Personal Info
Birth date
1950-10-30 (74 Years)
Day of death
1994-03-04
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Also known as
-John Candy
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
Filmography
Late Night with David Letterman
5.808
Overview:
Late Night with David Letterman is a nightly hour-long comedy talk show on NBC that was created and hosted by David Letterman. It premiered in 1982 as the first incarnation of the Late Night franchise and went off the air in 1993, after Letterman left NBC and moved to Late Show on CBS. Late Night with Conan O'Brien then filled the time slot. As of March 2, 2009, the slot has been filled by Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. It will be filled by Seth Meyers in the spring of 2014, after Fallon becomes host of The Tonight Show.Saturday Night Live
6.962
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A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary culture and politics, are performed by a large and varying cast of repertory and newer cast members. Each episode is hosted by a celebrity guest, who usually delivers an opening monologue and performs in sketches with the cast, and features performances by a musical guest.Second City Television
7.558
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Second City Television is a Canadian television sketch comedy show offshoot from Toronto's Second City troupe that ran between 1976 and 1984.Dinah!
6.667
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Dinah's show premiered 9 September 1974 and continued through to 4 September 1981. She started out the 70's with Dinah's Place which usually featured one guest and was more of a home oriented show about cooking, crafts and occasionally music. This format lasted until May of 1974. When the show came back in October of 1974 the format had changed drastically to a variety talk show which was called Dinah. and went on until 1981. This show was also known as "Dinah and Friends" during the summer of 1976.Spaceballs
6.84
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When the nefarious Dark Helmet hatches a plan to snatch Princess Vespa and steal her planet's air, space-bum-for-hire Lone Starr and his clueless sidekick fly to the rescue. Along the way, they meet Yogurt, who puts Lone Starr wise to the power of "The Schwartz." Can he master it in time to save the day?Camp Candy
5
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Camp Candy is a 1989-1992 animated television series produced by DIC Entertainment, with comedian John Candy providing the voice for an animated version of himself.Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
10
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Actress Shelley Duvall presents charming animated versions of some of the most beloved children's stories in this superb Emmy-nominated collection featuring 26 tales narrated by famous actors and musicians. The stories by Mercer Mayer, Virginia Lee Burton, Marilyn Sadler and others are voiced by Bette Midler, James Earl Jones, Morgan Freeman, Candice Bergen, Ringo Starr, Michael J. Fox, Steve Martin, Martin Short, Billy Crystal, Kathy Bates and many more.The New Show
5
Overview:
The New Show is a NBC sketch comedy show produced by Saturday Night Live creator Lorne Michaels, which ran for only one season from January 6 to March 23, 1984. Apart from being 60 minutes in length and entirely pre-recorded, the show is similar in format to SNL. It was the lowest rated of 94 programs that aired during the 1983-84 television season, averaging a dismal 7.81 household rating. It was opposite 20/20 & Falcon Crest.National Lampoon's Vacation
7.104
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Clark Griswold is on a quest to take his family to the Walley World theme park for a vacation, but things don't go exactly as planned.Cucumber
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Overview:
Children's Underground Club of United Moose and Beaver for Enthusiastic Reporters or Cucumber, was a TV show produced by TVOntario in the 1970s, and repeated in the 1980s during TVOntario's daytime kids' programming. The show featured a human-sized moose and beaver often reporting from a treehouse. By sending in a story or some artwork to the show, one could become a member of the Cucumber Club. Some notable people appeared on the show: ⁕A young John Candy guest starred as a character named Weatherman ⁕A young Martin Short guest starred as a character named Smokey the Hare ⁕An interview featured a nine-year-old Jeff Healey.The Blues Brothers
7.726
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Jake Blues, just released from prison, puts his old band back together to save the Catholic home where he and his brother Elwood were raised.JFK
7.596
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Follows the investigation into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy led by New Orleans district attorney Jim Garrison.The Great Outdoors
