John Candy

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

Oh. What. Fun. 2025 ★ 5.6
Cool Runnings 1993 ★ 7.0
Rookie of the Year 1993 ★ 6.2
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories 1992 ★ 9.5
JFK 1991 ★ 7.6
Career Opportunities 1991 ★ 6.9
Nothing but Trouble 1991 ★ 5.3
Only the Lonely 1991 ★ 6.1
Uncle Buck 1989 ★ 6.8
Camp Candy 1989 ★ 5.5
Speed Zone 1989 ★ 4.6
The Great Outdoors 1988 ★ 6.4
Spaceballs 1987 ★ 6.9
Planes, Trains and Automobiles 1987 ★ 7.3
Little Shop of Horrors 1986 ★ 7.0
Armed and Dangerous 1986 ★ 5.7
Brewster's Millions 1985 ★ 6.6
Splash 1984 ★ 6.3
National Lampoon's Vacation 1983 ★ 7.1
Stripes 1981 ★ 6.6
Heavy Metal 1981 ★ 6.5
SCTV Network 90 1981 ★ 7.3
The Blues Brothers 1980 ★ 7.7
1941 1979 ★ 5.8