John Candy

John Candy

Acting

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

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Marty, Life Is Short ★ 8.2 Marty, Life Is Short 2026 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 John Candy: I Like Me ★ 7.8 John Candy: I Like Me 2025 Catherine O'Hara: All of Us Shine ★ 10.0 Catherine O'Hara: All of Us Shine 2021 Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead ★ 6.7 Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead 2015 Mel Brooks: Make a Noise ★ 8.2 Mel Brooks: Make a Noise 2013 Christmas with SCTV Christmas with SCTV 2006 John Candy: Comic Spirit ★ 6.0 John Candy: Comic Spirit 2005 Making a 'Splash' ★ 4.6 Making a 'Splash' 2004 Canadian Bacon ★ 5.8 Canadian Bacon 1995 Wagons East! ★ 4.9 Wagons East! 1994 Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! ★ 7.0 Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! 1994 Hostage for a Day ★ 5.2 Hostage for a Day 1994 Friends of Gilda ★ 8.0 Friends of Gilda 1993 Cool Runnings ★ 7.0 Cool Runnings 1993 Rookie of the Year ★ 6.2 Rookie of the Year 1993 Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories ★ 9.5 Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories 1992 Boris and Natasha ★ 4.5 Boris and Natasha 1992 Once Upon a Crime ★ 5.7 Once Upon a Crime 1992 JFK ★ 7.6 JFK 1991 Delirious ★ 5.7 Delirious 1991 Only the Lonely ★ 6.1 Only the Lonely 1991 Career Opportunities ★ 6.9 Career Opportunities 1991 Nothing But Trouble ★ 5.3 Nothing But Trouble 1991 Home Alone ★ 7.5 Home Alone 1990 The Rescuers Down Under ★ 6.6 The Rescuers Down Under 1990 Seriously... Phil Collins ★ 8.0 Seriously... Phil Collins 1990 Masters of Menace ★ 5.8 Masters of Menace 1990 Rabbit Ears - Stormalong Rabbit Ears - Stormalong 1990 Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly! ★ 6.0 Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly! 1990 Who Shrunk Saturday Morning? Who Shrunk Saturday Morning? 1989 Camp Candy ★ 5.5 Camp Candy 1989 Uncle Buck ★ 6.8 Uncle Buck 1989 The Rocket Boy ★ 4.5 The Rocket Boy 1989 Speed Zone ★ 4.5 Speed Zone 1989 Who's Harry Crumb? ★ 6.0 Who's Harry Crumb? 1989 Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie ★ 6.8 Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie 1988 Jackie Gleason: The Great One ★ 8.0 Jackie Gleason: The Great One 1988 The Best of SCTV ★ 8.0 The Best of SCTV 1988 Hot to Trot ★ 5.2 Hot to Trot 1988 The Great Outdoors ★ 6.5 The Great Outdoors 1988 She's Having a Baby ★ 6.0 She's Having a Baby 1988 Planes, Trains and Automobiles ★ 7.3 Planes, Trains and Automobiles 1987 Spaceballs ★ 6.9 Spaceballs 1987 Citizen Steve ★ 6.0 Citizen Steve 1987 Little Shop of Horrors ★ 7.0 Little Shop of Horrors 1986 Really Weird Tales ★ 5.5 Really Weird Tales 1986 Armed and Dangerous ★ 5.7 Armed and Dangerous 1986 Donald, the Star-Struck Duck ★ 5.0 Donald, the Star-Struck Duck 1986 The Canadian Conspiracy ★ 6.7 The Canadian Conspiracy 1986 The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood ★ 5.5 The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood 1986 Tears Are Not Enough ★ 8.0 Tears Are Not Enough 1985 Volunteers ★ 5.5 Volunteers 1985 Summer Rental ★ 6.1 Summer Rental 1985 Follow That Bird ★ 6.4 Follow That Bird 1985 Brewster's Millions ★ 6.6 Brewster's Millions 1985 The Last Polka ★ 5.3 The Last Polka 1985 Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas ★ 9.3 Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas 1985 David Steinberg in Concert With John Candy David Steinberg in Concert With John Candy 1984 Splash ★ 6.3 Splash 1984 The New Show ★ 4.8 The New Show 1984 The 8th Annual Young Comedians Show ★ 7.0 The 8th Annual Young Comedians Show 1983 Going Berserk ★ 5.1 Going Berserk 1983 National Lampoon's Vacation ★ 7.1 National Lampoon's Vacation 1983 It Came from Hollywood ★ 5.4 It Came from Hollywood 1982 Late Night with David Letterman ★ 6.1 Late Night with David Letterman 1982 The Billy Crystal Comedy Hour ★ 7.0 The Billy Crystal Comedy Hour 1982 Heavy Metal ★ 6.5 Heavy Metal 1981 Stripes ★ 6.6 Stripes 1981 SCTV Network 90 ★ 8.3 SCTV Network 90 1981 The Blues Brothers ★ 7.7 The Blues Brothers 1980 Double Negative ★ 3.8 Double Negative 1980 The Courage of Kavik, the Wolf Dog ★ 5.6 The Courage of Kavik, the Wolf Dog 1980 1941 ★ 5.8 1941 1979 Lost and Found ★ 6.0 Lost and Found 1979 The Silent Partner ★ 7.1 The Silent Partner 1978 Find the Lady ★ 3.8 Find the Lady 1976 Second City Television ★ 7.8 Second City Television 1976 The Clown Murders ★ 6.5 The Clown Murders 1976 Tunnel Vision ★ 4.8 Tunnel Vision 1976