John Candy
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
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
as Del GriffithAn irritable marketing executive, Neal Page, is heading home to Chicago for Thanksgiving when a...
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National Lampoon's Vacation
as Lasky, Guard at WalleyworldClark Griswold is on a quest to take his family to the Walley World theme park for a vacation,...
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Jake Blues, just released from prison, puts his old band back together to save the Catholic home...
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Uncle Buck
as Buck RussellBuck Russell, a lovable but slovenly bachelor, suddenly becomes the temporary caretaker of his...
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Career Opportunities
as C.D. Marsh (uncredited)Josie, the daughter of the town's wealthiest businessman, faces problems at home and wishes to...
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Splash
as Freddie BauerA successful businessman falls in love with the girl of his dreams. There's one big complication...
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When the nefarious Dark Helmet hatches a plan to snatch Princess Vespa and steal her planet's...
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When a Jamaican sprinter is disqualified from the Olympic Games, he enlists the help of a...
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The Great Outdoors
as Chet RipleyIt's vacation time for outdoorsy Chicago man Chet Ripley, along with his wife, Connie, and their...
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Follows the investigation into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy led by New Orleans...
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Little Shop of Horrors
as Wink WilkinsonSeymour Krelborn is a nerdy orphan working at Mushnik's, a flower shop in urban Skid Row. He...
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Armed and Dangerous
as Frank DooleyAfter policeman Frank Dooley is framed for theft and loses his job on the force, he joins a...
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Heavy Metal
as Desk Sergeant / Dan / Den / Robot (voice)The embodiment of ultimate evil, a glowing orb terrorizes a young girl with bizarre stories of...
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Stripes
as Dewey "Ox" OxbergerJohn Winger, an indolent sad sack in his 30s, impulsively joins the US Army after losing his...
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Only the Lonely
as Danny MuldoonDanny Muldoon, a Chicago policeman, still lives with his overbearing mother Rose. He meets and...
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1941
as Pvt. FoleyIn the days after the attack on Pearl Harbor, panic grips California, where a military officer...
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Canadian Bacon
as Sheriff Bud B. BoomerThe 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)12-year-old Henry Rowengartner, whose late father was a minor league baseball player, grew up...
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Brewster's Millions
as Spike NolanBrewster, an aging minor-league baseball player, stands to inherit 300 million dollars if he can...
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Summer Rental
as Jack ChesterJack Chester, an overworked air traffic controller, takes his family on vacation to the beach....
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Speed Zone
as CharlieAn illegal race that takes place over the United States and nothing will stop this bunch of...
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Delirious
as Jack GableA soap opera writer gets hit on the head and wakes up as a character in his own show.
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She's Having a Baby
as Chet (uncredited)Jake and Kristy Briggs are newlyweds. Being young, they are perhaps a bit unprepared for the...
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Once Upon a Crime
as Augie MoroscoOn their way to Monte Carlo, Monaco, Marilyn and her husband, Neil, meet several other married...
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Nothing but Trouble
as Dennis / EldonaWhile attempting to seduce gorgeous lawyer Diane Lightson, wealthy gadabout Chris Thorne agrees...
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The Silent Partner
as SimonsenToronto, Canada. A few days before Christmas, Miles Cullen, a bored teller working at a bank...
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Volunteers
as Tom TuttleAfter his rich father refuses to pay his debt, compulsive gambler Lawrence Bourne III joins the...
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Harry Crumb is a bumbling and inept private investigator who is hired to solve the kidnapping of...
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Home Alone
as Gus PolinskiEight-year-old Kevin McCallister makes the most of the situation after his family unwittingly...
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Wagons East!
as James HarlowAfter the 1860s Wild West, a group of misfit settlers - including ex-doctor Phil Taylor,...
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Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
as Self (archive footage)Sesame Street All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! was a 1994 TV special that aired...
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Follow That Bird
as State TrooperBig Bird is sent to live far from Sesame Street by a pesky social worker, who thinks it would be...
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It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time
as KopekSweeney is a playwright on a career decline. He spends much of his time wheedling money and beer...
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Going Berserk
as John BourgignonJohn Bourgignon, a drummer-chauffeur engaged to the daughter of a United States senator,...
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Hot to Trot
as Don The Horse (Voice)Fred P. Chaney receives as inheritance after the death of his mother a speaking horse that also...
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Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Story of the National Lampoon
as Self / Actor (archive footage)A look at the history of the American comedy publication and production company, National...
