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Date of Birth:

31 October 1950, Toronto, Ontario, Canada more

Date of Death:

4 March 1994, Durango, Mexico more

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John Candy is one of Canada's greatest, and funniest, character actors... more

Trivia:

He attended Holy Cross Catholic School up to grade 8 which was the same... more

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Won 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 2 wins & 10 nominations more

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Filmography

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			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Canadian Bacon (1995)	Sheriff Bud Boomer	1995	-	5.7 (8,381)

2.	Wagons East (1994)	James Harlow	1994	-	4.3 (1,896)

3.	Hostage for a Day (1994) (TV)	(uncredited) Yuri Petrovich	1994	-	4.0 (223)

4.	Cool Runnings (1993)	Irving 'Irv' Blitzer	1993	$155M	6.5 (21,951)

5.	Rookie of the Year (1993)	(uncredited) Cliff Murdoch - Announcer	1993	-	5.4 (6,688)

6.	"Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories" (1992)	Narrator (segment "Blumpoe the Grumpoe Meets Arnold the Cat") (1 episode, 1992)	1992	-	6.9 (29)
	1 TV episode: "Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories: Blumpoe the Grumpoe Meets Arnold the Cat/Millions of Cats (#1.6)" (voice) Narrator (segment "Blumpoe the Grumpoe Meets Arnold the Cat")
7.	Boris and Natasha (1992)	Kalishak	1992	-	4.1 (390)

8.	Once Upon a Crime... (1992)	Augie Morosco	1992	-	5.2 (1,440)
	AKAs: 7 Gauner und ein Dackel (Germany) Es war einmal ein Mord (Germany)
9.	JFK (1991)	Dean Andrews	1991	$205M	8.0 (55,674)
	AKAs: JFK (France) JFK - Affaire non classée (France: poster title)
10.	Delirious (1991)	Jack Gable	1991	-	5.3 (2,468)

11.	Only the Lonely (1991)	Danny Muldoon	1991	-	6.1 (3,886)

12.	Career Opportunities (1991)	(uncredited) C.D. Marsh	1991	-	5.4 (3,353)
	AKAs: One Wild Night
13.	Nothing But Trouble (1991)	Dennis / Eldona	1991	-	4.0 (8,782)

14.	The Rescuers Down Under (1990)	(voice) Wilbur	1990	-	6.6 (5,933)

15.	Home Alone (1990)	Gus Polinski	1990	$534M	6.9 (69,714)

16.	Masters of Menace (1990)	Beer Truck Driver	1990	-	4.3 (221)

17.	"The Dave Thomas Comedy Show" (1990)	(1 episode, 1990)	1990	-	5.8 (11)
	AKAs: Dave Thomas 1 TV episode: "The Dave Thomas Comedy Show: (#1.1)"
18.	Uncle Buck (1989)	Buck Russell	1989	-	6.6 (18,814)

19.	Speed Zone! (1989)	Charlie Cronan	1989	-	3.6 (1,413)
	AKAs: Cannonball Fever (Australia)
20.	Who's Harry Crumb? (1989)	Harry Crumb	1989	-	5.3 (5,217)

21.	The Rocket Boy (1989) (TV)	The Hawk	1989	-	5.4 (31)

22.	Hot to Trot (1988)	(voice) Don	1988	-	3.8 (1,400)

23.	The Great Outdoors (1988)	Chet Ripley	1988	-	6.0 (9,028)

24.	She's Having a Baby (1988)	(uncredited) Chet from 'The Great Outdoors'	1988	-	5.4 (4,756)

25.	Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987)	Del Griffith	1987	-	7.5 (28,845)
	AKAs: Planes, Trains and Automobiles (USA: video box title)
26.	Spaceballs (1987)	Barf	1987	-	6.9 (48,416)

