John Candy
Age: N/A | From: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Person Details
Birthday:
Aliases: No known aliases
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 22
TV Involvements: 5
Most Famous Work
Biography
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
Most Famous Work
JFK
(1991) Dean Andrews
Heavy Metal
(1981) Desk Sergeant / Dan / Den / Robot (voice)
The Silent Partner
(1978) Simonsen
The Rescuers Down Under
(1990) Wilbur (voice)
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
(2013) Self (archive footage)
Double Negative
(1980) John
Sesame Street All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
(1994) Self (archive footage)
The Clown Murders
(1976) OllieActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| 2015 | Self - Actor (archive footage) | |
| 2013 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 2006 | N/A | |
| 2005 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 2004 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 1995 | Sheriff Bud B. Boomer | |
| 1994 | James Harlow | |
| Self (archive footage) | ||
| Yuri Petrovich (uncredited) | ||
| 1993 | Irv | |
| Cliff Murdoch - Announcer (uncredited) | ||
| 1992 | Narrator (Voice) | |
| Kalishak | ||
| Augie Morosco | ||
| 1991 | Dean Andrews | |
| Jack Gable | ||
| Danny Muldoon | ||
| C.D. Marsh (uncredited) | ||
| Dennis / Eldona | ||
| 1990 | Gus Polinski | |
| Wilbur (voice) | ||
| Self | ||
| Beer Truck Driver | ||
| Narrator (voice) | ||
| Yosh Shmenge | ||
| 1989 | Himself | |
| N/A | ||
| Buck Russell | ||
| N/A | ||
| Charlie | ||
| Harry Crumb | ||
| 1988 | Self | |
| Host | ||
| N/A | ||
| Don The Horse (Voice) | ||
| Chet Ripley | ||
| Chet (uncredited) | ||
| 1987 | Del Griffith | |
| Barf | ||
| Clip Maxwell | ||
| 1986 | Wink Wilkinson | |
| Howard Jensen (segment "Cursed With Charisma") | ||
| Frank Dooley | ||
| Various | ||
| Wallace Osgood | ||
| 1985 | Self | |
| Tom Tuttle | ||
| Jack Chester | ||
| State Trooper | ||
| Spike Nolan | ||
| Yosh Shmenge | ||
| Marcel | ||
| 1984 | Freddie Bauer | |
| N/A | ||
| 1983 | N/A | |
| John Bourgignon | ||
| Lasky, Guard at Walleyworld | ||
| 1982 | Himself | |
| Self | ||
| Himself | ||
| 1981 | Desk Sergeant / Dan / Den / Robot (voice) | |
| Dewey "Ox" Oxberger | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1980 | N/A | |
| Burton Mercer | ||
| John | ||
| Pinky | ||
| 1979 | Pvt. Foley | |
| Carpentier | ||
| 1978 | Simonsen | |
| 1976 | Kopek | |
| N/A | ||
| Ollie | ||
| Cooper | ||
| 1975 | Self - Host | |
| Kopek | ||
| 1974 | Weatherman | |
| 1973 | Paule (uncredited) | |
| 1972 | N/A | |
| Himself - Host | ||
| (archive footage) | ||
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Crew
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Thanks | |
| In Memory Of | ||
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Directing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Director | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Writing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Writer | |
| 1988 | Writer | |
| 1985 | Writer | |
| 1982 | Writer | |
| 1981 | Writer | |
| 1980 | Writer | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Production
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Producer | |
| Executive Producer | ||
| 1971 | Production Assistant | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
