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John Candy

John Candy

Known For Acting
Birthday Oct 30, 1950
Died Mar 04, 1994 (43)
Birthplace Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated Jul 14, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 Outdoo ... rs, 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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Canadian Bacon

Canadian Bacon

1995

as Sheriff Bud B. Boomer

Wagons East!

Wagons East!

1994

as James Harlow

Hostage for a Day

Hostage for a Day

1994

as Yuri Petrovich (uncredited)

Cool Runnings

Cool Runnings

1993

as Irv

Rookie of the Year

Rookie of the Year

1993

as Cliff Murdoch - Announcer (uncredited)

Once Upon a Crime

Once Upon a Crime

1992

as Augie Morosco

Boris and Natasha

Boris and Natasha

1992

as Kalishak

Delirious

Delirious

1991

as Jack Gable

Only the Lonely

Only the Lonely

1991

as Danny Muldoon

Nothing but Trouble

Nothing but Trouble

1991

as Dennis / Eldona

JFK

JFK

1991

as Dean Andrews

Career Opportunities

Career Opportunities

1991

as C.D. Marsh (uncredited)

The Rescuers Down Under

The Rescuers Down Under

1990

as Wilbur (voice)

Masters of Menace

Masters of Menace

1990

as Beer Truck Driver

Home Alone

Home Alone

1990

as Gus Polinski

Who's Harry Crumb?

Who's Harry Crumb?

1989

as Harry Crumb

Uncle Buck

Uncle Buck

1989

as Buck Russell

Speed Zone

Speed Zone

1989

as Charlie

Rocket Boy

Rocket Boy

1989

as The Hawk

The Great Outdoors

The Great Outdoors

1988

as Chet Ripley

Hot to Trot

Hot to Trot

1988

as Don The Horse (Voice)

She's Having a Baby

She's Having a Baby

1988

as Chet (uncredited)

Spaceballs

Spaceballs

1987

as Barf

Citizen Steve

Citizen Steve

1987

as Clip Maxwell

Planes, Trains and Automobiles

Planes, Trains and Automobiles

1987

as Del Griffith

The Canadian Conspiracy

The Canadian Conspiracy

1986

as Various

Armed and Dangerous

Armed and Dangerous

1986

as Frank Dooley

Really Weird Tales

Really Weird Tales

1986

as Howard Jensen (segment "Cursed With Charisma")

Little Shop of Horrors

Little Shop of Horrors

1986

as Wink Wilkinson

Summer Rental

Summer Rental

1985

as Jack Chester

The Last Polka

The Last Polka

1985

as Yosh Shmenge

Brewster's Millions

Brewster's Millions

1985

as Spike Nolan

Volunteers

Volunteers

1985

as Tom Tuttle

Follow That Bird

Follow That Bird

1985

as State Trooper

Splash

Splash

1984

as Freddie Bauer

Going Berserk

Going Berserk

1983

as John Bourgignon

National Lampoon's Vacation

National Lampoon's Vacation

1983

as Lasky, Guard at Walleyworld

Heavy Metal

Heavy Metal

1981

as Desk Sergeant / Dan / Den / Robot (voice)

Stripes

Stripes

1981

as Dewey "Ox" Oxberger

Double Negative

Double Negative

1980

as John

The Blues Brothers

The Blues Brothers

1980

as Burton Mercer

Lost and Found

Lost and Found

1979

as Carpentier

1941

1941

1979

as Pvt. Foley

The Silent Partner

The Silent Partner

1978

as Simonsen

Find the Lady

Find the Lady

1976

as Kopek

The Clown Murders

The Clown Murders

1976

as Ollie

Tunnel Vision

Tunnel Vision

1976

as Cooper

Class of '44

Class of '44

1973

as Paule (uncredited)

Wagons East!

Wagons East!

1994

Thanks

The Best of SCTV

The Best of SCTV

1988

Writer

The Last Polka

The Last Polka

1985

Writer

Foxy Lady

Foxy Lady

1971

Production Assistant

Hostage for a Day

Hostage for a Day

1994

Director

Who's Harry Crumb?

Who's Harry Crumb?

1989

Executive Producer

Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Cucumber

as Weatherman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 01, 1974

Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories

as Narrator (Voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 21, 1992

Second City Television

Episodes: 79

First Aired: Sep 21, 1976

Camp Candy

Episodes: 50

First Aired: Sep 09, 1989

SCTV Network 90

Episodes: 40

First Aired: May 16, 1981

The David Steinberg Show

Episodes: 21

First Aired: Jul 19, 1972

The New Show

Episodes: 10

First Aired: Jan 06, 1984

Late Night with David Letterman

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Feb 01, 1982

Young Comedians

as Himself - Host

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Unknown

The Billy Crystal Comedy Hour

as Himself

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 30, 1982

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 11, 1975

Big City Comedy

Episodes: 0

First Aired: Sep 20, 1980

Popularity Metrics

Popularity History


Year Month Avg Max Min
2024 5 23 28 18
2024 6 20 28 12
2024 7 28 41 13
2024 8 22 40 15
2024 9 16 30 8
2024 10 13 19 6
2024 11 17 32 8
2024 12 23 35 15
2025 1 20 29 11
2025 2 10 25 1
2025 3 6 21 0
2025 4 1 1 1
2025 5 3 5 1
2025 6 2 3 1
2025 7 1 1 0
2025 8 2 2 1

Trending Rank


Year Month Avg Rank Max Rank
2024 5 590 262
2024 6 750 369
2024 12 812 719
2025 1 803 638
2025 2 352 43
2025 3 333 181
2025 7 363 48

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