John Candy
October 30, 1950 (74 years old) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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
Known For
Credits
- 1995 · Canadian Bacon as Sheriff Bud B. Boomer
- 1994 · Wagons East! as James Harlow
- 1993 · Cool Runnings as Irv
- 1993 · Rookie of the Year as Cliff Murdoch - Announcer (uncredited)
- 1992 · Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories as Narrator (Voice)
- 1992 · Boris and Natasha as Kalishak
- 1992 · Once Upon a Crime as Augie Morosco
- 1991 · JFK as Dean Andrews
- 1991 · Delirious as Jack Gable
- 1991 · Only the Lonely as Danny Muldoon
- 1991 · Career Opportunities as C.D. Marsh (uncredited)
- 1991 · Nothing but Trouble as Dennis / Eldona
- 1990 · The Rescuers Down Under as Wilbur (voice)
- 1989 · Camp Candy as
- 1989 · Uncle Buck as Buck Russell
- 1989 · Speed Zone as Charlie
- 1989 · Who's Harry Crumb? as Harry Crumb
- 1988 · Hot to Trot as Don The Horse (Voice)
- 1988 · The Great Outdoors as Chet Ripley
- 1988 · She's Having a Baby as Chet (uncredited)
- 1987 · Planes, Trains and Automobiles as Del Griffith
- 1987 · Spaceballs as Barf
- 1986 · Little Shop of Horrors as Wink Wilkinson
- 1986 · Armed and Dangerous as Frank Dooley
- 1985 · Volunteers as Tom Tuttle
- 1985 · Summer Rental as Jack Chester
- 1985 · Follow That Bird as State Trooper
- 1985 · Brewster's Millions as Spike Nolan
- 1984 · Splash as Freddie Bauer
- 1983 · National Lampoon's Vacation as Lasky, Guard at Walleyworld
- 1982 · Late Night with David Letterman as Self
- 1981 · Heavy Metal as Desk Sergeant / Dan / Den / Robot (voice)
- 1981 · Stripes as Dewey "Ox" Oxberger
- 1981 · SCTV Network 90 as
- 1980 · The Blues Brothers as Burton Mercer
- 1979 · 1941 as Pvt. Foley
- 1978 · The Silent Partner as Simonsen
- 1976 · Second City Television as
- 1976 · The Clown Murders as Ollie
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
- 1972 · The David Steinberg Show as
- Future · Young Comedians as Himself - Host
- 2021 · Catherine O'Hara: All of Us Shine as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2015 · Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Story of the National Lampoon as Self / Actor (archive footage)
- 2013 · Mel Brooks: Make a Noise as Self (archive footage)
- 2006 · Christmas with SCTV as
- 2005 · John Candy: Comic Spirit as Self (archive footage)
- 2004 · Making a 'Splash' as Self (archive footage)
- 1994 · Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! as Self (archive footage)
- 1994 · Hostage for a Day as Yuri Petrovich (uncredited)
- 1990 · Home Alone as Gus Polinski
- 1990 · Seriously... Phil Collins as Self
- 1990 · Masters of Menace as Beer Truck Driver
- 1990 · Rabbit Ears - Stormalong as Narrator (voice)
- 1989 · Who Shrunk Saturday Morning? as Himself
- 1989 · Rocket Boy as
- 1988 · Sesame Street | Put Down the Duckie: An All-Star Musical Special as Self
- 1988 · The Best of SCTV as
- 1987 · Citizen Steve as Clip Maxwell
- 1986 · Really Weird Tales as Howard Jensen (segment "Cursed With Charisma")
- 1986 · The Canadian Conspiracy as Various
- 1986 · The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood as Wallace Osgood
- 1985 · Tears Are Not Enough as Self
- 1985 · The Last Polka as Yosh Shmenge
- 1985 · Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas as Marcel
- 1984 · The New Show as
- 1976 · Tunnel Vision as Cooper
- Future · Godspell 2025 as (archive footage)
- 1988 · Jackie Gleason: The Great One as Host
- 1983 · The 8th Annual Young Comedians Show as
- 1983 · Going Berserk as John Bourgignon
- 1982 · It Came from Hollywood as Himself
- 1982 · The Billy Crystal Comedy Hour as Himself
- 1980 · Big City Comedy as
- 1980 · Double Negative as John
- 1980 · The Courage of Kavik, the Wolf Dog as Pinky
- 1979 · Lost and Found as Carpentier
- 1976 · Find the Lady as Kopek
- 1975 · It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time as Kopek
- 1974 · Cucumber as Weatherman
- 1973 · Class of '44 as Paule (uncredited)