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
Cool Runnings
(Irv)
Spaceballs
(Barf)
The Blues Brothers
(Burton Mercer)
Home Alone
(Gus Polinski)
JFK
(Dean Andrews)
Canadian Bacon
(Sheriff Bud B. Boomer)
Only the Lonely
(Danny Muldoon)
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
(Del Griffith)
The Great Outdoors
(Chet Ripley)
Armed and Dangerous
(Frank Dooley)
Uncle Buck
(Buck Russell)
Splash
(Freddie Bauer)
Jackie Gleason: The Great One
(Host)
Stripes
(Dewey "Ox" Oxberger)
Little Shop of Horrors
(Wink Wilkinson)
Wagons East!
(James Harlow)
The Rescuers Down Under
(Wilbur (voice))
It Came from Hollywood
(Himself)
National Lampoon's Vacation
(Lasky, Guard at Walleyworld)
Brewster's Millions
(Spike Nolan)
Rookie of the Year
(Cliff Murdoch - Announcer (uncredited))
1941
(Pvt. Foley)
Hot to Trot
(Don The Horse (Voice))
Who's Harry Crumb?
(Harry Crumb)
Heavy Metal
(Desk Sergeant / Dan / Den / Robot (voice))
Nothing but Trouble
(Dennis / Eldona)
Going Berserk
(John Bourgignon)
The Silent Partner
(Simonsen)
Speed Zone
(Charlie)
Once Upon a Crime
(Augie Morosco)
Citizen Steve
(Clip Maxwell)
Lost and Found
(Carpentier)
Delirious
(Jack Gable)
Follow That Bird
(State Trooper)
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
(Self (archive footage))
The Clown Murders
(Ollie)
Masters of Menace
(Beer Truck Driver)
Summer Rental
(Jack Chester)
Volunteers
(Tom Tuttle)
Catherine O'Hara: All of Us Shine
(Self (archive footage) (uncredited))
Tunnel Vision
(Cooper)
The Last Polka
(Yosh Shmenge)
It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time
(Kopek)
The Best of SCTV
The 8th Annual Young Comedians Show
The Courage of Kavik, the Wolf Dog
(Pinky)
Really Weird Tales
(Howard Jensen (segment "Cursed With Charisma"))
Find the Lady
(Kopek)
Seriously... Phil Collins
(Self)
Christmas with SCTV
Double Negative
(John)
Class of '44
(Paule (uncredited))
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Story of the National Lampoon
(Self / Actor (archive footage))
The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood
(Wallace Osgood)
Boris and Natasha
(Kalishak)
Hostage for a Day
(Yuri Petrovich (uncredited))
Rocket Boy
The Canadian Conspiracy
(Various)
Who Shrunk Saturday Morning?
(Himself)
She's Having a Baby
(Chet (uncredited))
Career Opportunities
(C.D. Marsh (uncredited))
Tears Are Not Enough
(Self)
Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas
(Marcel)
Sesame Street | Put Down the Duckie: An All-Star Musical Special
(Self)
John Candy: Comic Spirit
(Self (archive footage))
Making a 'Splash'
(Self (archive footage))
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
(Self (archive footage))
Godspell 2025
((archive footage))
Rabbit Ears - Stormalong
(Narrator (voice))
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
(Yosh Shmenge)
Second City Television
Late Night with David Letterman
(Self)
Camp Candy
SCTV Network 90
The New Show
Young Comedians
(Himself - Host)
The David Steinberg Show
Big City Comedy
The Billy Crystal Comedy Hour
(Himself)
Saturday Night Live
(Self - Host)
Cucumber
(Weatherman)
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
(Narrator (Voice))
Who's Harry Crumb?
(Executive Producer)
The Best of SCTV
(Writer)
Hostage for a Day
(Director)
Wagons East!
(Thanks)
The Fairypist
(In Memory Of)
Foxy Lady
(Production Assistant)
The Last Polka
(Writer)
Rome, Italian Style
(Writer)
Camp Candy
(Writer)
Camp Candy
(Producer)
SCTV Network 90
(Writer)
Big City Comedy
(Writer)