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John Candy

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John Candy

Oct 31, 1950 – Mar 4, 199489 titles 77 movies · 12 TV
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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.

Born

Oct 31, 1950 – Mar 4, 1994

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Roles across career

Titles counted once; a person can act and direct on the same film (roles merged).

87

Acting credits

2

Directing

5

Writing

4

Other crew

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1953 1 title(s)

1971 1 title(s)

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