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John Candy

John Candy

Total Box Office:
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Highest Rated:
95% National Lampoon's Vacation (1983)
Lowest Rated:
0% Hot to Trot (1988)
Birthday:
Oct 31
Birthplace:
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Bio:
Canadian comic actor John Candy was geared toward a performing career even while studying for a journalism degree in college. Candy's bulky frame and built-in likability enabled him to secure small roles in Canadian film and TV productions. In the early '70s, Candy joined Canada's Second City…

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Highest Rated Movies

Filmography

Movies

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Rating Title Credit Box Office Year
Comic Relief: The Greatest...and The Latest
  • Actor
-- 2008
14% Canadian Bacon
  • Sheriff Bud Boomer
-- 1994
Hostage For A Day
  • Director
  • Actor
-- 1994
15% North
  • Actor
-- 1994
0% Wagons East!
  • James Harlow
-- 1994
39% Rookie of the Year
  • Announcer (uncredited)
-- 1993
74% Cool Runnings
  • Irv Blitzer
-- 1993
84% JFK
  • Dean Andrews
-- 1992
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
  • Actor
-- 1992
Best of John Candy on SCTV
  • Actor
-- 1992
Rabbit Ears - Stormalong
  • Actor
-- 1992
0% Once Upon a Crime
  • Augie Morosco
-- 1992
62% Only the Lonely
  • Danny Muldoon
-- 1991
44% Delirious
  • Jack Gable
-- 1991
9% Nothing But Trouble
  • Dennis
-- 1991
Boris and Natasha
  • Kallishak
-- 1991
38% Career Opportunities
  • C.D. Marsh (uncredited)
-- 1991
68% The Rescuers Down Under
  • Wilbur
-- 1990
Masters Of Menace
  • Special Appearance
-- 1990
54% Home Alone
  • Gus Polinski
-- 1990
64% Uncle Buck
  • Uncle Buck Russell
-- 1989
30% Who's Harry Crumb?
  • Harry Crumb
-- 1989
The Rocket Boy
  • The Hawk
-- 1989
0% Hot to Trot
  • Don
-- 1988
HBO Young Comedians Special - John Candy
  • Actor
-- 1988
40% The Great Outdoors
  • Chet Ripley
-- 1988
Speed Zone
  • Charlie Cronyn
-- 1988
94% Planes, Trains and Automobiles
  • Del Griffith
-- 1987
54% Spaceballs
  • Barf the Mawg Co-Pilot
-- 1987
Quote Alongs: Spaceballs
  • Actor
-- 1987
90% Little Shop of Horrors
  • Wink Wilkinson
-- 1986
14% Armed and Dangerous
  • Frank Dooley
-- 1986
50% Volunteers
  • Tom Tuttle from Tacoma
-- 1985
91% Sesame Street Presents - Follow that Bird
  • State Trooper
-- 1985
Big City Comedy
  • Actor
-- 1985
38% Brewster's Millions
  • Spike Nolan
-- 1985
15% Summer Rental
  • Jack Chester
-- 1985
92% Splash
  • Freddie Bauer
-- 1984
The Last Polka
  • Actor
-- 1984
Going Berserk
  • John Bourgignon
-- 1983
95% National Lampoon's Vacation
  • Lasky
-- 1983
It Came From Hollywood
  • Actor
-- 1982
Second City Insanity
  • Actor
-- 1981
88% Stripes
  • Dewey "Ox" Oxberger
-- 1981
58% Heavy Metal
  • Desk Sergeant Dan Den Robot
-- 1981
Kavik the Wolf Dog
  • Pinky
-- 1980
86% The Blues Brothers
  • Burton Mercer
-- 1980
Double Negative
  • John
-- 1980
Lost and Found
  • Carpentier
-- 1979
32% 1941
  • Foley
-- 1979
The Silent Partner
  • Simonsen
-- 1978
Tunnel Vision (Tunnelvision)
  • Agent Cooper
-- 1976
The Clown Murders
  • Ollie
-- 1976
It Seemed Like a Good Idea
  • Actor
-- 1975
Find the Lady
  • Kopek
-- 1975
It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time
  • Kopek
-- 1975

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    1. Uncle Buck Russell: Here it is, come on over I wanna show it to ya. Maybe later? Okay.
    From Uncle Buck. Submitted by Joe N (6 months ago)
    1. Harry Crumb: A book cover is only skin deep. Sometimes you have to read every word to get the whole picture.
    From Who's Harry Crumb?. Submitted by Dann M (8 months ago)

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September 17, 2009

A Day to Give Thanks (for Good Thanksgiving Movies!) Opens in new window
November 24, 2005

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