John Candy
Oct 30, 1950 - Mar 04, 1994 (43 years old) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
John Franklin Candy 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.
Known For
Dinah!
Self
Spaceballs
Barf
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
Narrator (Voice)
Second City Television
Self - Various Characters
The Blues Brothers
Burton Mercer
National Lampoon's Vacation
Lasky, Guard at Walleyworld
JFK
Dean Andrews
Little Shop of Horrors
Wink Wilkinson
Splash
Freddie Bauer
Stripes
Dewey "Ox" Oxberger
Credits
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(archive footage)★ NR -
Self (archive footage)★ NR -
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)★ 10 -
Self - Actor (archive footage)★ 6.6 -
Self (archive footage)★ 8.2 -
Christmas with SCTV 2006★ NR -
Self (archive footage)★ 6 -
Making a 'Splash' 2004Self (archive footage)★ 4.6 -
Canadian Bacon 1995Sheriff Bud B. Boomer★ 5.8 -
Wagons East! 1994James Harlow★ 4.9 -
Self (archive footage)★ 7 -
Hostage for a Day 1994Yuri Petrovich (uncredited)★ 4.2 -
Cool Runnings 1993Irv★ 7 -
Rookie of the Year 1993Cliff Murdoch - Announcer (uncredited)★ 6.2 -
Narrator (Voice)★ 10 -
Boris and Natasha 1992Kalishak★ 3.9 -
Once Upon a Crime 1992Augie Morosco★ 5.8 -
JFK 1991Dean Andrews★ 7.6 -
Delirious 1991Jack Gable★ 5.6 -
Only the Lonely 1991Danny Muldoon★ 6 -
Career Opportunities 1991C.D. Marsh (uncredited)★ 6.9 -
Nothing but Trouble 1991Dennis / Eldona★ 5.2 -
Home Alone 1990Gus Polinski★ 7.4 -
Wilbur (voice)★ 6.6 -
Self★ NR -
Masters of Menace 1990Beer Truck Driver★ 5.6 -
Narrator (voice)★ NR
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Yosh Shmenge★ 6 -
Himself★ NR -
Camp Candy 1989(voice)★ 5 -
Uncle Buck 1989Buck Russell★ 6.8 -
The Rocket Boy 1989The Hawk★ 3.7 -
Speed Zone 1989Charlie★ 4.5 -
Who's Harry Crumb? 1989Harry Crumb★ 6 -
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Host★ 8
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The Best of SCTV 1988★ 6 -
Hot to Trot 1988Don The Horse (Voice)★ 5.2 -
The Great Outdoors 1988Chet Ripley★ 6.5 -
She's Having a Baby 1988Chet (uncredited)★ 5.9 -
Del Griffith★ 7.2 -
Spaceballs 1987Barf★ 6.8 -
Citizen Steve 1987Clip Maxwell★ 5.9 -
Wink Wilkinson★ 7 -
Really Weird Tales 1986Howard Jensen (segment "Cursed With Charisma")★ 4 -
Armed and Dangerous 1986Frank Dooley★ 5.7 -
Various★ 6 -
Wallace Osgood★ 5.5 -
Tears Are Not Enough 1985Self★ 6 -
Volunteers 1985Tom Tuttle★ 5.5 -
Summer Rental 1985Jack Chester★ 6.1 -
Follow That Bird 1985State Trooper★ 6.3 -
Brewster's Millions 1985Spike Nolan★ 6.6 -
The Last Polka 1985Yosh Shmenge★ 3 -
Marcel★ 9 -
Splash 1984Freddie Bauer★ 6.3 -
The New Show 1984★ 5 -
★ NR -
Going Berserk 1983John Bourgignon★ 5 -
Lasky, Guard at Walleyworld★ 7.1 -
Himself★ 5.2 -
Himself★ NR
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Heavy Metal 1981Desk Sergeant / Dan / Den / Robot (voice)★ 6.5 -
Stripes 1981Dewey "Ox" Oxberger★ 6.6 -
The Blues Brothers 1980Burton Mercer★ 7.7 -
Double Negative 1980John★ 3.3 -
Pinky★ 5.2 -
1941 1979Pvt. Foley★ 5.8 -
Lost and Found 1979Carpentier★ 6.4 -
The Silent Partner 1978Simonsen★ 7 -
Find the Lady 1976Kopek★ 3.8 -
Self - Various Characters★ 7.6 -
The Clown Murders 1976Ollie★ 3 -
Tunnel Vision 1976Cooper★ 4.5 -
Kopek★ 3.3 -
Dinah! 1974Self★ 6.7 -
Cucumber 1974Weatherman★ NR -
Class of '44 1973Paule (uncredited)★ 5.9 -
★ 6.5
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