John Candy
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
Irv
Cool Runnings
Barf
Spaceballs
Burton Mercer
The Blues Brothers
Gus Polinski
Home Alone
Dean Andrews
JFK
Sheriff Bud B. Boomer
Canadian Bacon
Del Griffith
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
Danny Muldoon
Only the Lonely
Buck Russell
Uncle Buck
Chet Ripley
The Great Outdoors
Freddie Bauer
Splash
Frank Dooley
Armed and Dangerous
Host
Jackie Gleason: The Great One
Dewey "Ox" Oxberger
Stripes
Wink Wilkinson
Little Shop of Horrors
James Harlow
Wagons East!
Wilbur (voice)
The Rescuers Down Under
Self
It Came from Hollywood
Lasky, Guard at Walleyworld
National Lampoon's Vacation
Spike Nolan
Brewster's Millions
Cliff Murdoch - Announcer (uncredited)
Rookie of the Year
Pvt. Foley
1941
Don The Horse (Voice)
Hot to Trot
Harry Crumb
Who's Harry Crumb?
Desk Sergeant / Dan / Den / Robot (voice)
Heavy Metal
Dennis / Eldona
Nothing But Trouble
John Bourgignon
Going Berserk
Simonsen
The Silent Partner
Charlie
Speed Zone
Augie Morosco
Once Upon a Crime
Clip Maxwell
Citizen Steve
Carpentier
Lost and Found
Jack Gable
Delirious
State Trooper
Follow That Bird
Self (archive footage)
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
Ollie
The Clown Murders
Beer Truck Driver
Masters of Menace
Jack Chester
Summer Rental
Tom Tuttle
Volunteers
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Catherine O'Hara: All of Us Shine
Cooper
Tunnel Vision
Yosh Shmenge
The Last Polka
Kopek
It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time
The Best of SCTV
The 8th Annual Young Comedians Show
Pinky
The Courage of Kavik, the Wolf Dog
Howard Jensen (segment "Cursed With Charisma")
Really Weird Tales
Kopek
Find the Lady
Self
Seriously... Phil Collins
Christmas with SCTV
John
Double Negative
Paule (uncredited)
Class of '44
Self - Actor (archive footage)
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
Wallace Osgood
The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood
Kalishak
Boris and Natasha
Yuri Petrovich (uncredited)
Hostage for a Day
The Hawk
The Rocket Boy
Self
The Canadian Conspiracy
Himself
Who Shrunk Saturday Morning?
Chet (uncredited)
She's Having a Baby
C.D. Marsh (uncredited)
Career Opportunities
Self
Tears Are Not Enough
Marcel
Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas
Self
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
Self (archive footage)
John Candy: Comic Spirit
Self (archive footage)
Making a 'Splash'
Self (archive footage)
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
Self (archive footage)
You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution...
Narrator (voice)
Rabbit Ears - Stormalong
Yosh Shmenge (archive footage)
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
Self (archive footage)
John Candy: I Like Me
Self
Friends of Gilda
Self
David Steinberg in Concert With John Candy
Himself
Donald, the Star-Struck Duck
Target Store Manager
Career Opportunities
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
75
Gender
Male
Birthday
1950-10-31
Place of Birth
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Also Known As