Editing John Candy

{{Short description|Canadian actor and comedian (1950–1994)}}
{{about|the Canadian actor|the World War I flying ace|John Candy (RAF officer)}}
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{{infobox person
| name               = John Candy
| image              = John Candy.jpg
| caption            = Candy in 1993
| birth_name         = John Franklin Candy
| birth_date         = {{Birth date|1950|10|31}}
| birth_place        = [[Newmarket, Ontario]], Canada
| death_date         = {{Death date and age|1994|3|4|1950|10|31}}
| death_place        = [[Durango (city)|Durango]], [[Durango]], Mexico
| burial_place       = [[Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City]], [[California]], U.S.
| alma_mater         = {{Plainlist|
* [[Centennial College (Canada)|Centennial College]]
* [[McMaster University]]
}}
| occupation         = {{hlist|Actor|comedian}}
| television         = ''[[Second City Television]]''
| years_active       = 1971–1994
| spouse             = {{marriage|Rosemary Margaret Hobor|1979}}
| children           = 2
}}
'''John Franklin Candy''' (October 31, 1950 – March 4, 1994)<ref name="googlebooks">{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7uKs4fKOotUC&pg=PA29 |title=Guide to the Cinema(s) of Canada |publisher=[[Greenwood Publishing Group]] |last=Rist |first=Peter |year=2001 |page=29 |isbn=978-0-313-29931-5}}</ref> was a Canadian actor and comedian who is best known for his work in [[Hollywood (film industry)|Hollywood]] films. Candy first rose to national prominence in the 1970s as a member of the [[Toronto]] branch of [[the Second City]] and its [[Second City Television|SCTV sketch comedy series]]. He rose to international fame in the 1980s with his roles in comedy films such as ''[[Stripes (film)|Stripes]]'' (1981), ''[[Splash (film)|Splash]]'' (1984), ''[[Brewster's Millions (1985 film)|Brewster's Millions]]'' (1985), ''[[Armed and Dangerous (1986 film)|Armed and Dangerous]]'' (1986), ''[[Planes, Trains and Automobiles]]'' (1987), ''[[The Great Outdoors (film)|The Great Outdoors]]'' (1988), ''[[Uncle Buck]]'' (1989), ''[[Delirious (1991 film)|Delirious]]'' (1991) and ''[[Cool Runnings]]'' (1993). He also appeared in supporting roles in ''[[The Blues Brothers (film)|The Blues Brothers]]'' (1980), ''[[National Lampoon's Vacation]]'' (1983), ''[[Little Shop of Horrors (film)|Little Shop of Horrors]]'' (1986), ''[[Home Alone]]'' (1990) and ''[[Nothing but Trouble (1991 film)|Nothing but Trouble]]'' (1991).

In addition to his work as an actor, Candy was a co-owner of the [[Toronto Argonauts]] of the [[Canadian Football League]] (CFL), and the team won the [[79th Grey Cup|1991 Grey Cup]] under his ownership. He died in 1994 at the age of 43. His final two film appearances, ''[[Wagons East]]'' (1994) and ''[[Canadian Bacon]]'' (1995), are dedicated to his memory.

== Early life and education ==
John Franklin Candy was born on October 31, 1950, in Newmarket, and grew up in Toronto, Ontario.<ref>{{cite web  |title=John Candy |url=https://www.biography.com/actor/john-candy |website=Biography |date=May 7, 2021 |access-date=April 2, 2022 |language=en-us}}</ref> He was brought up in a [[working class]] [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] family.<ref>{{cite news |title=John Candy: The legacy of a cinematic legend |url=https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/john-candy-legacy-cinema-legend/ |access-date=December 23, 2021 |work=Far Out magazine |archive-date=December 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211224053157/https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/john-candy-legacy-cinema-legend/ |url-status=live }}</ref> His childhood home was at 217 Woodville Avenue in [[Toronto, Ontario]].<ref>{{cite magazine| first=Karen S.| last=Schneider| url=http://people.com/archive/cover-story-exit-laughing-vol-41-no-10/| title=Exit Laughing| magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]]| date=March 21, 1994| access-date=September 22, 2017}}</ref> According to the 1921 Canadian census records Candy's father Sidney James (1920–1955) was born to [[English people|English]] parents who immigrated to [[Canada]] in 1913.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/Home/Search?DataSource=Genealogy%7CCensus&ApplicationCode=121~122~123~124~26~120~2~29~16~27~28~4~137~125~3~30~146&FirstName=Sidney&LastName=Candy&ProvinceCode=AB~BC~MB~NB~NT~NS~ON~PE~QC~SK~YT~LC~UC~CE~CW~TT&|title= Candy, Sidney Genealogy / Census|website= Government of Canada|date= November 25, 2016|accessdate= 31 October 2023|archive-date= December 4, 2024|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20241204173311/https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/Home/Search?DataSource=Genealogy%7CCensus&ApplicationCode=121~122~123~124~26~120~2~29~16~27~28~4~137~125~3~30~146&FirstName=Sidney&LastName=Candy&ProvinceCode=AB~BC~MB~NB~NT~NS~ON~PE~QC~SK~YT~LC~UC~CE~CW~TT&|url-status= live}}</ref> John Candy's mother, Evangeline Valeria ([[birth name|née]] Aker; 1916–2009) was of [[Polish Canadians|Polish]] descent.{{r|Knelman|p=19}} His father died of complications of [[Cardiovascular disease|heart disease]] at age 35 in 1955 when John was four years old.<ref>{{cite news |title=The Tragic Death of John Candy's Father|url=https://www.grunge.com/413417/the-tragic-death-of-john-candys-father/|access-date=November 9, 2022 |work=Grunge magazine}}</ref>

Candy attended [[Neil McNeil Catholic High School]] where he was the treasurer of the student council and was a star [[offensive tackle]] on the school's [[Canadian football|football]] team and participated in drama club. Long before considering acting, Candy dreamed of becoming a professional football player, but a knee injury during his high school football career prevented him from fulfilling his dream.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Sport John Candy Tried to Play Professionally|url=https://www.grunge.com/288460/the-sport-john-candy-tried-to-play-professionally/|access-date=December 21, 2022|website=www.Grunge.com|date=December 3, 2020|archive-date=December 21, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221221173604/https://www.grunge.com/288460/the-sport-john-candy-tried-to-play-professionally/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Knelman |first1=Martin |title=Laughing on the Outside |date=2014 |publisher=St. Martin's Publishing Group |isbn=9781466878433}}</ref> He later enrolled in [[Centennial College (Canada)|Centennial College]] to study journalism, and then went to [[McMaster University]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=50 things you didn't know about Centennial College, Part 1|url=https://www.centennialcollege.ca/centennial-college-blog/2016/october/05/50-things-you-didnt-know-about-centennial-college-part-1/|access-date=February 1, 2022|website=www.centennialcollege.ca|archive-date=February 2, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220202053547/https://www.centennialcollege.ca/centennial-college-blog/2016/october/05/50-things-you-didnt-know-about-centennial-college-part-1/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=July 24, 2021|title=You've just gotta laugh at these McMaster grads|language=en|work=The Hamilton Spectator|url=https://www.thespec.com/life/local-history/spec175/2021/07/24/youve-just-gotta-laugh-at-these-mcmaster-grads.html|access-date=February 1, 2022|issn=1189-9417}}</ref> He started acting while at college.{{citation needed|date=November 2021}}

