John Candy
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.
Cast
Cool Runnings
Irv
Spaceballs
Barf
The Blues Brothers
Burton Mercer
Home Alone
Gus Polinski
JFK
Dean Andrews
Canadian Bacon
Sheriff Bud B. Boomer
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
Del Griffith
Only the Lonely
Danny Muldoon
Uncle Buck
Buck Russell
The Great Outdoors
Chet Ripley
Splash
Freddie Bauer
Armed and Dangerous
Frank Dooley
Jackie Gleason: The Great One
Host
Stripes
Dewey "Ox" Oxberger
Little Shop of Horrors
Wink Wilkinson
Wagons East!
James Harlow
The Rescuers Down Under
Wilbur (voice)
It Came from Hollywood
Self
National Lampoon's Vacation
Lasky, Guard at Walleyworld
Brewster's Millions
Spike Nolan
Rookie of the Year
Cliff Murdoch - Announcer (uncredited)
1941
Pvt. Foley
Hot to Trot
Don The Horse (Voice)
Who's Harry Crumb?
Harry Crumb
Heavy Metal
Desk Sergeant / Dan / Den / Robot (voice)
Nothing But Trouble
Dennis / Eldona
Going Berserk
John Bourgignon
The Silent Partner
Simonsen
Speed Zone
Charlie
Once Upon a Crime
Augie Morosco
Citizen Steve
Clip Maxwell
Lost and Found
Carpentier
Delirious
Jack Gable
Follow That Bird
State Trooper
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
Self (archive footage)
The Clown Murders
Ollie
Masters of Menace
Beer Truck Driver
Summer Rental
Jack Chester
Volunteers
Tom Tuttle
Catherine O'Hara: All of Us Shine
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Tunnel Vision
Cooper
The Last Polka
Yosh Shmenge
It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time
Kopek
The Best of SCTV
Unknown
The 8th Annual Young Comedians Show
Unknown
The Courage of Kavik, the Wolf Dog
Pinky
Really Weird Tales
Howard Jensen (segment "Cursed With Charisma")
Find the Lady
Kopek
Seriously... Phil Collins
Self
Christmas with SCTV
Unknown
Double Negative
John
Class of '44
Paule (uncredited)
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
Self - Actor (archive footage)
The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood
Wallace Osgood
Boris and Natasha
Kalishak
Hostage for a Day
Yuri Petrovich (uncredited)
The Rocket Boy
The Hawk
The Canadian Conspiracy
Self
Who Shrunk Saturday Morning?
Himself
She's Having a Baby
Chet (uncredited)
Career Opportunities
C.D. Marsh (uncredited)
Tears Are Not Enough
Self
Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas
Marcel
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
Self
John Candy: Comic Spirit
Self (archive footage)
Making a 'Splash'
Self (archive footage)
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
Self (archive footage)
You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution...
Self (archive footage)
Rabbit Ears - Stormalong
Narrator (voice)
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
Yosh Shmenge (archive footage)
John Candy: I Like Me
Self (archive footage)
Friends of Gilda
Himself
David Steinberg in Concert With John Candy
Self
Donald, the Star-Struck Duck
Himself
