Actor
· Acting
John Candy
Born 1950-10-31
Died 1994-03-04
📍 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.
Filmography 84
Oh. What. Fun.
as Del Griffith (archive footage)
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)
2025
Catherine O'Hara: All of Us Shine
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2021
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
2015
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
as Self (archive footage)
2013
Christmas with SCTV
2006
Making a 'Splash'
as Self (archive footage)
2004
Canadian Bacon
as Sheriff Bud B. Boomer
1995
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)
1994
Cool Runnings
as Irv
1993
Rookie of the Year
as Cliff Murdoch - Announcer (uncredited)
1993
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
as Narrator (voice)
1992
Boris and Natasha
as Kalishak
1992
Once Upon a Crime
as Augie Morosco
1992
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
Career Opportunities
as Target Store Manager
1991
Nothing But Trouble
as Dennis / Eldona
1991
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
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
as Yosh Shmenge (archive footage)
1990
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
1989
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
as Self
1988
The Best of SCTV
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)
1988
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
as Del Griffith
1987
Spaceballs
as Barf
1987
Citizen Steve
as Clip Maxwell
1987
Little Shop of Horrors
as Wink Wilkinson
1986
Really Weird Tales
as Howard Jensen (segment "Cursed With Charisma")
1986
Armed and Dangerous
as Frank Dooley
1986
Donald, the Star-Struck Duck
as Himself
1986
The Canadian Conspiracy
as Self
1986
The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood
as Wallace Osgood
1986
Tears Are Not Enough
as Self
1985
Volunteers
as Tom Tuttle
1985
Summer Rental
as Jack Chester
1985
Follow That Bird
as State Trooper
1985
Brewster's Millions
as Spike Nolan
1985
The Last Polka
as Yosh Shmenge
1985
Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas
as Marcel
1985
David Steinberg in Concert With John Candy
as Self
1984
Splash
as Freddie Bauer
1984
The New Show
1984
The 8th Annual Young Comedians Show
1983
Going Berserk
as John Bourgignon
1983
National Lampoon's Vacation
as Lasky, Guard at Walleyworld
1983
It Came from Hollywood
as Self
1982
Late Night with David Letterman
as Self
1982
Late Night with David Letterman
as Self - Guest
1982
Heavy Metal
as Desk Sergeant / Dan / Den / Robot (voice)
1981
Stripes
as Dewey "Ox" Oxberger
1981
SCTV Network 90
as Various
1981
The Blues Brothers
as Burton Mercer
1980
Double Negative
as John
1980
The Courage of Kavik, the Wolf Dog
as Pinky
1980
1941
as Pvt. Foley
1979
Lost and Found
as Carpentier
1979
The Silent Partner
as Simonsen
1978
Find the Lady
as Kopek
1976
Second City Television
as Self - Various Characters
1976
The Clown Murders
as Ollie
1976
Tunnel Vision
as Cooper
1976
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
1975
Saturday Night Live
as Juan Gavino (uncredited)
1975
It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time
as Kopek
1975
Dinah!
as Self
1974
Cucumber
as Weatherman
1974
Class of '44
as Paule (uncredited)
1973
The Oscars
as Self
1953