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The Clown Murders
as OllieA group of young professionals decides to play a practical joke on one of their ex-girlfriends...
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The Best of SCTV
as uncreditedGuy Caballero and Edith Prickley try to persuade the FCC to renew SCTV's license.
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Tunnel Vision
as CooperA committee investigating TV's first uncensored network examines a typical day's programming,...
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The Rescuers Down Under
as Wilbur (voice)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 KalishakSent by Fearless Leader to America to find an important microchip, dastardly Pottsylvanian spies...
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Lost and Found
as CarpentierWhile visiting Switzerland, an American college professor, Adam, keeps running into a divorced...
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Hostage for a Day
as Yuri Petrovich (uncredited)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 ShmengeA mockumentary that depicts the final concert of Yosh and Stan Shmenge aka the Happy Wanderers.
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Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
as Self (archive footage)Mel Brooks: Make a Noise journeys through Brooks’ early years in the creative beginnings of live...
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Masters of Menace
as Beer Truck DriverThe 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")The movie consists of three odd and strange tales that each teach a different lesson.
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It Came from Hollywood
as HimselfDan Aykroyd, John Candy, Gilda Radner and Cheech and Chong present this compilation of classic...
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John Candy: Comic Spirit
as Self (archive footage)A tribute to the late John Candy from the cast of Spaceballs.
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Citizen Steve
as Clip MaxwellOn the occasion of the 40th birthday of the almighty filmmaker Steven Allan Spielberg,...
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The Courage of Kavik, the Wolf Dog
as PinkyThe story of a champion Eskimo sled dog named Kavik who survives a plane crash in the wilds of...
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Sesame Street | Put Down the Duckie: An All-Star Musical Special
as SelfThe stars come out on Sesame Street in this fun-filled video featuring the show's most memorable...
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Class of '44
as Paule (uncredited)During the last years of World War II, Hermie, Oscy, and Benjie are coming of age. They went...
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Seriously... Phil Collins
as Self4 TV Executives attempt to make a television special to promote ...But Seriously. Mostly made of...
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Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
as Yosh ShmengeBig Bird and his pals are making musical mayhem as they sing the goofiest, nuttiest, silliest...
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Catherine O'Hara: All of Us Shine
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)From "SCTV" and "Home Alone" to "Best in Show" and "Schitt’s Creek", Catherine O’Hara...
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Who Shrunk Saturday Morning?
as HimselfA prime-time special previewing NBC's 1989-90 Saturday morning lineup, hosted by the cast...
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Christmas with SCTV
as uncreditedSpend the holidays with the hilarious and beloved SCTV crew, starring John Candy, Rick Moranis,...
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Double Negative
as JohnMentally tortured photojournalist attempts to track down his wife's murderer.
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The Canadian Conspiracy
as VariousA mockumentary illustrating a supposed conspiracy to infiltrate American culture through...
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Making a 'Splash'
as Self (archive footage)Retrospective documentary on the making of the hit comedy Splash (1984).
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Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas
as MarcelA made for Showtime network comedy special with numerous skits and music starring Martin Short...
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Find the Lady
as KopekTwo hoodlums, Trigger (Mickey Rooney) & Leo (Dick Emery) are hired by the unscrupulous J.K....
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Tears Are Not Enough
as SelfOn 10 February 1985, fifty-three of Canada's top performers gathered together to record the song...
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Rocket Boy
as uncreditedIn this Sci-fi Comedy a gentle video clerk has a secret double life as an intergalactic...
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Saturday Night Live
as Self - HostA late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The...
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Late Night with David Letterman
as SelfLate Night with David Letterman is a nightly hour-long comedy talk show on NBC that was created...
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Second City Television
as uncreditedSecond City Television is a Canadian television sketch comedy show offshoot from Toronto's...
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Camp Candy
as uncreditedCamp Candy is a 1989-1992 animated television series produced by DIC Entertainment, with...
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SCTV Network 90
as uncreditedAfter a successful Canadian run as Second City TV on Global and SCTV on CBC, the cast packed up...
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Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
as Narrator (Voice)Actress Shelley Duvall presents charming animated versions of some of the most beloved...
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Young Comedians
as Himself - HostHBO's long running showcase of young stand-up comedians. Six comics get presented to a live...
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The New Show
as uncreditedThe New Show is a NBC sketch comedy show produced by Saturday Night Live creator Lorne Michaels,...
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Cucumber
as WeathermanChildren's Underground Club of United Moose and Beaver for Enthusiastic Reporters or Cucumber,...
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