John Candy
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1950-10-30 (44 years old)
Deathday
1994-03-04
Place of Birth
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Also known As
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John Candy
Biography
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Candy, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Acting
1993
as Irv
1987
as Barf
1980
as Burton Mercer
1990
as Gus Polinski
1991
as Dean Andrews
1995
as Sheriff Bud B. Boomer
1987
as Del Griffith
1991
as Danny Muldoon
1989
as Buck Russell
1988
as Chet Ripley
1984
as Freddie Bauer
1986
as Frank Dooley
1988
1981
as Dewey "Ox" Oxberger
1986
as Wink Wilkinson
1994
as James Harlow
1990
as Wilbur (voice)
1982
as Himself
1983
as Lasky, Guard at Walleyworld
1985
as Spike Nolan
1993
as Cliff Murdoch - Announcer (uncredited)
1979
as Pvt. Foley
1988
as Don The Horse (Voice)
1989
as Harry Crumb
1981
as Desk Sergeant / Dan / Den / Robot (voice)
1991
as Dennis / Eldona
1983
as John Bourgignon
1978
as Simonsen
1989
as Charlie
1992
as Augie Morosco
1987
as Clip Maxwell
1979
as Carpentier
1991
as Jack Gable
1985
as State Trooper
2013
as Self (archive footage)
1976
as Ollie
1990
as Beer Truck Driver
1985
as Jack Chester
1985
as Tom Tuttle
2021
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1976
as Cooper
1985
as Yosh Shmenge
1975
1988
1980
1986
as Howard Jensen (segment "Cursed With Charisma")
1976
as Kopek
1990
as Self
1980
as John
1973
as Paule (uncredited)
2015
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
1986
as Wallace Osgood
1992
as Kalishak
1994
as Yuri Petrovich (uncredited)
1989
as The Hawk
1986
as Various
1989
as Himself
1988
as Chet (uncredited)
1991
as C.D. Marsh (uncredited)
1985
as Self
1985
2005
as Self (archive footage)
2004
as Self (archive footage)
1994
as Self (archive footage)
-
as (archive footage)
1990
as Narrator (voice)
1990
as Yosh Shmenge
2025
as Self (archive footage)
Production
1989
as Executive Producer
1988
as Writer
1994
as Director
1994
as Thanks
1971
as Production Assistant
1985
as Writer
1982
as Writer
1987
as Director
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