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John Candy
Born · October 30, 1950
Died · March 4, 1994 (43 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Bio
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
Catherine O'Hara: All of Us Shine
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
10.0
2021
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Story of the National Lampoon
Self - Actor (archive footage)
6.6
2015
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
Self (archive footage)
8.2
2013
Christmas with SCTV
0.0
2006
John Candy: Comic Spirit
Self (archive footage)
6.0
2005
Making a 'Splash'
Self (archive footage)
4.6
2004
Canadian Bacon
Sheriff Bud B. Boomer
5.8
1995
Wagons East!
James Harlow
4.8
1994
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
Self (archive footage)
7.0
1994
Hostage for a Day
Yuri Petrovich (uncredited)
4.7
1994
Cool Runnings
Irv
7.0
1993
Rookie of the Year
Cliff Murdoch - Announcer (uncredited)
6.2
1993
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
Narrator (Voice) · (1 episode)
10.0
1992
Boris and Natasha
Kalishak
4.1
1992
Once Upon a Crime
Augie Morosco
5.7
1992
JFK
Dean Andrews
7.6
1991
Delirious
Jack Gable
5.6
1991
Only the Lonely
Danny Muldoon
6.0
1991
Career Opportunities
C.D. Marsh (uncredited)
6.9
1991
Nothing but Trouble
Dennis / Eldona
5.3
1991
Home Alone
Gus Polinski
7.4
1990
The Rescuers Down Under
Wilbur (voice)
6.6
1990
Seriously... Phil Collins
Self
0.0
1990
Masters of Menace
Beer Truck Driver
5.6
1990
Rabbit Ears - Stormalong
Narrator (voice)
0.0
1990
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
Yosh Shmenge
6.0
1990
Who Shrunk Saturday Morning?
Himself
0.0
1989
Camp Candy
(50 episodes)
5.0
1989
Uncle Buck
Buck Russell
6.8
1989
Rocket Boy
5.0
1989
Speed Zone
Charlie
4.5
1989
Who's Harry Crumb?
Harry Crumb
5.9
1989
Sesame Street | Put Down the Duckie: An All-Star Musical Special
Self
6.0
1988
Jackie Gleason: The Great One
Host
8.0
1988
The Best of SCTV
6.0
1988
Hot to Trot
Don The Horse (Voice)
5.3
1988
The Great Outdoors
Chet Ripley
6.4
1988
She's Having a Baby
Chet (uncredited)
5.9
1988
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
Del Griffith
7.2
1987
Spaceballs
Barf
6.8
1987
Citizen Steve
Clip Maxwell
5.7
1987
Little Shop of Horrors
Wink Wilkinson
6.9
1986
Really Weird Tales
Howard Jensen (segment "Cursed With Charisma")
6.0
1986
Armed and Dangerous
Frank Dooley
5.6
1986
The Canadian Conspiracy
Various
6.0
1986
The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood
Wallace Osgood
5.5
1986
Tears Are Not Enough
Self
0.0
1985
Volunteers
Tom Tuttle
5.5
1985
Summer Rental
Jack Chester
6.1
1985
Follow That Bird
State Trooper
6.3
1985
Brewster's Millions
Spike Nolan
6.6
1985
The Last Polka
Yosh Shmenge
5.0
1985
Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas
Marcel
9.0
1985
Splash
Freddie Bauer
6.3
1984
The New Show
(4 episodes)
5.0
1984
The 8th Annual Young Comedians Show
0.0
1983
Going Berserk
John Bourgignon
5.1
1983
National Lampoon's Vacation
Lasky, Guard at Walleyworld
7.1
1983
It Came from Hollywood
Himself
5.3
1982
Late Night with David Letterman
Self · (2 episodes)
5.9
1982
The Billy Crystal Comedy Hour
Himself · (1 episode)
0.0
1982
Heavy Metal
Desk Sergeant / Dan / Den / Robot (voice)
6.5
1981
Stripes
Dewey "Ox" Oxberger
6.5
1981
SCTV Network 90
(40 episodes)
7.2
1981
Big City Comedy
(0 episode)
0.0
1980
The Blues Brothers
Burton Mercer
7.7
1980
Double Negative
John
3.5
1980
The Courage of Kavik, the Wolf Dog
Pinky
5.7
1980
1941
Pvt. Foley
5.8
1979
Lost and Found
Carpentier
6.4
1979
The Silent Partner
Simonsen
7.1
1978
Find the Lady
Kopek
3.8
1976
Second City Television
(79 episodes)
7.4
1976
The Clown Murders
Ollie
3.0
1976
Tunnel Vision
Cooper
4.8
1976
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · (1 episode)
6.9
1975
It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time
Kopek
3.4
1975
Class of '44
Paule (uncredited)
5.9
1973
Godspell 2025
(archive footage)
0.0
Young Comedians
Himself - Host · (1 episode)
0.0
Cucumber
Weatherman · (1 episode)
0.0
1974
The David Steinberg Show
(21 episodes)
6.5
1972