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Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
October 30, 1950
Place of Birth:
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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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 Automobiles.
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | John Candy: I Like Me | Self (archive footage) |
| 2021 | Catherine O'Hara: All of Us Shine | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 2015 | Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead | 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 | Hostage for a Day | Yuri Petrovich (uncredited) |
| 1994 | Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! | Self (archive footage) |
| 1993 | Cool Runnings | Irv |
| 1993 | Rookie of the Year | Cliff Murdoch - Announcer (uncredited) |
| 1992 | Once Upon a Crime | Augie Morosco |
| 1992 | Boris and Natasha | Kalishak |
| 1991 | JFK | Dean Andrews |
| 1991 | Only the Lonely | Danny Muldoon |
| 1991 | Nothing but Trouble | Dennis / Eldona |
| 1991 | Delirious | Jack Gable |
| 1991 | Career Opportunities | C.D. Marsh (uncredited) |
| 1990 | Home Alone | Gus Polinski |
| 1990 | The Rescuers Down Under | Wilbur (voice) |
| 1990 | Masters of Menace | Beer Truck Driver |
| 1990 | Seriously... Phil Collins | Self |
| 1990 | Rabbit Ears - Stormalong | Narrator (voice) |
| 1990 | Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly! | Yosh Shmenge |
| 1989 | Uncle Buck | Buck Russell |
| 1989 | Who's Harry Crumb? | Harry Crumb |
| 1989 | Speed Zone | Charlie |
| 1989 | Rocket Boy | The Hawk |
| 1989 | Who Shrunk Saturday Morning? | Himself |
| 1988 | The Great Outdoors | Chet Ripley |
| 1988 | Jackie Gleason: The Great One | Host |
| 1988 | Hot to Trot | Don The Horse (Voice) |
| 1988 | The Best of SCTV | |
| 1988 | She's Having a Baby | Chet (uncredited) |
| 1988 | Sesame Street | Put Down the Duckie: An All-Star Musical Special | Self |
| 1987 | Spaceballs | Barf |
| 1987 | Planes, Trains and Automobiles | Del Griffith |
| 1987 | Citizen Steve | Clip Maxwell |
| 1986 | Armed and Dangerous | Frank Dooley |
| 1986 | Little Shop of Horrors | Wink Wilkinson |
| 1986 | Really Weird Tales | Howard Jensen (segment "Cursed With Charisma") |
| 1986 | The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood | Wallace Osgood |
| 1986 | The Canadian Conspiracy | Various |
| 1985 | Brewster's Millions | Spike Nolan |
| 1985 | Follow That Bird | State Trooper |
| 1985 | Summer Rental | Jack Chester |
| 1985 | Volunteers | Tom Tuttle |
| 1985 | The Last Polka | Yosh Shmenge |
| 1985 | Tears Are Not Enough | Self |
| 1985 | Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas | Marcel |
| 1984 | Splash | Freddie Bauer |
| 1983 | National Lampoon's Vacation | Lasky, Guard at Walleyworld |
| 1983 | Going Berserk | John Bourgignon |
| 1983 | The 8th Annual Young Comedians Show | |
| 1982 | It Came from Hollywood | Himself |
| 1981 | Stripes | Dewey "Ox" Oxberger |
| 1981 | Heavy Metal | Desk Sergeant / Dan / Den / Robot (voice) |
| 1980 | The Blues Brothers | Burton Mercer |
| 1980 | The Courage of Kavik, the Wolf Dog | Pinky |
| 1980 | Double Negative | John |
| 1979 | 1941 | Pvt. Foley |
| 1979 | Lost and Found | Carpentier |
| 1978 | The Silent Partner | Simonsen |
| 1976 | The Clown Murders | Ollie |
| 1976 | Tunnel Vision | Cooper |
| 1976 | Find the Lady | Kopek |
| 1975 | It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time | Kopek |
| 1973 | Class of '44 | Paule (uncredited) |
| Godspell 2025 | (archive footage) |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories | Narrator (Voice) |
| 1989 | Camp Candy | (voice) |
| 1984 | The New Show | |
| 1982 | Late Night with David Letterman | Self |
| 1982 | The Billy Crystal Comedy Hour | Himself |
| 1976 | Second City Television | Self - Various Characters |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Self - Host |
| 1974 | Cucumber | Weatherman |
| 1974 | Dinah! | Self |
| 1972 | The David Steinberg Show |