John Candy
Acting
Biography
John Franklin Candy (October 30, 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.
Born: October 31, 1950
Place of Birth: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Known For
Catherine O'Hara: All of Us Shine
From "SCTV" and "Home Alone" to "Best in Show" and "Schitt’s Creek", Catherine O’Hara collaborates with fellow performers throughout her legendary career to take comedy to new heights.
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
Actress Shelley Duvall presents charming animated versions of some of the most beloved children's stories in this superb Emmy-nominated collection featuring 26 tales narrated by famous actors and musicians. The stories by Mercer Mayer, Virginia Lee Burton, Marilyn Sadler and others are voiced by Bette Midler, James Earl Jones, Morgan Freeman, Candice Bergen, Ringo Starr, Michael J. Fox, Steve Martin, Martin Short, Billy Crystal, Kathy Bates and many more.
Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas
A made for Showtime network comedy special with numerous skits and music starring Martin Short and featuring a number of his fellow SCTV cast members. The special has skits with characters such as Ed Grimley, Jackie Rogers Jr., Jerry Lewis, and many more.
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise journeys through Brooks’ early years in the creative beginnings of live television — with Sid Caesar on Your Show of Shows — to the film genres he so successfully satirized in Young Frankenstein, Blazing Saddles, High Anxiety, and Spaceballs — to the groundbreaking Broadway musical version of his first film, The Producers. The documentary also delves into his professional and personal ups and downs — his childhood, his first wife and subsequent 41-year marriage to Anne Bancroft — capturing a never-before-heard sense of reflection and confession.
Seriously... Phil Collins
4 TV Executives attempt to make a television special to promote ...But Seriously. Mostly made of sketches this film includes a rap version of Don't Lose My Number and a country take on Separate Lives. Phil even attempts to be Elvis Presley while singing One More Night.
SCTV Network 90
After a successful Canadian run as Second City TV on Global and SCTV on CBC, the cast packed up and moved to America (theoretically) when NBC offered them a timeslot under the title SCTV Network 90. With them, they brought their unique, quirky characters, their personalities, and the shows they had appeared on. Dick Blasucci had begun writing for the cast in their second series, SCTV, and joined them here, serving as a recurring straight man for the characters. Tony Rosato and Robin Duke wrote scripts at the beginning of the show as they had before, until quickly leaving to write and perform for Saturday Night Live. The appeal of SCTV Network 90, however, doesn't only come from the writing, but from the sheer wit of its legendary stars.
John Candy: I Like Me
Those who knew iconic funnyman John Candy best share his story, in their own words, through never-before-seen archival footage, imagery, and interviews.
The Blues Brothers
Jake Blues, just released from prison, puts his old band back together to save the Catholic home where he and his brother Elwood were raised.
JFK
Follows the investigation into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy led by New Orleans district attorney Jim Garrison.
Second City Television
Second City Television is a Canadian television sketch comedy show offshoot from Toronto's Second City troupe that ran between 1976 and 1984.
Filmography
as Self (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
as Sheriff Bud B. Boomer
as James Harlow
as Self (archive footage)
as Yuri Petrovich (uncredited)
as Irv
as Cliff Murdoch - Announcer (uncredited)
as Narrator (voice)
as Kalishak
as Augie Morosco
as Dean Andrews
as Jack Gable
as Danny Muldoon
as C.D. Marsh (uncredited)
as Dennis / Eldona
as Gus Polinski
as Wilbur (voice)
as Self
as Beer Truck Driver
as Yosh Shmenge (archive footage)
as Himself
as (voice)
as Buck Russell
as The Hawk
as Charlie
as Harry Crumb
as Don The Horse (Voice)
as Chet Ripley
as Chet (uncredited)
as Del Griffith
as Barf
as Clip Maxwell
as Wink Wilkinson
as Howard Jensen (segment "Cursed With Charisma")
as Frank Dooley
as Himself
as Self
as Wallace Osgood
as Self
as Tom Tuttle
as Jack Chester
as State Trooper
as Spike Nolan
as Yosh Shmenge
as Freddie Bauer
as John Bourgignon
as Lasky, Guard at Walleyworld
as Self
as Desk Sergeant / Dan / Den / Robot (voice)
as Dewey "Ox" Oxberger
as Various
as Burton Mercer
as John
as Pvt. Foley
as Carpentier
as Simonsen
as Kopek
as Self - Various Characters
as Ollie
as Cooper
as Self - Host
as Juan Gavino (uncredited)
as Self
as Weatherman
as Paule (uncredited)
as Self