Stripes was the first significant television role for at least one actor.
Nicholas `` Nick '' Offerman ( born June 26 , 1970 ) is an American actor , voice actor , producer , writer , comedian and carpenter widely known for his breakout role as Ron Swanson in the acclaimed NBC sitcom Parks and Recreation , for which he received the Television Critics Association Award for Individual Achievement in Comedy . Stripes is a 1981 American buddy military comedy film directed by Ivan Reitman , starring Bill Murray , Harold Ramis , Warren Oates , P. J. Soles , Sean Young , and John Candy . Several actors including John Larroquette , John Diehl , Conrad Dunn and Judge Reinhold were featured in their first significant film roles .