From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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
Series | Dr. Zonk and the Zunkins | Unknown | 2025 |
Series | Rabbit Ears Productions | Unknown | 2025 |
Series | Coming Up Rosie | Unknown | 2025 |
Series | Young Comedians | Unknown | 2025 |
Movie | Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Story of the National Lampoon | Self / Actor (archive footage) | 2015-01-25 |
Movie | Mel Brooks: Make a Noise | Self (archive footage) | 2013-05-20 |
Movie | John Candy: Comic Spirit | Self (archive footage) | 2005-05-03 |
Movie | Making a 'Splash' | Self (archive footage) | 2004-03-30 |
Movie | Canadian Bacon | Sheriff Bud B. Boomer | 1995-06-08 |
Movie | Sesame Street All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! | Self (archive footage) | 1994-05-18 |
Movie | Wagons East! | James Harlow | 1994-08-16 |
Movie | Hostage for a Day | Yuri Petrovich (uncredited) | 1994-04-25 |
Movie | Cool Runnings | Irv | 1993-10-01 |
Movie | Rookie of the Year | Cliff Murdoch - Announcer (uncredited) | 1993-07-07 |
Movie | Once Upon a Crime | Augie Morosco | 1992-03-06 |
Movie | Boris and Natasha | Kalishak | 1992-04-17 |
Movie | Only the Lonely | Danny Muldoon | 1991-05-24 |
Movie | Career Opportunities | C.D. Marsh (uncredited) | 1991-03-29 |
Movie | JFK | Dean Andrews | 1991-12-20 |
Movie | Delirious | Jack Gable | 1991-08-09 |
Movie | Nothing but Trouble | Dennis / Eldona | 1991-02-15 |
Movie | Masters of Menace | Beer Truck Driver | 1990-09-06 |
Movie | The Rescuers Down Under | Wilbur (voice) | 1990-11-16 |
Movie | Home Alone | Gus Polinski | 1990-11-16 |
Movie | Uncle Buck | Buck Russell | 1989-08-16 |
Movie | Who's Harry Crumb? | Harry Crumb | 1989-02-03 |
Movie | Rocket Boy | 1989-06-01 | |
Movie | Speed Zone | Charlie | 1989-04-21 |
Series | Camp Candy | 1989-09-09 | |
Movie | Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie: An All-Star Musical Special | Self | 1988-10-05 |
Movie | She's Having a Baby | Chet (uncredited) | 1988-02-05 |
Movie | The Best of SCTV | 1988-09-05 | |
Movie | Hot to Trot | Don The Horse (Voice) | 1988-08-26 |
Movie | The Great Outdoors | Chet Ripley | 1988-06-17 |
Movie | Citizen Steve | Clip Maxwell | 1987-01-01 |
Movie | Planes, Trains and Automobiles | Del Griffith | 1987-11-26 |
Movie | Spaceballs | Barfolemew 'Barf' | 1987-06-24 |
Movie | Really Weird Tales | Howard Jensen | 1987-02-02 |
Movie | The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood | Wallace Osgood | 1986-03-09 |
Movie | Armed and Dangerous | Frank Dooley | 1986-08-15 |
Movie | Little Shop of Horrors | Wink Wilkinson | 1986-12-19 |
Movie | The Canadian Conspiracy | Various | 1985-01-01 |
Movie | Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas | Marcel | 1985-01-01 |
Movie | Tears Are Not Enough | Himself | 1985-10-04 |
Movie | The Last Polka | Yosh Shmenge | 1985-04-15 |
Movie | Volunteers | Tom Tuttle | 1985-08-16 |
Movie | Brewster's Millions | Spike Nolan | 1985-05-22 |
Movie | Follow That Bird | State Trooper | 1985-08-02 |
Movie | Summer Rental | Jack Chester | 1985-08-09 |
Movie | Splash | Freddie Bauer | 1984-03-09 |
Series | The New Show | 1984-01-13 | |
Movie | National Lampoon's Vacation | Lasky, Guard at Walleyworld | 1983-07-29 |
Movie | Going Berserk | John Bourgignon | 1983-09-30 |
Movie | It Came from Hollywood | Himself | 1982-10-29 |
Series | Late Night with David Letterman | Unknown | 1982-02-01 |
Series | The Billy Crystal Comedy Hour | Unknown | 1982-01-30 |
Movie | Stripes | Dewey 'Ox' Oxberger | 1981-06-26 |
Series | SCTV Network 90 | 1981-05-16 | |
Movie | Heavy Metal | Desk Sergeant / Dan / Den / Robot (voice) | 1981-08-07 |
Series | Big City Comedy | 1980-09-20 | |
Movie | The Blues Brothers | Burton Mercer | 1980-06-16 |
Movie | The Courage of Kavik, the Wolf Dog | Pinky | 1980-01-20 |
Movie | Double Negative | John | 1980-05-12 |
Movie | 1941 | Pvt. Foley | 1979-12-14 |
Movie | Lost and Found | Carpentier | 1979-07-13 |
Movie | The Silent Partner | Simonsen | 1978-09-07 |
Movie | The Clown Murders | Ollie | 1976-09-17 |
Series | Second City Television | 1976-09-21 | |
Movie | Tunnel Vision | Cooper | 1976-03-12 |
Movie | Find the Lady | Kopek | 1976-11-11 |
Movie | It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time | Kopek | 1975-09-11 |
Series | Saturday Night Live | Unknown | 1975-10-11 |
Movie | Class of '44 | Paule | 1973-04-10 |
Series | The David Steinberg Show | 1972-07-19 | |
Series | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Unknown | 1962-10-01 |