John Candy
Acting
Born: October 31, 1950 · Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Died: March 4, 1994 (aged 43)
Highest Rated
Biography
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.
Known for
Home Alone
1990
The Blues Brothers
1980
Spaceballs
1987
JFK
1991
Cool Runnings
1993
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
1987
National Lampoon's Vacation
1983
Little Shop of Horrors
1986
Splash
1984
The Rescuers Down Under
1990
Uncle Buck
1989
Stripes
1981
Photos (8)
Movies (57)
Spaceballs
Barf
Oh. What. Fun.
Del Griffith (Archive Footage)
The Blues Brothers
Burton Mercer
Uncle Buck
Buck Russell
National Lampoon's Vacation
Lasky, Guard at Walleyworld
Little Shop of Horrors
Wink Wilkinson
The Great Outdoors
Chet Ripley
Speed Zone
Charlie
Splash
Freddie Bauer
Rookie of the Year
Cliff Murdoch - Announcer (uncredited)
Only the Lonely
Danny Muldoon
Cool Runnings
Irv
Stripes
Dewey "Ox" Oxberger
Brewster's Millions
Spike Nolan
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
Del Griffith
Nothing but Trouble
Dennis / Eldona
JFK
Dean Andrews
Canadian Bacon
Sheriff Bud B. Boomer
Heavy Metal
Desk Sergeant / Dan / Den / Robot (voice)
Career Opportunities
C.D. Marsh (uncredited)
Career Opportunities
Target Store Manager
The Rescuers Down Under
Wilbur (voice)
Follow That Bird
State Trooper
1941
Pvt. Foley
Armed and Dangerous
Frank Dooley
Once Upon a Crime
Augie Morosco
Who's Harry Crumb?
Harry Crumb
Wagons East!
James Harlow
Volunteers
Tom Tuttle
The Silent Partner
Simonsen
She's Having a Baby
Chet (uncredited)
Summer Rental
Jack Chester
Hot to Trot
Don The Horse (Voice)
Hostage for a Day
Yuri Petrovich (uncredited)
Delirious
Jack Gable
Citizen Steve
Clip Maxwell
Going Berserk
John Bourgignon
The 8th Annual Young Comedians Show
1983
Tunnel Vision
Cooper
Class of '44
Paule (uncredited)
Boris and Natasha
Kalishak
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
Yosh Shmenge (archive footage)
The Last Polka
Yosh Shmenge
Lost and Found
Carpentier
The Best of SCTV
1988
Double Negative
John
Masters of Menace
Beer Truck Driver
Find the Lady
Kopek
The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood
Wallace Osgood
It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time
Kopek
The Rocket Boy
The Hawk
Really Weird Tales
Howard Jensen (segment "Cursed With Charisma")
Home Alone
Gus Polinski
Christmas with SCTV
2006
The Clown Murders
Ollie
Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas
Marcel
The Courage of Kavik, the Wolf Dog
Pinky
TV Shows (6)
Self / Appearances (22)
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · 1 eps
Late Night with David Letterman
Self · 2 eps
Late Night with David Letterman
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Oscars
Self · 1 eps
Dinah!
Self · 1 eps
John Candy: I Like Me
Self (archive footage)
Second City Television
Self - Various Characters · 92 eps
Marty, Life Is Short
Self (archive footage)
You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution...
Self (archive footage)
Who Shrunk Saturday Morning?
Himself
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
Self - Actor (archive footage)
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
Self (archive footage)
Tears Are Not Enough
Self
It Came from Hollywood
Self
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
Self (archive footage)
Donald, the Star-Struck Duck
Himself
Making a 'Splash'
Self (archive footage)
The Canadian Conspiracy
Self
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
Self
David Steinberg in Concert With John Candy
Self
Catherine O'Hara: All of Us Shine
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Seriously... Phil Collins
Self
