John Candy
Date of birth: 1950-10-31
Place of birth: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Known for: Acting
Also known as:
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 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.
Movie Credits
Cool Runnings
1993-10-01
When a Jamaican sprinter is disqualified from the Olympic Games, he enlists the help of a dishonored
Spaceballs
1987-06-24
When the nefarious Dark Helmet hatches a plan to snatch Princess Vespa and steal her planet's air, s
The Blues Brothers
1980-06-16
Jake Blues, just released from prison, puts his old band back together to save the Catholic home whe
Home Alone
1990-11-16
Eight-year-old Kevin McCallister makes the most of the situation after his family unwittingly leaves
JFK
1991-12-20
Follows the investigation into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy led by New Orleans dis
Canadian Bacon
1995-06-08
The U.S. President, low in the opinion polls, gets talked into raising his popularity by trying to s
Uncle Buck
1989-08-16
Buck Russell, a lovable but slovenly bachelor, suddenly becomes the temporary caretaker of his nephe
The Great Outdoors
1988-06-17
It's vacation time for outdoorsy Chicago man Chet Ripley, along with his wife, Connie, and their two
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
1987-11-26
An irritable marketing executive, Neal Page, is heading home to Chicago for Thanksgiving when a numb
Only the Lonely
1991-05-24
Danny Muldoon, a Chicago policeman, still lives with his overbearing mother Rose. He meets and falls
Armed and Dangerous
1986-08-15
After policeman Frank Dooley is framed for theft and loses his job on the force, he joins a security
Splash
1984-03-09
A successful businessman falls in love with the girl of his dreams. There's one big complication tho
Jackie Gleason: The Great One
1988-09-10
Documentary about the life and times of Jackie Gleason.
Stripes
1981-06-26
Hard-luck cabbie John Winger, directionless after being fired from his job and dumped by his girlfri
Little Shop of Horrors
1986-12-19
Seymour Krelborn is a nerdy orphan working at Mushnik's; a flower shop in urban Skid Row. He harbors
Wagons East!
1994-08-16
After the 1860s Wild West, a group of misfit settlers - including ex-doctor Phil Taylor, prostitute
The Rescuers Down Under
1990-11-16
A lawless poacher wants to capture a majestic and rare golden eagle, so he kidnaps the boy who knows
National Lampoon's Vacation
1983-07-29
Clark Griswold is on a quest to take his family to the Walley World theme park for a vacation, but t
It Came from Hollywood
1982-10-29
Dan Aykroyd, John Candy, Gilda Radner and Cheech and Chong present this compilation of classic bad f
Brewster's Millions
1985-05-22
Monty Brewster, an aging minor-league baseball player, stands to inherit $300 million if he can succ
Rookie of the Year
1993-07-07
12-year-old Henry Rowengartner, whose late father was a minor league baseball player, grew up dreami
1941
1979-12-14
In the days after the attack on Pearl Harbor, panic grips California, where a military officer leads
Hot to Trot
1988-08-26
Fred P. Chaney receives as inheritance after the death of his mother a speaking horse that also has
Who's Harry Crumb?
1989-02-03
Harry Crumb is a bumbling and inept private investigator who is hired to solve the kidnapping of a y
Heavy Metal
1981-08-07
The embodiment of ultimate evil, a glowing orb terrorizes a young girl with bizarre stories of dark
Nothing But Trouble
1991-02-15
While attempting to seduce gorgeous lawyer Diane Lightson, wealthy gadabout Chris Thorne agrees to d
Going Berserk
1983-09-30
John Bourgignon, a drummer-chauffeur engaged to the daughter of a United States senator, encounters
The Silent Partner
1978-09-07
Toronto, Canada. A few days before Christmas, Miles Cullen, a bored teller working at a bank branch
Speed Zone
1989-04-21
An illegal race that takes place over the United States and nothing will stop this bunch of racers e
Once Upon a Crime
1992-03-06
On their way to Monte Carlo, Monaco, Marilyn and her husband, Neil, meet several other married coupl
Citizen Steve
1987-01-01
On the occasion of the 40th birthday of the almighty filmmaker Steven Allan Spielberg, inquisitive r
Lost and Found
1979-07-13
While visiting Switzerland, an American college professor, Adam, keeps running into a divorced Briti
Delirious
1991-08-09
A soap opera writer gets hit on the head and wakes up as a character in his own show.
