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John Candy

John Candy

Birthday: 1950-10-30 | 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Candy, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2025
John Candy: I Like Me

as    Self (archive footage)

2021
Catherine O'Hara: All of Us Shine

as    Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2015
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead

as    Self - Actor (archive footage)

2005
Spaceballs: The Documentary

as    Himself

2005
John Candy: Comic Spirit

as    Self (archive footage)

1995
Canadian Bacon

as    Sheriff Bud B. Boomer

1994
Wagons East!

as    James Harlow

1993
Cool Runnings

as    Irv

1992
Once Upon a Crime

as    Augie Morosco

1992
Boris and Natasha

as    Kalishak

1991
Only the Lonely

as    Danny Muldoon

1991
JFK

as    Dean Andrews

1991
Nothing but Trouble

as    Dennis / Eldona

1991
Delirious

as    Jack Gable

1990
Masters of Menace

as    Beer Truck Driver

1990
Seriously... Phil Collins

as    Self

1990
The Rescuers Down Under

as    Wilbur (voice)

1989
Camp Candy

as    (voice)

1989
Uncle Buck

as    Buck Russell

1989
Speed Zone

as    Charlie

1989
Who's Harry Crumb?

as    Harry Crumb

1989
The Rocket Boy

as    The Hawk