==Career==
===1971–1978: Early career and ''SCTV'' ===
In 1971, Candy was cast in a small part as a [[Shriners|Shriner]] in ''Creeps'' by David E. Freeman, a new Canadian play about [[cerebral palsy]], in the inaugural season of the [[Tarragon Theatre]] in Toronto.{{r|Knelman|p=22}} Candy guest-starred on a Canadian children's television series, ''[[Cucumber (Canadian TV series)|Cucumber]]'', and made a brief, uncredited appearance in ''[[Class of '44]]'' (1973) as his first ever appearance in a feature film. He had a small part in ''[[The ABC Afternoon Playbreak]]'' ("Last Bride of Salem") and had a regular role on the TV series ''[[Dr. Zonk and the Zunkins]]'' (1974–75).

Candy became a member of Toronto's branch of [[The Second City]] in 1972.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://archive.org/details/thevarsity103/page/n659|title=Candy's Dandy, but...|publisher=[[The Varsity (newspaper)|The Varsity]]|access-date=December 9, 2021}}</ref> He gained wide [[North America]]n popularity when he became a cast member on the influential [[Edmonton]] and later Toronto-based comedy-variety show ''Second City Television'' (''SCTV''). [[NBC]] picked the show up in 1981 and quickly became a fan favorite. It won [[Emmy Award]]s for the show's writing in 1981 and 1982.<ref name=biography1>{{cite web| url=http://www.biography.com/people/john-candy-9542625| title=John Candy| website=[[Biography (TV program)|Biography]]| access-date=July 23, 2020| archive-date=March 30, 2019| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330021016/https://www.biography.com/people/john-candy-9542625| url-status=live}}</ref> Among Candy's ''[[Second City Television|SCTV]]'' characters were unscrupulous street-beat TV personality Johnny LaRue, 3-D horror [[auteur]] Doctor Tongue, [[sycophant]]ic and easily amused talk-show sidekick William B. Williams, and Melonville's corrupt Mayor Tommy Shanks.

In 1975 he played Richie, an accused killer, in the episode "Web of Guilt" on the [[Television in Canada|Canadian]] TV show ''[[Dr. Simon Locke|Police Surgeon]]''.<ref>[http://www.tvarchive.ca/database/18160/police_surgeon/episode_guide/ Episode Guide – Police Surgeon (Series) (1971–1975)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191017173027/http://www.tvarchive.ca/database/18160/police_surgeon/episode_guide/ |date=October 17, 2019 }}<br />January 23, 1975 – "Web of Guilt" Dr. Locke intervenes when a woman judge (Nancy Olson) endangers herself by becoming too protective of her brother, who is accused of murder. Richie: John Candy. Bonnie: Helen Shaver. Scharfman: Don McGill.</ref> He was in ''[[It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time]]'' (1975), shot in Canada, as well as the children's sitcom ''[[Coming Up Rosie]]'' (1975–78) with [[Dan Aykroyd]]. Candy had a small role in ''[[Tunnel Vision (1976 film)|Tunnel Vision]]'' (1976).

During the series' run he appeared in films such as ''[[The Clown Murders]]'' (1976) and had a lead in a low-budget comedy, ''[[Find the Lady (1976 film)|Find the Lady]]'' (1976) (both co-starring fellow Canadian actor [[Lawrence Dane]]). In 1976, Candy played a supporting role (with [[Rick Moranis]]) on [[Peter Gzowski]]'s short-lived late-night television talk show ''[[90 Minutes Live]]''. In 1978, Candy had a small role as a bank employee (with [[Christopher Plummer]] and [[Elliott Gould]]) in the Canadian thriller ''[[The Silent Partner (1978 film)|The Silent Partner]]''. He guest starred on such shows as ''[[The David Steinberg Show]]'' and ''[[King of Kensington]]''.

===1979–1987: Hollywood breakthrough ===
In 1979, Candy took a brief [[hiatus (television)|hiatus]] from ''SCTV'' and began a more active film career, appearing in a minor role in ''[[Lost and Found (1979 film)|Lost and Found]]'' (1979) and playing a [[United States Army|U.S. Army]] soldier in [[Steven Spielberg]]'s big-budget comedy ''[[1941 (film)|1941]]''. He returned to [[Canada]] for roles in ''[[The Courage of Kavik, the Wolf Dog]]'' (1980) and the action thriller ''[[Deadly Companion|Double Negative]]'' (1980). He had a supporting role as easygoing parole officer Burton Mercer in ''[[The Blues Brothers (film)|The Blues Brothers]]'' (1980), starring Aykroyd, and did an episode of [[Jack London's Tales of the Klondike|''Tales of the Klondike'']] (1981) for Canadian TV.

In 1980, Candy hosted a short-lived NBC television program, ''Roadshow'', described by The Washington Post as "improvisational journalism".<ref>{{Cite news|last=Shales|first=Tom|date=1980-11-29|title=Television|language=en-US|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1980/11/29/television/799b637c-8637-4763-8556-906741832c9f/|access-date=2021-05-29|issn=0190-8286|archive-date=February 23, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250223061102/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1980/11/29/television/799b637c-8637-4763-8556-906741832c9f/|url-status=live}}</ref> Appearing as himself, Candy and a video crew traveled in a tour bus to [[Baton Rouge, Louisiana]] (home of [[Louisiana State University]]), and [[Carbondale, Illinois]] (home of [[Southern Illinois University Carbondale]]), and interviewed college students amid party atmospheres such as the latter's Halloween street celebration.<ref>{{Citation|title=r/Carbondale - NBC Roadshow- Carbondale Halloween 1980 (with John Candy)|date=May 25, 2021|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/Carbondale/comments/nkrins/nbc_roadshow_carbondale_halloween_1980_with_john/|access-date=May 29, 2021|archive-date=May 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210525144943/https://www.reddit.com/r/Carbondale/comments/nkrins/nbc_roadshow_carbondale_halloween_1980_with_john/|url-status=live}}</ref> He also obtained backstage access to interview Midge Ure, the lead singer of the [[United Kingdom|UK]] electronic band [[Ultravox]], which performed a concert on the SIU campus the evening of 10/31/80. It is unknown if more than two episodes aired.

Candy played the lovable, mild-mannered Army recruit Dewey Oxberger in ''[[Stripes (film)|Stripes]]'' (1981), directed by Canadian [[Ivan Reitman]], which was one of the most successful films of the year. He provided voices for multiple characters in the animated film ''[[Heavy Metal (film)|Heavy Metal]]'' (1981), most notably as the title character in the "[[Den (comics)|Den]]" segment, which was well-received,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?_r=1&res=9805EFDF153BF934A3575BC0A967948260&partner=Rotten%20Tomatoes |work=[[The New York Times]] |first=Janet |last=Maslin |title='Heavy Metal', Adult Cartoon |date=August 7, 1981}}</ref> including by the character's creator, [[Richard Corben]], who singled out Candy's humorously lighthearted interpretation of the title character as excellent.<ref>{{Cite comic | writer=Corben, Richard | date=1989 | story=Letters page | title=Den | issue=5 | page=Inside front cover.}}</ref>

From 1981 to 1983, Candy appeared in ''[[SCTV Network]]'' on television. He made a cameo appearance in [[Harold Ramis]]' ''[[National Lampoon's Vacation]]'' (1983), his first collaboration with [[John Hughes (filmmaker)|John Hughes]], who wrote the script. Candy appeared on ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' twice (hosting in 1983) while still appearing on ''SCTV''. According to writer-comedian [[Bob Odenkirk]], Candy was reputedly the "most-burned potential host" of ''SNL'', in that he was asked to host many times, only for plans to be changed by the ''SNL'' staff at the last minute.<ref name=Shales>{{cite book| first1=Tom| last1=Shales| author2=James Andrew Miller| title=Live From New York: An Uncensored History of Saturday Night Live| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3Qx0AwAAQBAJ&q=john+candy| date=September 9, 2014| publisher=Little Brown & Co.| page=345| isbn=978-0316295079}}</ref> Candy headlined in the Canadian film ''[[Going Berserk]]'' (1983). He was approached to play the character of accountant Louis Tully in ''[[Ghostbusters]]'' (1984), starring Aykroyd and directed by Reitman, but ultimately did not get the role because of his conflicting ideas of how to play the character; the part went instead to SCTV colleague [[Rick Moranis]], whose ideas were better received. However, Candy did make a contribution to the franchise, as one of the many people chanting "Ghostbusters" in the video for [[Ray Parker Jr.]]'s hit [[Ghostbusters (song)|single]] for the film.

Candy played [[Tom Hanks]]'s womanizing brother in the hit romantic comedy'' [[Splash (film)|Splash]]'', generally considered his break-out role.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001006/bio| title=John Candy: Biography| website=[[IMDb]]| access-date=August 19, 2019}}</ref> After the success of the film, he had signed a three-picture development and producing deal with [[Walt Disney Pictures]], and he would develop and executive produce various theatricals as planned starring vehicles for himself.<ref>{{Cite news|date=May 16, 1984|title=Candy Signed For 3 Disney Pics; Also Tapped for U's 'Millions'|page=44|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref>

Candy went back to Canada to star in ''[[The Last Polka]]'' (1985), which he also wrote with co-star [[Eugene Levy]]. He was [[Richard Pryor]]'s best friend in ''[[Brewster's Millions (1985 film)|Brewster's Millions]]'' (1985) and had a cameo in the ''[[Sesame Street]]'' film ''[[Sesame Street Presents: Follow That Bird|Follow That Bird]]'' (1985). Candy's first lead role in a Hollywood film came with ''[[Summer Rental]]'' (1985), directed by [[Carl Reiner]].<ref name="new">{{cite news| title=A ghostly film that's no 'kiddie movie'| first=Aljean| last=Harmetz| url=https://www.nytimes.com/1985/08/09/movies/at-the-movies.html| newspaper=The New York Times| date=August 9, 1985| page=C16| url-access=limited| archive-date=November 25, 2017| access-date=July 24, 2020| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171125153218/http://www.nytimes.com/1985/08/09/movies/at-the-movies.html| url-status=live}}</ref> He was reunited with Hanks in ''[[Volunteers (1985 film)|Volunteers]]'' (1985), though the film did not do as well as ''Splash''. He had a cameo in ''[[The Canadian Conspiracy]]'' (1985) and appeared alongside Martin Short in ''Dave Thomas: The Incredible Time Travels of Henry Osgood'' (1985) in Canada. Candy's next starring role in a Hollywood film was the box office disappointment ''[[Armed and Dangerous (1986 film)|Armed and Dangerous]]'' (1986) with Levy and [[Meg Ryan]].<ref name=latimes>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-08-28-ca-13992-story.html|title=JOHN CANDY'S READY TO TAKE CONTROL : My agent is always telling me--'it's not called show art, it's show business.' And I have to learn that . . .|website=[[Los Angeles Times]]|last=Goldstein|first=Patrick|date=August 28, 1986|access-date=March 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190627135943/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-08-28-ca-13992-story.html|archive-date=June 27, 2019}}</ref> He had a cameo in ''[[Little Shop of Horrors (1986 film)|Little Shop of Horrors]]'' (1986) and appeared in ''Really Weird Tales'' (1987). He also had a supporting role in [[Mel Brooks]]'s ''[[Spaceballs]]'' (1987).

===1987–1995: John Hughes films and final roles ===
[[File:John Candy and Dan Aykroyd during production of The Great Outdoors.jpg|thumb|right|Candy with [[Dan Aykroyd]] in 1987]]
In 1987, Candy co-starred in ''[[Planes, Trains & Automobiles]]'' with [[Steve Martin]], written and directed by [[John Hughes (filmmaker)|John Hughes]]. The film had positive reviews.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/57780|title=AFI Catalog|access-date=June 19, 2024|archive-date=December 4, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241204074730/https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/57780|url-status=live}}</ref> The film grossed $49,530,280 at the US box office.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Planes, Trains & Automobiles|website=Box Office Mojo|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl3395847681/weekend}}</ref> He appeared in a cameo role in [[John Hughes (filmmaker)|Hughes]]'s ''[[She's Having a Baby]]'' (1988) and then starred in a film written by Hughes, ''[[The Great Outdoors (film)|The Great Outdoors]]'' (1988) which co-starred Aykroyd.

Candy provided the voice for Don the Horse in ''[[Hot to Trot]]'' (1988) and starred in a flop comedy, considered by some to be a cult classic, ''[[Who's Harry Crumb?]]'' (1989), which he also produced. He was also in the box office flop ''[[Speed Zone]]'' aka ''Cannonball Fever'' (1989), however, he had another hit film with Hughes as writer and director in ''[[Uncle Buck]]'' (1989). Candy also produced and starred in a Saturday-morning animated series on NBC titled ''[[Camp Candy]]'' in 1989. The show was set in a fictional summer camp run by Candy, featured his two children in supporting roles, and also spawned a brief comic book series published by [[Marvel Comics]]' [[Star Comics]] imprint.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.comics.org/series/4015/| title=Camp Candy| website=[[Grand Comics Database]]| access-date=December 15, 2019| archive-date=July 28, 2020| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200728125235/https://www.comics.org/series/4015/| url-status=live}}</ref> During this time, he also made the television film ''The Rocket Boy'' (1989) in Canada.

Candy also provided the voice of Wilbur the Albatross in Disney's animated film ''[[The Rescuers Down Under]]'' (1990) and had a cameo in two more films written by Hughes, the blockbuster hit film ''[[Home Alone]]'' (1990) and the box office flop ''[[Career Opportunities (film)|Career Opportunities]]'' (1991). According to Candy's biography, he was in talks to play Bette Midler's working-class husband in the 1990 film ''[[Stella (1990 film)|Stella]]''. However, when he was informed that Midler demanded he do a screen test, Candy became incredulous proclaiming "Who the (expletive) does she think she is?!" and declined. [[John Goodman]] was eventually cast in the role. From 1988 to 1990, Candy hosted "Radio Kandy", a [[hot adult contemporary]] radio music countdown syndicated by [[Premiere Networks]].

In 1991, [[Chris Columbus (filmmaker)|Chris Columbus]] wrote and directed ''[[Only the Lonely (film)|Only the Lonely]]'' with John Hughes serving as co-producer, and starring Candy and [[Maureen O'Hara]]; it was well reviewed but not a big hit. Candy also had a supporting role in ''[[Nothing But Trouble (1991 film)|Nothing But Trouble]]'' (1991), Dan Aykroyd's notorious box office flop. Also unsuccessful were the comedies ''[[Delirious (1991 film)|Delirious]]'' (1991) and ''[[Once upon a Crime (1992 film)|Once Upon a Crime...]]'' (1992).  During this time, Candy played a small dramatic role as [[Dean Andrews Jr.]], a shady Southern lawyer in [[Oliver Stone]]'s ''[[JFK (film)|JFK]]'' (1991), and had a cameo in the television film ''[[Boris and Natasha: The Movie]]'' (1992). Candy starred in his first comedic hit in a number of years with ''[[Cool Runnings]]'' (1993), a story of the first [[Jamaica national bobsleigh team|Jamaican national bobsleigh team]] attempting to make it to the [[1988 Winter Olympics]]. He also had a cameo in the successful ''[[Rookie of the Year (film)|Rookie of the Year]]'' (1993). He made his directorial debut in the 1994 comedy television film ''[[Hostage for a Day]]''. His last appearances were in ''[[Wagons East]]'' (1994) and ''[[Canadian Bacon]]'' (1995).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/60276-WAGONS-EAST?cxt=filmography|title=Wagons East!|website=AFI Catalog|access-date=June 21, 2024|archive-date=June 21, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240621203234/https://catalog.afi.com/Film/60276-WAGONS-EAST?cxt=filmography|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Canadian Bacon|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/59844-CANADIAN-BACON?cxt=filmography|website=AFI Catalog}}</ref>

===Unfinished projects===
Candy was in talks to portray Ignatius J. Reilly in a now-shelved film adaptation of [[John Kennedy Toole]]'s [[Pulitzer Prize]]–winning novel ''[[A Confederacy of Dunces]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine| last=Fretts| first=Bruce| title=''A Confederacy of Dunces'' celebrates its 20th anniversary| magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]| url=http://www.ew.com/article/2000/05/19/confederacy-dunces-celebrates-its-20th-anniversary| date=May 19, 2000| access-date=July 26, 2015| archive-date=August 23, 2015| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150823103902/http://www.ew.com/article/2000/05/19/confederacy-dunces-celebrates-its-20th-anniversary| url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine| last=Hyman| first=Peter| title=A Conspiracy of Dunces: Will John Kennedy Toole's comic masterpiece ever reach the big screen?| date=December 14, 2006| magazine=[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]]| url=http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/hollywood/2006/12/a_conspiracy_of_dunces.html| access-date=July 26, 2015| archive-date=July 7, 2015| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150707030821/http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/hollywood/2006/12/a_conspiracy_of_dunces.html| url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal| last=Evans| first=Bradford| title=10 Actors Who Came Close to Starring in 'A Confederacy of Dunces'| journal=[[Splitsider]]| url=http://splitsider.com/2013/03/8-actors-who-came-close-to-starring-in-a-confederacy-of-dunces/| date=March 28, 2013| access-date=July 26, 2015| archive-date=April 29, 2018| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180429064237/http://splitsider.com/2013/03/8-actors-who-came-close-to-starring-in-a-confederacy-of-dunces/| url-status=dead}}</ref> He had also expressed interest in portraying [[Atuk]] in a film adaptation of [[Mordecai Richler]]'s ''[[The Incomparable Atuk]]'' and [[Roscoe Arbuckle|Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle]] in a biopic based on the [[silent film]] comedian's life.<ref>{{cite news| last=Raouf| first=Neda| title=The 'Atuk' Curse| newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]| url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-feb-21-tm-10276-story.html| date=February 21, 1999| access-date=August 6, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| last=Bovsun| first=Mara| title=Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle, acquitted for murder of Virginia Rappe in 1922, never recovered from all the bad press| newspaper=[[New York Daily News]]| url=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/justice-story/roscoe-fatty-arbuckle-acquitted-murder-virginia-rappe-1922-recovered-bad-press-article-1.1149824| date=September 1, 2012| access-date=August 12, 2015| archive-date=June 2, 2023| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230602164757/https://www.nydailynews.com/news/justice-story/roscoe-fatty-arbuckle-acquitted-murder-virginia-rappe-1922-recovered-bad-press-article-1.1149824| url-status=live}}</ref> These three shelved projects have been alleged as cursed because Candy, [[John Belushi]], [[Sam Kinison]], and [[Chris Farley]] were each attached to all three roles; they all died before they could make any of these films.<ref name=split /><ref>{{cite news| last=Evans| first=Bradford| title=The Lost Roles of John Belushi| journal=Splitsider| url=http://splitsider.com/2011/03/the-lost-roles-of-john-belushi/| date=March 3, 2011| access-date=August 12, 2015| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180517201328/http://splitsider.com/2011/03/the-lost-roles-of-john-belushi/| archive-date=May 17, 2018| url-status=dead}}</ref> Candy was originally considered to play [[Alec Guinness]]'s role in the [[Last Holiday (2006 film)|remake]] of the 1950 film ''[[Last Holiday (1950 film)|Last Holiday]]'', with [[Carl Reiner]] directing.