John Candy
Acteur, Producer, Schrijver, Regisseur
31 oktober 1950 — 4 maart 1994 (43 years)
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.
Known For
Filmography
| 2026 | The Magic 7 · as Smokestack Sam |
| 2025 | Oh. What. Fun. · as Del Griffith (archive Footage) |
| 2010 | The 82nd Annual Academy Awards · as Buck Russell |
| 1996 | The Best of John Candy on SCTV · as Various |
| 1995 | Canadian Bacon · as Sheriff Bud B. BoomerOp Plex |
| 1994 | Wagons East · as James HarlowOp Plex |
| 1994 | Hostage for a Day · as Yuri Petrovich (uncredited) |
| 1993 | Cool Runnings · as Irv |
| 1993 | Rookie of the Year · as Cliff Murdoch - Announcer (uncredited) |
| 1992 | Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories · as Narrator (voice) |
| 1992 | Once Upon a Crime... · as Augie Morosco |
| 1991 | Boris and Natasha · as Kalishak |
| 1991 | JFK · as Dean Andrews |
| 1991 | Delirious · as Jack GableOp Plex |
| 1991 | Only the Lonely · as Danny Muldoon |
| 1991 | Career Opportunities · as C.d. Marsh (uncredited) |
| 1991 | Nothing But Trouble · as Dennis / EldonaOp Plex |
| 1990 | Home Alone · as Gus Polinski |
| 1990 | The Rescuers Down Under · as Wilbur (voice) |
| 1990 | Masters of Menace · as Beer Truck Driver |
| 1990 | Sing Yourself Silly! · as Yosh Shmenge (archive Footage) |
| 1989 | Camp Candy · as (voice) |
| 1989 | Uncle Buck · as Buck Russell |
| 1989 | The Rocket Boy · as The Hawk |
| 1989 | Speed Zone · as Charlie |
| 1989 | Who's Harry Crumb? · as Harry Crumb |
| 1988 | |
| 1988 | Hot to Trot · as Don The Horse (voice) |
| 1988 | The Great Outdoors · as Chet Ripley |
| 1988 | She's Having a Baby · as Chet (uncredited) |
| 1987 | Planes, Trains & Automobiles · as Del Griffith |
| 1987 | Spaceballs · as Barf |
| 1986 | Little Shop of Horrors · as Wink WilkinsonOp Plex |
| 1986 | Really Weird Tales · as Howard Jensen (segment "cursed With Charisma") |
| 1986 | Armed and Dangerous · as Frank Dooley |
| 1986 | Comic Relief · as Stan Shmenge |
| 1986 | Dave Thomas: The Incredible Time Travels of Henry Osgood · as Wallace Osgood |
| 1985 | Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas · as Marcel |
| 1985 | Volunteers · as Tom Tuttle |
| 1985 | Summer Rental · as Jack Chester |
| 1985 | Follow That Bird · as State Trooper |
| 1985 | Brewster's Millions · as Spike Nolan |
| 1985 | The Last Polka · as Yosh Shmenge |
| 1984 | Splash · as Freddie Bauer |
| 1984 | |
| 1983 | |
| 1983 | SCTV Channel · as Various |
| 1983 | Going Berserk · as John Bourgignon |
| 1983 | National Lampoon's Vacation · as Lasky, Guard At Walleyworld |
| 1982 | Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter · as Ox |
| 1981 | Heavy Metal · as Desk Sergeant / Dan / Den / Robot (voice) |
| 1981 | Stripes · as Dewey "ox" Oxberger |
| 1981 | SCTV Network 90 · as Various |
| 1980 | The Blues Brothers · as Burton Mercer |
| 1980 | Double Negative · as John |
| 1980 | The Courage of Kavik, the Wolf Dog · as Pinky |
| 1979 | 1941 · as Pvt. Foley |
| 1979 | Lost and Found · as Carpentier |
| 1978 | The Silent Partner · as Simonsen |
| 1976 | Find the Lady · as Kopek |
| 1976 | The Clown Murders · as Ollie |
| 1976 | Tunnel Vision · as CooperOp Plex |
| 1975 | King of Kensington · as Bandit |
| 1975 | It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time · as Kopek |
| 1973 | Class of '44 · as Paule (uncredited) |
| 1972 | The ABC Afternoon Playbreak · as 2nd Son |
| 1972 | |
| 1971 | Police Surgeon (1971) · as Ramon |
| 1996 | The Best of John Candy on SCTV · as Executive Producer |
| 1994 | Hostage for a Day · as Executive Producer |
| 1989 | |
| 1989 | Who's Harry Crumb? · as Executive Producer |
| 1985 | The Last Polka · as Executive Producer |
| 1989 | Camp Candy · as Theme Song Performance |
| 1989 | Camp Candy · as Developer |
| 1971 | Foxy Lady · as Production Assistant |