1950-10-30 Toronto, 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.
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John Candy: I Like Me | Self (archive footage) | 2025-09-04 |
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Oh. What. Fun. | Del Griffith (from 'Planes, Trains and Automobiles') (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2025-12-03 |
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You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution... | Self (archive footage) | 2025-09-06 |
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Catherine O'Hara: All of Us Shine | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2021-11-29 |
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Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead | Self - Actor (archive footage) | 2015-01-25 |
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Mel Brooks: Make a Noise | Self (archive footage) | 2013-05-20 |
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Christmas with SCTV | 2006-01-01 | |
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John Candy: Comic Spirit | Self (archive footage) | 2005-05-03 |
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Making a 'Splash' | Self (archive footage) | 2004-03-30 |
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Canadian Bacon | Sheriff Bud B. Boomer | 1995-06-08 |
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Wagons East! | James Harlow | 1994-08-16 |
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Hostage for a Day | Yuri Petrovich (uncredited) | 1994-04-25 |
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Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! | Self (archive footage) | 1994-05-18 |
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Friends of Gilda | Himself | 1993-11-21 |
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Rookie of the Year | Cliff Murdoch - Announcer (uncredited) | 1993-07-07 |
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Cool Runnings | Irv | 1993-10-01 |
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Once Upon a Crime | Augie Morosco | 1992-03-06 |
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Boris and Natasha | Kalishak | 1992-04-17 |
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Career Opportunities | C.D. Marsh (uncredited) | 1991-03-29 |
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Delirious | Jack Gable | 1991-08-09 |
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Nothing But Trouble | Dennis / Eldona | 1991-02-15 |
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JFK | Dean Andrews | 1991-12-20 |
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Only the Lonely | Danny Muldoon | 1991-05-24 |
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Home Alone | Gus Polinski | 1990-11-16 |
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Seriously... Phil Collins | Self | 1990-09-08 |
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Masters of Menace | Beer Truck Driver | 1990-09-06 |
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Rabbit Ears - Stormalong | Narrator (voice) | 1990-09-01 |
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The Rescuers Down Under | Wilbur (voice) | 1990-11-16 |
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Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly! | Yosh Shmenge (archive footage) | 1990-04-30 |
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Who Shrunk Saturday Morning? | Himself | 1989-10-02 |
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Uncle Buck | Buck Russell | 1989-08-16 |
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Who's Harry Crumb? | Harry Crumb | 1989-02-03 |
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The Rocket Boy | The Hawk | 1989-06-01 |
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Speed Zone | Charlie | 1989-04-21 |
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The Great Outdoors | Chet Ripley | 1988-06-17 |
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Jackie Gleason: The Great One | Host | 1988-09-10 |
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Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie | Self | 1988-10-05 |
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The Best of SCTV | 1988-09-05 | |
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Hot to Trot | Don The Horse (Voice) | 1988-08-26 |
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She's Having a Baby | Chet (uncredited) | 1988-02-05 |
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Planes, Trains and Automobiles | Del Griffith | 1987-11-26 |
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Citizen Steve | Clip Maxwell | 1987-01-01 |
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Spaceballs | Barf | 1987-06-24 |
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Donald, the Star-Struck Duck | Himself | 1986-07-20 |
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Really Weird Tales | Howard Jensen (segment "Cursed With Charisma") | 1986-10-04 |
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The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood | Wallace Osgood | 1986-03-09 |
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The Canadian Conspiracy | Self | 1986-06-08 |
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Little Shop of Horrors | Wink Wilkinson | 1986-12-19 |
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Armed and Dangerous | Frank Dooley | 1986-08-15 |
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Tears Are Not Enough | Self | 1985-10-04 |
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Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas | Marcel | 1985-01-01 |
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Summer Rental | Jack Chester | 1985-08-09 |
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The Last Polka | Yosh Shmenge | 1985-04-15 |
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Brewster's Millions | Spike Nolan | 1985-05-22 |
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Volunteers | Tom Tuttle | 1985-08-16 |
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Follow That Bird | State Trooper | 1985-08-02 |
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Splash | Freddie Bauer | 1984-03-09 |
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David Steinberg in Concert With John Candy | Self | 1984-09-30 |
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National Lampoon's Vacation | Lasky, Guard at Walleyworld | 1983-07-29 |
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The 8th Annual Young Comedians Show | 1983-12-16 | |
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Going Berserk | John Bourgignon | 1983-09-30 |
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It Came from Hollywood | Self | 1982-10-29 |
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Heavy Metal | Desk Sergeant / Dan / Den / Robot (voice) | 1981-08-07 |
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Stripes | Dewey "Ox" Oxberger | 1981-06-26 |
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Double Negative | John | 1980-05-12 |
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The Courage of Kavik, the Wolf Dog | Pinky | 1980-01-20 |
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The Blues Brothers | Burton Mercer | 1980-06-16 |
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Lost and Found | Carpentier | 1979-07-13 |
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1941 | Pvt. Foley | 1979-12-14 |
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The Silent Partner | Simonsen | 1978-09-07 |
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Tunnel Vision | Cooper | 1976-03-12 |
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Find the Lady | Kopek | 1976-11-11 |
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The Clown Murders | Ollie | 1976-09-17 |
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It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time | Kopek | 1975-09-11 |
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Class of '44 | Paule (uncredited) | 1973-04-10 |
