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John Candy
Highest Rated: 94% National Lampoon's Vacation (1983)
Lowest Rated: Not Available
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.
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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 |
| 39% | 37% | Career Opportunities | C.D. Marsh (Character) | $11.0M | 1991 |
| 84% | 88% | JFK | Dean Andrews (Character) | - | 1991 |
| 15% | 48% | Nothing but Trouble |
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$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 | 54% | 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 | 57% | Kavik, the Wolf Dog | Pinky (Character) | - | 1980 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Double Negative | John (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 |