John Candy

Actor. Born 31 October 1950 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Died 4 March 1994.

Titles on Fi1m8 acting · 1 other

Average Fi1m scoreas actor · 8 titles

Emmys2 won

Born

31 October 1950, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Died

4 March 1994

Active

1980–1993

Frequently works with

Eugene Levy, Rick Moranis

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

76Fi1m

68Critics

We rate John’s work 7 points above the press, across 7 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above4

60 to 794

Under 600

Of 8 reviewed titles as actor.

In numbers

Lead roles: 0 of 6 billed first or second
Reviewed: 8 films
Screen time: 16 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $1.2bn across 8 films with figures
Primetime Emmy Awards: 2 Emmys2 won
Active: 1980–1993

Genres

Comedy7
Adventure2
Drama2
Action1
Crime1
Family1

Best and worst on Fi1m

81BestThe Blues Brothers1980

70WorstNational Lampoon's Vacation1983

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

121970s

351980s

181990s

12000s

12020s

Co-stars most worked with

Eugene Levy2 titles

Rick Moranis2 titles

Awards

Primetime Emmy Awards2 won

Won1983Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series · Second City Television
Won1982Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series · Second City Television

Other awards2 won · 2 nominated

Won1998Canada's Walk of Fame: Canada's Walk of Fame
Won1995Earle Grey Award: Earle Grey Award
Nominated1992Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actress: Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actress · Nothing but Trouble
Nominated1989Golden Raspberry Award for Worst New Star: Golden Raspberry Award for Worst New Star · Hot to Trot

Awards from Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.