Cast
John Candy
Acting
Cast
John Candy
Known for
Acting
Born
1950-10-31
From
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Died
1994-03-04
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.
★6.9
MOVIE1987
Spaceballs
as Barf
★7.1
MOVIE1983
National Lampoon's Vacation
as Lasky, Guard at Walleyworld
★7.7
MOVIE1980
The Blues Brothers
as Burton Mercer
★7.9
MOVIE2025
John Candy: I Like Me
as Self (archive footage)
★6.8
MOVIE1989
Uncle Buck
as Buck Russell
★7.0
MOVIE1986
Little Shop of Horrors
as Wink Wilkinson
★7.3
MOVIE1987
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
as Del Griffith
★6.6
MOVIE1981
Stripes
as Dewey "Ox" Oxberger
★6.9
MOVIE1991
Career Opportunities
as C.D. Marsh (uncredited)
★6.9
MOVIE1991
Career Opportunities
as Target Store Manager
★7.0
MOVIE1993
Cool Runnings
as Irv
★7.6
MOVIE1991
JFK
as Dean Andrews
★8.1
MOVIE2026
Marty, Life Is Short
as Self (archive footage)
★5.0
MOVIE1986
Donald, the Star-Struck Duck
as Himself
★6.5
MOVIE1981
Heavy Metal
as Desk Sergeant / Dan / Den / Robot (voice)
★5.8
MOVIE1979
1941
as Pvt. Foley
★6.0
MOVIE1988
She's Having a Baby
as Chet (uncredited)
★6.6
MOVIE1985
Brewster's Millions
as Spike Nolan
★6.2
MOVIE1993
Rookie of the Year
as Cliff Murdoch - Announcer (uncredited)
★6.3
MOVIE1984
Splash
as Freddie Bauer
MOVIE2026
You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution...
as Self (archive footage)
★5.3
MOVIE1991
Nothing but Trouble
as Dennis / Eldona
★6.1
MOVIE1991
Only the Lonely
as Danny Muldoon
★6.0
MOVIE1987
Citizen Steve
as Clip Maxwell
★6.0
MOVIE1989
Who's Harry Crumb?
as Harry Crumb
★6.1
MOVIE1985
Summer Rental
as Jack Chester
★6.4
MOVIE1988
The Great Outdoors
as Chet Ripley
★8.0
MOVIE1993
Friends of Gilda
as Self
★5.4
MOVIE1982
It Came from Hollywood
as Self
MOVIE1989
Who Shrunk Saturday Morning?
as Himself
★5.7
MOVIE1986
Armed and Dangerous
as Frank Dooley
★6.7
MOVIE2015
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
★5.2
MOVIE1985
The Last Polka
as Yosh Shmenge
★5.5
MOVIE1985
Volunteers
as Tom Tuttle
★7.1
MOVIE1978
The Silent Partner
as Simonsen
★4.6
MOVIE1989
Speed Zone
as Charlie
★5.8
MOVIE1986
Really Weird Tales
as Howard Jensen (segment "Cursed With Charisma")
★6.6
MOVIE1990
The Rescuers Down Under
as Wilbur (voice)
★4.5
MOVIE1989
The Rocket Boy
as The Hawk
★4.9
MOVIE1994
Wagons East!
as James Harlow
★4.7
MOVIE1976
The Clown Murders
as Ollie
★5.1
MOVIE1983
Going Berserk
as John Bourgignon
★6.6
MOVIE1973
Class of '44
as Paule (uncredited)
★5.7
MOVIE1992
Once Upon a Crime
as Augie Morosco
★4.6
MOVIE2004
Making a 'Splash'
as Self (archive footage)
★7.5
MOVIE1990
Home Alone
as Gus Polinski
★6.4
MOVIE1985
Follow That Bird
as State Trooper
★8.0
MOVIE1990
Seriously... Phil Collins
as Self
★8.0
MOVIE1985
Tears Are Not Enough
as Self
★5.8
MOVIE1990
Masters of Menace
as Beer Truck Driver
★5.5
MOVIE1986
The Canadian Conspiracy
as Self
★5.8
MOVIE1995
Canadian Bacon
as Sheriff Bud B. Boomer
★5.2
MOVIE1994
Hostage for a Day
as Yuri Petrovich (uncredited)
★4.8
MOVIE1976
Tunnel Vision
as Cooper
★5.7
MOVIE1991
Delirious
as Jack Gable
★4.5
MOVIE1992
Boris and Natasha
as Kalishak
★8.0
MOVIE1988
The Best of SCTV
★6.8
MOVIE1988
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
as Self
★6.0
MOVIE2005
John Candy: Comic Spirit
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE2006
Christmas with SCTV
★5.5
MOVIE1986
The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood
as Wallace Osgood
★5.2
MOVIE1988
Hot to Trot
as Don The Horse (Voice)
MOVIE1990
Rabbit Ears - Stormalong
as Narrator (voice)
MOVIE1984
David Steinberg in Concert With John Candy
as Self
★10.0
MOVIE2021
Catherine O'Hara: All of Us Shine
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
★8.0
MOVIE1988
Jackie Gleason: The Great One
as Host
★3.8
MOVIE1980
Double Negative
as John
★7.0
MOVIE1994
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
as Self (archive footage)
★5.6
MOVIE1980
The Courage of Kavik, the Wolf Dog
as Pinky
★8.2
MOVIE2013
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
as Self (archive footage)
★6.0
MOVIE1979
Lost and Found
as Carpentier
★3.9
MOVIE1976
Find the Lady
as Kopek
★6.0
MOVIE1990
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
as Yosh Shmenge (archive footage)
★3.3
MOVIE1975
It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time
as Kopek
★7.0
MOVIE1983
The 8th Annual Young Comedians Show
★9.3
MOVIE1985
Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas
as Marcel