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John Candy

Actor, Producer, Writer, Director, Additional Credits
Born October 30, 1950Died March 4, 1994 (43 years)
John Franklin Candy (October 31, 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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Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Nothing But Trouble
  • Wagons East
  • Follow That Bird

Known For

  • Uncle Buck
  • Spaceballs
  • Planes, Trains & Automobiles
  • The Great Outdoors
  • Splash
  • Cool Runnings
  • Brewster's Millions
  • Heavy Metal
  • Summer Rental
  • Canadian Bacon
  • Who's Harry Crumb?
  • The Rescuers Down Under
  • Stripes
  • Armed and Dangerous
  • The Blues Brothers
  • Only the Lonely
  • Delirious
  • Nothing But Trouble
  • Little Shop of Horrors
  • Wagons East
  • Volunteers
  • SCTV Network 90
  • Speed Zone
  • Going Berserk

Filmography

2010
1996
The Magic 7 · as Smokestack Sam
1996
The Best of John Candy on SCTV · as Various Characters
1995
Canadian Bacon · as Sheriff Bud B. Boomer
1994
Wagons East · as James Harlow
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 (TV Series) · 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 Gable
1991
Only the Lonely · as Danny Muldoon
1991
Career Opportunities · as C.d. Marsh (uncredited)
1991
Nothing But Trouble · as Dennis / Eldona
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
1989
Camp Candy (TV Series)
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 Wilkinson
1986
Really Weird Tales · as Howard Jensen (segment "cursed With Charisma")
1986
Armed and Dangerous · as Frank Dooley
1986
1986
Comic Relief · as Stan Shmenge
1985
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
The New Show (TV Series)
1983
1983
SCTV Channel (TV Series) · 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 Actor - 'stripes'
1981
Heavy Metal · as Desk Sergeant / Dan / Den / Robot (voice)
1981
Stripes · as Dewey "ox" Oxberger
1981
Tales of the Klondike (TV Series) · as Hans Nelson
1981
SCTV Network 90 (TV Series)
1980
The Blues Brothers · as Burton Mercer
1980
Double Negative · as John
1980
1979
1941 · as Pvt. Foley
1979
Lost and Found · as Carpentier
1978
The Silent Partner · as Simonsen
1976
Find the Lady · as Kopek
1976
1976
The Clown Murders · as Ollie
1976
Tunnel Vision · as Cooper
1975
King of Kensington (TV Series) · as Bandit
1975
1973
Class of '44 · as Paule (uncredited)
1972
The ABC Afternoon Playbreak (TV Series) · as 2nd Son
1972
1971
Police Surgeon (1971) (TV Series) · as Ramon

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