John Candy
Acting
- Born:
- 1950-10-31
- Died:
- 1994-03-04
- 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.
Known For
Filmography
SCTV: The Greatest Show You've Never Heard Of
You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution...
Marty, Life Is Short
John Candy: I Like Me
Catherine O'Hara: All of Us Shine
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
Christmas with SCTV
John Candy: Comic Spirit
Making a 'Splash'
Canadian Bacon
Wagons East!
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
Hostage for a Day
Friends of Gilda
Cool Runnings
Rookie of the Year
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
Boris and Natasha
Once Upon a Crime
JFK
Delirious
Only the Lonely
Career Opportunities
Nothing but Trouble
Home Alone
The Rescuers Down Under
Seriously... Phil Collins
Masters of Menace
Rabbit Ears - Stormalong
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
Who Shrunk Saturday Morning?
Camp Candy
Uncle Buck
The Rocket Boy
Speed Zone
Who's Harry Crumb?
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
Jackie Gleason: The Great One
The Best of SCTV
Hot to Trot
The Great Outdoors
She's Having a Baby
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
Spaceballs
Citizen Steve
Little Shop of Horrors
Really Weird Tales
Armed and Dangerous
Donald, the Star-Struck Duck
The Canadian Conspiracy
The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood
Tears Are Not Enough
Volunteers
Summer Rental
Follow That Bird
Brewster's Millions
The Last Polka
Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas
David Steinberg in Concert With John Candy