (archive footage) 
Double Negative
as John 
Boris and Natasha
as Kalishak 
Tunnel Vision
as Cooper