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