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.
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 4.1614 |
| Birthday | 1950-10-31 |
| Place of Birth | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Also Known As |
1993
Cool Runnings
7.03/2359
When a Jamaican sprinter is disqualified from the Olympic Games, he enlists the help of a dishonored coach to start the first Jamaican bobsled team.
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Cool Runnings
1987
Spaceballs
6.891/3550
When the nefarious Dark Helmet hatches a plan to snatch Princess Vespa and steal her planet's air, space-bum-for-hire Lone Starr and his clueless side...
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Spaceballs
1980
The Blues Brothers
7.717/4677
Jake Blues, just released from prison, puts his old band back together to save the Catholic home where he and his brother Elwood were raised.
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The Blues Brothers
1990
Home Alone
7.467/12850
Eight-year-old Kevin McCallister makes the most of the situation after his family unwittingly leaves him behind when they go on Christmas vacation. Wh...
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Home Alone
1991
JFK
7.592/2494
Follows the investigation into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy led by New Orleans district attorney Jim Garrison.
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JFK
1995
Canadian Bacon
5.741/268
The U.S. President, low in the opinion polls, gets talked into raising his popularity by trying to start a cold war with Canada.
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Canadian Bacon
1987
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
7.251/2314
An irritable marketing executive, Neal Page, is heading home to Chicago for Thanksgiving when a number of delays force him to travel with a well meani...
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Planes, Trains and Automobiles
1991
Only the Lonely
6.2/203
Danny Muldoon, a Chicago policeman, still lives with his overbearing mother Rose. He meets and falls in love with Theresa Luna, whose father owns the...
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Only the Lonely
1989
Uncle Buck
6.817/1406
Buck Russell, a lovable but slovenly bachelor, suddenly becomes the temporary caretaker of his nephew and nieces after a family emergency. His freewhe...
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Uncle Buck
1988
The Great Outdoors
6.44/638
It's vacation time for outdoorsy Chicago man Chet Ripley, along with his wife, Connie, and their two kids, Buck and Ben. But a serene weekend of fishi...
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The Great Outdoors
1984
Splash
6.266/1536
A successful businessman falls in love with the girl of his dreams. There's one big complication though; he's fallen hook, line and sinker for a merma...
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Splash
1986
Armed and Dangerous
5.661/220
After policeman Frank Dooley is framed for theft and loses his job on the force, he joins a security guard agency and teams up with inept former defen...
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Armed and Dangerous
1988
Jackie Gleason: The Great One
8/2
Documentary about the life and times of Jackie Gleason.
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Jackie Gleason: The Great One
1981
Stripes
6.567/1073
Hard-luck cabbie John Winger, directionless after being fired from his job and dumped by his girlfriend, enlists in the U.S. Army with his close pal,...
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Stripes
1986
Little Shop of Horrors
6.99/1698
Seymour Krelborn is a nerdy orphan working at Mushnik's, a flower shop in urban Skid Row. He harbors a crush on fellow co-worker, Audrey Fulquard, and...
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Little Shop of Horrors
1994
Wagons East!
4.9/111
After the 1860s Wild West, a group of misfit settlers - including ex-doctor Phil Taylor, prostitute Belle, and homosexual bookseller Julian - decide t...
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Wagons East!
1990
The Rescuers Down Under
6.648/1433
A lawless poacher wants to capture a majestic and rare golden eagle, so he kidnaps the boy who knows where to find the bird. Not to worry -- the Rescu...
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The Rescuers Down Under
1982
It Came from Hollywood
5.293/29
Dan Aykroyd, John Candy, Gilda Radner and Cheech and Chong present this compilation of classic bad films from the 50's, 60's and 70's. Special feature...
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It Came from Hollywood
1983
National Lampoon's Vacation
7.112/1808
Clark Griswold is on a quest to take his family to the Walley World theme park for a vacation, but things don't go exactly as planned.
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National Lampoon's Vacation
1985
Brewster's Millions
6.581/698
Monty Brewster, an aging minor-league baseball player, stands to inherit $300 million if he can successfully spend $30 million in 30 days without anyt...
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Brewster's Millions
1993
Rookie of the Year
6.197/406
12-year-old Henry Rowengartner, whose late father was a minor league baseball player, grew up dreaming of playing baseball, despite his physical short...
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Rookie of the Year
1979
1941
5.771/736
In the days after the attack on Pearl Harbor, panic grips California, where a military officer leads a mob chasing a Japanese sub.
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1941
1988
Hot to Trot
5.2/60
Fred P. Chaney receives as inheritance after the death of his mother a speaking horse that also has good knowledge about the stock-market. With the he...
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Hot to Trot
1989
Who's Harry Crumb?
5.966/370
Harry Crumb is a bumbling and inept private investigator who is hired to solve the kidnapping of a young heiress which he's not expected to solve beca...
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Who's Harry Crumb?
