John Candy

John Candy

10/31/1950 – 3/4/1994Toronto, 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 (87 titles)

You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution...Movie

You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution...

Self (archive footage) · 2026

Marty, Life Is Short8.1Movie

Marty, Life Is Short

Self (archive footage) · 2026

John Candy: I Like Me7.9Movie

John Candy: I Like Me

Self (archive footage) · 2025

Catherine O'Hara: All of Us Shine10.0Movie

Catherine O'Hara: All of Us Shine

Self (archive footage) (uncredited) · 2021

Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead6.7Movie

Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead

Self - Actor (archive footage) · 2015

Mel Brooks: Make a Noise8.2Movie

Mel Brooks: Make a Noise

Self (archive footage) · 2013

Christmas with SCTVMovie

Christmas with SCTV

2006

6.0Movie

John Candy: Comic Spirit

Self (archive footage) · 2005

Making a 'Splash'4.6Movie

Making a 'Splash'

Self (archive footage) · 2004

Canadian Bacon5.8Movie

Canadian Bacon

Sheriff Bud B. Boomer · 1995

Wagons East!4.9Movie

Wagons East!

James Harlow · 1994

Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!7.0Movie

Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!

Self (archive footage) · 1994

Hostage for a Day5.2Movie

Hostage for a Day

Yuri Petrovich (uncredited) · 1994

8.0Movie

Friends of Gilda

Self · 1993

Cool Runnings7.0Movie

Cool Runnings

Irv · 1993

Rookie of the Year6.2Movie

Rookie of the Year

Cliff Murdoch - Announcer (uncredited) · 1993

Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories9.5Show

Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories

Narrator (voice) · 1992

Boris and Natasha4.5Movie

Boris and Natasha

Kalishak · 1992

Once Upon a Crime5.7Movie

Once Upon a Crime

Augie Morosco · 1992

JFK7.6Movie

JFK

Dean Andrews · 1991

Delirious5.7Movie

Delirious

Jack Gable · 1991

Only the Lonely6.1Movie

Only the Lonely

Danny Muldoon · 1991

Career Opportunities6.9Movie

Career Opportunities

C.D. Marsh (uncredited) · 1991

Nothing but Trouble5.3Movie

Nothing but Trouble

Dennis / Eldona · 1991

Home Alone7.5Movie

Home Alone

Gus Polinski · 1990

The Rescuers Down Under6.6Movie

The Rescuers Down Under

Wilbur (voice) · 1990

Seriously... Phil Collins8.0Movie

Seriously... Phil Collins

Self · 1990

Masters of Menace5.8Movie

Masters of Menace

Beer Truck Driver · 1990

Movie

Rabbit Ears - Stormalong

Narrator (voice) · 1990

Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!6.0Movie

Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!

Yosh Shmenge (archive footage) · 1990