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.
Known for
The Oscars
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Second City Television
Self - Various Characters
Uncle Buck
Buck Russell
Dinah!
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1941
Pvt. Foley
Wagons East!
James Harlow
The Blues Brothers
Burton Mercer
Spaceballs
Barf
Stripes
Dewey "Ox" Oxberger
Only the Lonely
Danny Muldoon
JFK
Dean Andrews
Canadian Bacon
Sheriff Bud B. Boomer
Follow That Bird
State Trooper
National Lampoon's Vacation
Lasky, Guard at Walleyworld
Little Shop of Horrors
Wink Wilkinson
Hot to Trot
Don The Horse (Voice)
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
Del Griffith
Cool Runnings
Irv
The Last Polka
Yosh Shmenge
Career Opportunities
C.D. Marsh (uncredited)
Citizen Steve
Clip Maxwell
Splash
Freddie Bauer
Friends of Gilda
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Volunteers
Tom Tuttle
Heavy Metal
Desk Sergeant / Dan / Den / Robot (voice)
Camp Candy
(voice)
John Candy: I Like Me
Self (archive footage)
The Clown Murders
Ollie
Who Shrunk Saturday Morning?
Himself
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
Narrator (voice)
The Great Outdoors
Chet Ripley
Brewster's Millions
Spike Nolan
Home Alone
Gus Polinski
Armed and Dangerous
Frank Dooley
It Came from Hollywood
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Going Berserk
John Bourgignon
SCTV Network 90
Various
She's Having a Baby
Chet (uncredited)
Once Upon a Crime
Augie Morosco
Who's Harry Crumb?
Harry Crumb
Summer Rental
Jack Chester
Nothing But Trouble
Dennis / Eldona
Rookie of the Year
Cliff Murdoch - Announcer (uncredited)
The Silent Partner
Simonsen
Delirious
Jack Gable
Double Negative
John
The Billy Crystal Comedy Hour
Himself
Speed Zone
Charlie
The Rescuers Down Under
Wilbur (voice)
Boris and Natasha
Kalishak
The David Steinberg Show
You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution...
Self (archive footage)
Find the Lady
Kopek
Really Weird Tales
Howard Jensen (segment "Cursed With Charisma")
Tunnel Vision
Cooper
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
Self - Actor (archive footage)
The Canadian Conspiracy
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Catherine O'Hara: All of Us Shine
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
John Candy: Comic Spirit
Self (archive footage)
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
Self (archive footage)
Making a 'Splash'
Self (archive footage)
The New Show
Lost and Found
Carpentier
The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood
Wallace Osgood
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
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Cucumber
Weatherman
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
Self (archive footage)
Masters of Menace
Beer Truck Driver
The Best of SCTV
It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time
Kopek
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
Yosh Shmenge (archive footage)
The Courage of Kavik, the Wolf Dog
Pinky
Tears Are Not Enough
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Seriously... Phil Collins
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The Rocket Boy
The Hawk
Christmas with SCTV
Rabbit Ears - Stormalong
Narrator (voice)
Hostage for a Day
Yuri Petrovich (uncredited)
The 8th Annual Young Comedians Show
Jackie Gleason: The Great One
Host
Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas
Marcel
Class of '44
Paule (uncredited)
David Steinberg in Concert With John Candy
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Donald, the Star-Struck Duck
Himself
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
Saturday Night Live
Juan Gavino (uncredited)
Late Night with David Letterman
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