
Born
October 31, 1950
Died
March 4, 1994
Place of Birth
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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 loq…

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2006
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2005

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2004

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1995

Wagons East!
1994

Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
1994

Hostage for a Day
1994
Friends of Gilda
1993

Cool Runnings
1993

Rookie of the Year
1993

Boris and Natasha
1992

Once Upon a Crime
1992

JFK
1991

Delirious
1991

Only the Lonely
1991

Career Opportunities
1991

Career Opportunities
1991

Nothing But Trouble
1991

Home Alone
1990

The Rescuers Down Under
1990

Seriously... Phil Collins
1990

Masters of Menace
1990
Rabbit Ears - Stormalong
1990

Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
1990

Who Shrunk Saturday Morning?
1989

Uncle Buck
1989

The Rocket Boy
1989

Speed Zone
1989

Who's Harry Crumb?
1989

Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
1988
Jackie Gleason: The Great One
1988

The Best of SCTV
1988

Hot to Trot
1988

The Great Outdoors
1988

She's Having a Baby
1988

Planes, Trains and Automobiles
1987

Spaceballs
1987

Citizen Steve
1987

Little Shop of Horrors
1986

Really Weird Tales
1986

Armed and Dangerous
1986

Donald, the Star-Struck Duck
1986

The Canadian Conspiracy
1986

The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood
1986

Tears Are Not Enough
1985

Volunteers
1985

Summer Rental
1985

Follow That Bird
1985

Brewster's Millions
1985

The Last Polka
1985

Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas
1985

David Steinberg in Concert With John Candy
1984

Splash
1984

The 8th Annual Young Comedians Show
1983

Going Berserk
1983

National Lampoon's Vacation
1983

It Came from Hollywood
1982

Heavy Metal
1981

Stripes
1981

The Blues Brothers
1980

Double Negative
1980

The Courage of Kavik, the Wolf Dog
1980

1941
1979

Lost and Found
1979

The Silent Partner
1978

Find the Lady
1976

The Clown Murders
1976

Tunnel Vision
1976

It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time
1975

Class of '44
1973

Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
1992

Camp Candy
1989

The New Show
1984

Late Night with David Letterman
1982

Late Night with David Letterman
1982
The Billy Crystal Comedy Hour
1982

SCTV Network 90
1981

Second City Television
1976

Saturday Night Live
1975

Saturday Night Live
1975

Dinah!
1974

Cucumber
1974
The David Steinberg Show
1972

The Oscars
1953