John Candy was 28 in 1941 when he played the character 'Pvt. Foley'.
That was over 44 years ago in 1979.
In 1994 he died aged just 43, starring in 63 films in his career, 55 of those after 1941 was first released. If he were alive today he would be 73.
In 1941, I think John Candy looks: