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John Candy

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📈 Top Grossing Movie Home Alone $568,508,037

📉 Lowest Grossing Movie Nothing But Trouble $9,189,307

🎬 First Film Debut Class of '44 1973

🌟 Latest Film Release Oh. What. Fun. 2025

Filmography

Released in 2025

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You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution, Spread Love & Overalls, and Created a Community That Changed the World (in a Canadian Kind of Way)

Billed as a Cast Member | Released: 2025

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Oh. What. Fun.

Billed as a Cast Member | Released: 2025

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Released in 1995

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Wagons East

John Candy plays James Harlow | Released: 1995

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🇬🇧 UK Box Office £136,744

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Canadian Bacon

John Candy plays Sheriff Bud Boomer | Released: 1995

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🇬🇧 UK Box Office £55,751

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Released in 1994

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Hostage For a Day

John Candy plays Yuri Petrovich | Released: 1994

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Cool Runnings

John Candy plays Irv | Released: 1994

🇺🇸 US Box Office $68,856,263

🇬🇧 UK Box Office £6,052,455

🌐 Global Gross $154,856,263

Released in 1993

Rookie of the Year

John Candy plays Cliff Murdoch - Announcer | Released: 1993

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Released in 1992

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Once Upon a Crime...

John Candy plays Augie Morosco | Released: 1992

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Boris and Natasha

John Candy plays Kalishak | Released: 1992

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Released in 1991

JFK

John Candy plays Dean Andrews | Released: 1991

🇺🇸 US Box Office $70,405,498

🇬🇧 UK Box Office £5,423,199

🌐 Global Gross $205,405,498

Career Opportunities

John Candy plays C.D. Marsh | Released: 1991

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Delirious

John Candy plays Jack Gable | Released: 1991

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Nothing But Trouble

John Candy plays Dennis / Eldona | Released: 1991

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🇬🇧 UK Box Office £485,878

🌐 Global Gross $9,189,307

Only the Lonely

John Candy plays Danny Muldoon | Released: 1991

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🇬🇧 UK Box Office £857,287

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Released in 1990

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Masters of Menace

John Candy plays Beer Truck Driver | Released: 1990

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The Rescuers Down Under

John Candy plays Wilbur | Released: 1990

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🇬🇧 UK Box Office £3,384,949

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Home Alone

John Candy plays Gus Polinski | Released: 1990

🇺🇸 US Box Office $285,761,243

🇬🇧 UK Box Office £12,498,090

🌐 Global Gross $568,508,037

Released in 1989

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The Rocket Boy

John Candy plays The Hawk | Released: 1989

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Uncle Buck

John Candy plays Buck Russell | Released: 1989

🇺🇸 US Box Office $66,758,538

🇬🇧 UK Box Office £3,397,407

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Who's Harry Crumb

John Candy plays Harry Crumb | Released: 1989

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Cannonball Fever

John Candy plays Charlie Cronan | Released: 1989

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Released in 1988

She's Having a Baby

John Candy plays Chet from 'The Great Outdoors' | Released: 1988

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🌐 Global Gross $16,031,707

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Hot to Trot

John Candy plays Don | Released: 1988

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The Great Outdoors

John Candy plays Chet Ripley | Released: 1988

🇺🇸 US Box Office $41,455,230

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Released in 1987

Planes, Trains & Automobiles

John Candy plays Del Griffith | Released: 1987

🇺🇸 US Box Office $49,530,280

🇬🇧 UK Box Office £2,013,509

🌐 Global Gross $52,864,214

Spaceballs

John Candy plays Barf | Released: 1987

🇺🇸 US Box Office $38,119,483

🇬🇧 UK Box Office £1,331,495

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Released in 1986

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Really Weird Tales

John Candy plays Howard Jensen | Released: 1986

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The Canadian Conspiracy

John Candy plays Various | Released: 1986

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Armed and Dangerous

John Candy plays Frank Dooley | Released: 1986

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Little Shop of Horrors

John Candy plays Wink Wilkinson | Released: 1986

🇺🇸 US Box Office $38,982,260

🇬🇧 UK Box Office £1,636,287

🌐 Global Gross $41,687,498

Released in 1985

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The Last Polka

John Candy plays Yosh Shmenge / Pa Shmenge | Released: 1985

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Volunteers

John Candy plays Tom Tuttle from Tacoma | Released: 1985

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🌐 Global Gross $19,875,740

Brewsters Millions

John Candy plays Spike Nolan | Released: 1985

🇺🇸 US Box Office $40,833,132

🇬🇧 UK Box Office £2,356,890

🌐 Global Gross $45,833,132

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Sesame Street: Presents Follow That Bird

John Candy plays State Trooper | Released: 1985

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Summer Rental

John Candy plays Jack Chester | Released: 1985

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Released in 1984

Splash

John Candy plays Freddie Bauer | Released: 1984

🇺🇸 US Box Office $69,821,334

🇬🇧 UK Box Office £2,176,702

🌐 Global Gross $72,585,364

Released in 1983

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Going Berserk

John Candy plays John Bourgignon | Released: 1983

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National Lampoons Vacation

John Candy plays Lasky - Guard at Walleyworld | Released: 1983

🇺🇸 US Box Office $61,399,552

🇬🇧 UK Box Office £3,033,922

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Released in 1982

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It Came From Hollywood

John Candy plays Self | Released: 1982

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Released in 1981

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Heavy Metal

John Candy plays Desk Sergeant | Released: 1981

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Stripes

John Candy plays Ox | Released: 1981

🇺🇸 US Box Office $85,297,000

🇬🇧 UK Box Office £1,532,833

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Released in 1980

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Double Negative

John Candy plays John | Released: 1980

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The Blues Brothers

John Candy plays Burton Mercer | Released: 1980

🇺🇸 US Box Office $57,229,890

🇬🇧 UK Box Office £1,741,841

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The Courage of Kavik, the Wolf Dog

John Candy plays Pinky | Released: 1980

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Released in 1979

1941

John Candy plays Pvt. Foley | Released: 1979

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🇬🇧 UK Box Office £1,347,137

🌐 Global Gross $92,455,742

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Lost and Found

John Candy plays Carpentier | Released: 1979

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Released in 1978

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The Silent Partner

John Candy plays Simonsen | Released: 1978

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🇬🇧 UK Box Office £687,766

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Released in 1976

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Find the Lady

John Candy plays Kopek | Released: 1976

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Tunnel Vision

John Candy plays Cooper | Released: 1976

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The Clown Murders

John Candy plays Ollie | Released: 1976

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Released in 1975

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It Seemed Like a Good Idea At the Time

John Candy plays Kopek | Released: 1975

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Released in 1973

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Class of '44

John Candy plays Paule | Released: 1973

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