John Candy

John Candy

🎂 31st October 1950 (75 yrs) 📍 Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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.

John Candy

🎬 Movies Featuring John Candy

You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution...

You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution... (2025)

as Self (archive footage)
John Candy: I Like Me

John Candy: I Like Me (2025)

as Self (archive footage)
Catherine O'Hara: All of Us Shine

Catherine O'Hara: All of Us Shine (2021)

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead

Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead (2015)

as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise

Mel Brooks: Make a Noise (2013)

as Self (archive footage)
Christmas with SCTV

Christmas with SCTV (2006)

No Image

John Candy: Comic Spirit (2005)

as Self (archive footage)
Making a 'Splash'

Making a 'Splash' (2004)

as Self (archive footage)
Canadian Bacon

Canadian Bacon (1995)

as Sheriff Bud B. Boomer
Wagons East!

Wagons East! (1994)

as James Harlow
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!

Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! (1994)

as Self (archive footage)
Hostage for a Day

Hostage for a Day (1994)

as Yuri Petrovich (uncredited)
No Image

Friends of Gilda (1993)

as Himself
Cool Runnings

Cool Runnings (1993)

as Irv
Rookie of the Year

Rookie of the Year (1993)

as Cliff Murdoch - Announcer (uncredited)
Boris and Natasha

Boris and Natasha (1992)

as Kalishak
Once Upon a Crime

Once Upon a Crime (1992)

as Augie Morosco
JFK

JFK (1991)

as Dean Andrews
Delirious

Delirious (1991)

as Jack Gable
Only the Lonely

Only the Lonely (1991)

as Danny Muldoon
Career Opportunities

Career Opportunities (1991)

as C.D. Marsh (uncredited)
Nothing But Trouble

Nothing But Trouble (1991)

as Dennis / Eldona
Home Alone

Home Alone (1990)

as Gus Polinski
The Rescuers Down Under

The Rescuers Down Under (1990)

as Wilbur (voice)
Seriously... Phil Collins

Seriously... Phil Collins (1990)

as Self
Masters of Menace

Masters of Menace (1990)

as Beer Truck Driver
No Image

Rabbit Ears - Stormalong (1990)

as Narrator (voice)
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!

Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly! (1990)

as Yosh Shmenge (archive footage)
Who Shrunk Saturday Morning?

Who Shrunk Saturday Morning? (1989)

as Himself
Uncle Buck

Uncle Buck (1989)

as Buck Russell
The Rocket Boy

The Rocket Boy (1989)

as The Hawk
Speed Zone

Speed Zone (1989)

as Charlie
Who's Harry Crumb?

Who's Harry Crumb? (1989)

as Harry Crumb
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie

Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie (1988)

as Self
No Image

Jackie Gleason: The Great One (1988)

as Host
The Best of SCTV

The Best of SCTV (1988)

Hot to Trot

Hot to Trot (1988)

as Don The Horse (Voice)
The Great Outdoors

The Great Outdoors (1988)

as Chet Ripley
She's Having a Baby

She's Having a Baby (1988)

as Chet (uncredited)
Planes, Trains and Automobiles

Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987)

as Del Griffith
Spaceballs

Spaceballs (1987)

as Barf
Citizen Steve

Citizen Steve (1987)

as Clip Maxwell
Little Shop of Horrors

Little Shop of Horrors (1986)

as Wink Wilkinson
Really Weird Tales

Really Weird Tales (1986)

as Howard Jensen (segment "Cursed With Charisma")
Armed and Dangerous

Armed and Dangerous (1986)

as Frank Dooley
Donald, the Star-Struck Duck

Donald, the Star-Struck Duck (1986)

as Himself
The Canadian Conspiracy

The Canadian Conspiracy (1986)

as Self
The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood

The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood (1986)

as Wallace Osgood
Tears Are Not Enough

Tears Are Not Enough (1985)

as Self
Volunteers

Volunteers (1985)

as Tom Tuttle
Summer Rental

Summer Rental (1985)

as Jack Chester
Follow That Bird

Follow That Bird (1985)

as State Trooper
Brewster's Millions

Brewster's Millions (1985)

as Spike Nolan
The Last Polka

The Last Polka (1985)

as Yosh Shmenge
Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas

Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas (1985)

as Marcel
David Steinberg in Concert With John Candy

David Steinberg in Concert With John Candy (1984)

as Self
Splash

Splash (1984)

as Freddie Bauer
The 8th Annual Young Comedians Show

The 8th Annual Young Comedians Show (1983)

Going Berserk

Going Berserk (1983)

as John Bourgignon
National Lampoon's Vacation

National Lampoon's Vacation (1983)

as Lasky, Guard at Walleyworld
It Came from Hollywood

It Came from Hollywood (1982)

as Self
Heavy Metal

Heavy Metal (1981)

as Desk Sergeant / Dan / Den / Robot (voice)
Stripes

Stripes (1981)

as Dewey "Ox" Oxberger
The Blues Brothers

The Blues Brothers (1980)

as Burton Mercer
Double Negative

Double Negative (1980)

as John
The Courage of Kavik, the Wolf Dog

The Courage of Kavik, the Wolf Dog (1980)

as Pinky
1941

1941 (1979)

as Pvt. Foley
Lost and Found

Lost and Found (1979)

as Carpentier
The Silent Partner

The Silent Partner (1978)

as Simonsen
Find the Lady

Find the Lady (1976)

as Kopek
The Clown Murders

The Clown Murders (1976)

as Ollie
Tunnel Vision

Tunnel Vision (1976)

as Cooper
It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time

It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time (1975)

as Kopek
Class of '44

Class of '44 (1973)

as Paule (uncredited)