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John Candy movie timeline

2025

Oh. What. Fun.

2024

2023

2022

2021

2020

2019

2018

2017

2016

2015

2014

2013

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008

2007

2006

2005

2004

2003

2002

2001

2000

1999

1998

1997

1996

1995

1994

1993

Rookie of the Year

1992

1991

1990

1989

1988

1987

1986

1985

1984

Splash

1983

1982

It Came From Hollywood

1981

1980

1979

1978

The Silent Partner

1977

1976

1975

It Seemed Like a Good Idea At the Time

1974

1973

Class of '44

Starring:

John Candy

First Movie - Class of '44 1973
Last Movie - Oh. What. Fun. 2025
Total Movies - 51
Highest Grossing Movies
- UK: Home Alone (1990) - £12,498,090
- US: Home Alone (1990) - $285,761,243
- World: Home Alone (1990) - $568,508,037
Combined grosses
- UK - £55.6 Million
- US - $1.1 Billion
- Global - $1.3 Billion
Highest Rated Movie - The Great Outdoors (1988) - 100%
Lowest rated movie - Rookie of the Year (1993) - 40%

Acting credits By Year of release

By Rating

By Global Gross

SEE DETAILED LIST

Year

Oh. What. Fun.
John Candy plays Del Griffith (Archive Footage)
2025
Wagons East
John Candy plays James Harlow
1995
Canadian Bacon
John Candy plays Sheriff Bud Boomer
1995
Cool Runnings
John Candy plays Irv
1994
Hostage For a Day
John Candy plays Yuri Petrovich (uncredited)
1994
Rookie of the Year
John Candy plays Cliff Murdoch - Announcer (uncredited)
1993
Once Upon a Crime...
John Candy plays Augie Morosco
1992
Boris and Natasha
John Candy plays Kalishak
1992
Career Opportunities
John Candy plays C.D. Marsh (uncredited)
1991
JFK
John Candy plays Dean Andrews
1991
Nothing But Trouble
John Candy plays Dennis / Eldona
1991
Only the Lonely
John Candy plays Danny Muldoon
1991
Delirious
John Candy plays Jack Gable
1991
The Rescuers Down Under
John Candy plays Wilbur (voice)
1990
Home Alone
John Candy plays Gus Polinski
1990
Masters of Menace
John Candy plays Beer Truck Driver
1990
The Rocket Boy
John Candy plays The Hawk
1989
Cannonball Fever
John Candy plays Charlie Cronan
1989
Uncle Buck
John Candy plays Buck Russell
1989
Who's Harry Crumb
John Candy plays Harry Crumb
1989
She's Having a Baby
John Candy plays Chet from 'The Great Outdoors' (uncredited)
1988
The Great Outdoors
John Candy plays Chet Ripley
1988
Hot to Trot
John Candy plays Don (voice)
1988
Spaceballs
John Candy plays Barf
1987
Planes, Trains & Automobiles
John Candy plays Del Griffith
1987
The Canadian Conspiracy
John Candy plays Various
1986
Really Weird Tales
John Candy plays Howard Jensen
1986
Armed and Dangerous
John Candy plays Frank Dooley
1986
Little Shop of Horrors
John Candy plays Wink Wilkinson
1986
Sesame Street: Presents Follow That Bird
John Candy plays State Trooper
1985
Brewsters Millions
John Candy plays Spike Nolan
1985
The Last Polka
John Candy plays Yosh Shmenge / Pa Shmenge
1985
Volunteers
John Candy plays Tom Tuttle from Tacoma
1985
Summer Rental
John Candy plays Jack Chester
1985
Splash
John Candy plays Freddie Bauer
1984
Going Berserk
John Candy plays John Bourgignon
1983
National Lampoons Vacation
John Candy plays Lasky - Guard at Walleyworld
1983
Stripes
John Candy plays Ox
1981
Heavy Metal
John Candy plays Desk Sergeant
1981
The Blues Brother's
John Candy plays Burton Mercer
1980
The Courage of Kavik, the Wolf Dog
John Candy plays Pinky
1980
Double Negative
John Candy plays John
1980
Lost and Found
John Candy plays Carpentier
1979
1941
John Candy plays Pvt. Foley
1979
The Silent Partner
John Candy plays Simonsen
1978
The Clown Murders
John Candy plays Ollie
1976
Find the Lady
John Candy plays Kopek
1976
Tunnel Vision
John Candy plays Cooper
1976
It Seemed Like a Good Idea At the Time
John Candy plays Kopek
1975
Class of '44
John Candy plays Paule (uncredited)
1973

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