<ref>{{cite news| last=Siskel| first=Gene| title=Sour Movies Keep Candy Just Short Of Sweet Success| newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]]| url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1986/03/30/sour-movies-keep-candy-just-short-of-sweet-success/| date=March 30, 1986| access-date=July 26, 2015| archive-date=July 8, 2024| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240708192701/https://www.chicagotribune.com/1986/03/30/sour-movies-keep-candy-just-short-of-sweet-success/| url-status=live}}</ref> Eventually the role was played by [[Queen Latifah]] in a [[Last Holiday (2006 film)|loose remake]] released in 2006.<ref name=split>{{cite journal|last=Evans|first=Bradford|title=The Lost Roles of John Candy| journal=Splitsider| url=http://splitsider.com/2011/06/the-lost-roles-of-john-candy/| date=June 2, 2011| access-date=July 26, 2015| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180520084658/http://splitsider.com/2011/06/the-lost-roles-of-john-candy/| archive-date=May 20, 2018| url-status=dead}}</ref> Candy was also slated to collaborate with John Hughes again in a comedy opposite [[Sylvester Stallone]], titled ''Bartholomew vs. Neff''. Candy and Stallone were to have portrayed feuding neighbors.<ref>{{cite news| title=SHORT TAKES : Stallone in Line for Comedy Role| date=July 30, 1990| newspaper=Los Angeles Times| url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-07-30-ca-997-story.html| access-date=August 19, 2018| archive-date=November 24, 2018| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181124201324/http://articles.latimes.com/1990-07-30/entertainment/ca-997_1_sylvester-stallone| url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| last=Carter| first=Bill| title=Him Alone| date=August 4, 1991| newspaper=[[The New York Times]]| url=https://www.nytimes.com/1991/08/04/magazine/him-alone.html| access-date=August 19, 2018| archive-date=June 29, 2018| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629074213/https://www.nytimes.com/1991/08/04/magazine/him-alone.html| url-status=live}}</ref> In the animated [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]] film ''[[Pocahontas (1995 film)|Pocahontas]]'', the role of Redfeather the Turkey was written for him, but was subsequently cut from the film after his death.<ref>{{cite journal |first=Bradford |last=Evans |url=http://www.vulture.com/2011/06/the-lost-roles-of-john-candy.html |title=The Lost Roles of John Candy |journal=Vulture |date=June 2, 2011 |access-date=June 29, 2019 |archive-date=October 19, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181019003530/http://www.vulture.com/2011/06/the-lost-roles-of-john-candy.html |url-status=live }}</ref>  [[Stephen King]] reportedly wanted Candy to portray Billy Halleck in the [[Thinner (film)|film adaptation]] of his novel ''[[Thinner (novel)|Thinner]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Zinski|first=Dan|title=Stephen King Wanted John Candy To Play The Lead In One Of The Worst Adaptations Of His Work|website=Screen Rant|date=January 18, 2024 |url=https://screenrant.com/thinner-movie-cast-john-candy-billy-stephen-king/|accessdate=January 22, 2024}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Candy and his wife Rosemary Hobor had two children, Christopher Michael and Jennifer Anne.<ref name="Parker2016"/> He was a [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://georgiabulletin.org/commentary/2017/11/comedic-genius-faithful-catholic-john-candy-left-legacy-brilliant-classic-movies/ |title=Comedic genius, faithful Catholic, John Candy left legacy of brilliant, classic movies |work=The Georgia Bulletin |last=King |first=David A. |date=November 27, 2017 |access-date=January 2, 2023 |archive-date=December 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231217191712/https://georgiabulletin.org/commentary/2017/11/comedic-genius-faithful-catholic-john-candy-left-legacy-brilliant-classic-movies/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Candy was a longtime resident of [[Brentwood, Los Angeles]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.landarcdesigns.com/residential/detail/brentwood-residence |title=Brentwood Residence &#124; Residential &#124; Land Arc Designs, CA |access-date=September 14, 2024 |archive-date=September 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240914154223/http://www.landarcdesigns.com/residential/detail/brentwood-residence |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Sports ===
In 1991, [[Bruce McNall]], [[Wayne Gretzky]], and Candy became owners of the [[Canadian Football League]]'s [[Toronto Argonauts]].<ref>{{cite news| first=Chris| last=Schwarz| url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/football/tsn-special-remembers-john-candys-impact-on-the-argos/article4184225/| title=TSN special remembers John Candy's impact on the Argos| newspaper=[[The Globe and Mail]]| location=Toronto| agency=Reuters| date=November 24, 2011| access-date=December 3, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=September 11, 2021|title='I've never seen anyone party as hard': 30 years ago, John Candy put acting on hold and took Canadian football on a magical, raucous, yearlong ride|language=en|work=The Toronto Star|url=https://www.thestar.com/sports/argos/2021/09/11/ive-never-seen-anyone-party-as-hard-30-years-ago-john-candy-put-acting-on-hold-and-took-canadian-football-on-a-magical-raucous-yearlong-ride.html|access-date=November 9, 2022|issn=1189-9417}}</ref> The celebrity ownership group attracted attention in Canada, and the team spent a significant amount of money, even signing some highly touted [[National Football League]] prospects such as wide receiver [[Raghib Ismail]]. The Argonauts took home the [[1991 Grey Cup]], beating Calgary 36–21 in the final.<ref name="never stopped caring"/> Only McNall's name was originally etched onto the [[Grey Cup]] trophy as an owner of the team, but in 2007, Candy's and Gretzky's names were added as well.<ref>{{cite news |title=Gretzky, Candy to get names etched on Grey Cup |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/gretzky-candy-to-get-names-etched-on-grey-cup-1.686330 |website=[[CBC News]] |access-date=April 27, 2019}}</ref>

