John Candy

John Candy

Actor (1950 - 1994)
13
Movies
80.3%
Avg ThumbScore
Comedy
Top Genre

Frequent Collaborators

Mel Brooks (2)Rick Moranis (2)Kevin Bacon (2)Laurie Metcalf (2)Steve Martin (2)
i How is this score calculated?

The ThumbScore for John Candy (80.3%) is the average audience approval rating across 13 films. Each movie's ThumbScore represents the percentage of real audiences who rated it positively. A higher score means more of John's films are well-received by everyday viewers.

John Franklin Candy (October 30, 1950 โ€“ March 4, 1994) was a Canadian actor and comedian. He rose to fame as a member of the Toronto, Ontario branch of The Second City, its related Second City Television series, and in his role in comedy films such as Stripes, Splash, Cool Runnings, The Great Outdoors, and Uncle Buck. One of his most renowned onscreen performances was that of Del Griffith, the loquacious, on the move, shower curtain ring salesman in the John Hughes comedy Planes, Trains and Automobiles.

Born 1950-10-31 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Died 1994-03-04.

On ThumbScore, John Candy appears in 13 films with an average audience score of 80.3%, most frequently in the Comedy genre.

Sources: TMDB

Filmography & Ratings

Cool Runnings
Cool Runnings
1993
๐Ÿ‘ 90%
Spaceballs
Spaceballs
1987
๐Ÿ‘ 89%
JFK
JFK
1991
๐Ÿ‘ 87%
Brewster's Millions
Brewster's Millions
1985
๐Ÿ‘ 83%
Little Shop of Horrors
Little Shop of Horrors
1986
๐Ÿ‘ 81%
The Rescuers Down Under
The Rescuers Down Under
1990
๐Ÿ‘ 81%
Uncle Buck
Uncle Buck
1989
๐Ÿ‘ 81%
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
1987
๐Ÿ‘ 80%
The Great Outdoors
The Great Outdoors
1988
๐Ÿ‘ 76%
Splash
Splash
1984
๐Ÿ‘ 75%
Only the Lonely
Only the Lonely
1991
๐Ÿ‘ 75%
Heavy Metal
Heavy Metal
1981
๐Ÿ‘ 73%
Stripes
Stripes
1981
๐Ÿ‘ 71%
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