6.451
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It's vacation time for outdoorsy Chicago man Chet Ripley, along with his wife, Connie, and their two kids, Buck and Ben. But a serene weekend of fishing at a Wisconsin lakeside cabin gets crashed by Connie's obnoxious brother-in-law, Roman Craig, his wife, Kate, and the couple's two daughters. As the excursion wears on, the Ripleys find themselves at odds with the stuffy Craig family.Stripes
6.555
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John Winger, an indolent sad sack in his 30s, impulsively joins the US Army after losing his job, his girlfriend and his apartment.Splash
6.249
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A successful businessman falls in love with the girl of his dreams. There's one big complication though; he's fallen hook, line and sinker for a mermaid.Cool Runnings
7
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When a Jamaican sprinter is disqualified from the Olympic Games, he enlists the help of a dishonored coach to start the first Jamaican bobsled team.Planes, Trains and Automobiles
7.248
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An irritable marketing executive, Neal Page, is heading home to Chicago for Thanksgiving when a number of delays force him to travel with a well meaning but overbearing shower curtain ring salesman, Del Griffith.Career Opportunities
6.897
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Josie, the daughter of the town's wealthiest businessman, faces problems at home and wishes to leave town but is disoriented. Her decision is finalized after she falls asleep in a Target dressing room. She awakens to find herself locked in the store overnight with the janitor, Jim, the town "no hoper" and liar.Little Shop of Horrors
6.949
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Seymour Krelborn is a nerdy orphan working at Mushnik's; a flower shop in urban Skid Row. He harbors a crush on fellow co-worker, Audrey Fulquard, and is berated by Mr. Mushnik daily. One day, Seymour finds a very mysterious unidentified plant which he calls Audrey II. The plant seems to have a craving for blood and soon begins to sing for his supper.Uncle Buck
6.78
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Buck Russell, a lovable but slovenly bachelor, suddenly becomes the temporary caretaker of his nephew and nieces after a family emergency. His freewheeling attitude soon causes tension with his older niece Tia, loyal girlfriend Chanice and just about everyone else who crosses his path.Heavy Metal
6.508
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The embodiment of ultimate evil, a glowing orb terrorizes a young girl with bizarre stories of dark fantasy, eroticism and horror.Speed Zone
4.5
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An illegal race that takes place over the United States and nothing will stop this bunch of racers except for the occasional cop or a damsel in distress. Jackie Chan's car is not in this one, but many new cars make up for that. Who will win? Who will crash? Who will not even finish? Sit down and buckle up for the ride of your life.Rookie of the Year
6.186
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12-year-old Henry Rowengartner, whose late father was a minor league baseball player, grew up dreaming of playing baseball, despite his physical shortcomings. After Henry's arm is broken while trying to catch a baseball at school, the tendon in that arm heals too tightly, allowing Henry to throw pitches that are as fast as 103 mph. Henry is spotted at nearby Wrigley Field by Larry "Fish" Fisher, the general manager of the struggling Chicago Cubs, after Henry throws an opponent's home-run ball all the way from the outfield bleachers back to the catcher, and it seems that Henry may be the pitcher that team owner Bob Carson has been praying for.1941
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In the days after the attack on Pearl Harbor, panic grips California, where a military officer leads a mob chasing a Japanese sub.Brewster's Millions
6.594
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Monty Brewster, an aging minor-league baseball player, stands to inherit $300 million if he can successfully spend $30 million in 30 days without anything to show for it, and without telling anyone what he's up to... A task that's a lot harder than it sounds!Nothing but Trouble
5.238
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While attempting to seduce gorgeous lawyer Diane Lightson, wealthy gadabout Chris Thorne agrees to drive her to Atlantic City, N.J. But, when some reckless driving draws the attention of a deeply critical cop, they and the flamboyant "Brazillionaires" who tagged along end up in the court of a grotesque and vengeful judge, who has a special vendetta against the wealthy and erudite.Summer Rental
