John Candy

Personal Info

Birthday

October 30, 1950

Day of Death

1994-03-04

(43 years old)

Place of Birth

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

John Candy

Biography

John Franklin Candy 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

Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories

Spaceballs

National Lampoon's Vacation

The Blues Brothers

Camp Candy

JFK

Cool Runnings

Splash

Filmography

2025
John Candy: I Like Me
as Self (archive footage)
You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution...
as (archive footage)
2021
Catherine O'Hara: All of Us Shine
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2015
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
2013
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
as Self (archive footage)
2005
John Candy: Comic Spirit
as Self (archive footage)
2004
Making a 'Splash'
as Self (archive footage)
1995
Canadian Bacon
as Sheriff Bud B. Boomer
1994
Wagons East!
as James Harlow
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
as Self (archive footage)
Hostage for a Day
as Yuri Petrovich (uncredited)
1993
Cool Runnings
as Irv
Rookie of the Year
as Cliff Murdoch - Announcer (uncredited)
1992
Boris and Natasha
as Kalishak
Once Upon a Crime
as Augie Morosco
1991
JFK
as Dean Andrews
Delirious
as Jack Gable
Only the Lonely
as Danny Muldoon
Career Opportunities
as C.D. Marsh (uncredited)
Nothing but Trouble
as Dennis / Eldona
1990
The Rescuers Down Under
as Wilbur (voice)
Home Alone
as Gus Polinski
Seriously... Phil Collins
as Self
Masters of Menace
as Beer Truck Driver
Rabbit Ears - Stormalong
as Narrator (voice)
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
as Yosh Shmenge
1989
Who Shrunk Saturday Morning?
as Himself
Uncle Buck
as Buck Russell
The Rocket Boy
as The Hawk
Speed Zone
as Charlie
Who's Harry Crumb?
as Harry Crumb
1988
Sesame Street | Put Down the Duckie: An All-Star Musical Special
as Self
Jackie Gleason: The Great One
as Host
Hot to Trot
as Don The Horse (Voice)
The Great Outdoors
as Chet Ripley
She's Having a Baby
as Chet (uncredited)
1987
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
as Del Griffith
Spaceballs
as Barf
Citizen Steve
as Clip Maxwell
1986
Little Shop of Horrors
as Wink Wilkinson
Really Weird Tales
as Howard Jensen (segment "Cursed With Charisma")
Armed and Dangerous
as Frank Dooley
The Canadian Conspiracy
as Various
The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood
as Wallace Osgood
1985
Tears Are Not Enough
as Self
Volunteers
as Tom Tuttle
Summer Rental
as Jack Chester
Follow That Bird
as State Trooper
Brewster's Millions
as Spike Nolan
The Last Polka
as Yosh Shmenge
Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas
as Marcel
1984
Splash
as Freddie Bauer
1983
Going Berserk
as John Bourgignon
National Lampoon's Vacation
as Lasky, Guard at Walleyworld
1982
It Came from Hollywood
as Himself
1981
Heavy Metal
as Desk Sergeant / Dan / Den / Robot (voice)
Stripes
as Dewey "Ox" Oxberger
1980
The Blues Brothers
as Burton Mercer
Double Negative
as John
The Courage of Kavik, the Wolf Dog
as Pinky
1979
1941
as Pvt. Foley
Lost and Found
as Carpentier
1978
The Silent Partner
as Simonsen
1976
Find the Lady
as Kopek
The Clown Murders
as Ollie
Tunnel Vision
as Cooper
1975
It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time
as Kopek
1973
Class of '44
as Paule (uncredited)