John Candy

John Candy
Birth name	John Franklin Candy
Born	October 31, 1950 in Newmarket, Ontario, Canada
Died	March 4, 1994 in Durango, Mexico from a heart attack
Notable Roles
Notable Episodes
Awards

John Franklin Candy was a Canadian actor and comedian who rose to fame as a member of the Toronto branch of The Second City and the relating Second City Television series.

Roles

Starring Roles

Series	Role	Year(s)	Season(s)
Coming Up Rosie	Wally Wypyzypywchuk	1975–1978	1	2	3
Second City Television	Himself	1976–1979	1	2
Camp Candy	Himself	1989–1992	1	2	3

Guest Starring Roles

Series	Role	Episode	Airdate
Police Surgeon	Richie	1x24 - Death Holds the Scale	June 5, 1972
The ABC Afternoon Playbreak (uncredited)	2nd Son	2x06 - Last Bride of Salem	May 8, 1974
King of Kensington	Bandit	3x11 - The Hero	December 11, 1977
Saturday Night Live	Juan Gavino	7x03 - George Kennedy/Miles Davis	October 17, 1981

Specials and Made-for-TV Movies

Title	Role	Airdate	Series/Banner
66th Academy Awards	In Memoriam	March 21, 1994	Academy Awards

Movie Roles

Film	Role	Released
Tunnel Vision	Cooper	March 1976
The Clowen Murders	Ollie	September 17, 1976
Find the Lady	Kopek	November 11, 1976
The Silent Partner	Simonsen	March 30, 1979

Producer

Episodes Produced

Series	Episode	Airdate	Credit
Camp Candy	3x06 - When It Rains...It Snows	Fall 1992

Executive Producer

Series	Year(s)	Credit	Season(s)
The Last Polka	April 1985	Executive Producer	TVM
Who's Harry Crumb?	February 3, 1989	Executive Producer	M
Hostage for a Day	April 25, 1994	Executive Producer	TVM

Writer

Staff Writer

Series	Year(s)	Credit	Season(s)
Camp Candy	1989 –1990	Writer	1	2

Director

TV Movies

Series	Year(s)	Credit	Season(s)
Hostage for a Day	April 25, 1994	Director

Trivia

• His original A&E Biography titled A Tribute to John Candy was a televised tribute. It aired shortly after his death.