Acting
John Candy
Born 1950-10-31
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Department: Acting
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
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Home Alone
1990
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The Blues Brothers
1980
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Spaceballs
1987
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JFK
1991
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Cool Runnings
1993
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Planes, Trains and Automobiles
1987
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National Lampoon's Vacation
1983
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Saturday Night Live
1975
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Little Shop of Horrors
1986
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Splash
1984
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (103 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution... | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2026 |
 | Marty, Life Is Short | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2026 |
 | Oh. What. Fun. | Del Griffith (Archive Footage) | Movie | 2025 |
 | John Candy: I Like Me | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2025 |
 | Catherine O'Hara: All of Us Shine | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | Movie | 2021 |
 | Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead | Self - Actor (archive footage) | Movie | 2015 |
 | Mel Brooks: Make a Noise | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2013 |
 | Christmas with SCTV | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2006 |
| John Candy: Comic Spirit | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2005 | |
 | Making a 'Splash' | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2004 |
 | Canadian Bacon | Sheriff Bud B. Boomer | Movie | 1995 |
 | Wagons East! | James Harlow | Movie | 1994 |
| Wagons East! | Thanks | Movie | 1994 |
 | Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 1994 |
 | Hostage for a Day | Yuri Petrovich (uncredited) | Movie | 1994 |
| Hostage for a Day | Director | Movie | 1994 |
| Friends of Gilda | Self | Movie | 1993 | |
 | Cool Runnings | Irv | Movie | 1993 |
 | Rookie of the Year | Cliff Murdoch - Announcer (uncredited) | Movie | 1993 |
 | Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories | Narrator (voice) | TV Series | 1992 |
 | Boris and Natasha | Kalishak | Movie | 1992 |
 | Once Upon a Crime | Augie Morosco | Movie | 1992 |
 | JFK | Dean Andrews | Movie | 1991 |
 | Delirious | Jack Gable | Movie | 1991 |
 | Only the Lonely | Danny Muldoon | Movie | 1991 |
 | Career Opportunities | C.D. Marsh (uncredited) | Movie | 1991 |
| Career Opportunities | Target Store Manager | Movie | 1991 |
 | Nothing but Trouble | Dennis / Eldona | Movie | 1991 |
 | Home Alone | Gus Polinski | Movie | 1990 |
 | The Rescuers Down Under | Wilbur (voice) | Movie | 1990 |
 | Seriously... Phil Collins | Self | Movie | 1990 |
 | Masters of Menace | Beer Truck Driver | Movie | 1990 |
| Rabbit Ears - Stormalong | Narrator (voice) | Movie | 1990 | |
 | Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly! | Yosh Shmenge (archive footage) | Movie | 1990 |
 | Who Shrunk Saturday Morning? | Himself | Movie | 1989 |
 | Camp Candy | (voice) | TV Series | 1989 |
| Camp Candy | Producer | TV Series | 1989 |
| Camp Candy | Theme Song Performance | TV Series | 1989 |
 | Uncle Buck | Buck Russell | Movie | 1989 |
 | The Rocket Boy | The Hawk | Movie | 1989 |
 | Speed Zone | Charlie | Movie | 1989 |
 | Who's Harry Crumb? | Harry Crumb | Movie | 1989 |
| Who's Harry Crumb? | Executive Producer | Movie | 1989 |
 | Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie | Self | Movie | 1988 |
| Jackie Gleason: The Great One | Host | Movie | 1988 | |
 | The Best of SCTV | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1988 |
| The Best of SCTV | Writer | Movie | 1988 |
 | Hot to Trot | Don The Horse (Voice) | Movie | 1988 |
 | The Great Outdoors | Chet Ripley | Movie | 1988 |
 | She's Having a Baby | Chet (uncredited) | Movie | 1988 |
 | Planes, Trains and Automobiles | Del Griffith | Movie | 1987 |
 | Spaceballs | Barf | Movie | 1987 |
 | Citizen Steve | Clip Maxwell | Movie | 1987 |
| Citizen Steve | Director | Movie | 1987 |
 | Little Shop of Horrors | Wink Wilkinson | Movie | 1986 |
 | Really Weird Tales | Howard Jensen (segment "Cursed With Charisma") | Movie | 1986 |
 | Armed and Dangerous | Frank Dooley | Movie | 1986 |
 | Donald, the Star-Struck Duck | Himself | Movie | 1986 |
 | The Canadian Conspiracy | Self | Movie | 1986 |
 | The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood | Wallace Osgood | Movie | 1986 |
 | Tears Are Not Enough | Self | Movie | 1985 |
 | Volunteers | Tom Tuttle | Movie | 1985 |
 | Summer Rental | Jack Chester | Movie | 1985 |
 | Follow That Bird | State Trooper | Movie | 1985 |
 | Brewster's Millions | Spike Nolan | Movie | 1985 |
 | The Last Polka | Yosh Shmenge | Movie | 1985 |
| The Last Polka | Writer | Movie | 1985 |
 | Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas | Marcel | Movie | 1985 |
 | David Steinberg in Concert With John Candy | Self | Movie | 1984 |
 | Splash | Freddie Bauer | Movie | 1984 |
 | The New Show | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1984 |
 | The 8th Annual Young Comedians Show | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1983 |
 | Going Berserk | John Bourgignon | Movie | 1983 |
 | National Lampoon's Vacation | Lasky, Guard at Walleyworld | Movie | 1983 |
 | It Came from Hollywood | Self | Movie | 1982 |
 | Rome, Italian Style | Writer | Movie | 1982 |
 | Late Night with David Letterman | Self | TV Series | 1982 |
| Late Night with David Letterman | Self - Guest | TV Series | 1982 |
| The Billy Crystal Comedy Hour | Himself | TV Series | 1982 | |
 | Heavy Metal | Desk Sergeant / Dan / Den / Robot (voice) | Movie | 1981 |
 | Stripes | Dewey "Ox" Oxberger | Movie | 1981 |
 | SCTV Network 90 | Various | TV Series | 1981 |
| SCTV Network 90 | Writer | TV Series | 1981 |
 | The Blues Brothers | Burton Mercer | Movie | 1980 |
 | Double Negative | John | Movie | 1980 |
 | The Courage of Kavik, the Wolf Dog | Pinky | Movie | 1980 |
 | 1941 | Pvt. Foley | Movie | 1979 |
 | Lost and Found | Carpentier | Movie | 1979 |
 | The Silent Partner | Simonsen | Movie | 1978 |
 | Find the Lady | Kopek | Movie | 1976 |
 | Second City Television | Self - Various Characters | TV Series | 1976 |
| Second City Television | Writer | TV Series | 1976 |
 | The Clown Murders | Ollie | Movie | 1976 |
 | Tunnel Vision | Cooper | Movie | 1976 |
 | Saturday Night Live | Self - Host | TV Series | 1975 |
| Saturday Night Live | Juan Gavino (uncredited) | TV Series | 1975 |
 | It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time | Kopek | Movie | 1975 |
 | Dinah! | Self | TV Series | 1974 |
 | Cucumber | Weatherman | TV Series | 1974 |
 | Class of '44 | Paule (uncredited) | Movie | 1973 |
| The David Steinberg Show | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1972 | |
 | Foxy Lady | Production Assistant | Movie | 1971 |
 | The Oscars | Self | TV Series | 1953 |