27.	Really Weird Tales (1987) (TV)	Howard Jensen ('Cursed with Charisma')	1987	-	6.5 (66)

28.	Little Shop of Horrors (1986)	Wink Wilkinson	1986	-	6.6 (19,933)

29.	Armed and Dangerous (1986)	Frank Dooley	1986	-	5.0 (4,017)

30.	Volunteers (1985)	Tom Tuttle	1985	-	5.0 (3,423)

31.	Summer Rental (1985)	Jack Chester	1985	-	5.7 (3,855)

32.	Sesame Street Presents: Follow that Bird (1985)	State Trooper	1985	-	6.3 (1,650)
	AKAs: Follow That Bird
33.	Brewster's Millions (1985)	Spike Nolan	1985	-	6.0 (9,420)

34.	The Last Polka (1985) (TV)	Yosh Shmenge/Pa Shmenge	1985	-	7.2 (177)

35.	The Canadian Conspiracy (1985) (TV)	Various	1985	-	7.1 (87)

36.	Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas (1985) (TV)	Marcel	1985	-	6.9 (43)

37.	Splash (1984)	Freddie Bauer	1984	-	6.2 (20,244)

38.	"The New Show" (1984)	Various (1 episode, 1984)	1984	-	7.0 (18)
	1 TV episode: "The New Show: (#1.2)" Various
39.	"SCTV Channel" (1983)	Various (1 episode, 1983)	1983	-	8.3 (70)
	1 TV episode: "SCTV Channel: Maudlin O' the Night (#1.1)" Various
40.	Going Berserk (1983)	John Bourgignon	1983	-	4.8 (517)

41.	Vacation (1983)	Lasky, Guard at Walleyworld	1983	-	7.3 (21,797)
	AKAs: National Lampoon's Vacation (UK) (USA: complete title) American Vacation (Europe: English title: video title)
42.	"SCTV Network 90" (1981)	Various / (Various) (38 episodes, 1981-1983)	1983	-	8.5 (198)
	AKAs: SCTV Comedy Network (USA: new title) SCTV Network (USA: new title) 38 TV episodes: "SCTV Network 90: Midnight Cowboy II (#2.14)" Various "SCTV Network 90: South Sea Sinner (#2.13)" Various "SCTV Network 90: Sweeps Week (#2.12)" Various "SCTV Network 90: Bobby Bittman's Retirement (#2.11)" Various "SCTV Network 90: SCTV Classifieds/Vic Arpeggio (#2.10)" Various 33 episodes not shown.
43.	"Saturday Night Live" (1975)	Juan Gavino (1 episode, 1981)	1981	-	8.2 (6,590)
	AKAs: NBC's Saturday Night (USA: complete title) SNL (USA: informal title) SNL 25 (USA: alternative title) Saturday Night (USA: first season title) Saturday Night Live '80 (USA: sixth season title) Saturday Night Live 15 (USA: fifteenth season title) Saturday Night Live 20 (USA: twentieth season title) Saturday Night Live 25 (USA: twentiefifth season title) 1 TV episode: "Saturday Night Live: George Kennedy/Miles Davis (#7.3)" (uncredited) Juan Gavino
44.	Heavy Metal (1981)	(voice) Desk Sergeant (segment "Harry Canyon")/Dan (segment "Den")/Den (segment "Den")/Robot (segment "So Beautiful and So Dangerous")	1981	-	6.3 (9,791)

45.	Stripes (1981)	Ox	1981	-	6.8 (18,162)

46.	"Tales of the Klondike" (1981)		1981	-	6.1 (11)
	AKAs: Jack London's Klondike Tales Jack London's Tales of the Klondike (Canada: English title: complete title)
47.	The Blues Brothers (1980)	Burton Mercer	1980	-	7.9 (58,446)

48.	The Courage of Kavik, the Wolf Dog (1980) (TV)	Pinky	1980	-	4.5 (55)
	AKAs: Kavik, the Wolf Dog
49.	Double Negative (1980)	John	1980	-	4.0 (54)
	AKAs: Deadly Companion
50.	1941 (1979)	Pvt. Foley	1979	-	5.6 (12,340)

