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Is John Candy Dead

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John Candy died March 4, 1994 while filming "Wagons East" (1994). Cause of death was a heart atttack.

"Canadian Bacon" (1995) is listed as his last film because it was the last to be released.

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John Candy has: Played himself in "Disneyland" in 1954. Played himself in "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" in 1962. Played Richie in "Dr. Simon Locke" in 1971. Played Spider Reichman in "The David Steinberg Show" in 1972. Played Weatherman in "Cucumber" in 1972. Played Spider in "The David Steinberg Show" in 1972. Played 2nd Son in "The ABC Afternoon Playbreak" in 1972. Performed in "Dr. Zonk and the Zunkins" in 1974. Played Kopek in "It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time" in 1975. Played Bandit in "King of Kensington" in 1975. Played Juan Gavino in "Saturday Night Live" in 1975. Played himself in "Good Morning America" in 1975. Played Wally Wypyzypychwk (1976-77) in "Coming Up Rosie" in 1975. Played himself in "Saturday Night Live" in 1975. Played Various in "Second City TV" in 1976. Played Ollie in "The Clown Murders" in 1976. Played Kopek in "Find the Lady" in 1976. Played Various (1976) in "90 Minutes Live" in 1976. Played Cooper in "Tunnel Vision" in 1976. Played Simonsen in "The Silent Partner" in 1978. Played Carpentier in "Lost and Found" in 1979. Played Pvt. Foley in "1941" in 1979. Played Himself - Audience Member in "ESPN Top Rank Boxing" in 1980. Played Pinky in "The Courage of Kavik, the Wolf Dog" in 1980. Played himself in "Big City Comedy" in 1980. Played Burton Mercer in "The Blues Brothers" in 1980. Performed in "Tales of the Klondike" in 1981. Played himself in "Entertainment Tonight" in 1981. Played Various in "SCTV Network 90" in 1981. Played Ox in "Stripes" in 1981. Played John in "Double Negative" in 1981. Played himself in "Late Night with David Letterman" in 1982. Played himself in "It Came from Hollywood" in 1982. Played himself in "The Billy Crystal Comedy Hour" in 1982. Played Himself - Winner: Best Writing in a Variety or Music Program in "The 34th Annual Emmy Awards" in 1982. Played Various in "SCTV Channel" in 1983. Played Lasky, Guard at Walleyworld in "Vacation" in 1983. Played John Bourgignon in "Going Berserk" in 1983. Played himself in "Showbiz Today" in 1984. Played himself in "Welcome to the Fun Zone" in 1984. Played Freddie Bauer in "Splash" in 1984. Played Various in "The New Show" in 1984. Played Various in "The Canadian Conspiracy" in 1985. Played Jack Chester in "Summer Rental" in 1985. Played Tom Tuttle in "Volunteers" in 1985. Played himself in "Tears Are Not Enough" in 1985. Played himself in "The Second City 25th Anniversary Special" in 1985. Played State Trooper in "Sesame Street Presents: Follow that Bird" in 1985. Played Marcel in "Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas" in 1985. Played Himself - Guest in "Larry King Live" in 1985. Played Various in "Big City Comedy" in 1986. Played Wallace Osgood in "Dave Thomas: The Incredible Time Travels of Henry Osgood" in 1986. Played Frank Dooley in "Armed and Dangerous" in 1986. Played Clip Maxwell in "Citizen Steve" in 1987. Played Barf in "Spaceballs" in 1987. Played Howard Jensen (segment "Cursed with Charisma") in "Really Weird Tales" in 1987. Played himself in "Biography" in 1987. Played Various Characters in "The Best of SCTV" in 1988. Played Yosh Shmenge (segment "Put Down the Duckie") in "Sesame Street, Special" in 1988. Played Don in "Hot to Trot" in 1988. Played Chet Ripley in "The Great Outdoors" in 1988. Played Himself - Presenter: Best Makeup in "The 60th Annual Academy Awards" in 1988. Played Himself - Host in "Jackie Gleason: The Great One" in 1988. Played Charlie Cronan in "Speed Zone" in 1989. Played himself in "Flames 88-89" in 1989. Played himself in "Camp Candy" in 1989. Played The Hawk in "The Rocket Boy" in 1989. Played Buck Russell in "Uncle Buck" in 1989. Played Wilbur in "The Rescuers Down Under" in 1990. Played himself in "Videosyncrasy" in 1990. Performed in "The Dave Thomas Comedy Show" in 1990. Played Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Live Action Short Film in "The 62nd Annual Academy Awards" in 1990. Played Beer Truck Driver in "Masters of Menace" in 1990. Played Host in "Warner Bros. Celebration of Tradition, June 2, 1990" in 1990. Played Gus Polinski in "Home Alone" in 1990. Played Dean Andrews in "JFK" in 1991. Played C.D. Marsh in "Career Opportunities" in 1991. Played Danny Muldoon in "Only the Lonely" in 1991. Played Jack Gable in "Delirious" in 1991. Played Kalishak in "Boris and Natasha" in 1992. Played Augie Morosco in "Once Upon a Crime..." in 1992. Played Irv in "Cool Runnings" in 1993. Played Cliff Murdoch - Announcer in "Rookie of the Year" in 1993. Played himself in "Friends of Gilda" in 1993. Played James Harlow in "Wagons East" in 1994. Played Himself - Memorial Tribute in "The 66th Annual Academy Awards" in 1994. Played Yuri Petrovich in "Hostage for a Day" in 1994. Played Sheriff Bud Boomer in "Canadian Bacon" in 1995. Played Various Characters in "The Best of John Candy on SCTV" in 1996. Played Himself - Canadian Comedy Hall of Fame Inductee in "The 2000 Canadian Comedy Awards" in 2000. Played himself in "Conversations with Jon Turteltaub" in 2000. Played himself in "Just for Laughs" in 2002. Played Sheriff Bud B. Boomer in "Michael Moore, el gran agitador" in 2004. Played himself in "Spaceballs: The Documentary" in 2005. Played himself in "30 for 30" in 2009.

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John Candy was in 43 movies during his career

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"Tell my wife, I left the laptop on and could she shut it down."

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Yes he is dead.

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John Candy was born on October 31, 1950.

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