1981
Heavy Metal
6.541/829
The embodiment of ultimate evil, a glowing orb terrorizes a young girl with bizarre stories of dark fantasy, eroticism and horror.
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Heavy Metal
1991
Nothing but Trouble
5.292/416
While attempting to seduce gorgeous lawyer Diane Lightson, wealthy gadabout Chris Thorne agrees to drive her to Atlantic City, N.J. But, when some rec...
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Nothing but Trouble
1983
Going Berserk
5.1/47
John Bourgignon, a drummer-chauffeur engaged to the daughter of a United States senator, encounters a sleazy film director, the leader of an aerobics...
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Going Berserk
1978
The Silent Partner
7.1/173
Toronto, Canada. A few days before Christmas, Miles Cullen, a bored teller working at a bank branch located in a shopping mall, accidentally learns th...
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The Silent Partner
1989
Speed Zone
4.5/97
An illegal race that takes place over the United States and nothing will stop this bunch of racers except for the occasional cop or a damsel in distre...
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Speed Zone
1992
Once Upon a Crime
5.725/130
On their way to Monte Carlo, Monaco, Marilyn and her husband, Neil, meet several other married couples, including Julian and Phoebe, who are traveling...
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Once Upon a Crime
1987
Citizen Steve
6/9
On the occasion of the 40th birthday of the almighty filmmaker Steven Allan Spielberg, inquisitive reporter Clip Maxwell attempts to uncover the truth...
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Citizen Steve
1979
Lost and Found
6.045/11
While visiting Switzerland, an American college professor, Adam, keeps running into a divorced British secretary, Patricia, wherever they go. First th...
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Lost and Found
1991
Delirious
5.69/174
A soap opera writer gets hit on the head and wakes up as a character in his own show.
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Delirious
1985
Follow That Bird
6.4/92
Big Bird is sent to live far from Sesame Street by a pesky social worker, who thinks it would be better for him to live with other birds. Unhappy, Big...
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Follow That Bird
2013
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
8.071/14
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise journeys through Brooks’ early years in the creative beginnings of live television — with Sid Caesar on Your Show of Shows —...
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Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
1976
The Clown Murders
4.7/3
A group of young professionals decides to play a practical joke on one of their ex-girlfriends who married a rich man who is about to close a major re...
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The Clown Murders
1990
Masters of Menace
5.813/16
When one of their own dies, members of a motorcycle gang travel the country to take home the body of their recently deceased friend. The problem is, t...
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Masters of Menace
1985
Summer Rental
6.107/243
Jack Chester, an overworked air traffic controller, takes his family on vacation to the beach. Things immediately start to go wrong for the Chesters,...
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Summer Rental
1985
Volunteers
5.543/187
After graduating from Yale in 1962, womanizing Lawrence flees a gambling debt that his rich dad won't pay and takes his roomie's place as a Peace Corp...
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Volunteers
2021
Catherine O'Hara: All of Us Shine
10/1
From "SCTV" and "Home Alone" to "Best in Show" and "Schitt’s Creek", Catherine O’Hara collaborates with fellow performers throughout her legendary car...
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Catherine O'Hara: All of Us Shine
1976
Tunnel Vision
4.8/19
A committee investigating TV's first uncensored network examines a typical day's programming, which includes shows, commercials, news programs, you na...
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Tunnel Vision
1985
The Last Polka
5.2/4
A mockumentary that depicts the final concert of Yosh and Stan Shmenge aka the Happy Wanderers.
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The Last Polka
1975
It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time
3.346/13
Sweeney is a playwright on a career decline. He spends much of his time wheedling money and beer out of his artistic friend Moriarty. One of his few h...
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It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time
1988
The Best of SCTV
8/2
Guy Caballero and Edith Prickley try to persuade the FCC to renew SCTV's license.
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The Best of SCTV
1983
The 8th Annual Young Comedians Show
7/1
John Candy presents the 1983 Young Comedians Show.
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The 8th Annual Young Comedians Show
1980
The Courage of Kavik, the Wolf Dog
5.688/8
The story of a champion sled dog named Kavik who survives a plane crash in the wilds of Alaska and is found and cared for by a young boy named Andy Ev...
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The Courage of Kavik, the Wolf Dog
1986
Really Weird Tales
5.8/5
The movie consists of three odd and strange tales that each teach a different lesson.
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Really Weird Tales
1976
Find the Lady
4/17
The daughter of a wealthy businessman has been kidnapped, and the chief of police, under a lot of pressure to find her as soon as possible, assigns Of...
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Find the Lady
1990
Seriously... Phil Collins
8/1
4 TV Executives attempt to make a television special to promote ...But Seriously. Mostly made of sketches this film includes a rap version of Don't Lo...
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Seriously... Phil Collins
2006
Christmas with SCTV
0/0
Spend the holidays with the hilarious and beloved SCTV crew, starring John Candy, Rick Moranis, Martin Short, Catherine O'Hara, Eugene Levy and many o...
