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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
+17
as Barf 
National Lampoon's Vacation
+4
as Lasky, Guard at Walleyworld 
The Blues Brothers
+5
as Burton Mercer 
Little Shop of Horrors
+5
as Wink Wilkinson 
John Candy: I Like Me
as Self (archive footage) 
Uncle Buck
+5
as Buck Russell 
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
+10
as Del Griffith 
JFK
+4
as Dean Andrews 
Brewster's Millions
+5
as Spike Nolan 
Splash
+4
as Freddie Bauer 
Stripes
+5
as Dewey "Ox" Oxberger 
Cool Runnings
+3
as Irv 
Career Opportunities
+2
as C.D. Marsh (uncredited) 
Rookie of the Year
+4
as Cliff Murdoch - Announcer (uncredited) 
Heavy Metal
+5
as Desk Sergeant / Dan / Den / Robot (voice) 
Nothing but Trouble
+8
as Dennis / Eldona 
Armed and Dangerous
+6
as Frank Dooley 
1941
+4
as Pvt. Foley 
Only the Lonely
as Danny Muldoon 
The Great Outdoors
+6
as Chet Ripley 
Speed Zone
as Charlie 
Once Upon a Crime
+6
as Augie Morosco 
Who's Harry Crumb?
+7
as Harry Crumb 
Summer Rental
+5
as Jack Chester 
Canadian Bacon
+7
as Sheriff Bud B. Boomer 
Wagons East!
+12
as James Harlow 
The Rescuers Down Under
+3
as Wilbur (voice) 
The Silent Partner
+2
as Simonsen 
Follow That Bird
+5
as State Trooper 
Volunteers
+1
as Tom Tuttle 
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
+7
as Self - Actor (archive footage) 
Delirious
+7
as Jack Gable 
Going Berserk
+2
as John Bourgignon 
Hot to Trot
+5
as Don The Horse (Voice) 
Hostage for a Day
Director 
Lost and Found
+3
as Carpentier 
+5 
Home Alone
+3
as Gus Polinski 
Find the Lady
+2
as Kopek 
It Came from Hollywood
as Self 
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
+1
as Self (archive footage) 
Double Negative
as John 
Boris and Natasha
+7
as Kalishak 
Tunnel Vision
+12
as Cooper