Six days after the surrender of Confederate commanding general Robert E. Lee, however, Lincoln was assassinated by actor and Confederate sympathizer John Wilkes Booth.

* 1947 – John Ratzenberger, American actor

* 1865 – Abraham Lincoln dies after being shot the previous evening by actor John Wilkes Booth.

* 1947 – John Stocker, Canadian voice actor

* 1962 – John Slattery, American actor

* 2010 – John Forsythe, American actor ( b. 1918 )

* 1963 – John Carroll Lynch, American actor

* 1959 – John C. McGinley, American actor

* 1944 – John Holmes, American porn actor ( d. 1988 )

* 1978 – John Buffalo Mailer, American author, playwright, actor, producer, and journalist

* 1934 – John Standing, English actor

* 1926 – John Derek, American actor ( d. 1998 )

* 1935 – John Cazale, American actor ( d. 1978 )

* 1963 – John Stamos, American actor and singer

* 1949 – John Savage, American actor

* 1969 – John Witt, American baseball player, author, and actor

* 1973 – Matthew John Armstrong, American actor

* 1977 – John Hensley, American actor

* 1904 – Sir John Gielgud, English actor ( d. 2000 )

* 1949 – John Shea, American actor

* 1958 – John D ' Aquino, American actor

* 1925 – John Kraaijkamp, Sr., Dutch actor and comedian ( d. 2011 )

* 2002 – John Agar, American actor ( b. 1921 )

John became a painter and illustrator ; Richard was an actor in films such as Yankee Doodle Dandy and later an Emmy-nominated television director of such shows as The Beverly Hillbillies.

In the late 1950s she shared an exchange which was called " la croisée de deux sillages " (" the crossing of two wakes ") with actor and true-crime author John Gilmore, then an actor in France who was working on a New Wave film with Jean Seberg.

* 1950 – John Candy, Canadian comedian and actor ( d. 1994 )

John Franklin Candy ( October 31, 1950 – March 4, 1994 ) was a Canadian actor and comedian.

* John Candy ( 1950 – 1994 ), actor and comedian

* Candy Candido ( 1913 – 1999 ), actor and voice-over artist

In May 2012, he dressed actor Tilda Swinton for his appearance in drag for the cover of Candy magazine, described as " the first fashion magazine completely dedicated to celebrating transvestism, transexuality, crossdressing and androgyny in all their glory.

Hoping to restore the league's credibility with fans, a new ownership group featuring Bruce McNall, hockey player Wayne Gretzky and actor John Candy purchased the Toronto Argonauts in 1991 and lured American college standout Rocket Ismail to Canada with a four-year, $ 26. 2 million contract which made him the highest paid player in football history at that time.

Harry Ornest sold the Toronto Argonauts to a group spearheaded by Los Angeles Kings owner Bruce McNall, and NHL great Wayne Gretzky and comedian / actor John Candy.

Charlotte Mitchell was married to the actor Philip Guard and was the mother of 3 children, actors Christopher Guard and Dominic Guard and animator and novelist Candy Guard.

* March 4 – John Candy, comedian and actor ( born 1950 )

He attended Neil McNeil Catholic High School, alma mater of John Candy ( actor ) and Brad Park ( hockey player ).

Musician and voice actor Candy Candido provided the voice of Ben.

Ann Prentiss, younger sister of actress Paula and sister-in-law of actor Richard Benjamin, played Candy.

* Paul Dinello, Strangers with Candy actor / director

* Amy Sedaris, Strangers with Candy actor

As writer and lead actor his plays include Glamour, Glory and Gold, which also starred Candy Darling, Melba LaRose, Jr. and Robert De Niro in his first appearance on stage, playing several roles ; Vain Victory, Amerika Cleopatra featuring Harvey Fierstein ; Femme Fatale, with Patti Smith, Jayne County and Penny Arcade ; and Heaven Grand In Amber Orbit with Holly Woodlawn.

In 1991, McNall, Gretzky and actor / comedian John Candy purchased the CFL's Toronto Argonauts.

Den is voiced by comedic actor John Candy and, to highlight the humorous tone, the script has Den speaking both to characters and in contrasting voice overs — one in which he is dead serious and strong willed to match his epic existence on Neverwhere, the other sounding adolescent, reflecting his life on Earth.

Candy Candido ( December 25, 1913 – May 19, 1999 ) was an American radio performer, bass player, vocalist and animation voice actor, best remembered for his famous line, " I'm feeling mighty low.

* John Candy, actor and comedian

In June 2005, Dominczyk married actor and fellow Carnegie Mellon alumnus Patrick Wilson, who starred in HBO's adaptation of Angels in America, the feature films Watchmen, The Alamo ( 2004 ), The Phantom of the Opera, and Hard Candy, as well as a number of Broadway productions.

* John Candy ( 1950 – 1994 ), Canadian comedic actor

* Candy Candido ( 1913-1999 ), American radio performer, bass player and voice actor