John Candy

Actor

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

Born: October 30, 1950 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Died: March 4, 1994 (Age 43)

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Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year
1941 Movie Available on 12 streaming services.	5.6	Actor	Pvt. Foley	1979
Armed and Dangerous Movie Available on 13 streaming services.	5.5	Actor	Frank Dooley	1986
Brewster's Millions Movie Available on 15 streaming services.	6.4	Actor	Spike Nolan	1985
Canadian Bacon Movie Available on 8 streaming services.	5.8	Actor	Sheriff Bud B. Boomer	1995
Cool Runnings Movie Available on 14 streaming services.	7.2	Actor	Irv	1993
Delirious Movie Available on 14 streaming services.	5.6	Actor	Jack Gable	1991
Double Negative Movie	3.8	Actor	John	1980
Find the Lady Movie	3.9	Actor	Kopek	1976
Follow That Bird Movie Available on 9 streaming services.	6.6	Actor	State Trooper	1985
Going Berserk Movie Available on 7 streaming services.	4.9	Actor	John Bourgignon	1983
Heavy Metal Movie Available on 12 streaming services.	6.7	Actor	Desk Sergeant / Dan / Den / Robot (voice)	1981
Home Alone Movie Available on 13 streaming services.	7.6	Actor	Gus Polinski	1990
Hot to Trot Movie Available on 10 streaming services.	4.7	Actor	Don The Horse (Voice)	1988
It Came from Hollywood Movie	5.6	Actor	Himself	1982
It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time Movie	3.5	Actor	Kopek	1975
JFK Movie Available on 13 streaming services.	7.9	Actor	Dean Andrews	1991
Little Shop of Horrors Movie Available on 15 streaming services.	7.3	Actor	Wink Wilkinson	1986
Lost and Found Movie	4.7	Actor	Carpentier	1979
The Blues Brothers Movie Available on 13 streaming services.	8.1	Actor	Burton Mercer	1980
Spaceballs Movie Available on 17 streaming services.	7.3	Actor	Barf	1987
Planes, Trains and Automobiles Movie Available on 17 streaming services.	7.7	Actor	Del Griffith	1987
National Lampoon's Vacation Movie Available on 15 streaming services.	7.5	Actor	Lasky, Guard at Walleyworld	1983
Uncle Buck Movie Available on 16 streaming services.	7.3	Actor	Buck Russell	1989
Splash Movie Available on 14 streaming services.	6.4	Actor	Freddie Bauer	1984
Stripes Movie Available on 16 streaming services.	7	Actor	Dewey "Ox" Oxberger	1981
The Great Outdoors Movie Available on 14 streaming services.	6.8	Actor	Chet Ripley	1988
The Rescuers Down Under Movie Available on 13 streaming services.	6.9	Actor	Wilbur (voice)	1990
Rookie of the Year Movie Available on 14 streaming services.	6	Actor	Cliff Murdoch - Announcer (uncredited)	1993
Nothing but Trouble Movie Available on 11 streaming services.	5.2	Actor	Dennis / Eldona	1991
Who's Harry Crumb? Movie Available on 13 streaming services.	5.7	Actor	Harry Crumb	1989
Summer Rental Movie Available on 14 streaming services.	6.1	Actor	Jack Chester	1985
She's Having a Baby Movie Available on 16 streaming services.	5.8	Actor	Chet (uncredited)	1988
Only the Lonely Movie	6.2	Actor	Danny Muldoon	1991
Volunteers Movie Available on 4 streaming services.	5.3	Actor	Tom Tuttle	1985
Wagons East! Movie Available on 23 streaming services.	5	Actor	James Harlow	1994
The Silent Partner Movie Available on 7 streaming services.	7.5	Actor	Simonsen	1978
Once Upon a Crime Movie Available on 13 streaming services.	5.6	Actor	Augie Morosco	1992
Speed Zone Movie	4.6	Actor	Charlie	1989
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Story of the National Lampoon Movie Available on 15 streaming services.	7	Actor	Self - Actor (archive footage)	2015
