John Candy
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
1975
Series
Saturday Night Live
Juan Gavino (uncredited)
1975
Series
Late Night with David Letterman
Self
1982
Series
Late Night with David Letterman
Self - Guest
1982
Series
The Oscars
Self
1953
Series
Dinah!
Self
1974
Series
Second City Television
Self - Various Characters
1976
Film
Spaceballs
Barf
1987
Film
Marty, Life Is Short
Self (archive footage)
2026
Film
The Blues Brothers
Burton Mercer
1980
Film
Splash
Freddie Bauer
1984
Film
National Lampoon's Vacation
Lasky, Guard at Walleyworld
1983
Film
Uncle Buck
Buck Russell
1989
Series
Camp Candy
(voice)
1989
Film
1941
Pvt. Foley
1979
Film
JFK
Dean Andrews
1991
Film
Little Shop of Horrors
Wink Wilkinson
1986
Film
Heavy Metal
Desk Sergeant / Dan / Den / Robot (voice)
1981
Film
Cool Runnings
Irv
1993
Film
Career Opportunities
C.D. Marsh (uncredited)
1991
Film
Career Opportunities
Target Store Manager
1991
Series
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
Narrator (voice)
1992
Film
The Great Outdoors
Chet Ripley
1988
Film
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
Del Griffith
1987
Film
Stripes
Dewey "Ox" Oxberger
1981
Series
SCTV Network 90
Various
1981
Film
Oh. What. Fun.
Del Griffith (archive footage)
2025
Film
Delirious
Jack Gable
1991
The David Steinberg Show
1972
Film
Brewster's Millions
Spike Nolan
1985
Film
Armed and Dangerous
Frank Dooley
1986
Film
John Candy: I Like Me
Self (archive footage)
2025
Film
Nothing But Trouble
Dennis / Eldona
1991
Film
Speed Zone
Charlie
1989
Film
Rookie of the Year
Cliff Murdoch - Announcer (uncredited)
1993
Film
She's Having a Baby
Chet (uncredited)
1988
Film
Only the Lonely
Danny Muldoon
1991
Film
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
Self (archive footage)
1994
Film
Summer Rental
Jack Chester
1985
Film
Who's Harry Crumb?
Harry Crumb
1989
Film
Once Upon a Crime
Augie Morosco
1992
Film
Going Berserk
John Bourgignon
1983
Film
Wagons East!
James Harlow
1994
Film
Canadian Bacon
Sheriff Bud B. Boomer
1995
Film
The Silent Partner
Simonsen
1978
Film
Volunteers
Tom Tuttle
1985
Film
Follow That Bird
State Trooper
1985
Film
Hot to Trot
Don The Horse (Voice)
1988
Series
The New Show
1984
Film
Home Alone
Gus Polinski
1990
Film
Boris and Natasha
Kalishak
1992
Film
Tunnel Vision
Cooper
1976
Film
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
Self - Actor (archive footage)
2015
Film
Citizen Steve
Clip Maxwell
1987
Film
You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution...
Self (archive footage)
2025
The Billy Crystal Comedy Hour
Himself
1982
Film
The Rescuers Down Under
Wilbur (voice)
1990
Film
Seriously... Phil Collins
Self
1990
Series
Cucumber
Weatherman
1974
Film
The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood
Wallace Osgood
1986
Film
Class of '44
Paule (uncredited)
1973
Film
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
Yosh Shmenge (archive footage)
1990
Film
Masters of Menace
Beer Truck Driver
1990
Film
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
Self (archive footage)
2013
Film
Double Negative
John
1980
Film
Who Shrunk Saturday Morning?
Himself
1989
Film
Find the Lady
Kopek
1976
Film
Hostage for a Day
Yuri Petrovich (uncredited)
1994
Film
It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time
Kopek
1975
Film
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
Self
1988
Film
Donald, the Star-Struck Duck
Himself
1986
Film
Lost and Found
Carpentier
1979
Film
The Clown Murders
Ollie
1976
Film
Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas
Marcel
1985
Film
The Last Polka
Yosh Shmenge
1985
Film
The Canadian Conspiracy
Self
1986
Film
Really Weird Tales
Howard Jensen (segment "Cursed With Charisma")
1986
Film
Catherine O'Hara: All of Us Shine
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2021
Jackie Gleason: The Great One
Host
1988
Film
Making a 'Splash'
Self (archive footage)
2004
Film
The Rocket Boy
The Hawk
1989
Film
The Best of SCTV
1988
Film
The Courage of Kavik, the Wolf Dog
Pinky
1980
Film
It Came from Hollywood
Self
1982
John Candy: Comic Spirit
Self (archive footage)
2005
Film
Tears Are Not Enough
Self
1985
Friends of Gilda
Self
1993
Film
Christmas with SCTV
2006
Film
David Steinberg in Concert With John Candy
Self
1984
Film
The 8th Annual Young Comedians Show
1983
Rabbit Ears - Stormalong
Narrator (voice)
1990