John Candy

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Acting

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

• SCTV: The Greatest Show You've Never Heard Of (2026)
• You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution... (2026)
• Marty, Life Is Short (2026)
• Oh. What. Fun. (2025)
• John Candy: I Like Me (2025)
• Catherine O'Hara: All of Us Shine (2021)
• Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead (2015)
• Mel Brooks: Make a Noise (2013)
• Christmas with SCTV (2006)
• John Candy: Comic Spirit (2005)
• Making a 'Splash' (2004)
• Canadian Bacon (1995)
• Wagons East! (1994)
• Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! (1994)
• Hostage for a Day (1994)
• Friends of Gilda (1993)
• Cool Runnings (1993)
• Rookie of the Year (1993)
• Boris and Natasha (1992)
• Once Upon a Crime (1992)
• JFK (1991)
• Delirious (1991)
• Only the Lonely (1991)
• Career Opportunities (1991)
• Nothing but Trouble (1991)
• Home Alone (1990)
• The Rescuers Down Under (1990)
• Seriously... Phil Collins (1990)
• Masters of Menace (1990)
• Rabbit Ears - Stormalong (1990)
• Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly! (1990)
• Who Shrunk Saturday Morning? (1989)
• Uncle Buck (1989)
• The Rocket Boy (1989)
• Speed Zone (1989)
• Who's Harry Crumb? (1989)
• Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie (1988)
• Jackie Gleason: The Great One (1988)
• The Best of SCTV (1988)
• Hot to Trot (1988)
• The Great Outdoors (1988)
• She's Having a Baby (1988)
• Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987)
• Spaceballs (1987)
• Citizen Steve (1987)
• Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
• Really Weird Tales (1986)
• Armed and Dangerous (1986)
• Donald, the Star-Struck Duck (1986)
• The Canadian Conspiracy (1986)
• The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood (1986)
• Tears Are Not Enough (1985)
• Volunteers (1985)
• Summer Rental (1985)
• Follow That Bird (1985)
• Brewster's Millions (1985)
• The Last Polka (1985)
• Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas (1985)
• David Steinberg in Concert With John Candy (1984)
• Splash (1984)
• The 8th Annual Young Comedians Show (1983)
• Going Berserk (1983)
• National Lampoon's Vacation (1983)
• It Came from Hollywood (1982)
• Rome, Italian Style (1982)
• Heavy Metal (1981)
• Stripes (1981)
• The Blues Brothers (1980)
• Double Negative (1980)
• The Courage of Kavik, the Wolf Dog (1980)
• 1941 (1979)
• Lost and Found (1979)
• The Silent Partner (1978)
• Find the Lady (1976)
• The Clown Murders (1976)
• Tunnel Vision (1976)
• It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time (1975)
• Class of '44 (1973)
• Foxy Lady (1971)