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
National Lampoon's Vacation
Lasky, Guard at Walleyworld
The Blues Brothers
Burton Mercer
Little Shop of Horrors
Wink Wilkinson
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
Del Griffith
JFK
Dean Andrews
Uncle Buck
Buck Russell
Oh. What. Fun.
Del Griffith (Archive Footage)
Splash
Freddie Bauer
1941
Pvt. Foley
Stripes
Dewey "Ox" Oxberger
Cool Runnings
Irv
Heavy Metal
Desk Sergeant / Dan / Den / Robot (voice)
Career Opportunities
C.D. Marsh (uncredited)
Career Opportunities
Target Store Manager
Brewster's Millions
Spike Nolan
Rookie of the Year
Cliff Murdoch - Announcer (uncredited)
The Great Outdoors
Chet Ripley
Once Upon a Crime
Augie Morosco
Nothing but Trouble
Dennis / Eldona
Armed and Dangerous
Frank Dooley
Summer Rental
Jack Chester
Only the Lonely
Danny Muldoon
Delirious
Jack Gable
She's Having a Baby
Chet (uncredited)
Canadian Bacon
Sheriff Bud B. Boomer
Who's Harry Crumb?
Harry Crumb
Volunteers
Tom Tuttle
Wagons East!
James Harlow
The Silent Partner
Simonsen
Speed Zone
Charlie
Follow That Bird
State Trooper
The Rescuers Down Under
Wilbur (voice)
Citizen Steve
Clip Maxwell
Going Berserk
John Bourgignon
Home Alone
Gus Polinski
Hot to Trot
Don The Horse (Voice)
Masters of Menace
Beer Truck Driver
Lost and Found
Carpentier
Double Negative
John
The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood
Wallace Osgood
Boris and Natasha
Kalishak
Tunnel Vision
Cooper
The Last Polka
Yosh Shmenge
Find the Lady
Kopek
Really Weird Tales
Howard Jensen (segment "Cursed With Charisma")
The Best of SCTV
1988
The Rocket Boy
The Hawk
Class of '44
Paule (uncredited)
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
Yosh Shmenge (archive footage)
Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas
Marcel
Hostage for a Day
Yuri Petrovich (uncredited)
The Clown Murders
Ollie
It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time
Kopek
The 8th Annual Young Comedians Show
1983
The Courage of Kavik, the Wolf Dog
Pinky
Christmas with SCTV
2006
TV Shows (6)
Self / Appearances (21)
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
Second City Television
Self - Various Characters · 92 eps
John Candy: I Like Me
Self (archive footage)
Marty, Life Is Short
Self (archive footage)
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
Self (archive footage)
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
Self - Actor (archive footage)
It Came from Hollywood
Self
Seriously... Phil Collins
Self
The Canadian Conspiracy
Self
Making a 'Splash'
Self (archive footage)
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
Self (archive footage)
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
Self
Who Shrunk Saturday Morning?
Himself
Tears Are Not Enough
Self
Donald, the Star-Struck Duck
Himself
Catherine O'Hara: All of Us Shine
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
David Steinberg in Concert With John Candy
Self
