A popular TV and film comic whose career ended just as it was peaking, John Candy was born Oct. 31, 1950, in the Toronto suburb of East York, Canada. He honed his considerable comic skills with Toronto's Second City comedy troupe, and by the late '70s was appearing in Canadian films (such as The Silent Partner, 1978) and on the sketch comedy series "SCTV."Later, he would appear on-screen with his SCTV co-stars and with members of the "Saturday Night Live" gang in the films 1941, The Blues Brothers, Stripes, The Great Outdoors, Little Shop of Horrors and many more. He surprised many with an effective dramatic cameo in JFK (1991) and had starring roles in Summer Rental, Uncle Buck, Cool Runnings and Planes, Trains and Automobiles.
Candy died March 4, 1994, in Mexico while filming Wagons East; his last completed film, Canadian Bacon, was released posthumously.
Cool RunningsA fictionalized account of the unlikely story of Jamaica's first bobsled team, Cool Runnings follows their journey to the 1988 Olympics. When Derice Bannock's (Leon) chances of qualifying for Jamaica's track team are dashed, he looks for another sport. Derice persuades U.S. bobsledding gold medalist... Read More
The Great OutdoorsSuburbanite Chet Ripley (John Candy) takes his family to a lakeside resort for what he thinks will be a quiet vacation away from it all. But then his snobby brother-in-law Roman Craig (Dan Aykroyd) shows up with his snooty brood, and unexpected mishaps ensue. The two families try to get along... Read More
Uncle BuckComedy acting legend John Candy turns in a signature performance in this effort from director John Hughes as a notoriously irresponsible uncle left to care for his brother's kids during a family crisis. Packed with a host of noteworthy supporting performances, the heartwarming family comedy also... Read More
Only the LonelyAdapted from Paddy Chayefsky's Marty, this film from writer-director Chris Columbus stars John Candy as Danny Muldoon, a Chicago police officer who still lives at home with his overbearing mother, Rose (Maureen O'Hara). When Danny meets the shy Theresa (Ally Sheedy) one night at a bar, he's... Read More
Who's Harry Crumb?Banished to the family detective agency's Midwest branch while oily Eliot Draisen (Jeffrey Jones) runs the company, bumbling gumshoe Harry Crumb (John Candy) gets called in on a kidnapping involving a rich client's daughter. Little does he know that Draisen hatched the abduction to net millions and... Read More
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Kavik the Wolf Dog (2002) | NR | |
100 Years of Comedy (1997) | NR | |
Canadian Bacon (1995) | PG | |
Wagons East (1994) | PG-13 | |
Cool Runnings (1993) | PG | |
Once Upon a Crime (1992) | PG | |
Boris and Natasha (1992) | PG | |
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Nothing But Trouble (1991) | PG-13 | |
Only the Lonely (1991) | PG-13 | |
Delirious (1991) | PG | |
The Rescuers Down Under (1990) | G | |
Home Alone (1990) | PG | |
Uncle Buck (1989) | PG | |
Who's Harry Crumb? (1989) | PG-13 | |
Speed Zone! (1989) | PG | |
The Great Outdoors (1988) | PG | |
Spaceballs (1987) | PG | |
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Little Shop of Horrors (1986) | PG-13 | |
Armed and Dangerous (1986) | PG-13 | |
Brewster's Millions (1985) | PG | |
Volunteers (1985) | R | |
Summer Rental (1985) | PG | |
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Going Berserk (1983) | R | |
SCTV Network 90: Vol. 4 (1983) | NR | |
SCTV Network 90: Vol. 3 (1982) | NR | |
SCTV Network 90: Vol. 2 (1982) | NR | |
Stripes (1981) | R | |
Heavy Metal (1981) | R | |
SCTV Network 90: Vol. 1 (1981) | NR | |
The Blues Brothers (1980) | R | |
1941 (1979) | PG | |
The Silent Partner (1978) | R | |
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The Clown Murders (1976) | R | |
Tunnel Vision (1976) | R | |
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The David Steinberg Show (1972) | NR | |
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