John Candy
Born: 1950-10-31 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Died: 1994-03-04
Known For: 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.
Filmography
2026
- Marty, Life Is Short as Self (archive footage)
2025
- Oh. What. Fun. as Del Griffith (archive footage)
- John Candy: I Like Me as Self (archive footage)
- You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution... as Self (archive footage)
- Saturday Night Live: 50th Anniversary Special as Self (archive footage)
2021
- Catherine O'Hara: All of Us Shine as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2015
- Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead as Self - Actor (archive footage)
2013
- Mel Brooks: Make a Noise as Self (archive footage)
2006
2005
- John Candy: Comic Spirit as Self (archive footage)
2004
- Making a 'Splash' as Self (archive footage)
1995
- Canadian Bacon as Sheriff Bud B. Boomer
1994
- Wagons East! as James Harlow
- Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! as Self (archive footage)
- Hostage for a Day as Yuri Petrovich (uncredited)
1993
- Cool Runnings as Irv
- Rookie of the Year as Cliff Murdoch - Announcer (uncredited)
- Friends of Gilda as Self
1992
- Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories as Narrator (voice)
- Once Upon a Crime as Augie Morosco
- Boris and Natasha as Kalishak
1991
- JFK as Dean Andrews
- Career Opportunities as C.D. Marsh (uncredited)
- Nothing But Trouble as Dennis / Eldona
- Only the Lonely as Danny Muldoon
- Delirious as Jack Gable
1990
- The Rescuers Down Under as Wilbur (voice)
- Home Alone as Gus Polinski
- Seriously... Phil Collins as Self
- Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly! as Yosh Shmenge (archive footage)
- Masters of Menace as Beer Truck Driver
- Rabbit Ears - Stormalong as Narrator (voice)
1989
- Uncle Buck as Buck Russell
- Camp Candy as (voice)
- Who's Harry Crumb? as Harry Crumb
- Speed Zone as Charlie
- The Rocket Boy as The Hawk
- Who Shrunk Saturday Morning? as Himself
1988
- The Great Outdoors as Chet Ripley
- She's Having a Baby as Chet (uncredited)
- Hot to Trot as Don The Horse (Voice)
- Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie as Self
- Jackie Gleason: The Great One as Host
- The Best of SCTV
1987
- Spaceballs as Barf
- Planes, Trains and Automobiles as Del Griffith
- Citizen Steve as Clip Maxwell
1986
- Little Shop of Horrors as Wink Wilkinson
- Armed and Dangerous as Frank Dooley
- Really Weird Tales as Howard Jensen (segment "Cursed With Charisma")
- The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood as Wallace Osgood
- The Canadian Conspiracy as Self
- Donald, the Star-Struck Duck as Himself
1985
- Brewster's Millions as Spike Nolan
- Volunteers as Tom Tuttle
- Summer Rental as Jack Chester
- Follow That Bird as State Trooper
- Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas as Marcel
- The Last Polka as Yosh Shmenge
- Tears Are Not Enough as Self
1984
- Splash as Freddie Bauer
- The New Show
- David Steinberg in Concert With John Candy as Self
1983
- National Lampoon's Vacation as Lasky, Guard at Walleyworld
- Going Berserk as John Bourgignon
- The 8th Annual Young Comedians Show
1982
- Late Night with David Letterman as Self
- The Billy Crystal Comedy Hour as Himself
- Rome, Italian Style ... (Writer)
- It Came from Hollywood as Self
1981
- Stripes as Dewey "Ox" Oxberger
- Heavy Metal as Desk Sergeant / Dan / Den / Robot (voice)
- SCTV Network 90 as Various
1980
- The Blues Brothers as Burton Mercer
- The Courage of Kavik, the Wolf Dog as Pinky
- Double Negative as John
1979
- 1941 as Pvt. Foley
- Lost and Found as Carpentier
1978
- The Silent Partner as Simonsen
1976
- Second City Television as Self - Various Characters
- Tunnel Vision as Cooper
- Find the Lady as Kopek
- The Clown Murders as Ollie
1975
- Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
- It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time as Kopek
1973
- Class of '44 as Paule (uncredited)
1971
- Foxy Lady ... (Production Assistant)
1953
- The Oscars as Self