John Candy
Acting
Born October 31, 1950 — Died March 4, 1994
From Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Biography
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 Outdoo...
Filmography
You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution...
Self (archive footage)
2026
Marty, Life Is Short
Self (archive footage)
20268.1
John Candy: I Like Me
Self (archive footage)
20257.9
Catherine O'Hara: All of Us Shine
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
202110.0
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
Self - Actor (archive footage)
20156.7
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
Self (archive footage)
20138.2
Christmas with SCTV
2006
—
John Candy: Comic Spirit
Self (archive footage)
20056.0
Making a 'Splash'
Self (archive footage)
20044.6
Canadian Bacon
Sheriff Bud B. Boomer
19955.8
Wagons East!
James Harlow
19944.9
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
Self (archive footage)
19947.0
Hostage for a Day
Yuri Petrovich (uncredited)
19945.2
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Friends of Gilda
Self
19938.0
Cool Runnings
Irv
19937.0
Rookie of the Year
Cliff Murdoch - Announcer (uncredited)
19936.2
Boris and Natasha
Kalishak
19924.5
Once Upon a Crime
Augie Morosco
19925.7
JFK
Dean Andrews
19917.6
Delirious
Jack Gable
19915.7
Only the Lonely
Danny Muldoon
19916.1
Career Opportunities
C.D. Marsh (uncredited)
19916.9
Career Opportunities
Target Store Manager
19916.9
Nothing but Trouble
Dennis / Eldona
19915.3
Home Alone
Gus Polinski
19907.5
The Rescuers Down Under
Wilbur (voice)
19906.6
Seriously... Phil Collins
Self
19908.0
Masters of Menace
Beer Truck Driver
19905.8
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Rabbit Ears - Stormalong
Narrator (voice)
1990
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
Yosh Shmenge (archive footage)
19906.0
Who Shrunk Saturday Morning?
Himself
1989
Uncle Buck
Buck Russell
19896.8
The Rocket Boy
The Hawk
19894.5
Speed Zone
Charlie
19894.6
Who's Harry Crumb?
Harry Crumb
19896.0
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
Self
19886.8
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Jackie Gleason: The Great One
Host
19888.0
The Best of SCTV
19888.0
Hot to Trot
Don The Horse (Voice)
19885.2
The Great Outdoors
Chet Ripley
19886.4
She's Having a Baby
Chet (uncredited)
19886.0
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
Del Griffith
19877.3
Spaceballs
Barf
19876.9
Citizen Steve
Clip Maxwell
19876.0
Little Shop of Horrors
Wink Wilkinson
19867.0
Really Weird Tales
Howard Jensen (segment "Cursed With Charisma")
19865.8
Armed and Dangerous
Frank Dooley
19865.7
Donald, the Star-Struck Duck
Himself
19865.0
The Canadian Conspiracy
Self
19865.5
The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood
Wallace Osgood
19865.5
Tears Are Not Enough
Self
19858.0
Volunteers
Tom Tuttle
19855.5
Summer Rental
Jack Chester
19856.1
Follow That Bird
State Trooper
19856.4
Brewster's Millions
Spike Nolan
19856.6
The Last Polka
Yosh Shmenge
19855.2
Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas
Marcel
19859.3
David Steinberg in Concert With John Candy
Self
1984
Splash
Freddie Bauer
19846.3
The 8th Annual Young Comedians Show
19837.0
Going Berserk
John Bourgignon
19835.1
National Lampoon's Vacation
Lasky, Guard at Walleyworld
19837.1
It Came from Hollywood
Self
19825.4
Heavy Metal
Desk Sergeant / Dan / Den / Robot (voice)
19816.5
Stripes
Dewey "Ox" Oxberger
19816.6
The Blues Brothers
Burton Mercer
19807.7
Double Negative
John
19803.8
The Courage of Kavik, the Wolf Dog
Pinky
19805.6
1941
Pvt. Foley
19795.8
Lost and Found
Carpentier
19796.0
The Silent Partner
Simonsen
19787.1
Find the Lady
Kopek
19763.9
The Clown Murders
Ollie
19764.7
Tunnel Vision
Cooper
19764.8
It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time
Kopek
19753.3
Class of '44
Paule (uncredited)
19736.6