John Candy

Known for ActingBorn 1950-10-31Died 1994-03-04Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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.Read more

Movies & web series

Catherine O'Hara: All of Us Shine

Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories

Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas

Foxy Lady

Marty, Life Is Short

Mel Brooks: Make a Noise

John Candy: I Like Me

SCTV Network 90

Friends of Gilda

Seriously... Phil Collins

Jackie Gleason: The Great One

The Best of SCTV

Tears Are Not Enough

The Blues Brothers

JFK

Second City Television

Home Alone

Planes, Trains and Automobiles

Cool Runnings

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

National Lampoon's Vacation

Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie

The Silent Partner

The 8th Annual Young Comedians Show

Little Shop of Horrors

The Billy Crystal Comedy Hour

Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead

Career Opportunities

Dinah!

Spaceballs

Saturday Night Live

Uncle Buck

The Oscars

The Canadian Conspiracy

The Rescuers Down Under

Brewster's Millions

Stripes

The Great Outdoors

Class of '44

Heavy Metal

Follow That Bird

The Clown Murders

The David Steinberg Show

Rookie of the Year

Splash

John Candy: Comic Spirit

Only the Lonely

Summer Rental