credits of
John Candy
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.
Release Date | Title | Character Name | Rating | Your Lists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
May 11th, 2026 | Marty, Life Is Short | Self (archive footage) | 8.7 | |
December 3rd, 2025 | Oh. What. Fun. | Del Griffith (archive footage) | 5.6 | |
September 6th, 2025 | You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution... | Self (archive footage) | TBD | |
September 4th, 2025 | John Candy: I Like Me | Self (archive footage) | 7.9 | |
November 29th, 2021 | Catherine O'Hara: All of Us Shine | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 10 | |
January 25th, 2015 | Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead | Self - Actor (archive footage) | 6.7 | |
May 20th, 2013 | Mel Brooks: Make a Noise | Self (archive footage) | 8.2 | |
January 1st, 2006 | Christmas with SCTV | TBD | TBD | |
May 3rd, 2005 | John Candy: Comic Spirit | Self (archive footage) | 6 | |
March 30th, 2004 | Making a 'Splash' | Self (archive footage) | 4.6 | |
June 8th, 1995 | Canadian Bacon | Sheriff Bud B. Boomer | 5.8 | |
August 16th, 1994 | Wagons East! | James Harlow | 4.9 | |
May 18th, 1994 | Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! | Self (archive footage) | 7 | |
April 25th, 1994 | Hostage for a Day | Yuri Petrovich (uncredited) | 5.2 | |
November 21st, 1993 | Friends of Gilda | Self | 8 | |
October 1st, 1993 | Cool Runnings | Irv | 7 | |
July 7th, 1993 | Rookie of the Year | Cliff Murdoch - Announcer (uncredited) | 6.2 | |
April 17th, 1992 | Boris and Natasha | Kalishak | 4.5 | |
March 6th, 1992 | Once Upon a Crime | Augie Morosco | 5.7 | |
December 20th, 1991 | JFK | Dean Andrews | 7.6 | |
August 9th, 1991 | Delirious | Jack Gable | 5.7 | |
May 24th, 1991 | Only the Lonely | Danny Muldoon | 6.1 | |
March 29th, 1991 | Career Opportunities | C.D. Marsh (uncredited) | 6.9 | |
March 29th, 1991 | Career Opportunities | Target Store Manager | 6.9 | |
February 15th, 1991 | Nothing But Trouble | Dennis / Eldona | 5.3 | |
November 16th, 1990 | Home Alone | Gus Polinski | 7.5 | |
November 16th, 1990 | The Rescuers Down Under | Wilbur (voice) | 6.6 | |
September 8th, 1990 | Seriously... Phil Collins | Self | 8 | |
September 6th, 1990 | Masters of Menace | Beer Truck Driver | 5.8 | |
September 1st, 1990 | Rabbit Ears - Stormalong | Narrator (voice) | TBD | |
April 30th, 1990 | Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly! | Yosh Shmenge (archive footage) | 6 | |
October 2nd, 1989 | Who Shrunk Saturday Morning? | Himself | TBD | |
August 16th, 1989 | Uncle Buck | Buck Russell | 6.8 | |
June 1st, 1989 | The Rocket Boy | The Hawk | 4.5 | |
April 21st, 1989 | Speed Zone | Charlie | 4.5 | |
February 3rd, 1989 | Who's Harry Crumb? | Harry Crumb | 6 | |
October 5th, 1988 | Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie | Self | 7 | |
September 10th, 1988 | Jackie Gleason: The Great One | Host | 8 | |
September 5th, 1988 | The Best of SCTV | TBD | 8 | |
August 26th, 1988 | Hot to Trot | Don The Horse (Voice) | 5.2 | |
June 17th, 1988 | The Great Outdoors | Chet Ripley | 6.5 | |
February 5th, 1988 | She's Having a Baby | Chet (uncredited) | 6 | |
November 26th, 1987 | Planes, Trains and Automobiles | Del Griffith | 7.3 | |
June 24th, 1987 | Spaceballs | Barf | 6.9 | |
January 1st, 1987 | Citizen Steve | Clip Maxwell | 6 | |
December 19th, 1986 | Little Shop of Horrors | Wink Wilkinson | 7 | |
October 4th, 1986 | Really Weird Tales | Howard Jensen (segment "Cursed With Charisma") | 5.3 | |
August 15th, 1986 | Armed and Dangerous | Frank Dooley | 5.7 | |
July 20th, 1986 | Donald, the Star-Struck Duck | Himself | 5 | |
June 8th, 1986 | The Canadian Conspiracy | Self | 6.7 | |
March 9th, 1986 | The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood | Wallace Osgood | 5.5 | |
October 4th, 1985 | Tears Are Not Enough | Self | 8 | |
August 16th, 1985 | Volunteers | Tom Tuttle | 5.5 | |
August 9th, 1985 | Summer Rental | Jack Chester | 6.1 | |
August 2nd, 1985 | Follow That Bird | State Trooper | 6.4 | |
May 22nd, 1985 | Brewster's Millions | Spike Nolan | 6.6 | |
April 15th, 1985 | The Last Polka | Yosh Shmenge | 5.3 | |
January 1st, 1985 | Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas | Marcel | 9.3 | |
September 30th, 1984 | David Steinberg in Concert With John Candy | Self | TBD | |
March 9th, 1984 | Splash | Freddie Bauer | 6.3 | |
December 16th, 1983 | The 8th Annual Young Comedians Show | TBD | 7 | |
September 30th, 1983 | Going Berserk | John Bourgignon | 5.1 | |
July 29th, 1983 | National Lampoon's Vacation | Lasky, Guard at Walleyworld | 7.1 | |
October 29th, 1982 | It Came from Hollywood | Self | 5.4 | |
August 7th, 1981 | Heavy Metal | Desk Sergeant / Dan / Den / Robot (voice) | 6.5 | |
June 26th, 1981 | Stripes | Dewey "Ox" Oxberger | 6.6 | |
June 16th, 1980 | The Blues Brothers | Burton Mercer | 7.7 | |
May 12th, 1980 | Double Negative | John | 3.8 | |
January 20th, 1980 | The Courage of Kavik, the Wolf Dog | Pinky | 5.6 | |
December 14th, 1979 | 1941 | Pvt. Foley | 5.8 | |
July 13th, 1979 | Lost and Found | Carpentier | 6 | |
September 7th, 1978 | The Silent Partner | Simonsen | 7.1 | |
November 11th, 1976 | Find the Lady | Kopek | 3.8 | |
September 17th, 1976 | The Clown Murders | Ollie | 6.5 | |
March 12th, 1976 | Tunnel Vision | Cooper | 4.8 | |
September 11th, 1975 | It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time | Kopek | 3.3 | |
April 10th, 1973 | Class of '44 | Paule (uncredited) | 6.6 |