Follow That Bird
1985-08-02
Big Bird is sent to live far from Sesame Street by a pesky social worker, who thinks it would be bet
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
2013-05-20
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise journeys through Brooks’ early years in the creative beginnings of live tel
The Clown Murders
1976-09-17
A group of young professionals decides to play a practical joke on one of their ex-girlfriends who m
Masters of Menace
1990-09-06
When one of their own dies, members of a motorcycle gang travel the country to take home the body of
Summer Rental
1985-08-09
Jack Chester, an overworked air traffic controller, takes his family on vacation to the beach. Thing
Volunteers
1985-08-16
After graduating from Yale in 1962, womanizing Lawrence flees a gambling debt that his rich dad won'
Catherine O'Hara: All of Us Shine
2021-11-29
From "SCTV" and "Home Alone" to "Best in Show" and "Schitt’s Creek", Catherine O’Hara collaborates w
Tunnel Vision
1976-03-12
A committee investigating TV's first uncensored network examines a typical day's programming, which
The Last Polka
1985-04-15
A mockumentary that depicts the final concert of Yosh and Stan Shmenge aka the Happy Wanderers.
It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time
1975-09-11
Sweeney is a playwright on a career decline. He spends much of his time wheedling money and beer out
The Best of SCTV
1988-09-05
Guy Caballero and Edith Prickley try to persuade the FCC to renew SCTV's license.
The 8th Annual Young Comedians Show
1983-12-16
John Candy presents the 1983 Young Comedians Show.
The Courage of Kavik, the Wolf Dog
1980-01-20
The story of a champion sled dog named Kavik who survives a plane crash in the wilds of Alaska and i
Really Weird Tales
1986-10-04
The movie consists of three odd and strange tales that each teach a different lesson.
Find the Lady
1976-11-11
Two hoodlums, Trigger (Mickey Rooney) & Leo (Dick Emery) are hired by the unscrupulous J.K. (Peter C
Seriously... Phil Collins
1990-09-08
4 TV Executives attempt to make a television special to promote ...But Seriously. Mostly made of ske
Christmas with SCTV
2006-01-01
Spend the holidays with the hilarious and beloved SCTV crew, starring John Candy, Rick Moranis, Mart
Double Negative
1980-05-12
Mentally tortured photojournalist attempts to track down his wife's murderer.
Class of '44
1973-04-10
During the last years of World War II, Hermie, Oscy, and Benjie are coming of age. They went their s
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
2015-01-25
A look at the history of the American comedy publication and production company, National Lampoon, f
The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood
1986-03-09
A college professor wishes he could live in Victorian England. Through a scientific experiment that
Boris and Natasha
1992-04-17
Sent by Fearless Leader to America to find an important microchip, dastardly Pottsylvanian spies Bor
Hostage for a Day
1994-04-25
Harried suburban man Warren Kooey fakes a hostage situation in order to get the money he needs to es
The Rocket Boy
1989-06-01
In this Sci-fi Comedy a gentle video clerk has a secret double life as an intergalactic crime-fighte
The Canadian Conspiracy
1986-06-08
A mockumentary illustrating a supposed conspiracy to infiltrate American culture through employing C
Who Shrunk Saturday Morning?
1989-10-02
A prime-time special previewing NBC's 1989-90 Saturday morning lineup, hosted by the cast members o
She's Having a Baby
1988-02-05
Jake and Kristy Briggs are newlyweds. Being young, they are perhaps a bit unprepared for the full re
Career Opportunities
1991-03-29
Josie, the daughter of the town's wealthiest businessman, faces problems at home and wishes to leave
Tears Are Not Enough
1985-10-04
On 10 February 1985, fifty-three of Canada's top performers gathered together to record the song Tea
Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas
1985-01-01
A made for Showtime network comedy special with numerous skits and music starring Martin Short and f
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
1988-10-05
The stars come out on Sesame Street in this fun-filled video featuring the show's most memorable mom
John Candy: Comic Spirit
2005-05-03
A tribute to the late John Candy from the cast of Spaceballs.
Making a 'Splash'
2004-03-30
Retrospective documentary on the making of the hit comedy Splash (1984).
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
1994-05-18
Sesame Street All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! was a 1994 TV special that aired on
You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution...
2025-09-06
A documentary about the legendary 1972 Toronto production of the musical about the life of Jesus, wh
Rabbit Ears - Stormalong
1990-09-01
Read by John Candy
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
1990-04-30
Big Bird and his pals are making musical mayhem as they sing the goofiest, nuttiest, silliest songs
John Candy: I Like Me
2025-09-04
Those who knew iconic funnyman John Candy best share his story, in their own words, through never-be
Friends of Gilda
1993-11-21
Friends of Gilda was a 1993 ninety-minute television special made by CBC Television to benefit the G
David Steinberg in Concert With John Candy
1984-09-30
David Steinberg is shown at the concert at Toronto's York University, whipping through routines keye
Donald, the Star-Struck Duck
1986-07-20
John Candy has to team up with Donald Duck to star together in blockbuster movie.