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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.
BODY OF WORK
John Candy's Filmography
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SCTV: The Greatest Show You've Never Heard Of
as Self (Archival Footage)
You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution...
as Self (archive footage)
Marty, Life Is Short
as Self (archive footage)
Oh. What. Fun.
as Del Griffith (Archive Footage)
John Candy: I Like Me
as Self (archive footage)
Catherine O'Hara: All of Us Shine
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
as Self (archive footage)
Christmas with SCTV
No Poster
John Candy: Comic Spirit
as Self (archive footage)
Making a 'Splash'
as Self (archive footage)
Canadian Bacon
as Sheriff Bud B. Boomer
Wagons East!
as James Harlow
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
as Self (archive footage)
Hostage for a Day
as Yuri Petrovich (uncredited)
No Poster
Friends of Gilda
as Self
Cool Runnings
as Irv
Rookie of the Year
as Cliff Murdoch - Announcer (uncredited)
Boris and Natasha
as Kalishak
Once Upon a Crime
as Augie Morosco
JFK
as Dean Andrews
Delirious
as Jack Gable
Only the Lonely
as Danny Muldoon
Career Opportunities
as C.D. Marsh (uncredited)
Career Opportunities
as Target Store Manager
Nothing but Trouble
as Dennis / Eldona
The Rescuers Down Under
as Wilbur (voice)
Home Alone
as Gus Polinski
Seriously... Phil Collins
as Self
Masters of Menace
as Beer Truck Driver
No Poster
Rabbit Ears - Stormalong
as Narrator (voice)
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
as Yosh Shmenge (archive footage)
Who Shrunk Saturday Morning?
as Himself
Uncle Buck
as Buck Russell
The Rocket Boy
as The Hawk
Speed Zone
as Charlie
Who's Harry Crumb?
as Harry Crumb
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
as Self
No Poster
Jackie Gleason: The Great One
as Host
The Best of SCTV
Hot to Trot
as Don The Horse (Voice)
The Great Outdoors
as Chet Ripley
She's Having a Baby
as Chet (uncredited)
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
as Del Griffith
Spaceballs
as Barf
Citizen Steve
as Clip Maxwell
Little Shop of Horrors
as Wink Wilkinson
Really Weird Tales
as Howard Jensen (segment "Cursed With Charisma")
Armed and Dangerous
as Frank Dooley
Donald, the Star-Struck Duck
as Himself
The Canadian Conspiracy
as Self
The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood
as Wallace Osgood
Tears Are Not Enough
as Self
Volunteers
as Tom Tuttle
Summer Rental
as Jack Chester
Follow That Bird
as State Trooper
Brewster's Millions
as Spike Nolan
The Last Polka
as Yosh Shmenge
Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas
as Marcel
David Steinberg in Concert With John Candy
as Self
Splash
as Freddie Bauer
The 8th Annual Young Comedians Show
Going Berserk
as John Bourgignon
National Lampoon's Vacation
as Lasky, Guard at Walleyworld
It Came from Hollywood
as Self
Heavy Metal
as Desk Sergeant / Dan / Den / Robot (voice)
Stripes
as Dewey "Ox" Oxberger
The Blues Brothers
as Burton Mercer
Double Negative
as John
The Courage of Kavik, the Wolf Dog
as Pinky
1941
as Pvt. Foley
Lost and Found
as Carpentier
The Silent Partner
as Simonsen
Find the Lady
as Kopek
The Clown Murders
as Ollie
Tunnel Vision
as Cooper
It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time
as Kopek
Class of '44
as Paule (uncredited)