John Candy
Acting
1950-10-31 · Toronto, 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
TheatersYou Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution...
2026 · Movie
Marty, Life Is Short
2026 · Movie
Oh. What. Fun.
2025 · Movie
John Candy: I Like Me
2025 · Movie
Catherine O'Hara: All of Us Shine
2021 · Movie
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
2015 · Movie
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
2013 · Movie
Christmas with SCTV
2006 · Movie
John Candy: Comic Spirit
2005 · Movie
Making a 'Splash'
2004 · Movie
Canadian Bacon
1995 · Movie
Wagons East!
1994 · Movie
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
1994 · Movie
Hostage for a Day
1994 · Movie
Friends of Gilda
1993 · Movie
Cool Runnings
1993 · Movie
Rookie of the Year
1993 · Movie
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
1992 · Series
Boris and Natasha
1992 · Movie
Once Upon a Crime
1992 · Movie
JFK
1991 · Movie
Delirious
1991 · Movie
Only the Lonely
1991 · Movie
Career Opportunities
1991 · Movie
Nothing but Trouble
1991 · Movie
The Rescuers Down Under
1990 · Movie
Home Alone
1990 · Movie
Seriously... Phil Collins
1990 · Movie
Masters of Menace
1990 · Movie
Rabbit Ears - Stormalong
1990 · Movie
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
1990 · Movie
Who Shrunk Saturday Morning?
1989 · Movie
Camp Candy
1989 · Series
Uncle Buck
1989 · Movie
The Rocket Boy
1989 · Movie
Speed Zone
1989 · Movie
Who's Harry Crumb?
1989 · Movie
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
1988 · Movie
Jackie Gleason: The Great One
1988 · Movie
The Best of SCTV
1988 · Movie
Hot to Trot
1988 · Movie
The Great Outdoors
1988 · Movie
She's Having a Baby
1988 · Movie
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
1987 · Movie
Spaceballs
1987 · Movie
Citizen Steve
1987 · Movie
Little Shop of Horrors
1986 · Movie
Really Weird Tales
1986 · Movie
Armed and Dangerous
1986 · Movie
Donald, the Star-Struck Duck
1986 · Movie
The Canadian Conspiracy
1986 · Movie
The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood
1986 · Movie
Tears Are Not Enough
1985 · Movie
Volunteers
1985 · Movie
Summer Rental
1985 · Movie
Follow That Bird
1985 · Movie
Brewster's Millions
1985 · Movie
The Last Polka
1985 · Movie
Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas
1985 · Movie
David Steinberg in Concert With John Candy
1984 · Movie
Splash
1984 · Movie
The New Show
1984 · Series
The 8th Annual Young Comedians Show
1983 · Movie
Going Berserk
1983 · Movie
National Lampoon's Vacation
1983 · Movie
It Came from Hollywood
1982 · Movie
Rome, Italian Style
1982 · Movie
Late Night with David Letterman
1982 · Series
The Billy Crystal Comedy Hour
1982 · Series
Heavy Metal
1981 · Movie
Stripes
1981 · Movie
SCTV Network 90
1981 · Series
The Blues Brothers
1980 · Movie
Double Negative
1980 · Movie
The Courage of Kavik, the Wolf Dog
1980 · Movie
1941
1979 · Movie
Lost and Found
1979 · Movie
The Silent Partner
1978 · Movie
Find the Lady
1976 · Movie
Second City Television
1976 · Series
The Clown Murders
1976 · Movie
Tunnel Vision
1976 · Movie
Saturday Night Live
1975 · Series
It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time
1975 · Movie
Dinah!
1974 · Series
Cucumber
1974 · Series
Class of '44
1973 · Movie
The David Steinberg Show
1972 · Series
Foxy Lady
1971 · Movie
The Oscars
1953 · Series