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John Candy

Cast & creator

John Candy

1950-10-31 (died at 43) Toronto, Ontario, Canada Website IMDb

Best known for Saturday Night Live, Saturday Night Live, Late Night with David Letterman

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.

Movies

86

film credits

Series

18

television credits

Career

92

1953–2026 · acting roles

Credit score

6.4

average across scored titles

Signature credits

Known for

Ordered by popularity

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

Self - Host · 1975

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

Juan Gavino (uncredited) · 1975

Late Night with David Letterman

Late Night with David Letterman

Self · 1982

Late Night with David Letterman

Late Night with David Letterman

Self - Guest · 1982

Dinah!

Dinah!

Self · 1974

Across film & television

Filmography (104)

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Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

Self - Host

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

Juan Gavino (uncredited)

Late Night with David Letterman

Late Night with David Letterman

Self

Late Night with David Letterman

Late Night with David Letterman

Self - Guest

Dinah!

Dinah!

Self

The Oscars

The Oscars

Self

Spaceballs

Spaceballs

Barf

Second City Television

Second City Television

Self - Various Characters

Second City Television

Second City Television

Writer

National Lampoon's Vacation

National Lampoon's Vacation

Lasky, Guard at Walleyworld

Oh. What. Fun.

Oh. What. Fun.

Del Griffith (Archive Footage)

Little Shop of Horrors

Little Shop of Horrors

Wink Wilkinson

Camp Candy

Camp Candy

(voice)

Camp Candy

Camp Candy

Producer

Camp Candy

Camp Candy

Theme Song Performance

The Blues Brothers

The Blues Brothers

Burton Mercer

Marty, Life Is Short

Marty, Life Is Short

Self (archive footage)

SCTV Network 90

SCTV Network 90

Various

SCTV Network 90

SCTV Network 90

Writer

JFK

JFK

Dean Andrews

Planes, Trains and Automobiles

Planes, Trains and Automobiles

Del Griffith

Uncle Buck

Uncle Buck

Buck Russell

John Candy: I Like Me

John Candy: I Like Me

Self (archive footage)

Career Opportunities

Career Opportunities

C.D. Marsh (uncredited)

Career Opportunities

Career Opportunities

Target Store Manager

Rookie of the Year

Rookie of the Year

Cliff Murdoch - Announcer (uncredited)

Brewster's Millions

Brewster's Millions

Spike Nolan

Stripes

Stripes

Dewey "Ox" Oxberger

Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories

Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories

Narrator (voice)

Splash

Splash

Freddie Bauer

Nothing but Trouble

Nothing but Trouble

Dennis / Eldona

Cool Runnings

Cool Runnings

Irv

1941

1941

Pvt. Foley

Heavy Metal

Heavy Metal

Desk Sergeant / Dan / Den / Robot (voice)

The Great Outdoors

The Great Outdoors

Chet Ripley

The David Steinberg Show

Who's Harry Crumb?

Who's Harry Crumb?

Harry Crumb

Who's Harry Crumb?

Who's Harry Crumb?

Executive Producer

Once Upon a Crime

Once Upon a Crime

Augie Morosco

Armed and Dangerous

Armed and Dangerous

Frank Dooley

Follow That Bird

Follow That Bird

State Trooper

Summer Rental

Summer Rental

Jack Chester

Only the Lonely

Only the Lonely

Danny Muldoon

Canadian Bacon

Canadian Bacon

Sheriff Bud B. Boomer

The Billy Crystal Comedy Hour

Himself

Speed Zone

Speed Zone

Charlie

She's Having a Baby

She's Having a Baby

Chet (uncredited)

Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead

Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead

Self - Actor (archive footage)

Wagons East!

Wagons East!

James Harlow

Wagons East!

Wagons East!

Thanks

The Silent Partner

The Silent Partner

Simonsen

The New Show

The New Show

Really Weird Tales

Really Weird Tales

Howard Jensen (segment "Cursed With Charisma")

You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution...

You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution...

Self (archive footage)

Volunteers

Volunteers

Tom Tuttle

The Rescuers Down Under

The Rescuers Down Under

Wilbur (voice)

Delirious

Delirious

Jack Gable

Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!

Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!

Self (archive footage)

Citizen Steve

Citizen Steve

Clip Maxwell

Citizen Steve

Citizen Steve

Director

Going Berserk

Going Berserk

John Bourgignon

The Best of SCTV

The Best of SCTV

The Best of SCTV

The Best of SCTV

Writer

Mel Brooks: Make a Noise

Mel Brooks: Make a Noise

Self (archive footage)

Hostage for a Day

Hostage for a Day

Yuri Petrovich (uncredited)

Hostage for a Day

Hostage for a Day

Director

Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie

Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie

Self

Boris and Natasha

Boris and Natasha

Kalishak

It Came from Hollywood

It Came from Hollywood

Self

SCTV: The Greatest Show You've Never Heard Of

SCTV: The Greatest Show You've Never Heard Of

Self (Archival Footage)

Hot to Trot

Hot to Trot

Don The Horse (Voice)

Friends of Gilda

Self

Who Shrunk Saturday Morning?

Who Shrunk Saturday Morning?

Himself

It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time

It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time

Kopek

The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood

The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood

Wallace Osgood

Tunnel Vision

Tunnel Vision

Cooper

The Canadian Conspiracy

The Canadian Conspiracy

Self

Double Negative

Double Negative

John

Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!

Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!

Yosh Shmenge (archive footage)

Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas

Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas

Marcel

Tears Are Not Enough

Tears Are Not Enough

Self

Home Alone

Home Alone

Gus Polinski

Class of '44

Class of '44

Paule (uncredited)

Seriously... Phil Collins

Seriously... Phil Collins

Self

Lost and Found

Lost and Found

Carpentier

Donald, the Star-Struck Duck

Donald, the Star-Struck Duck

Himself

Catherine O'Hara: All of Us Shine

Catherine O'Hara: All of Us Shine

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Courage of Kavik, the Wolf Dog

The Courage of Kavik, the Wolf Dog

Pinky

Cucumber

Cucumber

Weatherman

The Last Polka

The Last Polka

Yosh Shmenge

The Last Polka

The Last Polka

Writer

John Candy: Comic Spirit

Self (archive footage)

Jackie Gleason: The Great One

Host

The 8th Annual Young Comedians Show

The 8th Annual Young Comedians Show

The Rocket Boy

The Rocket Boy

The Hawk

Find the Lady

Find the Lady

Kopek

David Steinberg in Concert With John Candy

David Steinberg in Concert With John Candy

Self

Masters of Menace

Masters of Menace

Beer Truck Driver

Rome, Italian Style

Rome, Italian Style

Writer

Making a 'Splash'

Making a 'Splash'

Self (archive footage)

The Clown Murders

The Clown Murders

Ollie

Christmas with SCTV

Christmas with SCTV

Foxy Lady

Foxy Lady

Production Assistant

Rabbit Ears - Stormalong

Narrator (voice)