6.104
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Jack Chester, an overworked air traffic controller, takes his family on vacation to the beach. Things immediately start to go wrong for the Chesters, and steadily get worse. Jack ends up in a feud with a local yachtsman, and has to race him to regain his pride and family's respect.She's Having a Baby
5.9
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Jake and Kristy Briggs are newlyweds. Being young, they are perhaps a bit unprepared for the full reality of marriage and all that it (and their parents) expect from them. Do they want babies? Their parents certainly want them to. Is married life all that there is? Things certainly aren't helped by Jake's friend Davis, who always seems to turn up just in time to put a spanner in the works.Acting
TBAGodspell 2025 as (archive footage)
2025John Candy: I Like Me as Self (archive footage)
2021Catherine O'Hara: All of Us Shine as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2015Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead as Self - Actor (archive footage)
2013Mel Brooks: Make a Noise as Self (archive footage)
2006Christmas with SCTV as Unknown
2005John Candy: Comic Spirit as Self (archive footage)
2004Making a 'Splash' as Self (archive footage)
1995Canadian Bacon as Sheriff Bud B. Boomer
1994Wagons East! as James Harlow
1994Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! as Self (archive footage)
1994Hostage for a Day as Yuri Petrovich (uncredited)
1993Cool Runnings as Irv
1993Rookie of the Year as Cliff Murdoch - Announcer (uncredited)
1992Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories (1 Episode) as Narrator (Voice)
1992Boris and Natasha as Kalishak
1992Once Upon a Crime as Augie Morosco
1991JFK as Dean Andrews
1991Delirious as Jack Gable
1991Only the Lonely as Danny Muldoon
1991Career Opportunities as C.D. Marsh (uncredited)
1991Nothing but Trouble as Dennis / Eldona
1990Home Alone as Gus Polinski
1990The Rescuers Down Under as Wilbur (voice)
1990Seriously... Phil Collins as Self
1990Masters of Menace as Beer Truck Driver
1990Rabbit Ears - Stormalong as Narrator (voice)
1990Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly! as Yosh Shmenge
1989Who Shrunk Saturday Morning? as Himself
1989Camp Candy (58 Episodes) as (voice)
1989Uncle Buck as Buck Russell
1989Rocket Boy as The Hawk
1989Speed Zone as Charlie
1989Who's Harry Crumb? as Harry Crumb
1988Sesame Street | Put Down the Duckie: An All-Star Musical Special as Self
1988Jackie Gleason: The Great One as Host
1988The Best of SCTV as Unknown
1988Hot to Trot as Don The Horse (Voice)
1988The Great Outdoors as Chet Ripley
1988She's Having a Baby as Chet (uncredited)
1987Planes, Trains and Automobiles as Del Griffith
1987Spaceballs as Barf
1987Citizen Steve as Clip Maxwell
1986Little Shop of Horrors as Wink Wilkinson
1986Really Weird Tales as Howard Jensen (segment "Cursed With Charisma")
1986Armed and Dangerous as Frank Dooley
1986The Canadian Conspiracy as Various
1986The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood as Wallace Osgood
1985Tears Are Not Enough as Self
1985Volunteers as Tom Tuttle
1985Summer Rental as Jack Chester
1985Follow That Bird as State Trooper
1985Brewster's Millions as Spike Nolan
1985The Last Polka as Yosh Shmenge
1985Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas as Marcel
1984Splash as Freddie Bauer
1984The New Show (10 Episodes) as Unknown
1983The 8th Annual Young Comedians Show as Unknown
1983Going Berserk as John Bourgignon
1983National Lampoon's Vacation as Lasky, Guard at Walleyworld
1982It Came from Hollywood as Himself
1982Late Night with David Letterman (2 Episodes) as Self
1982The Billy Crystal Comedy Hour (1 Episode) as Himself
1981Heavy Metal as Desk Sergeant / Dan / Den / Robot (voice)
1981Stripes as Dewey "Ox" Oxberger
1980The Blues Brothers as Burton Mercer
1980Double Negative as John
1980The Courage of Kavik, the Wolf Dog as Pinky
19791941 as Pvt. Foley
1979Lost and Found as Carpentier
1978The Silent Partner as Simonsen
1976Find the Lady as Kopek
1976Second City Television (92 Episodes) as Self - Various Characters
1976The Clown Murders as Ollie
1976Tunnel Vision as Cooper
1975Saturday Night Live (1 Episode) as Self - Host
1975It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time as Kopek
1974Dinah! (1 Episode) as Self
1974Cucumber (1 Episode) as Weatherman
1973Class of '44 as Paule (uncredited)
1972The David Steinberg Show (21 Episodes) as Unknown
Crew
1994Wagons East! ... Thanks
Production
1989Camp Candy (58 Episodes) ... Producer
1989Who's Harry Crumb? ... Executive Producer
1971Foxy Lady ... Production Assistant
Sound
1989Camp Candy (58 Episodes) ... Theme Song Performance
Writing
1988The Best of SCTV ... Writer
1985The Last Polka ... Writer
1982Rome, Italian Style ... Writer