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John Candy

Highest Rated:: 94% Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987)
Lowest Rated:: 0% Wagons East! (1994)

Birthday:: Oct 31, 1950
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

National Lampoon's Vacation
94%
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
94%
Splash
92%
Sesame Street Presents - Follow that Bird
91%

Filmography

Range of Movie T-meters: 0% - 94%

Number of Movies: 53

Box Office Since 2001: --

Year	Rating	Title	Credit	Box Office
2008		Comic Relief: The Greatest...and The Latest	Actor	--
1995		Tunnel Vision (Tunnelvision)	Agent Cooper	--
1994		Hostage For A Day	Actor Director	--
1994	0%	Wagons East!	James Harlow	--
1994	14%	Canadian Bacon	Sheriff Bud Boomer	--
1994	11%	North	Actor	--
1993	74%	Cool Runnings	Irv Blitzer	--
1993	39%	Rookie of the Year	Announcer (uncredited)	--
1992	0%	Once Upon a Crime	Augie Morosco	--
1992		Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories	Actor	--
1992		Best of John Candy on SCTV	Actor	--
1992		Rabbit Ears - Stormalong	Actor	--
1991	40%	Career Opportunities	C.D. Marsh (uncredited)	--
1991		Boris and Natasha	Kallishak	--
1991	84%	JFK	Dean Andrews	--
1991	62%	Only the Lonely	Danny Muldoon	--
1991	44%	Delirious	Jack Gable	--
1990	54%	Home Alone	Gus Polinski	--
1990	65%	The Rescuers Down Under	Wilbur	--
1990		Masters Of Menace	Special Appearance	--
1989	30%	Who's Harry Crumb?	Harry Crumb	--
1989		The Rocket Boy	Actor	--
1989	60%	Uncle Buck	Uncle Buck Russell	--
1988	40%	The Great Outdoors	Chet Ripley	--
1988		Speed Zone	Charlie Cronyn	--
1988		HBO Young Comedians Special - John Candy	Actor	--
1987	54%	Spaceballs	Barf the Mawg Co-Pilot	--
1987		Quote Alongs: Spaceballs	Actor	--
1987	94%	Planes, Trains and Automobiles	Del Griffith	--
1986	89%	Little Shop of Horrors	Wink Wilkinson	--
1986	14%	Armed and Dangerous	Frank Dooley	--
1985	38%	Brewster's Millions	Spike Nolan	--
1985	15%	Summer Rental	Jack Chester	--
1985	50%	Volunteers	Tom Tuttle from Tacoma	--
1985		Big City Comedy	Actor	--
1985	91%	Sesame Street Presents - Follow that Bird	State Trooper	--
1984		The Last Polka	Actor	--
1984	92%	Splash	Freddie Bauer	--
1983		Going Berserk	John Bourgignon	--
1983	94%	National Lampoon's Vacation	Lasky	--
1982		It Came From Hollywood	Actor	--
1981	88%	Stripes	Dewey "Ox" Oxberger	--
1981	58%	Heavy Metal	Desk Sergeant Dan Den Robot	--
1981		Second City Insanity	Actor	--
1980		Kavik the Wolf Dog	Pinky	--
1980	85%	The Blues Brothers	Burton Mercer	--
1979	33%	1941	Foley	--
1979		Lost and Found	Carpentier	--
1978		The Silent Partner	Simonsen	--
1976		The Clown Murders	Ollie	--
1975		Find the Lady	Kopek	--
1975		It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time	Kopek	--
1975		It Seemed Like a Good Idea	Actor	--

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Quotes from John Candy's Characters

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1. Freddie Bauer: You never seen a guy who slept with a fish before? What are you looking at? Get back to work.
From Splash. Submitted by Sara B (5 months ago)