Tunnel Vision Movie	4.8	Actor	Cooper	1976
Masters of Menace Movie	5	Actor	Beer Truck Driver	1990
The Clown Murders Movie	3.5	Actor	Ollie	1976
Tears Are Not Enough Movie	8.5	Actor	Self	1985
Class of '44 Movie	5.2	Actor	Paule (uncredited)	1973
Making a 'Splash' Movie	6.8	Actor	Self (archive footage)	2004
John Candy: Comic Spirit Movie	7.5	Actor	Self (archive footage)	2005
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise Movie Available on 9 streaming services.	7.7	Actor	Self (archive footage)	2013
Career Opportunities Movie Available on 6 streaming services.	5.7	Actor	C.D. Marsh (uncredited)	1991
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly! Movie	8.2	Actor	Yosh Shmenge	1990
Godspell 2025 Movie		Actor	(archive footage)
Rabbit Ears - Stormalong Movie		Actor	Narrator (voice)	1990
SCTV Network TV Show	8.2	Actor	40 Episodes	1981-1983
Camp Candy TV Show	6.6	Actor	50 Episodes	1989-1992
The New Show TV Show	7.6	Actor	4 Episodes	1984-1984
SCTV TV Show	8.3	Actor	79 Episodes	1976-1981
Late Night with David Letterman TV Show	7.3	Actor	Self 2 Episodes	1982-1993
Saturday Night Live TV Show Available on 10 streaming services.	7.8	Actor	Self - Host 1 Episode	1975
Cucumber TV Show	7.7	Actor	Weatherman 1 Episode	1972-1972
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories TV Show	7.2	Actor	Narrator (Voice) 1 Episode	1992
The David Steinberg Show TV Show	6.2	Actor	21 Episodes	1972
The Billy Crystal Comedy Hour TV Show	7.4	Actor	Himself 1 Episode	1982-1982
Young Comedians TV Show		Actor	Himself - Host 1 Episode
Catherine O'Hara: All of Us Shine Short Film		Actor	Self (archive footage) (uncredited)	2021
Citizen Steve Short Film	5.9	Actor	Clip Maxwell	1987
Christmas with SCTV Short Film		Actor		2006
Boris and Natasha Movie	4.5	Actor	Kalishak	1992
The Last Polka Movie	7	Actor	Yosh Shmenge	1985
Hostage for a Day Movie	4.2	Actor	Yuri Petrovich (uncredited)	1994
The Canadian Conspiracy Movie	6.7	Actor	Various	1986
The Best of SCTV TV Special	8.2	Actor		1988
Really Weird Tales Movie	5.9	Actor	Howard Jensen (segment "Cursed With Charisma")	1986
The Courage of Kavik, the Wolf Dog Movie	4.5	Actor	Pinky	1980
Dave Thomas: The Incredible Time Travels of Henry Osgood Movie	5.9	Actor	Wallace Osgood	1986
The Rocket Boy Movie	5.9	Actor	The Hawk	1989
Who Shrunk Saturday Morning? Movie	6.9	Actor	Himself	1989
Jackie Gleason: The Great One Movie	7.2	Actor	Host	1988
Seriously... Phil Collins Movie	7.5	Actor	Self	1990
Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas TV Special	8.1	Actor	Marcel	1985
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie Movie	7.2	Actor	Self	1988
The 8th Annual Young Comedians Show TV Special	6.6	Actor		1983
All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! TV Special	5.5	Actor	Self (archive footage)	1994
Wagons East! Movie Available on 23 streaming services.	5	Crew	Thanks	1994
Who's Harry Crumb? Movie Available on 13 streaming services.	5.7	Production	Executive Producer	1989
Foxy Lady Movie	4.2	Production	Production Assistant	1971
The Fairypist Movie		Crew	In Memory Of
Rome, Italian Style Movie		Writing	Writer	1982
Camp Candy TV Show	6.6	Writing	Writer, Producer 50 Episodes	1989-1992
SCTV Network TV Show	8.2	Writing	Writer 40 Episodes	1981-1983
Citizen Steve Short Film	5.9	Directing	Director	1987
Hostage for a Day Movie	4.2	Directing	Director	1994
The Best of SCTV TV Special	8.2	Writing	Writer	1988
The Last Polka Movie	7	Writing	Writer	1985
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