Biography
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.
Known for
★7.5Home Alone
★7.7The Blues Brothers
★6.9Spaceballs
★7.6JFK
★7.0Cool Runnings
★7.3Planes, Trains and Automobiles
★7.1National Lampoon's Vacation
★7.0Little Shop of Horrors
★6.3Splash
★6.6The Rescuers Down Under
★6.8Uncle Buck
★6.6Stripes
★6.5Heavy Metal
★6.9Career Opportunities
★5.81941
★6.6Brewster's Millions
★6.4The Great Outdoors
★5.3Nothing but Trouble
★6.2Rookie of the Year
★6.0Who's Harry Crumb?
★5.7Canadian Bacon
★5.7Oh. What. Fun.
★6.1Summer Rental
★5.9She's Having a Baby