John Candy
October 30, 1950 (75 years old) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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
Credits
- 2025 · Oh. What. Fun. as Del Griffith (from 'Planes, Trains and Automobiles') (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2025 · You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution... as Self (archive footage)
- 2025 · John Candy: I Like Me as Self (archive footage)
- 2021 · Catherine O'Hara: All of Us Shine as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2015 · Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead as Self - Actor (archive footage)
- 2013 · Mel Brooks: Make a Noise as Self (archive footage)
- 2006 · Christmas with SCTV as
- 2005 · John Candy: Comic Spirit as Self (archive footage)
- 2004 · Making a 'Splash' as Self (archive footage)
- 1995 · Canadian Bacon as Sheriff Bud B. Boomer
- 1994 · Wagons East! as James Harlow
- 1994 · Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! as Self (archive footage)
- 1994 · Hostage for a Day as Yuri Petrovich (uncredited)
- 1993 · Friends of Gilda as Himself
- 1993 · Cool Runnings as Irv
- 1993 · Rookie of the Year as Cliff Murdoch - Announcer (uncredited)
- 1992 · Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories as Narrator (voice)
- 1992 · Boris and Natasha as Kalishak
- 1992 · Once Upon a Crime as Augie Morosco
- 1991 · JFK as Dean Andrews
- 1991 · Delirious as Jack Gable
- 1991 · Only the Lonely as Danny Muldoon
- 1991 · Career Opportunities as C.D. Marsh (uncredited)
- 1991 · Nothing But Trouble as Dennis / Eldona
- 1990 · Home Alone as Gus Polinski
- 1990 · The Rescuers Down Under as Wilbur (voice)
- 1990 · Seriously... Phil Collins as Self
- 1990 · Masters of Menace as Beer Truck Driver
- 1990 · Rabbit Ears - Stormalong as Narrator (voice)
- 1990 · Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly! as Yosh Shmenge (archive footage)
- 1989 · Who Shrunk Saturday Morning? as Himself
- 1989 · Camp Candy as (voice)
- 1989 · Uncle Buck as Buck Russell
- 1989 · The Rocket Boy as The Hawk
- 1989 · Speed Zone as Charlie
- 1989 · Who's Harry Crumb? as Harry Crumb
- 1988 · Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie as Self
- 1988 · Jackie Gleason: The Great One as Host
- 1988 · The Best of SCTV as
- 1988 · Hot to Trot as Don The Horse (Voice)
- 1988 · The Great Outdoors as Chet Ripley
- 1988 · She's Having a Baby as Chet (uncredited)
- 1987 ·