=== Health problems and death ===
[[File:John Candy's grave.JPG|thumb|right|Candy's crypt in the mausoleum at [[Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City]], California]]

Candy publicly shared his experiences of living with severe [[Generalized anxiety disorder|anxiety]] and [[panic attack]]s.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Kelly|first=Laura|date=December 3, 2020|title=The Tragic Death Of John Candy|url=https://www.grunge.com/289159/the-tragic-death-of-john-candy/|access-date=August 11, 2021|website=Grunge.com|language=en-US}}</ref>

Candy died in his sleep at the age of 43, on March 4, 1994, in [[Durango]], Mexico, while filming ''[[Wagons East]]''; a spokeswoman said that Candy's cause of death was a [[Myocardial infarction|heart attack]].<ref>{{cite news| title=No drugs were involved in Candy's death| agency=Reuters| newspaper=[[New Straits Times]]| location=Kuala Lumpur| date=March 6, 1994}}</ref><ref name="New York Times">{{cite news| last=Collins| first=Glenn| url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/03/05/obituaries/john-candy-comedic-film-star-is-dead-of-a-heart-attack-at-43.html| title=John Candy, Comedic Film Star, Is Dead of a heart attack at 43| newspaper=[[The New York Times]]| date=March 5, 1994| access-date=May 21, 2020| archive-date=October 23, 2023| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231023043309/https://www.nytimes.com/1994/03/05/obituaries/john-candy-comedic-film-star-is-dead-of-a-heart-attack-at-43.html| url-status=live}}</ref> He struggled with weight change and weighed more than {{convert|275|lb|kg}} at some points in his life.<ref name="New York Times"/> Candy had a number of [[Myocardial infarction#Risk factors|risk factors for heart attack]], including strong family history (his father had died prematurely of a heart attack, although his children say he was unaware of his genetic risk),<ref name="Parker2016">{{cite news |last1=Parker |first1=Ryan |title=John Candy Remembered: His Children Share New Stories About Their Late Father On the Eve of His Birthday |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/john-candy-remembered-his-children-939218 |access-date=May 21, 2020 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=October 24, 2016 |archive-date=June 10, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200610142603/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/john-candy-remembered-his-children-939218 |url-status=live }}</ref> smoking a pack of [[cigarette]]s a day,<ref name="Sanchez2019">{{cite news |last1=Sanchez |first1=Rosa |title=Deadly Addiction: John Candy Smoked 'A Pack A Day' Before Heart Attack Death At 43 |url=https://starmagazine.com/videos/john-candy-smoked-pack-cigarettes-a-day-heart-attack-death/ |access-date=May 21, 2020 |work=[[Star (magazine)|Star]] |date=February 26, 2019 |archive-date=August 2, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200802163858/https://starmagazine.com/videos/john-candy-smoked-pack-cigarettes-a-day-heart-attack-death/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[obesity]], [[alcohol abuse]], and [[cocaine]] use.<ref name="Sanchez2019"/> However, Candy was concerned about his weight. He once lost {{convert|100|lbs|kg}} over a summer while preparing to film ''Planes, Trains and Automobiles''. He frequently dieted and exercised with trainers because of his family history.<ref name="New York Times"/><ref name="Parker2016"/><ref name="autopsy">"Autopsy: The Last Hours of John Candy." ''Autopsy: The Last Hours of...''. Nar. Eric Meyers. [[Executive producer]]s Suzy Davis and Michael Kelpie. [[Reelz]], March 3, 2019. Television.</ref><ref>{{cite journal |title=Laughing on the Outside: The Life of John Candy |url=https://quillandquire.com/review/laughing-on-the-outside-the-life-of-john-candy/ |journal=[[Quill and Quire]] |last=Knelman |first=Martin |date=March 10, 2004 |archive-date=July 3, 2023 |access-date=March 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230703151940/https://quillandquire.com/review/laughing-on-the-outside-the-life-of-john-candy/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Legacy==
Candy's funeral was held at [[St. Martin of Tours Catholic Church]] in [[Los Angeles]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-03-10-ca-32108-story.html|title=MOVIESSaying Goodby: A private funeral service|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=March 10, 1994}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1994/03/10/People/4167763275600/|title=People|website=United Press International|date=March 10, 1994}}</ref> Candy was entombed in the mausoleum at [[Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City|Holy Cross Cemetery]] in [[Culver City, California|Culver City]]. His crypt lies just above that of a fellow actor, [[Fred MacMurray]]. On March 18, 1994, a special memorial service for Candy, produced by his former improvisation troupe the Second City, was broadcast across Canada.<ref name="chtv">{{cite press release| url=http://www.canada.com/chtv/hamilton/info/history.html| title=CH Hamilton| publisher=[[CanWest]]| access-date=January 29, 2007| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060129104620/http://www.canada.com/chtv/hamilton/info/history.html| archive-date=January 29, 2006| df=mdy}}</ref>
[[File:John Candy Star on Canada's Walk of Fame.jpg|thumb|left|Candy's star on Canada's Walk of Fame|193x193px]]
''Wagons East'' was completed using a stunt double and special effects and released five months after Candy's death. His final completed film was ''Canadian Bacon'', a satirical comedy by [[Michael Moore]] released a year after Candy's death. Candy played American sheriff Bud Boomer, who led an "invasion" of Canada. Candy recorded a voice for the TV film ''[[The Magic 7]]'' in the early 1990s. The film remained in production for years owing to animation difficulties and production delays, and it was eventually shelved.

Candy was posthumously inducted into [[Canada's Walk of Fame]] in 1998.<ref name="1998 Canadian Walk of Fame Inductee Profile">{{cite web| url=http://www.canadaswalkoffame.com/inductee/john-candy| title=John Candy Profile| website=Canada's Walk of Fame| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081214190041/http://www.canadaswalkoffame.com/inductee/john-candy| access-date=November 25, 2019| archive-date=December 14, 2008}}</ref> In May 2006, Candy became one of the first four entertainers ever honored by [[Canada Post]] by being featured on a postage stamp.<ref name="John Candy postage stamp">{{cite web| url=https://postagestampguide.com/stamps/17658/john-candy-2006-canada-postage-stamp-canadians-in-hollywood| title=Canadians in Hollywood: John Candy| website=Postage Stamp Guide| access-date=July 23, 2020| archive-date=August 2, 2020| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200802152940/https://postagestampguide.com/stamps/17658/john-candy-2006-canada-postage-stamp-canadians-in-hollywood| url-status=live}}</ref> On October 31, 2020, Toronto Mayor [[John Tory]] proclaimed "John Candy Day" in honor of what would have been John Candy's 70th birthday.

''[[Blues Brothers 2000]]'' is dedicated to three people, including Candy, who played a supporting role in the original ''Blues Brothers''. A tribute to Candy was hosted by [[Dan Aykroyd]] at the [[2007 Grey Cup]] festivities in Toronto in November 2007.<ref name="never stopped caring">{{cite news| url=http://v1.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20071121.wsptbrunt21/BNStory/STEPHEN+BRUNT/| title=Candy never stopped caring| last=Brunt| first=Stephen| date=November 21, 2007| newspaper=The Globe and Mail| access-date=October 5, 2009| location=Toronto| archive-date=July 17, 2011| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717001616/http://v1.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20071121.wsptbrunt21/BNStory/STEPHEN+BRUNT/| url-status=live}}</ref>

[[Experimental rock]] band [[Ween]]'s album ''[[Chocolate and Cheese]]'', released in 1994, is "dedicated in loving memory to John Candy (1950–1994)". At the time lead singer [[Gene Ween]] remarked, "There was so much going on about [the [[Suicide of Kurt Cobain|suicide]] of] [[Kurt Cobain]], and nobody mentioned John Candy at all. I have a special little spot in my heart for him."<ref>{{cite magazine| url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/ween-19950406| title=Q&A: Ween| first=Chuck| last=Dean| magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]| date=April 6, 1995| access-date=July 23, 2020| archive-date=September 23, 2017| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170923062739/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/ween-19950406| url-status=dead}}</ref>

After his death, the John Candy Visual Arts Studio at [[Neil McNeil Catholic High School]] in Toronto was dedicated in his honour. Candy, one of the school's most famous alumni, said during one of his annual visits to the school, "My success is simply rooted in the values and discipline and respect for others that I was taught at Neil McNeil." It has been suggested, among others, that the [[Canadian Screen Awards]] be given the official nickname "The Candys", both in honour of the actor and because the name suggests Canada.<ref>{{cite news| last=Howell| first=Peter| title=Chair of Canadian film/TV academy is sweet on calling awards 'the Candys'| url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/movies/2016/03/14/chair-of-canadian-filmtv-academy-is-sweet-on-calling-awards-the-candys.html| newspaper=[[Toronto Star]]| date=March 15, 2016| access-date=March 15, 2016| archive-date=March 14, 2016| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160314204630/http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/movies/2016/03/14/chair-of-canadian-filmtv-academy-is-sweet-on-calling-awards-the-candys.html| url-status=live}}</ref>

