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John Candy

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

Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1950-10-30

Place of Birth

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Cast


Crew

Cool Runnings

Cool Runnings

19937.0 / 10

Spaceballs

Spaceballs

19876.8 / 10

The Blues Brothers

The Blues Brothers

19807.7 / 10

Home Alone

Home Alone

19907.4 / 10

JFK

JFK

19917.6 / 10

Canadian Bacon

Canadian Bacon

19955.8 / 10

Only the Lonely

Only the Lonely

19916.0 / 10

Planes, Trains and Automobiles

Planes, Trains and Automobiles

19877.3 / 10

The Great Outdoors

The Great Outdoors

19886.5 / 10

Armed and Dangerous

Armed and Dangerous

19865.7 / 10

Uncle Buck

Uncle Buck

19896.8 / 10

Splash

Splash

19846.3 / 10

Jackie Gleason: The Great One

Jackie Gleason: The Great One

19888.0 / 10

Stripes

Stripes

19816.6 / 10

Little Shop of Horrors

Little Shop of Horrors

19867.0 / 10

Wagons East!

Wagons East!

19944.9 / 10

The Rescuers Down Under

The Rescuers Down Under

19906.6 / 10

It Came from Hollywood

It Came from Hollywood

19825.2 / 10

National Lampoon's Vacation

National Lampoon's Vacation

19837.1 / 10

Brewster's Millions

Brewster's Millions

19856.6 / 10

Rookie of the Year

Rookie of the Year

19936.2 / 10

1941

1941

19795.8 / 10

Hot to Trot

Hot to Trot

19885.2 / 10

Who's Harry Crumb?

Who's Harry Crumb?

19895.9 / 10

Heavy Metal

Heavy Metal

19816.5 / 10

Nothing but Trouble

Nothing but Trouble

19915.3 / 10

Going Berserk

Going Berserk

19835.1 / 10

The Silent Partner

The Silent Partner

19787.0 / 10

Speed Zone

Speed Zone

19894.5 / 10

Once Upon a Crime

Once Upon a Crime

19925.7 / 10

Citizen Steve

Citizen Steve

19875.9 / 10

Lost and Found

Lost and Found

19796.4 / 10

Delirious

Delirious

19915.6 / 10

Follow That Bird

Follow That Bird

19856.3 / 10

Mel Brooks: Make a Noise

Mel Brooks: Make a Noise

20138.2 / 10

The Clown Murders

The Clown Murders

19763.0 / 10

Masters of Menace

Masters of Menace

19905.6 / 10

Summer Rental

Summer Rental

19856.1 / 10

Volunteers

Volunteers

19855.5 / 10

Catherine O'Hara: All of Us Shine

Catherine O'Hara: All of Us Shine

202110.0 / 10

Tunnel Vision

Tunnel Vision

19764.5 / 10

The Last Polka

The Last Polka

19853.0 / 10

It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time

It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time

19753.3 / 10

The Best of SCTV

The Best of SCTV

19886.0 / 10

The 8th Annual Young Comedians Show

The 8th Annual Young Comedians Show

19830.0 / 10

The Courage of Kavik, the Wolf Dog

The Courage of Kavik, the Wolf Dog

19805.2 / 10

Really Weird Tales

Really Weird Tales

19866.0 / 10

Find the Lady

Find the Lady

19763.8 / 10

Seriously... Phil Collins

Seriously... Phil Collins

19900.0 / 10

Christmas with SCTV

Christmas with SCTV

20060.0 / 10

Double Negative

Double Negative

19803.3 / 10

Class of '44

Class of '44

19735.9 / 10

Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Story of the National Lampoon

Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Story of the National Lampoon

20156.6 / 10

The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood

The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood

19865.5 / 10

Boris and Natasha

Boris and Natasha

19923.9 / 10

Hostage for a Day

Hostage for a Day

19944.2 / 10

Rocket Boy

Rocket Boy

19893.7 / 10

The Canadian Conspiracy

The Canadian Conspiracy

19866.0 / 10

Who Shrunk Saturday Morning?

Who Shrunk Saturday Morning?

19890.0 / 10

She's Having a Baby

She's Having a Baby

19885.9 / 10

Career Opportunities

Career Opportunities

19916.9 / 10

Tears Are Not Enough

Tears Are Not Enough

19856.0 / 10

Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas

Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas

19859.0 / 10

Sesame Street | Put Down the Duckie: An All-Star Musical Special

Sesame Street | Put Down the Duckie: An All-Star Musical Special

19886.0 / 10

John Candy: Comic Spirit

John Candy: Comic Spirit

20056.0 / 10

Making a 'Splash'

Making a 'Splash'

20044.6 / 10

Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!

Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!

19947.0 / 10

Godspell 2025

Godspell 2025

TBA0.0 / 10

Rabbit Ears - Stormalong

Rabbit Ears - Stormalong

19900.0 / 10

Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!

Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!

19906.0 / 10

Who's Harry Crumb?

Who's Harry Crumb?

19895.9 / 10

The Best of SCTV

The Best of SCTV

19886.0 / 10

Hostage for a Day

Hostage for a Day

19944.2 / 10

Wagons East!

Wagons East!

19944.9 / 10

Foxy Lady

Foxy Lady

19710.0 / 10

The Last Polka

The Last Polka

19853.0 / 10

Rome, Italian Style

Rome, Italian Style

19820.0 / 10

Citizen Steve

Citizen Steve

19875.9 / 10