Actor
John Candy
Known for Acting
Born 1950-10-31 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Died 1994-03-04
Mostly Documentary
1Films in catalog
77Credits
1973 to 2026Years active
36Trailers on Reactr
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.
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SCTV: The Greatest Show You've Never Heard Of
You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution...
Marty, Life Is Short
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SCTV: The Greatest Show You've Never Heard Of
2026 · Trailer
as Self (Archival Footage)
You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution...
2026 · Trailer
as Self (archive footage)
Marty, Life Is Short
2026 · Trailer
as Self (archive footage)
Oh. What. Fun.
2025 · Trailer
as Del Griffith (Archive Footage)
John Candy: I Like Me
2025 · Trailer
as Self (archive footage)
Catherine O'Hara: All of Us Shine
2021
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
2015
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
2013
as Self (archive footage)
Christmas with SCTV
2006
John Candy: Comic Spirit
2005
as Self (archive footage)
Making a 'Splash'
2004
as Self (archive footage)
Canadian Bacon
1995 · Trailer
as Sheriff Bud B. Boomer
Wagons East!
1994 · Trailer
as James Harlow
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
1994
as Self (archive footage)
Hostage for a Day
1994
as Yuri Petrovich (uncredited)
Friends of Gilda
1993
as Self
Cool Runnings
1993 · Trailer
as Irv
Rookie of the Year
1993 · Trailer
as Cliff Murdoch - Announcer (uncredited)
Boris and Natasha
1992
as Kalishak
Once Upon a Crime
1992 · Trailer
as Augie Morosco
JFK
1991 · Trailer
as Dean Andrews
Delirious
1991 · Trailer
as Jack Gable
Only the Lonely
1991 · Trailer
as Danny Muldoon
Career Opportunities
1991 · Trailer
as Target Store Manager
Nothing but Trouble
1991 · Trailer
as Dennis / Eldona
The Rescuers Down Under
1990
as Wilbur (voice)
Home Alone
1990 · Trailer
as Gus Polinski
Seriously... Phil Collins
1990
as Self
Masters of Menace
1990
as Beer Truck Driver
Rabbit Ears - Stormalong
1990
as Narrator (voice)
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
1990
as Yosh Shmenge (archive footage)
Who Shrunk Saturday Morning?
1989
as Himself
Uncle Buck
1989 · Trailer
as Buck Russell
The Rocket Boy
1989
as The Hawk
Speed Zone
1989 · Trailer
as Charlie
Who's Harry Crumb?
1989 · Trailer
as Harry Crumb
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
1988
as Self
Jackie Gleason: The Great One
1988
as Host
The Best of SCTV
1988
Hot to Trot
1988 · Trailer
as Don The Horse (Voice)
The Great Outdoors
1988
as Chet Ripley
She's Having a Baby
1988 · Trailer
as Chet (uncredited)
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
1987 · Trailer
as Del Griffith
Spaceballs
1987 · Trailer
as Barf
Citizen Steve
1987
as Clip Maxwell
Little Shop of Horrors
1986 · Trailer
as Wink Wilkinson
Really Weird Tales
1986
as Howard Jensen (segment "Cursed With Charisma")
Armed and Dangerous
1986 · Trailer
as Frank Dooley
Donald, the Star-Struck Duck
1986
as Himself
The Canadian Conspiracy
1986
as Self
The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood
1986
as Wallace Osgood
Tears Are Not Enough
1985
as Self
Volunteers
1985 · Trailer
as Tom Tuttle
Summer Rental
1985
as Jack Chester
Follow That Bird
1985 · Trailer
as State Trooper
Brewster's Millions
1985 · Trailer
as Spike Nolan
The Last Polka
1985
as Yosh Shmenge
Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas
1985
as Marcel
David Steinberg in Concert With John Candy
1984
as Self
Splash
1984 · Trailer
as Freddie Bauer
The 8th Annual Young Comedians Show
1983
Going Berserk
1983
as John Bourgignon
National Lampoon's Vacation
1983 · Trailer
as Lasky, Guard at Walleyworld
It Came from Hollywood
1982 · Trailer
as Self
Heavy Metal
1981 · Trailer
as Desk Sergeant / Dan / Den / Robot (voice)
Stripes
1981 · Trailer
as Dewey "Ox" Oxberger
The Blues Brothers
1980 · Trailer
as Burton Mercer
Double Negative
1980
as John
The Courage of Kavik, the Wolf Dog
1980
as Pinky
1941
1979 · Trailer
as Pvt. Foley
Lost and Found
1979
as Carpentier
The Silent Partner
1978
as Simonsen
Find the Lady
1976
as Kopek
The Clown Murders
1976
as Ollie
Tunnel Vision
1976 · Trailer
as Cooper
It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time
1975
as Kopek
Class of '44
1973
as Paule (uncredited)
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