John Candy

John Candy

Birthday: 1950-10-30

Deathday: 1994-03-04

Place of birth: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Also known as:

imdb_id: nm0001006

Biography:

John Franklin Candy (November 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.

Played in movies:

Catherine O'Hara: All of Us Shine

Score: 10.0

Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas

Score: 9.0

Mel Brooks: Make a Noise

Score: 8.2

Jackie Gleason: The Great One

Score: 8.0

The Blues Brothers

Score: 7.7

JFK

Score: 7.6

Home Alone

Score: 7.4

Planes, Trains and Automobiles

Score: 7.2

National Lampoon's Vacation

Score: 7.1

The Silent Partner

Score: 7.0

Cool Runnings

Score: 7.0

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

Score: 7.0

Little Shop of Horrors

Score: 7.0

Career Opportunities

Score: 6.9

Spaceballs

Score: 6.9

Uncle Buck

Score: 6.8

The Rescuers Down Under

Score: 6.6

Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead

Score: 6.6

Brewster's Millions

Score: 6.6

Stripes

Score: 6.6

Heavy Metal

Score: 6.5

The Great Outdoors

Score: 6.5

Lost and Found

Score: 6.4

Follow That Bird

Score: 6.3

Splash

Score: 6.3

Rookie of the Year

Score: 6.2

Summer Rental

Score: 6.1

Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!

Score: 6.0

John Candy: Comic Spirit

Score: 6.0

Sesame Street | Put Down the Duckie: An All-Star Musical Special

Score: 6.0

Tears Are Not Enough

Score: 6.0

The Canadian Conspiracy

Score: 6.0

The Best of SCTV

Score: 6.0

Only the Lonely

Score: 6.0

Who's Harry Crumb?

Score: 6.0

She's Having a Baby

Score: 5.9

Class of '44

Score: 5.9

Citizen Steve

Score: 5.9

Canadian Bacon

Score: 5.8

1941

Score: 5.8

Once Upon a Crime

Score: 5.7

Armed and Dangerous

Score: 5.7

Delirious

Score: 5.6

Masters of Menace

Score: 5.6

The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood

Score: 5.5

Volunteers

Score: 5.5

Nothing but Trouble

Score: 5.2

The Courage of Kavik, the Wolf Dog

Score: 5.2

Hot to Trot

Score: 5.2

It Came from Hollywood

Score: 5.2

Going Berserk

Score: 5.0

Wagons East!

Score: 4.9

Making a 'Splash'

Score: 4.6

Tunnel Vision

Score: 4.5

Speed Zone

Score: 4.5

Hostage for a Day

Score: 4.2

Really Weird Tales

Score: 4.0

Boris and Natasha

Score: 3.9

Find the Lady

Score: 3.8

The Rocket Boy

Score: 3.7

Double Negative

Score: 3.3

It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time

Score: 3.3

The Last Polka

Score: 3.0

The Clown Murders

Score: 3.0

John Candy: I Like Me

Score: 0.0

Rabbit Ears - Stormalong

Score: 0.0

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

Score: 0.0

Who Shrunk Saturday Morning?

Score: 0.0

Christmas with SCTV

Score: 0.0

Seriously... Phil Collins

Score: 0.0

The 8th Annual Young Comedians Show

Score: 0.0

Played in tv shows:

Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories

Score: 10.0

Second City Television

Score: 7.6

Saturday Night Live

Score: 7.0

Dinah!

Score: 6.7

The David Steinberg Show

Score: 6.5

Late Night with David Letterman

Score: 5.8

The New Show

Score: 5.0

Camp Candy

Score: 5.0

Cucumber

Score: 0.0

The Billy Crystal Comedy Hour

Score: 0.0