John Candy
Acting
1950-10-31 · 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.
movieMarty, Life Is Short
as Self (archive footage) · 2026 · 8.2
movieYou Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution...
as Self (archive footage) · 2025 · 0.0
movieJohn Candy: I Like Me
as Self (archive footage) · 2025 · 7.8
movieCatherine O'Hara: All of Us Shine
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) · 2021 · 10.0
movieDrunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
as Self - Actor (archive footage) · 2015 · 6.7
movieMel Brooks: Make a Noise
as Self (archive footage) · 2013 · 8.2
movieChristmas with SCTV
as · 2006 · 0.0
movieJohn Candy: Comic Spirit
as Self (archive footage) · 2005 · 6.0
movieMaking a 'Splash'
as Self (archive footage) · 2004 · 4.6
movieCanadian Bacon
as Sheriff Bud B. Boomer · 1995 · 5.8
movieWagons East!
as James Harlow · 1994 · 4.9
movieSesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
as Self (archive footage) · 1994 · 7.0
movieHostage for a Day
as Yuri Petrovich (uncredited) · 1994 · 5.2
movieFriends of Gilda
as Self · 1993 · 8.0
movieCool Runnings
as Irv · 1993 · 7.0
movieRookie of the Year
as Cliff Murdoch - Announcer (uncredited) · 1993 · 6.2
tvShelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
as Narrator (voice) · 1992 · 9.5
movieBoris and Natasha
as Kalishak · 1992 · 4.5
movieOnce Upon a Crime
as Augie Morosco · 1992 · 5.7
movieJFK
as Dean Andrews · 1991 · 7.6
movieDelirious
as Jack Gable · 1991 · 5.7
movieOnly the Lonely
as Danny Muldoon · 1991 · 6.1
movieCareer Opportunities
as C.D. Marsh (uncredited) · 1991 · 6.9
movieCareer Opportunities
as Target Store Manager · 1991 · 6.9