John Candy
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.
88 acting credits · 2 directing credits
Acting · 88
Saturday Night Live
1975
Late Night with David Letterman
1982
The Oscars
1953
Dinah!
1974
Second City Television
1976
Spaceballs
1987
The Blues Brothers
1980
National Lampoon's Vacation
1983
JFK
1991
Splash
1984
Little Shop of Horrors
1986
The Great Outdoors
1988
Uncle Buck
1989
Marty, Life Is Short
2026
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
1992
Cool Runnings
1993
Camp Candy
1989
1941
1979
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
1987
Stripes
1981
Career Opportunities
1991
Heavy Metal
1981
Oh. What. Fun.
2025
The David Steinberg Show
1972
SCTV Network 90
1981
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
1994
Rookie of the Year
1993
Brewster's Millions
1985
John Candy: I Like Me
2025
Armed and Dangerous
1986
Summer Rental
1985
Nothing But Trouble
1991
Only the Lonely
1991
She's Having a Baby
1988
The New Show
1984
Who's Harry Crumb?
1989
Volunteers
1985
Follow That Bird
1985
Wagons East!
1994
Delirious
1991
Once Upon a Crime
1992
Speed Zone
1989
Canadian Bacon
1995
The Silent Partner
1978
Boris and Natasha
1992
Home Alone
1990
Seriously... Phil Collins
1990
The Billy Crystal Comedy Hour
1982
The Rescuers Down Under
1990
The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood
1986
Hot to Trot
1988
Going Berserk
1983
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
1990
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
2015
Really Weird Tales
1986
Citizen Steve
1987
Tunnel Vision
1976
Masters of Menace
1990
It Came from Hollywood
1982
Lost and Found
1979
Making a 'Splash'
2004
Cucumber
1974
Class of '44
1973
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
1988
Double Negative
1980
Find the Lady
1976
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
2013
It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time
1975
The Clown Murders
1976
The Courage of Kavik, the Wolf Dog
1980
John Candy: Comic Spirit
2005
The Rocket Boy
1989
You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution...
2025
Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas
1985
Jackie Gleason: The Great One
1988
The Canadian Conspiracy
1986
Hostage for a Day
1994
Catherine O'Hara: All of Us Shine
2021
The Best of SCTV
1988
Who Shrunk Saturday Morning?
1989
Tears Are Not Enough
1985
The Last Polka
1985
Friends of Gilda
1993
Christmas with SCTV
2006
David Steinberg in Concert With John Candy
1984
The 8th Annual Young Comedians Show
1983
Donald, the Star-Struck Duck
1986
Rabbit Ears - Stormalong
1990