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John Candy

Acting
Known For

43 Years Old

John Franklin Candy (October 30, 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.

Born

Toronto, Ontario, Canada on 31st October 1950

Died

4th March 1994

All Credits

Saturday Night Live Image
Saturday Night Live
Juan Gavino (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live Image
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
The Oscars Image
The Oscars
Self
Dinah! Image
Dinah!
Self
Late Night with David Letterman Image
Late Night with David Letterman
Self
1941 Image
1941
Pvt. Foley
Spaceballs Image
Spaceballs
Barf
The Blues Brothers Image
The Blues Brothers
Burton Mercer
Uncle Buck Image
Uncle Buck
Buck Russell
Hot to Trot Image
Hot to Trot
Don The Horse (Voice)
Volunteers Image
Volunteers
Tom Tuttle
Second City Television Image
Second City Television
Self - Various Characters
Wagons East! Image
Wagons East!
James Harlow
National Lampoon's Vacation Image
National Lampoon's Vacation
Lasky, Guard at Walleyworld
The Clown Murders Image
The Clown Murders
Ollie
Canadian Bacon Image
Canadian Bacon
Sheriff Bud B. Boomer
JFK Image
JFK
Dean Andrews
Only the Lonely Image
Only the Lonely
Danny Muldoon
Stripes Image
Stripes
Dewey "Ox" Oxberger
Cool Runnings Image
Cool Runnings
Irv
Planes, Trains and Automobiles Image
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
Del Griffith
Follow That Bird Image
Follow That Bird
State Trooper
Going Berserk Image
Going Berserk
John Bourgignon
Tunnel Vision Image
Tunnel Vision
Cooper
The Last Polka Image
The Last Polka
Yosh Shmenge
Little Shop of Horrors Image
Little Shop of Horrors
Wink Wilkinson
John Candy: I Like Me Image
John Candy: I Like Me
Self (archive footage)
It Came from Hollywood Image
It Came from Hollywood
Self
Career Opportunities Image
Career Opportunities
C.D. Marsh (uncredited)
Camp Candy Image
Camp Candy
(voice)
Splash Image
Splash
Freddie Bauer
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories Image
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
Narrator (voice)
The Great Outdoors Image
The Great Outdoors
Chet Ripley
Heavy Metal Image
Heavy Metal
Desk Sergeant / Dan / Den / Robot (voice)
Summer Rental Image
Summer Rental
Jack Chester
Brewster's Millions Image
Brewster's Millions
Spike Nolan
Who Shrunk Saturday Morning? Image
Who Shrunk Saturday Morning?
Himself
Speed Zone Image
Speed Zone
Charlie
Citizen Steve Image
Citizen Steve
Clip Maxwell
Lost and Found Image
Lost and Found
Carpentier
Armed and Dangerous Image
Armed and Dangerous
Frank Dooley
No Image
Friends of Gilda
Himself
She's Having a Baby Image
She's Having a Baby
Chet (uncredited)
Nothing But Trouble Image
Nothing But Trouble
Dennis / Eldona
Boris and Natasha Image
Boris and Natasha
Kalishak
SCTV Network 90 Image
SCTV Network 90
Various
Once Upon a Crime Image
Once Upon a Crime
Augie Morosco
The Silent Partner Image
The Silent Partner
Simonsen
Rookie of the Year Image
Rookie of the Year
Cliff Murdoch - Announcer (uncredited)
Who's Harry Crumb? Image
Who's Harry Crumb?
Harry Crumb
Delirious Image
Delirious
Jack Gable
The Rescuers Down Under Image
The Rescuers Down Under
Wilbur (voice)
Home Alone Image
Home Alone
Gus Polinski
Cucumber Image
Cucumber
Weatherman
No Image
The David Steinberg Show
The Courage of Kavik, the Wolf Dog Image
The Courage of Kavik, the Wolf Dog
Pinky
The New Show Image
The New Show
Really Weird Tales Image
Really Weird Tales
Howard Jensen (segment "Cursed With Charisma")
No Image
The Billy Crystal Comedy Hour
Himself
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! Image
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
Self (archive footage)
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly! Image
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
Yosh Shmenge (archive footage)
Masters of Menace Image
Masters of Menace
Beer Truck Driver
Find the Lady Image
Find the Lady
Kopek
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead Image
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
Self - Actor (archive footage)
Seriously... Phil Collins Image
Seriously... Phil Collins
Self
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise Image
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
Self (archive footage)
Making a 'Splash' Image
Making a 'Splash'
Self (archive footage)
You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution... Image
You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution...
Self (archive footage)
The Canadian Conspiracy Image
The Canadian Conspiracy
Self
Double Negative Image
Double Negative
John
It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time Image
It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time
Kopek
The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood Image
The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood
Wallace Osgood
The Rocket Boy Image
The Rocket Boy
The Hawk
No Image
John Candy: Comic Spirit
Self (archive footage)
Class of '44 Image
Class of '44
Paule (uncredited)
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie Image
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
Self
The Best of SCTV Image
The Best of SCTV
Donald, the Star-Struck Duck Image
Donald, the Star-Struck Duck
Himself
Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas Image
Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas
Marcel
No Image
Jackie Gleason: The Great One
Host
Tears Are Not Enough Image
Tears Are Not Enough
Self
Catherine O'Hara: All of Us Shine Image
Catherine O'Hara: All of Us Shine
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hostage for a Day Image
Hostage for a Day
Yuri Petrovich (uncredited)
The 8th Annual Young Comedians Show Image
The 8th Annual Young Comedians Show
No Image
Rabbit Ears - Stormalong
Narrator (voice)
Christmas with SCTV Image
Christmas with SCTV
David Steinberg in Concert With John Candy Image
David Steinberg in Concert With John Candy
Self