John Candy

Born: 1950-10-30

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


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Speed Zone

as Charlie
Released: 1989-04-21

An illegal race that takes place over the United States and nothing will stop this bunch of...

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National Lampoon's Vacation

as Lasky, Guard at Walleyworld
Released: 1983-07-29

Clark Griswold is on a quest to take his family to the Walley World theme park for a vacation,...

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as Burton Mercer
Released: 1980-06-16

Jake Blues, just released from prison, puts his old band back together to save the Catholic home...

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Stripes

as Dewey 'Ox' Oxberger
Released: 1981-06-26

John Winger, an indolent sad sack in his 30s, impulsively joins the US Army after losing his...

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as Barfolemew 'Barf'
Released: 1987-06-24

When the nefarious Dark Helmet hatches a plan to snatch Princess Vespa and steal her planet's...

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Uncle Buck

as Buck Russell
Released: 1989-08-16

Buck Russell, a lovable but slovenly bachelor, suddenly becomes the temporary caretaker of his...

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as Dean Andrews
Released: 1991-12-20

Follows the investigation into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy led by New Orleans...

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Career Opportunities

as C.D. Marsh (uncredited)
Released: 1991-03-29

Josie, the daughter of the town's wealthiest businessman, faces problems at home and wishes to...

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Heavy Metal

as Desk Sergeant / Dan / Den / Robot (voice)
Released: 1981-08-07

The embodiment of ultimate evil, a glowing orb terrorizes a young girl with bizarre stories of...

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Brewster's Millions

as Spike Nolan
Released: 1985-05-22

Brewster, an aging minor-league baseball player, stands to inherit 300 million dollars if he can...

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Planes, Trains and Automobiles

as Del Griffith
Released: 1987-11-26

An irritable marketing executive, Neal Page, is heading home to Chicago for Thanksgiving when a...

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Little Shop of Horrors

as Wink Wilkinson
Released: 1986-12-19

Seymour Krelborn is a nerdy orphan working at Mushnik's, a flower shop in urban Skid Row. He...

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as Irv
Released: 1993-10-01

When a Jamaican sprinter is disqualified from the Olympic Games, he enlists the help of a...

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Splash

as Freddie Bauer
Released: 1984-03-09

A successful businessman falls in love with the girl of his dreams. There's one big complication...

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1941

as Pvt. Foley
Released: 1979-12-14

In the days after the attack on Pearl Harbor, panic grips California, where a military officer...

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Nothing but Trouble

as Dennis / Eldona
Released: 1991-02-15

While attempting to seduce gorgeous lawyer Diane Lightson, wealthy gadabout Chris Thorne agrees...

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The Great Outdoors

as Chet Ripley
Released: 1988-06-17

It's vacation time for outdoorsy Chicago man Chet Ripley, along with his wife, Connie, and their...

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Delirious

as Jack Gable
Released: 1991-08-09

A soap opera writer gets hit on the head and wakes up as a character in his own show.

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Only the Lonely

as Danny Muldoon
Released: 1991-05-24

Danny Muldoon, a Chicago policeman, still lives with his overbearing mother Rose. He meets and...

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Armed and Dangerous

as Frank Dooley
Released: 1986-08-15

After policeman Frank Dooley is framed for theft and loses his job on the force, he joins a...

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Canadian Bacon

as Sheriff Bud B. Boomer
Released: 1995-06-08

The U.S. President, low in the opinion polls, gets talked into raising his popularity by trying...

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Rookie of the Year

as Cliff Murdoch - Announcer (uncredited)
Released: 1993-07-07

12-year-old Henry Rowengartner, whose late father was a minor league baseball player, grew up...

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Follow That Bird

as State Trooper
Released: 1985-08-02

Big Bird is sent to live far from Sesame Street by a pesky social worker, who thinks it would be...

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as Harry Crumb
Released: 1989-02-03

Harry Crumb is a bumbling and inept private investigator who is hired to solve the kidnapping of...

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Volunteers

as Tom Tuttle
Released: 1985-08-16

After his rich father refuses to pay his debt, compulsive gambler Lawrence Bourne III joins the...

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Once Upon a Crime

as Augie Morosco
Released: 1992-03-06

On their way to Monte Carlo, Monaco, Marilyn and her husband, Neil, meet several other married...

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She's Having a Baby

as Chet (uncredited)
Released: 1988-02-05

Jake and Kristy Briggs are newlyweds. Being young, they are perhaps a bit unprepared for the...

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Summer Rental

as Jack Chester
Released: 1985-08-09

Jack Chester, an overworked air traffic controller, takes his family on vacation to the beach....

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Wagons East!

as James Harlow
Released: 1994-08-16

After the 1860s Wild West, a group of misfit settlers - including ex-doctor Phil Taylor,...

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The Silent Partner

as Simonsen
Released: 1978-09-07

Toronto, Canada. A few days before Christmas, Miles Cullen, a bored teller working at a bank...

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

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 1994-05-18

Sesame Street All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! was a 1994 TV special that aired...

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Hot to Trot

as Don The Horse (Voice)
Released: 1988-08-26

Fred P. Chaney receives as inheritance after the death of his mother a speaking horse that also...

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Tunnel Vision

as Cooper
Released: 1976-03-12

A committee investigating TV's first uncensored network examines a typical day's programming,...

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Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Story of the National Lampoon

as Self / Actor (archive footage)
Released: 2015-01-25

A look at the history of the American comedy publication and production company, National...

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The Rescuers Down Under

as Wilbur (voice)
Released: 1990-11-16

A lawless poacher wants to capture a majestic and rare golden eagle, so he kidnaps the boy who...