51.	Lost and Found (1979)	Carpentier	1979	-	4.8 (111)

52.	"Second City TV" (1976)	Various (50 episodes, 1976-1979)	1979	-	8.6 (321)
	AKAs: SCTV (Canada: English title: new title) (USA) Second City Revue (Canada: English title) 50 TV episodes: "Second City TV: The Flaming Turkey (#2.24)" Various "Second City TV: Relaxing with Raoul/Dining with LaRue (#2.23)" Various "Second City TV: Consumer Action Line (#2.22)" Various "Second City TV: Pipeline (#2.21)" Various "Second City TV: SCTV Disco (#2.20)" Various 45 episodes not shown.
53.	The Silent Partner (1978)	Simonsen	1978	-	7.5 (1,265)
	AKAs: L'argent de la banque (Canada: French title)
54.	"King of Kensington" (1975)	Bandit (1 episode, 1977)	1977	-	6.7 (41)
	1 TV episode: "King of Kensington: The Hero (#3.11)" Bandit
55.	"Coming Up Rosie" (1975)	Wally Wypyzypychwk (1976-77)	1976	-	7.5 (8)

56.	"90 Minutes Live" (1976)	Various (1976)	1976	-	-

57.	Find the Lady (1976)	Kopek	1976	-	3.8 (84)
	AKAs: Call the Cops! Kopek and Broom
58.	"The David Steinberg Show" (1972)	Spider Reichman (2 episodes, 1976)	1976	-	6.4 (16)
	2 TV episodes: "The David Steinberg Show: (#1.2)" Spider Reichman "The David Steinberg Show: (#1.1)" Spider Reichman
59.	The Clown Murders (1976)	Ollie	1976	-	3.8 (125)

60.	Tunnel Vision (1976)	Cooper	1976	-	4.8 (298)
	AKAs: Tunnelvision
61.	It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time (1975)	Kopek	1975	-	4.3 (132)
	AKAs: Good Idea
62.	"Dr. Zonk and the Zunkins" (1974)		1974	-	-

63.	"The ABC Afternoon Playbreak" (1972)	2nd Son (1 episode, 1974)	1974	-	-
	AKAs: ABC Matinee Today (USA: alternative title) 1 TV episode: "The ABC Afternoon Playbreak: Last Bride of Salem (#2.6)" 2nd Son
64.	Class of '44 (1973)	(uncredited) Paule	1973	-	5.3 (199)
	AKAs: Tre kompisar
65.	"Dr. Simon Locke" (1971)	Richie (1 episode, 1972)	1972	-	6.2 (14)
	AKAs: Police Surgeon (USA: new title) 1 TV episode: "Dr. Simon Locke: Death Holds the Scale (#1.24)" Richie
66.	"Cucumber" (1972)	Weatherman (unknown episodes)	1972	-	7.4 (10)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Our Father (pre-production) (2009)	(story)	2009	-	-

2.	The Best of SCTV (1988) (TV)	(writer)	1988	-	8.6 (33)

3.	The Last Polka (1985) (TV)	(writer)	1985	-	7.2 (177)

4.	"SCTV Network 90" (1981)	(39 episodes, 1981-1983)	1983	-	8.5 (198)
	AKAs: SCTV Comedy Network (USA: new title) SCTV Network (USA: new title) 39 TV episodes: "SCTV Network 90: Midnight Cowboy II (#2.14)" (writer) "SCTV Network 90: South Sea Sinner (#2.13)" (writer) "SCTV Network 90: Sweeps Week (#2.12)" (writer) "SCTV Network 90: Bobby Bittman's Retirement (#2.11)" (writer) "SCTV Network 90: SCTV Classifieds/Vic Arpeggio (#2.10)" (writer) 34 episodes not shown.
5.	"Big City Comedy" (1980)	(writer) (1980)	1980	-	-

6.	"Second City TV" (1976)	(52 episodes, 1976-1979)	1979	-	8.6 (321)
	AKAs: SCTV (Canada: English title: new title) (USA) Second City Revue (Canada: English title) 52 TV episodes: "Second City TV: The Best of Season 2: Part 2 (#2.26)" (writer) "Second City TV: The Best of Season 2: Part 1 (#2.25)" (writer) "Second City TV: The Flaming Turkey (#2.24)" (writer) "Second City TV: Relaxing with Raoul/Dining with LaRue (#2.23)" (writer) "Second City TV: Consumer Action Line (#2.22)" (writer) 47 episodes not shown.

