John Candy
Acting • AGE 43
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 Televis...
Acting
You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution...
Self (archive footage)
2026
Marty, Life Is Short
Self (archive footage)
2026
John Candy: I Like Me
Self (archive footage)
2025
Catherine O'Hara: All of Us Shine
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2021
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
Self - Actor (archive footage)
2015
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
Self (archive footage)
2013
Christmas with SCTV
2006
Making a 'Splash'
Self (archive footage)
2004
Canadian Bacon
Sheriff Bud B. Boomer
1995
Wagons East!
James Harlow
1994
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
Self (archive footage)
1994
Hostage for a Day
Yuri Petrovich (uncredited)
1994
Cool Runnings
Irv
1993
Rookie of the Year
Cliff Murdoch - Announcer (uncredited)
1993
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
Narrator (voice)
1992
Boris and Natasha
Kalishak
1992
Once Upon a Crime
Augie Morosco
1992
JFK
Dean Andrews
1991
Delirious
Jack Gable
1991
Only the Lonely
Danny Muldoon
1991
Career Opportunities
C.D. Marsh (uncredited)
1991
Nothing but Trouble
Dennis / Eldona
1991
Home Alone
Gus Polinski
1990
The Rescuers Down Under
Wilbur (voice)
1990
Seriously... Phil Collins
Self
1990
Masters of Menace
Beer Truck Driver
1990
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
Yosh Shmenge (archive footage)
1990
Who Shrunk Saturday Morning?
Himself
1989
Camp Candy
(voice)
1989
Uncle Buck
Buck Russell
1989
The Rocket Boy
The Hawk
1989
Speed Zone
Charlie
1989
Who's Harry Crumb?
Harry Crumb
1989
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
Self
1988
The Best of SCTV
1988
Hot to Trot
Don The Horse (Voice)
1988
The Great Outdoors
Chet Ripley
1988
She's Having a Baby
Chet (uncredited)
1988
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
Del Griffith
1987
Spaceballs
Barf
1987
Citizen Steve
Clip Maxwell
1987
Little Shop of Horrors
Wink Wilkinson
1986
Really Weird Tales
Howard Jensen (segment "Cursed With Charisma")
1986
Armed and Dangerous
Frank Dooley
1986
Donald, the Star-Struck Duck
Himself
1986
The Canadian Conspiracy
Self
1986
The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood
Wallace Osgood
1986
Tears Are Not Enough
Self
1985
Volunteers
Tom Tuttle
1985
Summer Rental
Jack Chester
1985
Follow That Bird
State Trooper
1985
Brewster's Millions
Spike Nolan
1985
The Last Polka
Yosh Shmenge
1985
Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas
Marcel
1985
David Steinberg in Concert With John Candy
Self
1984
Splash
Freddie Bauer
1984
The New Show
1984
The 8th Annual Young Comedians Show
1983
Going Berserk
John Bourgignon
1983
National Lampoon's Vacation
Lasky, Guard at Walleyworld
1983
It Came from Hollywood
Self
1982
Rome, Italian Style
Writer
1982
Late Night with David Letterman
Self
1982
Heavy Metal
Desk Sergeant / Dan / Den / Robot (voice)
1981
Stripes
Dewey "Ox" Oxberger
1981
SCTV Network 90
Various
1981
The Blues Brothers
Burton Mercer
1980
Double Negative
John
1980
The Courage of Kavik, the Wolf Dog
Pinky
1980
1941
Pvt. Foley
1979
Lost and Found
Carpentier
1979
The Silent Partner
Simonsen
1978
Find the Lady
Kopek
1976
Second City Television
Self - Various Characters
1976
The Clown Murders
Ollie
1976
Tunnel Vision
Cooper
1976
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
1975
It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time
Kopek
1975
Dinah!
Self
1974
Cucumber
Weatherman
1974
Class of '44
Paule (uncredited)
1973
Foxy Lady
Production Assistant
1971
The Oscars
Self
1953