John Candy

John Candy

Date of Birth:

Oct 30, 1950

Place of Birth:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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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filmography:

Hostage for a Day Hostage for a Day

1994

The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood

1986

Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Story of the National Lampoon Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Story of the National Lampoon

2015

Heavy Metal Heavy Metal

1981

Boris and Natasha Boris and Natasha

1992

Who Shrunk Saturday Morning? Who Shrunk Saturday Morning?

1989

The Canadian Conspiracy The Canadian Conspiracy

1986

Double Negative Double Negative

1980

Find the Lady Find the Lady

1976

It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time

1975

Tunnel Vision Tunnel Vision

1976

The Best of SCTV The Best of SCTV

1988

The Courage of Kavik, the Wolf Dog The Courage of Kavik, the Wolf Dog

1980

Rocket Boy Rocket Boy

1989

Really Weird Tales Really Weird Tales

1986

She's Having a Baby She's Having a Baby

1988

Career Opportunities Career Opportunities

1991

Jackie Gleason: The Great One Jackie Gleason: The Great One

1988

Christmas with SCTV Christmas with SCTV

2006

Catherine O'Hara: All of Us Shine Catherine O'Hara: All of Us Shine

2021

Citizen Steve Citizen Steve

1987

8th Annual Young Comedians' Show 8th Annual Young Comedians' Show

1983

Class of '44 Class of '44

1973

Seriously... Phil Collins Seriously... Phil Collins

1990

Mel Brooks: Make a Noise Mel Brooks: Make a Noise

2013

Lost and Found Lost and Found

1979

Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas

1985

Tears Are Not Enough Tears Are Not Enough

1985

Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie: An All-Star Musical Special Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie: An All-Star Musical Special

1988

John Candy: Comic Spirit John Candy: Comic Spirit

2005

Sesame Street All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! Sesame Street All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!

1994

Making a 'Splash' Making a 'Splash'

2004

The Last Polka The Last Polka

1985

Summer Rental Summer Rental

1985

Armed and Dangerous Armed and Dangerous

1986

Splash Splash

1984

The Great Outdoors The Great Outdoors

1988

Little Shop of Horrors Little Shop of Horrors

1986

Stripes Stripes

1981

Wagons East! Wagons East!

1994

Brewster's Millions Brewster's Millions

1985

Uncle Buck Uncle Buck

1989

Only the Lonely Only the Lonely

1991

JFK JFK

1991

Home Alone Home Alone

1990

Cool Runnings Cool Runnings

1993

Spaceballs Spaceballs

1987

Planes, Trains and Automobiles Planes, Trains and Automobiles

1987

Canadian Bacon Canadian Bacon

1995

The Rescuers Down Under The Rescuers Down Under

1990

It Came from Hollywood It Came from Hollywood

1982

Delirious Delirious

1991

Once Upon a Crime Once Upon a Crime

1992

Speed Zone Speed Zone

1989

Follow That Bird Follow That Bird

1985

The Clown Murders The Clown Murders

1976

Volunteers Volunteers

1985

Masters of Menace Masters of Menace

1990

The Silent Partner The Silent Partner

1978

Going Berserk Going Berserk

1983

Rookie of the Year Rookie of the Year

1993

National Lampoon's Vacation National Lampoon's Vacation

1983

Hot to Trot Hot to Trot

1988

1941 1941

1979

Nothing but Trouble Nothing but Trouble

1991

Who's Harry Crumb? Who's Harry Crumb?

1989

The Blues Brothers The Blues Brothers

1980

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