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	The Best of John Candy on SCTV (1996) (TV)	(executive producer)	1996	-	8.2 (69)

2.	Hostage for a Day (1994) (TV)	(executive producer)	1994	-	4.0 (223)

3.	"Camp Candy" (1989)	(executive producer)	1989	-	5.5 (86)

4.	Who's Harry Crumb? (1989)	(executive producer)	1989	-	5.3 (5,217)

5.	The Last Polka (1985) (TV)	(executive producer)	1985	-	7.2 (177)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	"Camp Candy" (1989)	(performer: (theme song))	1989	-	5.5 (86)

2.	Sesame Street, Special (1988) (TV)	(performer: "Put Down the Duckie")	1988	-	7.0 (66)
	AKAs: Put Down the Duckie: A Sesame Street Special (USA: video title) Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie - An All-Star Musical Special (USA: video box title) The Sesame Street Special (USA: informal title)
3.	Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987)	(performer: "I Can Take Anything" (1987))	1987	-	7.5 (28,845)
	AKAs: Planes, Trains and Automobiles (USA: video box title)

Director View by NEW				Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
	1.	Hostage for a Day (1994) (TV)		1994	-	4.0 (223)

Stunts View by NEW				Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
	1.	Find the Lady (1976)	(stunts)	1976	-	3.8 (84)
		AKAs: Call the Cops! Kopek and Broom

Miscellaneous Crew View by NEW				Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
	1.	Foxy Lady (1971)	(production assistant)	1971	-	4.2 (11)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	¿Quién mató a Dr. Pus? (2003)	(dedicated to the memory of)	2003	-	-

2.	Blues Brothers 2000 (1998)	(acknowledgment: for)	1998	$26M	4.4 (11,489)

3.	Canadian Bacon (1995)	(in memory of)	1995	-	5.7 (8,381)

4.	Wagons East (1994)	(dedicated to the memory of)	1994	-	4.3 (1,896)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	The 66th Annual Academy Awards (1994) (TV)	Himself - Memorial Tribute	1994	-	6.0 (229)

2.	Friends of Gilda (1993) (TV)	Himself	1993	-	-

3.	"Showbiz Today" (1984)	Himself (1 episode, 1991)	1991	-	1.7 (18)
	1 TV episode: "Showbiz Today: (1991-05-22)" Himself
4.	"The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" (1962)	Himself (1 episode, 1991)	1991	-	8.3 (462)
	AKAs: The Best of Carson (USA: rerun title) 1 TV episode: "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson: (1991-05-17)" Himself
5.	"Videosyncrasy" (1990)	Himself	1990	-	-

6.	The 62nd Annual Academy Awards (1990) (TV)	Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Short Film, Live Action	1990	-	5.8 (204)

7.	Warner Bros. Celebration of Tradition, June 2, 1990 (1990) (TV)	Host	1990	-	5.4 (11)

8.	"Camp Candy" (1989)	(voice) Himself	1989	-	5.5 (86)

9.	"Larry King Live" (1985)	Himself - Guest (1 episode, 1989)	1989	-	5.8 (388)
	1 TV episode: "Larry King Live: Marilyn Monroe/Uncle Buck" Himself - Guest
10.	Flames 88-89 (1989) (V)	(uncredited) Himself	1989	-	6.1 (40)
	AKAs: The Calgary Flames Video Yearbook 1988-89 (Canada: English title)
11.	Season's Greetings: An Evening with John Williams and the Boston Pops Orchestra (1988) (TV)	Himself	1988	-	-
	AKAs: Blue Cross and Blue Shield Present Season's Greetings: An Evening with John Williams and the Boston Pops Orchestra (USA: long title)
12.	Sesame Street, Special (1988) (TV)	Himself	1988	-	7.0 (66)
	AKAs: Put Down the Duckie: A Sesame Street Special (USA: video title) Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie - An All-Star Musical Special (USA: video box title) The Sesame Street Special (USA: informal title)
13.	Jackie Gleason: The Great One (1988) (TV)	Himself - Host	1988	-	6.2 (7)