American comedian [[Conan O'Brien]] credits Candy as giving him advice that led to his career in comedy. O'Brien met Candy while at Harvard and said, "Mr. Candy... I'm thinking I might try comedy." To this, Candy replied very seriously: "You don't try comedy. You do it or you don't do it."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hobson |first=Nick |date=September 9, 2023 |title=40 Years Ago, a Young Conan O'Brien Was Given This Simple Advice for Achieving Success. |url=https://www.inc.com/nick-hobson/40-years-ago-a-young-conan-obrien-was-given-this-simple-advice-for-achieving-success-it-still-resonates-today.html |work=Inc. |archive-date=March 18, 2025 |access-date=March 13, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250318081644/https://www.inc.com/nick-hobson/40-years-ago-a-young-conan-obrien-was-given-this-simple-advice-for-achieving-success-it-still-resonates-today.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Filmography==
===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1973
| ''[[Class of '44]]''
| Paule
| Uncredited
|-
| 1975
| ''[[It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time]]''
| Kopek
|
|-
| rowspan=3|1976
| ''[[Tunnel Vision (1976 film)|Tunnel Vision]]''
| Cooper
|
|-
| data-sort-value="Clown Murders, The" | ''[[The Clown Murders]]''
| Ollie
|
|-
| ''[[Find the Lady (1976 film)|Find the Lady]]''
| Kopek
|
|-
| 1978
| data-sort-value="Silent Partner, The" | ''[[The Silent Partner (1978 film)|The Silent Partner]]''
| Simonsen
|
|-
| rowspan=2|1979
| ''[[Lost and Found (1979 film)|Lost and Found]]''
| Carpentier
|
|-
| ''[[1941 (film)|1941]]''
| Pvt. Foley
|
|-
| rowspan=2|1980
| ''[[Deadly Companion]]''
| John
|
|-
| data-sort-value="Blues Brothers, The" | ''[[The Blues Brothers (film)|The Blues Brothers]]''
| Parole Officer Burton Mercer
|
|-
| rowspan=2|1981
| ''[[Stripes (film)|Stripes]]''
| Dewey "Ox" Oxberger
|
|-
| ''[[Heavy Metal (film)|Heavy Metal]]''
| [[Den (comics)|Den / Dan]], Desk Sergeant, Robot
| Voice roles
|-
| 1982
| ''[[It Came from Hollywood]]''
| Himself
|
|-
| rowspan=2|1983
| ''[[National Lampoon's Vacation]]''
| Russ Lasky
|
|-
| ''[[Going Berserk]]''
| John Bourgignon
|
|-
| 1984
| ''[[Splash (film)|Splash]]''
| Freddie Bauer
|
|-
| rowspan=4|1985
| ''[[Brewster's Millions (1985 film)|Brewster's Millions]]''
| Spike Nolan
|
|-
| ''[[Sesame Street Presents: Follow That Bird]]''
| The Policeman
|
|-
| ''[[Summer Rental]]''
| Jack Chester
|
|-
| ''[[Volunteers (1985 film)|Volunteers]]''
| Tom Tuttle
|
|-
| rowspan=2|1986
| ''[[Armed and Dangerous (1986 film)|Armed and Dangerous]]''
| Frank Dooley
|
|-
| ''[[Little Shop of Horrors (film)|Little Shop of Horrors]]''
| Wink Wilkinson
|
|-
| rowspan=2|1987
| ''[[Spaceballs]]''
| Barf
|
|-
| ''[[Planes, Trains and Automobiles]]''
| Del Griffith
|
|-
| rowspan=3|1988
| ''[[She's Having a Baby]]''
| Chet (from ''The Great Outdoors'')
| Uncredited
|-
| data-sort-value="Great Outdoors, The" | ''[[The Great Outdoors (film)|The Great Outdoors]]''
| Chester "Chet" Ripley
|
|-
| ''[[Hot to Trot]]''
| Don
| Voice role
|-
| rowspan=3|1989
| ''[[Who's Harry Crumb?]]''
| Harry Crumb
| Also executive producer
|-
| ''[[Speed Zone]]''
| Charlie Cronan
| {{aka}} ''Cannonball Fever''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/58296|title=Speed Zone (1989)|website=[[American Film Institute]]|access-date=July 30, 2023|archive-date=July 30, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230730080827/https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/58296|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Uncle Buck]]''
| Buck Russell
|
|-
| rowspan=3|1990
| ''[[Masters of Menace]]''
| Beer Truck Driver
|
|-
| ''[[Home Alone]]''
| Gus Polinski&nbsp;– Polka King of the Midwest
|
|-
| data-sort-value="Rescuers Down Under, The" | ''[[The Rescuers Down Under]]''
| Wilbur
| Voice role
|-
| rowspan=5|1991
| ''[[Nothing but Trouble (1991 film)|Nothing but Trouble]]''
| Dennis Valkenheiser, Eldona Valkenheiser
|
|-
| ''[[Career Opportunities (film)|Career Opportunities]]''
| C. D. Marsh
| Uncredited
|-
| ''[[Only the Lonely (film)|Only the Lonely]]''
| Danny Muldoon
|
|-
| ''[[Delirious (1991 film)|Delirious]]''
| Jack Gable
|
|-
| ''[[JFK (film)|JFK]]''
| [[Dean Andrews Jr.]]
|
|-
| 1992
| ''[[Once upon a Crime (1992 film)|Once Upon a Crime]]''
| Augie Morosco
|
|-
| rowspan=2|1993
| ''[[Rookie of the Year (film)|Rookie of the Year]]''
| Cliff Murdoch (announcer)
| Uncredited
|-
| ''[[Cool Runnings]]''
| Irving "Irv" Blitzer
|
|-
| 1994
| ''[[Wagons East]]''
| James Harlow
| Released posthumously
|-
| 1995
| ''[[Canadian Bacon]]''
| Sheriff Bud Boomer
| Filmed in 1993;<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.dogeatdogfilms.com/flintj.html | title = Moore Gets to 'Super Bowl' of Film Makers | publisher = [[The Flint Journal]] via Dog Eat Dog Films (Michael Moore official site) | location = [[Flint, Michigan]] | first = Ed | last = Bradley | date = April 26, 1995 | access-date = August 2, 2012 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://archive.today/20130122004103/http://www.dogeatdogfilms.com/flintj.html | archive-date = January 22, 2013 | df = mdy-all }}</ref> released posthumously
|}

