John Candy
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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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Complete Filmography & Verdicts
| Year | Movie | Character | Rating | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | John Candy: I Like Me | Self (archive footage) | HIT | |
| 2021 | Catherine O'Hara: All of Us Shine | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | HIT | |
| 2015 | Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead | Self - Actor (archive footage) | HIT | |
| 2013 | Mel Brooks: Make a Noise | Self (archive footage) | HIT | |
| 2005 | John Candy: Comic Spirit | Self (archive footage) | FLOP | |
| 1995 | Canadian Bacon | Sheriff Bud B. Boomer | FLOP | |
| 1994 | Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! | Self (archive footage) | HIT | |
| 1993 | Cool Runnings | Irv | HIT | |
| 1993 | Rookie of the Year | Cliff Murdoch - Announcer (uncredited) | FLOP | |
| 1992 | Once Upon a Crime | Augie Morosco | FLOP | |
| 1991 | JFK | Dean Andrews | HIT | |
| 1991 | Delirious | Jack Gable | FLOP | |
| 1991 | Only the Lonely | Danny Muldoon | FLOP | |
| 1991 | Career Opportunities | C.D. Marsh (uncredited) | HIT | |
| 1991 | Nothing But Trouble | Dennis / Eldona | FLOP | |
| 1990 | Home Alone | Gus Polinski | HIT | |
| 1990 | The Rescuers Down Under | Wilbur (voice) | HIT | |
| 1990 | Seriously... Phil Collins | Self | HIT | |
| 1990 | Masters of Menace | Beer Truck Driver | FLOP | |
| 1990 | Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly! | Yosh Shmenge (archive footage) | FLOP | |
| 1989 | Uncle Buck | Buck Russell | HIT | |
| 1989 | Who's Harry Crumb? | Harry Crumb | FLOP | |
| 1988 | Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie | Self | FLOP | |
| 1988 | Jackie Gleason: The Great One | Host | HIT | |
| 1988 | The Best of SCTV | - | FLOP | |
| 1988 | Hot to Trot | Don The Horse (Voice) | FLOP | |
| 1988 | The Great Outdoors | Chet Ripley | HIT | |
| 1988 | She's Having a Baby | Chet (uncredited) | FLOP | |
| 1987 | Planes, Trains and Automobiles | Del Griffith | HIT | |
| 1987 | Spaceballs | Barf | HIT | |
| 1987 | Citizen Steve | Clip Maxwell | FLOP | |
| 1986 | Little Shop of Horrors | Wink Wilkinson | HIT | |
| 1986 | Armed and Dangerous | Frank Dooley | FLOP | |
| 1986 | The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood | Wallace Osgood | FLOP | |
| 1985 | Tears Are Not Enough | Self | FLOP | |
| 1985 | Volunteers | Tom Tuttle | FLOP | |
| 1985 | Summer Rental | Jack Chester | FLOP | |
| 1985 | Follow That Bird | State Trooper | FLOP | |
| 1985 | Brewster's Millions | Spike Nolan | HIT | |
| 1985 | Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas | Marcel | HIT | |
| 1984 | Splash | Freddie Bauer | FLOP | |
| 1983 | National Lampoon's Vacation | Lasky, Guard at Walleyworld | HIT | |
| 1982 | It Came from Hollywood | Self | FLOP | |
| 1981 | Heavy Metal | Desk Sergeant / Dan / Den / Robot (voice) | HIT | |
| 1981 | Stripes | Dewey "Ox" Oxberger | HIT | |
| 1980 | The Blues Brothers | Burton Mercer | HIT | |
| 1979 | 1941 | Pvt. Foley | FLOP | |
| 1979 | Lost and Found | Carpentier | FLOP | |
| 1978 | The Silent Partner | Simonsen | HIT | |
| 1973 | Class of '44 | Paule (uncredited) | FLOP |