John Candy

Known for

Acting

Born

Oct 31, 1950

Died

Mar 4, 1994

From

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.

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Home Alone

19907.5out of 10

The Blues Brothers

19807.7out of 10

Spaceballs

19876.9out of 10

JFK

19917.6out of 10

Cool Runnings

19937.0out of 10

Planes, Trains and Automobiles

19877.3out of 10

National Lampoon's Vacation

19837.1out of 10

Little Shop of Horrors

19867.0out of 10

Splash

19846.3out of 10

The Rescuers Down Under

19906.6out of 10

Uncle Buck

19896.8out of 10

Stripes

19816.6out of 10

Heavy Metal

19816.5out of 10

Career Opportunities

19916.9out of 10

1941

19795.8out of 10

Brewster's Millions

19856.6out of 10

The Great Outdoors

19886.4out of 10

Saturday Night Live

19756.9out of 10