=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| rowspan=2|1972
| ''[[Cucumber (Canadian TV series)|Cucumber]]''
| Weatherman
| Unknown episodes
|-
| ''[[Dr. Simon Locke]]''
| Richie Beck / Ramon
| 2 Episodes
|-
| rowspan=2|1974
| data-sort-value="ABC Afternoon Playbreak, The" | ''[[The ABC Afternoon Playbreak]]''
| 2nd son
| Episode: "Last Bride of Salem"
|-
| ''[[Dr. Zonk and the Zunkins]]''
|
| Unknown episodes
|-
| rowspan=2|1976
| data-sort-value="David Steinberg Show, The" | ''[[The David Steinberg Show]]''
| Spider Reichman / Spider
| 6 Episodes
|-
| ''[[90 Minutes Live]]''
| (various)
| TV series
|-
| 1976–1977
| ''[[Coming Up Rosie]]''
| Wally Wypyzypychwk
| TV series (with Rosemary Radcliffe, Dan Aykroyd and Catherine O'Hara)
|-
| 1976–1979
| ''[[Second City Television|Second City TV]]''
| Johnny LaRue / / Various
| 50 episodes
|-
| 1977
| ''[[King of Kensington]]''
| Bandit
| Episode: "The Hero"
|-
| rowspan="3" |1980
| data-sort-value="Courage of Kavik, the Wolf Dog, The" | ''[[The Courage of Kavik, the Wolf Dog]]''
| Pinky
| Television film
|-
| ''[[Big City Comedy]]''
| Himself (host) / various
| Television series (sketch comedy)
|-
|''Roadshow''
|Himself (host) / various
|"Improvisational journalism" (at least 2 episodes)
|-
| rowspan=2|1981
| ''[[Jack London's Tales of the Klondike|Tales of the Klondike]]''
| Hans Nelson
| Miniseries<br/>1 episode
|-
| ''[[Saturday Night Live]]''
| Juan Gavino
| Episode: "George Kennedy/Miles Davis" <br /> (uncredited)
|-
| 1981–1983
| ''[[Second City Television|SCTV Network 90]]''
| Johnny LaRue / Zontar / Dr. Tongue / Yosh Shmenge / Various
| 38 episodes
|-
| 1982
| data-sort-value="Billy Crystal Comedy Hour, The" | ''The Billy Crystal Comedy Hour''
| Orson Welles
| 1 episode
|-
| rowspan=2|1983
| ''[[Saturday Night Live]]''
| Host
| Episode: "John Candy/Men at Work" 
|-
| ''[[Second City Television|SCTV Channel]]''
| Various
| Episode: "Maudlin O' the Night" 
|-
| 1984
| data-sort-value="New Show, The" | ''[[The New Show]]''
| Luciano Pavarotti / Orson Welles / Various
| 5 episodes
|-
| rowspan=3|1985
| ''Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas''
| Marcel
| Television film
|-
| data-sort-value="Canadian Conspiracy, The" | ''[[The Canadian Conspiracy]]''
| (various)
| Television film
|-
| data-sort-value="Last Polka, The" | ''[[The Last Polka]]''
| Yosh Shmenge, Pa Shmenge
| Television film
|-
| 1986
| ''[[Really Weird Tales]]''
| Howard Jensen
| Episode: "Cursed with Charisma"
|-
| 1988
| ''[[Sesame Street, Special]]''
| Yosh Shmenge
| Television film
|-
| rowspan="3" |1989
| data-sort-value="Rocket Boy, The" | ''The Rocket Boy''
| The Hawk
| Television film
|-
| ''[[Camp Candy]]''
| Himself, Yosh Shmenge, Dr. Tongue, Various
| 40 episodes, main voice role
|-
| data-sort-value="Wonderful World of Disney, The" | ''[[The Wonderful World of Disney]]''
| Himself
| Episode: "Donald, the Star-Struck Duck"
|-
| 1990
| data-sort-value="Dave Thomas Comedy Show, The" | ''[[The Dave Thomas Comedy Show]]''
|
| One episode
|-
| rowspan=2|1992
| ''[[Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories]]''
| Narrator
| Episode: "Blumpoe the Grumpoe Meets Arnold the Cat/Millions of Cats"
|-
| ''[[Boris and Natasha: The Movie]]''
| Kalishak
| Television film
|-
| 1994
| ''[[Hostage for a Day]]''
| Yuri Petrovich
| Final television film
|}

===Music videos===
{| class = "wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1984
| ''[[Ghostbusters (song)|Ray Parker Jr.: Ghostbusters]]''
| John Candy
| Cameo - uncredited
|-
| 1991
| ''[[Wilbury Twist|The Traveling Wilburys: Wilbury Twist]]''
| John Candy
| Cameo - uncredited
|-
|}

== Accolades ==
{| class="wikitable"
!Work
!Year
!Accolade / Category
!Results
!Ref
|-
| rowspan="9" |''[[Second City Television|SCTV Network 90]]''
| rowspan="4" |1982
|[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series|Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program]] <small>(episode: "Tony Bennett")</small>
|{{Nom}}
| rowspan="9" |<ref>{{Cite web|title=John Candy|url=https://www.emmys.com/bios/john-candy|access-date=September 29, 2020|website=Television Academy|language=en|archive-date=March 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210303170230/https://www.emmys.com/bios/john-candy|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series|Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program]] <small>(episode: "Christmas Show")</small>
|{{Nom}}
|-
|[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series|Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program]] <small>(episode: "Cycle Two, Show Two")</small>
|{{Nom}}
|-
|[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series|Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program]] <small>(episode: "Moral Majority Show")</small>
|{{Won}}
|-
| rowspan="5" |1983
|[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series|Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program]] <small>(episode: "Towering Inferno")</small>
|{{Nom}}
|-
|[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series|Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program]] <small>(episode: "Joe Walsh")</small>
|{{Nom}}
|-
|[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series|Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program]] <small>(episode: "Robin Williams, America")</small>
|{{Nom}}
|-
|[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series|Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program]] <small>(episode: "The Christmas Show")</small>
|{{Nom}}
|-
|[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series|Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program]] <small>(episode: "The Energy Ball" + "Sweeps Week")</small>
|{{Won}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |''[[The Last Polka]]''
| rowspan="3" |1985
|[[CableACE Award|CableACE Award for Performance in a Comedy Special]]
|{{Nom}}
|
|-
|[[CableACE Award|CableACE Award for Comedy Special]] <small>(shared with [[Eugene Levy]] & Jamie Paul Rock)</small>
|{{Nom}}
|
|-
|''[[Splash (film)|Splash]]''
|[[Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor]]
|{{Nom}}
|
|-
|''[[Planes, Trains and Automobiles]]''
|1988
|[[American Comedy Awards|American Comedy Award for Funniest Actor in a Motion Picture (Leading Role)]]
|{{Nom}}
|
|-
|{{N/A}}
| rowspan="2" |1992
|[[Banff World Media Festival|Banff Television Festival for Sir Peter Ustinov Award]]
|{{Won}}
|
|-
|''[[Nothing but Trouble (1991 film)|Nothing But Trouble]]''
|[[Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actress]] <small>(playing in drag)</small>
|{{Nom}}
|
|-
|''[[Cool Runnings]]''
|1994
|[[Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards|Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Movie Actor]]
|{{Nom}}
|
|-
|{{N/A}}
|1995
|[[Gemini Awards|Gemini Award for Earle Grey Award]] <Br/> <small>(shared with Eugene Levy, [[Harold Ramis]], [[Rick Moranis]], [[Dave Thomas (actor)|Dave Thomas]], [[Catherine O'Hara]], [[Joe Flaherty]], [[Andrea Martin]] & [[Martin Short]])</small>
|{{Won}}
|
|}

== References ==
{{reflist|refs=
<ref name="Knelman">{{cite book |last1=Knelman |first1=Martin |title=Laughing on the Outside: The Life of John Candy |date=August 19, 2014 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=G2f2AwAAQBAJ |publisher=St. Martin's |isbn=978-1466878433}}</ref>
}}

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