Known for
Acting
Credits
92
Gender
Man
Birthday
30 Oct 1950
Day of death
4 Mar 1994 (43)
Place of birth
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Also known as
—
John Candy
Biography
John Franklin Candy (October 31, 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Candy, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Known for
Acting roles
Credits
Year | Movie / TV show / Other | Role |
---|---|---|
— | The Fairypist | In Memory Of |
1994 | Wagons East! | Thanks |
1994 | Hostage for a Day | Director |
1989 | Who's Harry Crumb? | Executive Producer |
1989 | Camp Candy | Writer |
1989 | Camp Candy | Producer |
1988 | The Best of SCTV | Writer |
1985 | The Last Polka | Writer |
1982 | Rome, Italian Style | Writer |
1981 | SCTV Network 90 | Writer |
1980 | Big City Comedy | Writer |
1971 | Foxy Lady | Production Assistant |