Personal details
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Born
31 octobre 1950
Died
4 mars 1994
Place of birth
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Biography
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.
Connu(e) pour
7.1
Film
National Lampoon's Vacation
Lasky, Guard at Walleyworld
1983
6.9
Film
Spaceballs
Barf
1987
7.7
Film
The Blues Brothers
Burton Mercer
1980
7.0
Film
Little Shop of Horrors
Wink Wilkinson
1986
7.6
Film
JFK
Dean Andrews
1991
5.8
Film
1941
Pvt. Foley
1979
6.8
Film
Uncle Buck
Buck Russell
1989
6.1
Film
Summer Rental
Jack Chester
1985
5.5
Series
Camp Candy
(voice)
1989–1991
4.5
Film
Speed Zone
Charlie
1989
5.7
Film
Once Upon a Crime
Augie Morosco
1992
6.4
Film
The Great Outdoors
Chet Ripley
1988
6.9
Film
Career Opportunities
C.D. Marsh (uncredited)
1991
6.1
Film
Only the Lonely
Danny Muldoon
1991
5.7
Film
Armed and Dangerous
Frank Dooley
1986
7.0
Film
Cool Runnings
Irv
1993
6.3
Film
Splash
Freddie Bauer
1984
7.3
Film
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
Del Griffith
1987
6.6
Film
Stripes
Dewey "Ox" Oxberger
1981
6.6
Film
Brewster's Millions
Spike Nolan
1985
6.5
Film
Heavy Metal
Desk Sergeant / Dan / Den / Robot (voice)
1981
5.0
Film
Donald, the Star-Struck Duck
Himself
1986
6.0
Film
John Candy: Comic Spirit
Self (archive footage)
2005
7.9
Film
John Candy: I Like Me
Self (archive footage)
2025
5.3
Film
Nothing But Trouble
Dennis / Eldona
1991
6.2
Film
Rookie of the Year
Cliff Murdoch - Announcer (uncredited)
1993
7.5
Film
Home Alone
Gus Polinski
1990
6.5
Series
The David Steinberg Show
1972–1977
5.7
Film
Delirious
Jack Gable
1991
4.8
Series
The New Show
1984
10.0
Film
Catherine O'Hara: All of Us Shine
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2021
Acting credits 31 titles
John Candy: I Like Me
as Self (archive footage)
7.9
2025
Catherine O'Hara: All of Us Shine
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
10.0
2021
John Candy: Comic Spirit
as Self (archive footage)
6.0
2005
Cool Runnings
as Irv
7.0
1993
Rookie of the Year
as Cliff Murdoch - Announcer (uncredited)
6.2
1993
Once Upon a Crime
as Augie Morosco
5.7
1992
Only the Lonely
as Danny Muldoon
6.1
1991
Delirious
as Jack Gable
5.7
1991
Nothing But Trouble
as Dennis / Eldona
5.3
1991
JFK
as Dean Andrews
7.6
1991
Career Opportunities
as C.D. Marsh (uncredited)
6.9
1991
Home Alone
as Gus Polinski
7.5
1990
Camp Candy
as (voice)
5.5
1989–1991
Uncle Buck
as Buck Russell
6.8
1989
Speed Zone
as Charlie
4.5
1989
The Great Outdoors
as Chet Ripley
6.4
1988
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
as Del Griffith
7.3
1987
Spaceballs
as Barf
6.9
1987
Armed and Dangerous
as Frank Dooley
5.7
1986
Donald, the Star-Struck Duck
as Himself
5.0
1986
Little Shop of Horrors
as Wink Wilkinson
7.0
1986
Summer Rental
as Jack Chester
6.1
1985
Brewster's Millions
as Spike Nolan
6.6
1985
Splash
as Freddie Bauer
6.3
1984
The New Show
4.8
1984
National Lampoon's Vacation
as Lasky, Guard at Walleyworld
7.1
1983
Heavy Metal
as Desk Sergeant / Dan / Den / Robot (voice)
6.5
1981
Stripes
as Dewey "Ox" Oxberger
6.6
1981
The Blues Brothers
as Burton Mercer
7.7
1980
1941
as Pvt. Foley
5.8
1979
The David Steinberg Show
6.5
1972–1977