One of John Candy's most renouwned onscreen performances was as Dell Griffith in an American comedy film from 1987.
John Franklin Candy (October 31, 1950  March 4, 1994) was a Canadian actor and comedian known mainly for his work in Hollywood films. 
 One of his most renowned onscreen performances was as Del Griffith, the loquacious, on-the-move shower-curtain ring salesman in the John Hughes comedy "Planes, Trains and Automobiles". 
Planes, Trains and Automobiles is a 1987 American comedy film written, produced and directed by John Hughes. 
