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John Candy

John Candy

Highest Rated: 94% National Lampoon's Vacation (1983)

Lowest Rated: 0% Wagons East! (1994)

Birthday: Oct 31, 1950

Birthplace: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Canadian funnyman John Candy was known around Hollywood as one of the most amiable, easygoing people to work with. Onscreen, that inherent genial nature combined with his terrific comedic sense created some of most memorable movie characters of the '80s and '90s like "Uncle" Buck Russell and Del Griffith in "Planes, Trains, and Automobiles" (1987). Candy first became known to millions in the late '70s as a cast member of the legendary Canadian sketch comedy show "SCTV" (Syndicated, 1977-80, NBC 1981-82, Cinemax, 1983) before going on to enjoy success in dozens of features, including seven for the era's box office comedy king, John Hughes. However, the major talent was capable of far more than increasingly subpar Hollywood offerings, and Candy's frustration manifested itself with excessive eating and heavy smoking. When his life was cut short by a heart attack in 1994 at the age of 43, there was a sense that he had only begun to showcase his real depth as an actor.

Highest rated movies

94% National Lampoon's Vacation
92% Planes, Trains and Automobiles
92% Sesame Street Presents: Follow That Bird
91% Little Shop of Horrors
91% Splash 88% Stripes
84% JFK
78% The Silent Partner

Photos

DELIRIOUS, Charles Rocket, Dylan Baker, David Rasche, Raymond Burr, Mariel Hemingway, John Candy, Emma Samms, 1991, (c)MGM DELIRIOUS, Emma Samms, John Candy, Mariel Hemingway, 1991. ©MGM SPACEBALLS, John Candy, 1987. (c) MGM. SPACEBALLS, John Candy, Rick Moranis, Mel Brooks, 1987, (c) MGM SPACEBALLS, John Candy, Bill Pullman, Mel Brooks, Daphne Zuniga, Rick Moranis, 1987, (c) MGM STRIPES, Bill Murray (front), John Candy (over left shoulder), Harold Ramis (over right shoulder), 1981, (c) Columbia ARMED AND DANGEROUS, Eugene Levy, John Candy. 1986, (c) Columbia GOING BERSERK, Ann Bronston, Alley Mills, Dan Barrows, John Candy, 1983, (c)Universal 1941, (clockwise from lower left), Dan Aykroyd, Mickey Rourke, John Candy, Walter Olkewicz, Treat Williams, 1979, (c) Universal Pictures SUMMER RENTAL, John Candy, 1985, (c) Paramount SUMMER RENTAL, (clockwise from bottom left): Aubrey Jene, Karen Austin, John Candy, Kerri Green, Joey Lawrence, 1985, (c)Paramount UNCLE BUCK, John Candy, 1989 UNCLE BUCK, John Candy, 1989 UNCLE BUCK, John Candy, 1989 PLANES, TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES, (aka UN TICKET POUR DEUX), John Candy (mustache), 1987, © Paramount Volunteers, John Candy, Tom Hanks, 1985 SUMMER RENTAL, John Candy, 1985 NATIONAL LAMPOON'S VACATION, Anthony Michael Hall, John Candy, 1983, (c)Warner Bros. SPLASH, John Candy, 1984 SPLASH, John Candy, 1984
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Filmography

Movies

Credit
No Score Yet No Score Yet Our Father Writer - 2008
17% 52% Canadian Bacon Sheriff Bud Boomer (Character) $133.7K 1995
0% 33% Wagons East! James Harlow (Character) $3.7M 1994
No Score Yet 8% Hostage for a Day Director - 1994
76% 81% Cool Runnings Irving 'Irv' Blitzer (Character) $68.8M 1993
No Score Yet 33% Boris and Natasha Kalishak (Character) - 1992
0% 43% Once Upon a Crime Augie Morosco (Character) $28.1K 1992
65% 50% Only the Lonely Danny Muldoon (Character) $19.9M 1991
42% 37% Career Opportunities C.D. Marsh (Character) $11.0M 1991
84% 88% JFK Dean Andrews (Character) - 1991
15% 48% Nothing but Trouble Dennis/Eldona (Character) $7.5M 1991
29% 39% Delirious Jack Gable (Character) $4.7M 1991
72% 68% The Rescuers Down Under Wilbur (Voice) - 1990
66% 80% Home Alone Gus Polinski (Character) $281.5M 1990
62% 77% Uncle Buck Buck Russell (Character) $63.9M 1989
27% 46% Who's Harry Crumb? Harry Crumb (Character) $10.4M 1989
0% 37% Speed Zone! Charlie Cronan (Character) $2.4M 1989
40% 71% The Great Outdoors Chet Ripley (Character) $37.3M 1988
52% 83% Spaceballs Barfolemew "Barf" (Character) $36.7M 1987
92% 87% Planes, Trains and Automobiles Del Griffith (Character) $48.2M 1987
91% 79% Little Shop of Horrors Wink Wilkinson (Character) $36.5M 1986
10% 39% Armed and Dangerous Frank Dooley (Character) $15.4M 1986
No Score Yet No Score Yet Really Weird Tales Howard Jensen (Character) - 1986
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Canadian Conspiracy Various (Character) - 1986
92% 72% Sesame Street Presents: Follow That Bird State Trooper (Character) - 1985
17% 52% Summer Rental Jack Chester (Character) - 1985
58% 33% Volunteers Tom Tuttle (Character) $19.4M 1985
38% 56% Brewster's Millions Spike Nolan (Character) - 1985
91% 62% Splash Freddie Bauer (Character) - 1984
No Score Yet 31% Going Berserk John Bourgignon (Character) - 1983
94% 85% National Lampoon's Vacation Lasky, Guard at Walleyworld (Character) - 1983
No Score Yet 55% It Came From Hollywood Unknown (Character) - 1982
88% 79% Stripes Dewey "Ox"'Oxburger (Character) - 1981
66% 67% Heavy Metal Desk Sergeant, Dan, Den, Robot (Voice) $204.7K 1981
72% 92% The Blues Brothers Burton Mercer (Character) - 1980
No Score Yet No Score Yet Double Negative John (Character) - 1980
No Score Yet 57% Kavik, the Wolf Dog Pinky (Character) - 1980
39% 48% 1941 Private Foley (Character) - 1979
No Score Yet 40% Lost and Found Carpentier (Character) - 1979
78% 83% The Silent Partner Simonsen (Character) - 1978
No Score Yet 20% The Clown Murders Ollie (Character) - 1976
No Score Yet No Score Yet Tunnelvision Cooper (Character) - 1976
No Score Yet No Score Yet Find the Lady Kopek (Character) - 1975
No Score Yet 0% It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time Kopek (Character) - 1975

TV

Credit
No Score Yet 58% Saturday Night Live Host 1983