14.	The 60th Annual Academy Awards (1988) (TV)	Himself - Presenter: Best Makeup	1988	-	5.1 (137)

15.	"Late Night with David Letterman" (1982)	Himself (2 episodes, 1982-1986)	1986	-	8.0 (375)
	2 TV episodes: "Late Night with David Letterman: (1986-08-13)" Himself "Late Night with David Letterman: (1982-02-04)" Himself
16.	Comic Relief (1986/I) (TV)	Stan Shmenge	1986	-	6.7 (85)

17.	Big City Comedy (1986) (V)	Various	1986	-	5.6 (7)

18.	Tears Are Not Enough (1985)	Himself	1985	-	6.9 (13)

19.	The Second City 25th Anniversary Special (1985) (TV)	Himself	1985	-	4.3 (5)

20.	"Saturday Night Live" (1975)	Himself / 3 characters not shown (2 episodes, 1983-1985)	1985	-	8.2 (6,590)
	AKAs: NBC's Saturday Night (USA: complete title) SNL (USA: informal title) SNL 25 (USA: alternative title) Saturday Night (USA: first season title) Saturday Night Live '80 (USA: sixth season title) Saturday Night Live 15 (USA: fifteenth season title) Saturday Night Live 20 (USA: twentieth season title) Saturday Night Live 25 (USA: twentiefifth season title) 2 TV episodes: "Saturday Night Live: SNL Film Festival (#10.15)" (uncredited) Himself "Saturday Night Live: John Candy/Men at Work (#9.3)" Himself - Host/Various
21.	Welcome to the Fun Zone (1984) (TV)	Himself	1984	-	-

22.	The 8th Annual Young Comedians Show (1983) (TV)	Himself - Host/Mr. Mambo	1983	-	5.6 (10)

23.	It Came from Hollywood (1982)	Himself	1982	-	5.6 (412)

24.	"The Billy Crystal Comedy Hour" (1982)	Himself (1 episode, 1982)	1982	-	6.4 (8)
	1 TV episode: "The Billy Crystal Comedy Hour: (#1.1)" Himself
25.	"Big City Comedy" (1980)	Himself	1980	-	-


1.	"30 for 30"
	1 TV episode: Kings Ransom (2009) (uncredited) Himself
2.	Spaceballs: The Documentary (2005) (V)	Himself/Barf

3.	"The Greatest Canadian" (2004)	Himself - #41

4.	Making a 'Splash' (2004) (V)	Himself

5.	Michael Moore, el gran agitador (2004) (TV)	Sheriff Bud B. Boomer

6.	The Joke's on Us: 50 Years of CBC Satire (2002) (TV)	Various SCTV Characters

7.	"E! True Hollywood Story"
	1 TV episode: John Candy (2001) Himself
8.	The 2000 Canadian Comedy Awards (2000) (TV)	Himself - Canadian Comedy Hall of Fame Inductee

9.	Conversations with Jon Turteltaub (2000) (V)	Himself

10.	The Best of John Candy on SCTV (1996) (TV)	Various Characters

11.	The Making of '1941' (1996) (V)	(uncredited) Pvt. Foley

12.	All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! (1994) (TV)	Himself

13.	The Best of SCTV (1988) (TV)	Various Characters

14.	"SCTV Network 90"
	1 TV episode: Compilation (1981) Various
15.	"Second City TV"
	2 TV episodes: The Best of Season 2: Part 2 (1979) Various The Best of Season 2: Part 1 (1979) Various

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