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Christmas with SCTV
1980
Double Negative
3.8/6
Mentally tortured photojournalist attempts to track down his wife's murderer.
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Double Negative
1973
Class of '44
6.6/6
During the last years of World War II, Hermie, Oscy, and Benjie are coming of age. They went their separate ways when they graduated from high school...
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Class of '44
2015
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
6.654/68
A look at the history of the American comedy publication and production company, National Lampoon, from its beginning in the 1970s to 2010, featuring...
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Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
1986
The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood
5.5/3
A college professor wishes he could live in Victorian England. Through a scientific experiment that goes wrong, he is able to make his dream come true...
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The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood
1992
Boris and Natasha
4.5/20
Sent by Fearless Leader to America to find an important microchip, dastardly Pottsylvanian spies Boris Badenov and Natasha Fatale begin questioning wh...
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Boris and Natasha
1994
Hostage for a Day
5.2/10
Harried suburban man Warren Kooey fakes a hostage situation in order to get the money he needs to escape his humdrum life.
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Hostage for a Day
1989
The Rocket Boy
4.5/4
In this Sci-fi Comedy a gentle video clerk has a secret double life as an intergalactic crime-fighter who must stop an evil alien from stealing the ha...
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The Rocket Boy
1986
The Canadian Conspiracy
5.5/4
A mockumentary illustrating a supposed conspiracy to infiltrate American culture through employing Canadians in the U.S. entertainment industry.
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The Canadian Conspiracy
1989
Who Shrunk Saturday Morning?
0/0
A prime-time special previewing NBC's 1989-90 Saturday morning lineup, hosted by the cast members of NBC's "Saved by the Bell."
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Who Shrunk Saturday Morning?
1988
She's Having a Baby
5.9/232
Jake and Kristy Briggs are newlyweds. Being young, they are perhaps a bit unprepared for the full reality of marriage and all that it (and their paren...
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She's Having a Baby
1991
Career Opportunities
6.866/778
After falling asleep in a Target dressing room, an unhappy heiress wakes up locked inside the store overnight with a local slacker and notorious liar,...
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Career Opportunities
1985
Tears Are Not Enough
8/2
On 10 February 1985, fifty-three of Canada's top performers gathered together to record the song Tears Are Not Enough in an effort to generate aid to...
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Tears Are Not Enough
1985
Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas
9.3/3
A made for Showtime network comedy special with numerous skits and music starring Martin Short and featuring a number of his fellow SCTV cast members....
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Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas
1988
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
6.75/4
The stars come out on Sesame Street in this fun-filled video featuring the show's most memorable moments. Sing-along in this star-studded celebration!
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Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
2005
John Candy: Comic Spirit
6/2
A tribute to the late John Candy from the cast of Spaceballs.
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John Candy: Comic Spirit
2004
Making a 'Splash'
4.6/5
Retrospective documentary on the making of the hit comedy Splash (1984).
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Making a 'Splash'
1994
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
7/3
Sesame Street All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! was a 1994 TV special that aired on ABC to celebrate Sesame Street's 25th anniversary....
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Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
2026
You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution...
0/0
Martin Short, Eugene Levy, Gilda Radner, Victor Garber, Paul Shaffer, and other entertainment icons got their start in a 1972 Toronto production of th...
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You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution...
1990
Rabbit Ears - Stormalong
0/0
Read by John Candy
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Rabbit Ears - Stormalong
1990
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
6/4
Big Bird and his pals are making musical mayhem as they sing the goofiest, nuttiest, silliest songs ever. Join in with Sesame Street favorites Oscar,...
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Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
2025
John Candy: I Like Me
7.9/118
Those who knew iconic funnyman John Candy best share his story, in their own words, through never-before-seen archival footage, imagery, and interview...
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John Candy: I Like Me
1993
Friends of Gilda
8/1
Friends of Gilda was a 1993 ninety-minute television special made by CBC Television to benefit the Genesis Research Foundation, the research fundraisi...
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Friends of Gilda
1984
David Steinberg in Concert With John Candy
0/0
David Steinberg is shown at the concert at Toronto's York University, whipping through routines keyed to a college audience. He delivers some one-line...
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David Steinberg in Concert With John Candy
1986
Donald, the Star-Struck Duck
5/1
John Candy has to team up with Donald Duck to star together in blockbuster movie.
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Donald, the Star-Struck Duck
1991
Career Opportunities
6.866/778
After falling asleep in a Target dressing room, an unhappy heiress wakes up locked inside the store overnight with a local slacker and notorious liar,...
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Career Opportunities
2026
Marty, Life Is Short
8/33
Martin Short looks back on a life fueled by joy in this documentary with classic clips, fresh interviews and star-studded, never-before-seen home movi...
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Marty, Life Is Short
2025
Oh. What. Fun.
5.645/262
Claire Clauster is the glue that holds her chaotic, lovable family together at the holidays. But this year, after planning a special outing for them,...
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