John Candy

Oct 30, 1950 - Mar 04, 1994 (43 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.

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Known For

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Second City Television

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Planes, Trains and Automobiles

Del Griffith

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SCTV Network 90

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Spaceballs

Barf

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JFK

Dean Andrews

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The Blues Brothers

Burton Mercer

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Splash

Freddie Bauer

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Cool Runnings

Irv

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Uncle Buck

Buck Russell

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Follow That Bird

State Trooper

Credits

Godspell 2025 Future

(archive footage)

★ NR
Young Comedians Future

Himself - Host

★ NR
Catherine O'Hara: All of Us Shine 2021

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

★ 10
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Story of the National Lampoon 2015

Self - Actor (archive footage)

★ 6.6
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise 2013

Self (archive footage)

★ 8.2
Christmas with SCTV 2006

★ NR
John Candy: Comic Spirit 2005

Self (archive footage)

★ 6
Making a 'Splash' 2004

Self (archive footage)

★ 4.6
Canadian Bacon 1995

Sheriff Bud B. Boomer

★ 5.8
Wagons East! 1994

James Harlow

★ 4.9
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! 1994

Self (archive footage)

★ 7
Hostage for a Day 1994

Yuri Petrovich (uncredited)

★ 4.7
Cool Runnings 1993

Irv

★ 7
Rookie of the Year 1993

Cliff Murdoch - Announcer (uncredited)

★ 6.2
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories 1992

Narrator (Voice)

★ 10
Boris and Natasha 1992

Kalishak

★ 4.1
Once Upon a Crime 1992

Augie Morosco

★ 5.7
JFK 1991

Dean Andrews

★ 7.6
Delirious 1991

Jack Gable

★ 5.6
Only the Lonely 1991

Danny Muldoon

★ 6
Career Opportunities 1991

C.D. Marsh (uncredited)

★ 6.9
Nothing but Trouble 1991

Dennis / Eldona

★ 5.3
Home Alone 1990

Gus Polinski

★ 7.4
The Rescuers Down Under 1990

Wilbur (voice)

★ 6.6
Seriously... Phil Collins 1990

Self

★ NR
Masters of Menace 1990

Beer Truck Driver

★ 5.6
Rabbit Ears - Stormalong 1990

Narrator (voice)

★ NR
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly! 1990

Yosh Shmenge

★ 6
Who Shrunk Saturday Morning? 1989

Himself

★ NR
Camp Candy 1989

★ 5
Uncle Buck 1989

Buck Russell

★ 6.8
Rocket Boy 1989

The Hawk

★ 5
Speed Zone 1989

Charlie

★ 4.5
Who's Harry Crumb? 1989

Harry Crumb

★ 6
Sesame Street | Put Down the Duckie: An All-Star Musical Special 1988

Self

★ 6
Jackie Gleason: The Great One 1988

Host

★ 8
The Best of SCTV 1988

★ 6
Hot to Trot 1988

Don The Horse (Voice)

★ 5.3
The Great Outdoors 1988

Chet Ripley

★ 6.5
She's Having a Baby 1988

Chet (uncredited)

★ 5.9
Planes, Trains and Automobiles 1987

Del Griffith

★ 7.3
Spaceballs 1987

Barf

★ 6.8
Citizen Steve 1987

Clip Maxwell

★ 5.9
Little Shop of Horrors 1986

Wink Wilkinson

★ 7
Really Weird Tales 1986

Howard Jensen (segment "Cursed With Charisma")

★ 6
Armed and Dangerous 1986

Frank Dooley

★ 5.6
The Canadian Conspiracy 1986

Various

★ 6
The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood 1986

Wallace Osgood

★ 5.5
Tears Are Not Enough 1985

Self

★ 6
Volunteers 1985

Tom Tuttle

★ 5.5
Summer Rental 1985

Jack Chester

★ 6.1
Follow That Bird 1985

State Trooper

★ 6.3
Brewster's Millions 1985

Spike Nolan

★ 6.6
The Last Polka 1985

Yosh Shmenge

★ 5
Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas 1985

Marcel

★ 9
Splash 1984

Freddie Bauer

★ 6.3
The New Show 1984

★ 5
The 8th Annual Young Comedians Show 1983

★ NR
Going Berserk 1983

John Bourgignon

★ 5.1
National Lampoon's Vacation 1983

Lasky, Guard at Walleyworld

★ 7.1
It Came from Hollywood 1982

Himself

★ 5.2
The Billy Crystal Comedy Hour 1982

Himself

★ NR
Heavy Metal 1981

Desk Sergeant / Dan / Den / Robot (voice)

★ 6.5
Stripes 1981

Dewey "Ox" Oxberger

★ 6.6
SCTV Network 90 1981

★ 7.2
Big City Comedy 1980

★ NR
The Blues Brothers 1980

Burton Mercer

★ 7.7
Double Negative 1980

John

★ 3.5
The Courage of Kavik, the Wolf Dog 1980

Pinky

★ 5.2
1941 1979

Pvt. Foley

★ 5.8
Lost and Found 1979

Carpentier

★ 6.4
The Silent Partner 1978

Simonsen

★ 7
Find the Lady 1976

Kopek

★ 3.8
Second City Television 1976

★ 7.4
The Clown Murders 1976

Ollie

★ 3
Tunnel Vision 1976

Cooper

★ 4.8
It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time 1975

Kopek

★ 3.3
Cucumber 1974

Weatherman

★ NR
Class of '44 1973

Paule (uncredited)

★ 5.9
The David Steinberg Show 1972

★ 6.5

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