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    John Candy

    1950-10-30 (74 years old) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    John Franklin Candy (October 31, 1950 – March 4, 1994) was a Canadian actor and comedian. He rose to fame as a member of the Toronto, Ontario branch of The Second City, its related Second City Television series, and in his role in comedy films such as Stripes, Splash, Cool Runnings, The Great Outdoors, and Uncle Buck. One of his most renowned onscreen performances was that of Del Griffith, the loquacious, on the move, shower curtain ring salesman in the John Hughes comedy Planes, Trains and Automobiles. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Candy, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

    Movies

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    Catherine O'Hara: All of Us Shine
    100 %|Nov 29, 2021
    Documentary
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    Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Story of the National Lampoon
    66 %|Jan 25, 2015
    History, Comedy, Documentary
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    Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
    82 %|May 20, 2013
    Documentary
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    Christmas with SCTV
    0 %|Jan 1, 2006
    Comedy
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    John Candy: Comic Spirit
    60 %|May 3, 2005
    Comedy, Documentary
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    Making a 'Splash'
    46 %|Mar 30, 2004
    Documentary, Comedy
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    Canadian Bacon
    58 %|Jun 8, 1995
    Comedy
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    Wagons East!
    48 %|Aug 16, 1994
    Adventure, Comedy, Western
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    Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
    70 %|May 18, 1994
    Family, TV Movie, Documentary
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    Hostage for a Day
    47 %|Apr 25, 1994
    Comedy, TV Movie
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    Cool Runnings
    69.93 %|Oct 1, 1993
    Comedy, Adventure, Drama
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    Rookie of the Year
    61.51 %|Jul 7, 1993
    Family, Comedy
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    Boris and Natasha
    41 %|Apr 17, 1992
    Adventure, Comedy, Action
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    Once Upon a Crime
    57 %|Mar 6, 1992
    Crime, Comedy, Mystery
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    JFK
    76 %|Dec 20, 1991
    Drama, Thriller, History
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    Delirious
    56 %|Aug 9, 1991
    Fantasy, Comedy, Romance
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    Only the Lonely
    60 %|May 24, 1991
    Comedy, Romance
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    Career Opportunities
    69 %|Mar 29, 1991
    Romance, Comedy
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    Nothing but Trouble
    53 %|Feb 15, 1991
    Comedy, Adventure
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    Home Alone
    74 %|Nov 16, 1990
    Comedy, Family
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    The Rescuers Down Under
    66 %|Nov 16, 1990
    Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
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    Seriously... Phil Collins
    0 %|Sep 8, 1990
    Comedy, TV Movie
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    Masters of Menace
    56 %|Sep 6, 1990
    Comedy
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    Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
    60 %|Apr 30, 1990
    Music, Family, Comedy
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    Uncle Buck
    68 %|Aug 16, 1989
    Comedy, Drama, Family
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    Rocket Boy
    50 %|Jun 1, 1989
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    Speed Zone
    45 %|Apr 21, 1989
    Comedy, Action
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    Who's Harry Crumb?
    59.290000000000006 %|Feb 3, 1989
    Comedy, Crime, Mystery
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    Sesame Street | Put Down the Duckie: An All-Star Musical Special
    60 %|Oct 5, 1988
    Family, Music, TV Movie, Comedy
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    Jackie Gleason: The Great One
    80 %|Sep 10, 1988
    Documentary, TV Movie
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    The Best of SCTV
    60 %|Sep 5, 1988
    Comedy
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    Hot to Trot
    53 %|Aug 26, 1988
    Comedy
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    The Great Outdoors
    64 %|Jun 17, 1988
    Comedy
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    She's Having a Baby
    59.14 %|Feb 5, 1988
    Comedy, Drama, Romance
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    Planes, Trains and Automobiles
    72 %|Nov 26, 1987
    Comedy
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    Spaceballs
    68.44 %|Jun 24, 1987
    Comedy, Science Fiction
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    Citizen Steve
    57 %|Jan 1, 1987
    Comedy
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    Little Shop of Horrors
    69 %|Dec 19, 1986
    Horror, Comedy
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    Really Weird Tales
    60 %|Oct 4, 1986
    Science Fiction, Comedy, TV Movie
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    Armed and Dangerous
    56 %|Aug 15, 1986
    Action, Comedy, Crime
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    The Canadian Conspiracy
    60 %|Jun 8, 1986
    Comedy
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    The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood
    55 %|Mar 9, 1986
    History, Adventure, Comedy
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    Tears Are Not Enough
    0 %|Oct 4, 1985
    Documentary, Music
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    Volunteers
    54.93000000000001 %|Aug 16, 1985
    Comedy
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    Summer Rental
    61 %|Aug 9, 1985
    Comedy
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    Follow That Bird
    63 %|Aug 2, 1985
    Adventure, Comedy, Family, Music
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    Brewster's Millions
    66 %|May 22, 1985
    Comedy
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    The Last Polka
    50 %|Apr 15, 1985
    Comedy, Music
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    Splash
    63 %|Mar 9, 1984
    Comedy, Romance, Fantasy
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    Going Berserk
    51 %|Sep 30, 1983
    Comedy
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    National Lampoon's Vacation
    71 %|Jul 29, 1983
    Comedy, Adventure
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    It Came from Hollywood
    53 %|Oct 29, 1982
    Comedy, Documentary
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    Heavy Metal
    65 %|Aug 7, 1981
    Animation, Science Fiction, Adventure, Fantasy, Music
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    Stripes
    65 %|Jun 26, 1981
    Action, Comedy
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    The Blues Brothers
    77.33 %|Jun 16, 1980
    Music, Comedy, Action, Crime
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    Double Negative
    35 %|May 12, 1980
    Thriller
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    The Courage of Kavik, the Wolf Dog
    57 %|Jan 20, 1980
    Adventure, Action, Drama, TV Movie
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    1941
    58 %|Dec 14, 1979
    Comedy, War
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    Lost and Found
    64 %|Jul 13, 1979
    Comedy
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    The Silent Partner
    71 %|Sep 7, 1978
    Drama, Thriller
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    Find the Lady
    38 %|Nov 11, 1976
    Comedy
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    The Clown Murders
    30 %|Sep 17, 1976
    Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Horror
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    Tunnel Vision
    48 %|Mar 12, 1976
    Comedy
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    Class of '44
    59 %|Apr 10, 1973
    Drama, Comedy
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    Godspell 2025
    0 %|Invalid Date
    Documentary

    Series

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    Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
    100 %|Apr 21, 1992
    Animation, Family, Kids, Comedy
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    Camp Candy
    50 %|Sep 9, 1989
    Family, Animation, Comedy
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    The New Show
    50 %|Jan 13, 1984
    Comedy
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    Late Night with David Letterman
    58.78 %|Feb 1, 1982
    Comedy, Talk
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    SCTV Network 90
    72 %|May 16, 1981
    Comedy
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    Second City Television
    74 %|Sep 21, 1976
    Comedy
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    Young Comedians
    0 %|Invalid Date
    Comedy
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    Big City Comedy
    0 %|Sep 20, 1980
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    Saturday Night Live
    70 %|Oct 11, 1975
    Comedy, News
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    Cucumber
    0 %|Jan 1, 1974
    Kids
    actor
    The David Steinberg Show
    65 %|Jul 19, 1972