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Boris and Natasha

as Kalishak
Released: 1992-04-17

Sent by Fearless Leader to America to find an important microchip, dastardly Pottsylvanian spies...

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Going Berserk

as John Bourgignon
Released: 1983-09-30

John Bourgignon, a drummer-chauffeur engaged to the daughter of a United States senator,...

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Citizen Steve

as Clip Maxwell
Released: 1987-01-01

On the occasion of the 40th birthday of the almighty filmmaker Steven Allan Spielberg,...

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Double Negative

as John
Released: 1980-05-12

Mentally tortured photojournalist attempts to track down his wife's murderer.

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Find the Lady

as Kopek
Released: 1976-11-11

Two hoodlums, Trigger (Mickey Rooney) & Leo (Dick Emery) are hired by the unscrupulous J.K....

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Masters of Menace

as Beer Truck Driver
Released: 1990-09-06

The Masters of Menace are actually a motorcycle gang. When one of their own dies while...

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Really Weird Tales

as Howard Jensen (segment "Cursed With Charisma")
Released: 1986-10-04

The movie consists of three odd and strange tales that each teach a different lesson.

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Mel Brooks: Make a Noise

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2013-05-20

Mel Brooks: Make a Noise journeys through Brooks’ early years in the creative beginnings of live...

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

as Self
Released: 1988-10-05

The stars come out on Sesame Street in this fun-filled video featuring the show's most memorable...

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Making a 'Splash'

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2004-03-30

Retrospective documentary on the making of the hit comedy Splash (1984).

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Lost and Found

as Carpentier
Released: 1979-07-13

While visiting Switzerland, an American college professor, Adam, keeps running into a divorced...

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The Clown Murders

as Ollie
Released: 1976-09-17

A group of young professionals decides to play a practical joke on one of their ex-girlfriends...

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Home Alone

as Gus Polinski
Released: 1990-11-16

Eight-year-old Kevin McCallister makes the most of the situation after his family unwittingly...

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The Canadian Conspiracy

as Various
Released: 1985-01-01

A mockumentary illustrating a supposed conspiracy to infiltrate American culture through...

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The Courage of Kavik, the Wolf Dog

as Pinky
Released: 1980-01-20

The story of a champion Eskimo sled dog named Kavik who survives a plane crash in the wilds of...

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Class of '44

as Paule (uncredited)
Released: 1973-04-10

Sequel to "Summer of '42" reunites Hermie, Oscy and Benjie as they graduate from high school....

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Rocket Boy

as uncredited
Released: 1989-06-01

In this Sci-fi Comedy a gentle video clerk has a secret double life as an intergalactic...

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Catherine O'Hara: All of Us Shine

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Released: 2021-11-29

From "SCTV" and "Home Alone" to "Best in Show" and "Schitt’s Creek", Catherine O’Hara...

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It Came from Hollywood

as Himself
Released: 1982-10-29

Dan Aykroyd, John Candy, Gilda Radner and Cheech and Chong present this compilation of classic...

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It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time

as Kopek
Released: 1975-09-11

Sweeney is a playwright on a career decline. He spends much of his time wheedling money and beer...

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Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas

as Marcel
Released: 1985-01-01

A made for Showtime network comedy special with numerous skits and music starring Martin Short...

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Hostage for a Day

as Yuri Petrovich (uncredited)
Released: 1994-04-25

Warren Kooey is a man who's tired of his current life; a witch of a wife, a boss who complains...

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The Last Polka

as Yosh Shmenge
Released: 1985-04-15

A mockumentary that depicts the final concert of Yosh and Stan Shmenge aka the Happy Wanderers.

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John Candy: Comic Spirit

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2005-05-03

A tribute to the late John Candy from the cast of Spaceballs.

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Who Shrunk Saturday Morning?

as Himself
Released: 1989-10-02

A prime-time special previewing NBC's 1989-90 Saturday morning lineup, hosted by the cast...

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The Best of SCTV

as uncredited
Released: 1988-09-05

Guy Caballero and Edith Prickley try to persuade the FCC to renew SCTV's license.

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Tears Are Not Enough

as Himself
Released: 1985-10-04

On 10 February 1985, fifty-three of Canada's top performers gathered together to record the song...

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Late Night with David Letterman

as Self
First aired: 1982-02-01

Late Night with David Letterman is a nightly hour-long comedy talk show on NBC that was created...

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Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host
First aired: 1975-10-11

A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The...

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Second City Television

as uncredited
First aired: 1976-09-21

Second City Television is a Canadian television sketch comedy show offshoot from Toronto's...

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SCTV Network 90

as uncredited
First aired: 1981-05-16

After a successful Canadian run as Second City TV on Global and SCTV on CBC, the cast packed up...

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Camp Candy

as uncredited
First aired: 1989-09-09

Camp Candy is a 1989-1992 animated television series produced by DIC Entertainment, with...

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Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories

as Narrator (Voice)
First aired: 1992-04-21

Actress Shelley Duvall presents charming animated versions of some of the most beloved...

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Young Comedians

as Himself - Host
First aired:

HBO's long running showcase of young stand-up comedians. Six comics get presented to a live...

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The New Show

as uncredited
First aired: 1984-01-13

The New Show is a NBC sketch comedy show produced by Saturday Night Live creator Lorne Michaels,...

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Cucumber

as Weatherman
First aired: 1974-01-01

Children's Underground Club of United Moose and Beaver for Enthusiastic Reporters or Cucumber,...

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