Born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada — Oct 31 1950• Died Mar 04 1994

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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Self

Self

Self - Various Characters

Dean Andrews

Barf

Burton Mercer

Lasky, Guard at Walleyworld

Dewey "Ox" Oxberger

Pvt. Foley

(voice)

Wink Wilkinson

Irv

Various

Narrator (voice)

Buck Russell

Self (archive footage)

Del Griffith

Freddie Bauer

Desk Sergeant / Dan / Den / Robot (voice)

C.D. Marsh (uncredited)

Self

Del Griffith (archive footage)

Dennis / Eldona

Spike Nolan

Tom Tuttle

Yosh Shmenge (archive footage)

Danny Muldoon

The Hawk

Cliff Murdoch - Announcer (uncredited)

Sheriff Bud B. Boomer

Charlie

Jack Chester

Harry Crumb

Chet (uncredited)

James Harlow

Frank Dooley

Chet Ripley

Self - Actor (archive footage)
Himself

Weatherman

Clip Maxwell

Self (archive footage)

State Trooper

Don The Horse (Voice)

John Bourgignon

Paule (uncredited)

Kopek

Cooper

Self (archive footage)

Jack Gable

Augie Morosco


Self (archive footage)

Yosh Shmenge

Self

Pinky

Production

Wilbur (voice)

Kalishak
Self

Carpentier

Simonsen

John

Kopek

Gus Polinski

Wallace Osgood

Howard Jensen (segment "Cursed With Charisma")

Self

Self (archive footage)

Self

Marcel


Beer Truck Driver

Yuri Petrovich (uncredited)

Self

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Himself
Self (archive footage)
Host


Ollie

Writing


Himself

Self
Narrator (voice)