John Candy
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.
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Known for
Dinah!
Self
Second City Television
Self - Various Characters
The David Steinberg Show
Camp Candy
(voice)
Spaceballs
Barf
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
Narrator (Voice)
Cucumber
Weatherman
The Blues Brothers
Burton Mercer
JFK
Dean Andrews
National Lampoon's Vacation
Lasky, Guard at Walleyworld
Cool Runnings
Irv
Speed Zone
Charlie
Stripes
Dewey "Ox" Oxberger
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
Del Griffith
Splash
Freddie Bauer
The Billy Crystal Comedy Hour
Himself
Little Shop of Horrors
Wink Wilkinson
Career Opportunities
C.D. Marsh (uncredited)
The Great Outdoors
Chet Ripley
Uncle Buck
Buck Russell
The New Show
Heavy Metal
Desk Sergeant / Dan / Den / Robot (voice)
Nothing but Trouble
Dennis / Eldona
Brewster's Millions
Spike Nolan
1941
Pvt. Foley
Rookie of the Year
Cliff Murdoch - Announcer (uncredited)
She's Having a Baby
Chet (uncredited)
Who's Harry Crumb?
Harry Crumb
Follow That Bird
State Trooper
Summer Rental
Jack Chester
Armed and Dangerous
Frank Dooley
Once Upon a Crime
Augie Morosco
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
Self - Actor (archive footage)
The Silent Partner
Simonsen
Delirious
Jack Gable
Canadian Bacon
Sheriff Bud B. Boomer
Wagons East!
James Harlow
Volunteers
Tom Tuttle
The Rescuers Down Under
Wilbur (voice)
Only the Lonely
Danny Muldoon
Hot to Trot
Don The Horse (Voice)
Going Berserk
John Bourgignon
Home Alone
Gus Polinski
Boris and Natasha
Kalishak
Masters of Menace
Beer Truck Driver
The Courage of Kavik, the Wolf Dog
Pinky
Class of '44
Paule (uncredited)
The Canadian Conspiracy
Various
Tunnel Vision
Cooper
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
Self (archive footage)
Find the Lady
Kopek
It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time
Kopek
Hostage for a Day
Yuri Petrovich (uncredited)
Lost and Found
Carpentier
Citizen Steve
Clip Maxwell
John Candy: I Like Me
Self (archive footage)
Double Negative
John
The Last Polka
Yosh Shmenge
Rocket Boy
The Hawk
The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood
Wallace Osgood
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
Yosh Shmenge
The Best of SCTV
Who Shrunk Saturday Morning?
Himself
Seriously... Phil Collins
Self
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
Self (archive footage)
Catherine O'Hara: All of Us Shine
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Sesame Street | Put Down the Duckie: An All-Star Musical Special
Self
It Came from Hollywood
Himself
Making a 'Splash'
Self (archive footage)
The Clown Murders
Ollie
Really Weird Tales
Howard Jensen (segment "Cursed With Charisma")
Godspell 2025
(archive footage)
Tears Are Not Enough
Self
John Candy: Comic Spirit
Self (archive footage)
Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas
Marcel
Jackie Gleason: The Great One
Host
Christmas with SCTV
The 8th Annual Young Comedians Show
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
Late Night with David Letterman
Self
Rabbit Ears - Stormalong
Narrator (voice)