Personal Info
Known Credits
70
Gender
Male
Birthdate
1950-10-30 (75 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Also Known For
John Candy
Biography
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 Auto ...
Known For
Acting
2021 --
Catherine O'Hara: All of Us Shine
| Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2015 --
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Story of the National Lampoon
| Self - Actor (archive footage)
2013 --
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
| Self (archive footage)
2006 --
Christmas with SCTV
|
2005 --
John Candy: Comic Spirit
| Self (archive footage)
2004 --
Making a 'Splash'
| Self (archive footage)
1995 --
Canadian Bacon
| Sheriff Bud B. Boomer
1994 --
Wagons East!
| James Harlow
1994 --
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
| Self (archive footage)
1994 --
Hostage for a Day
| Yuri Petrovich (uncredited)
1993 --
Cool Runnings
| Irv
1993 --
Rookie of the Year
| Cliff Murdoch - Announcer (uncredited)
1992 --
Boris and Natasha
| Kalishak
1992 --
Once Upon a Crime
| Augie Morosco
1991 --
JFK
| Dean Andrews
1991 --
Delirious
| Jack Gable
1991 --
Only the Lonely
| Danny Muldoon
1991 --
Career Opportunities
| C.D. Marsh (uncredited)
1991 --
Nothing but Trouble
| Dennis / Eldona
1990 --
The Rescuers Down Under
| Wilbur (voice)
1990 --
Home Alone
| Gus Polinski
1990 --
Seriously... Phil Collins
| Self
1990 --
Masters of Menace
| Beer Truck Driver
1990 --
Rabbit Ears - Stormalong
| Narrator (voice)
1990 --
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
| Yosh Shmenge
1989 --
Who Shrunk Saturday Morning?
| Himself
1989 --
Uncle Buck
| Buck Russell
1989 --
Rocket Boy
| The Hawk
1989 --
Speed Zone
| Charlie
1989 --
Who's Harry Crumb?
| Harry Crumb
1988 --
Sesame Street | Put Down the Duckie: An All-Star Musical Special
| Self
1988 --
Jackie Gleason: The Great One
| Host
1988 --
The Best of SCTV
|
1988 --
Hot to Trot
| Don The Horse (Voice)
1988 --
The Great Outdoors
| Chet Ripley
1988 --
She's Having a Baby
| Chet (uncredited)
1987 --
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
| Del Griffith
1987 --
Spaceballs
| Barf
1987 --
Citizen Steve
| Clip Maxwell
1986 --
Little Shop of Horrors
| Wink Wilkinson
1986 --
Really Weird Tales
| Howard Jensen (segment "Cursed With Charisma")
1986 --
Armed and Dangerous
| Frank Dooley
1986 --
The Canadian Conspiracy
| Various
1986 --
The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood
| Wallace Osgood
1985 --
Tears Are Not Enough
| Self
1985 --
Volunteers
| Tom Tuttle
1985 --
Summer Rental
| Jack Chester
1985 --
Follow That Bird
| State Trooper
1985 --
Brewster's Millions
| Spike Nolan
1985 --
The Last Polka
| Yosh Shmenge
1985 --
Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas
| Marcel
1984 --
Splash
| Freddie Bauer
1983 --
The 8th Annual Young Comedians Show
|
1983 --
Going Berserk
| John Bourgignon
1983 --
National Lampoon's Vacation
| Lasky, Guard at Walleyworld
1982 --
It Came from Hollywood
| Himself
1981 --
Heavy Metal
| Desk Sergeant / Dan / Den / Robot (voice)
1981 --
Stripes
| Dewey "Ox" Oxberger
1980 --
The Blues Brothers
| Burton Mercer
1980 --
Double Negative
| John
1980 --
The Courage of Kavik, the Wolf Dog
| Pinky
1979 --
1941
| Pvt. Foley
1979 --
Lost and Found
| Carpentier
1978 --
The Silent Partner
| Simonsen
1976 --
Find the Lady
| Kopek
1976 --
The Clown Murders
| Ollie
1976 --
Tunnel Vision
| Cooper
1975 --
It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time
| Kopek
1973 --
Class of '44
| Paule (uncredited)