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.

Filmography

• 2025Oh. What. Fun. — Del Griffith (Archive Footage)
• 2006Christmas with SCTV
• 1995Canadian Bacon — Sheriff Bud B. Boomer
• 1994Hostage for a Day — Yuri Petrovich (uncredited), Director
• 1994Wagons East! — James Harlow, Thanks
• 1993Cool Runnings — Irv
• 1993Rookie of the Year — Cliff Murdoch - Announcer (uncredited)
• 1992Boris and Natasha — Kalishak
• 1992Once Upon a Crime — Augie Morosco
• Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories — Narrator (voice)
• 1991Career Opportunities — C.D. Marsh (uncredited), Target Store Manager
• 1991Delirious — Jack Gable
• 1991JFK — Dean Andrews
• 1991Nothing but Trouble — Dennis / Eldona
• 1991Only the Lonely — Danny Muldoon
• 1990Home Alone — Gus Polinski
• 1990Masters of Menace — Beer Truck Driver
• 1990Rabbit Ears - Stormalong — Narrator (voice)
• 1990Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly! — Yosh Shmenge (archive footage)
• 1990The Rescuers Down Under — Wilbur (voice)
• Camp Candy — (voice), Producer, Theme Song Performance
• 1989Speed Zone — Charlie
• 1989The Rocket Boy — The Hawk
• 1989Uncle Buck — Buck Russell
• 1989Who's Harry Crumb? — Harry Crumb, Executive Producer
• 1988Hot to Trot — Don The Horse (Voice)
• 1988Jackie Gleason: The Great One — Host
• 1988She's Having a Baby — Chet (uncredited)
• 1988The Best of SCTV — Writer
• 1988The Great Outdoors — Chet Ripley
• 1987Citizen Steve — Clip Maxwell, Director
• 1987Planes, Trains and Automobiles — Del Griffith
• 1987Spaceballs — Barf
• 1986Armed and Dangerous — Frank Dooley
• 1986Little Shop of Horrors — Wink Wilkinson
• 1986Really Weird Tales — Howard Jensen (segment "Cursed With Charisma")
• 1986The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood — Wallace Osgood
• 1985Brewster's Millions — Spike Nolan
• 1985Follow That Bird — State Trooper
• 1985Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas — Marcel
• 1985Summer Rental — Jack Chester
• 1985The Last Polka — Yosh Shmenge, Writer
• 1985Volunteers — Tom Tuttle
• 1984Splash — Freddie Bauer
• The New Show
• 1983Going Berserk — John Bourgignon
• 1983National Lampoon's Vacation — Lasky, Guard at Walleyworld
• 1983The 8th Annual Young Comedians Show
• 1982Rome, Italian Style — Writer
• 1981Heavy Metal — Desk Sergeant / Dan / Den / Robot (voice)
• SCTV Network 90 — Various, Writer
• 1981Stripes — Dewey "Ox" Oxberger
• 1980Double Negative — John
• 1980The Blues Brothers — Burton Mercer
• 1980The Courage of Kavik, the Wolf Dog — Pinky
• 19791941 — Pvt. Foley
• 1979Lost and Found — Carpentier
• 1978The Silent Partner — Simonsen
• 1976Find the Lady — Kopek
• Second City Television — Self - Various Characters, Writer
• 1976The Clown Murders — Ollie
• 1976Tunnel Vision — Cooper
• 1975It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time — Kopek
• Saturday Night Live — Self - Host, Juan Gavino (uncredited)
• Cucumber — Weatherman
• 1973Class of '44 — Paule (uncredited)
• The David Steinberg Show
• 1971Foxy Lady — Production Assistant

Appearances as themselves (23)

• 2026Marty, Life Is Short — Self (archive footage)
• 2026SCTV: The Greatest Show You've Never Heard Of — Self (Archival Footage)
• 2026You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution... — Self (archive footage)
• 2025John Candy: I Like Me — Self (archive footage)
• 2021Catherine O'Hara: All of Us Shine — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
• 2015Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead — Self - Actor (archive footage)
• 2013Mel Brooks: Make a Noise — Self (archive footage)
• 2005John Candy: Comic Spirit — Self (archive footage)
• 2004Making a 'Splash' — Self (archive footage)
• 1994Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! — Self (archive footage)
• 1993Friends of Gilda — Self
• 1990Seriously... Phil Collins — Self
• 1989Who Shrunk Saturday Morning? — Himself
• 1988Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie — Self
• 1986Donald, the Star-Struck Duck — Himself
• 1986The Canadian Conspiracy — Self
• 1985Tears Are Not Enough — Self
• 1984David Steinberg in Concert With John Candy — Self
• 1982It Came from Hollywood — Self
• Late Night with David Letterman — Self, Self - Guest
• The Billy Crystal Comedy Hour — Himself
• Dinah! — Self
• The Oscars — Self