How old was John Candy in the movie 1941?

John Candy was 28 in 1941 when he played the character 'Pvt. Foley'.

That was over 44 years ago in 1979.

In 1994 he died aged just 43, starring in 63 films in his career, 55 of those after 1941 was first released. If he were alive today he would be 73.

How old do you think he looks in the movie?

In 1941, I think John Candy looks:

Did you know?

  • Director Steven Spielberg has worked with John Candy just once in his career.
  • John Candy's first movie was as 'Paule' in Class of '44, released in 1973 when he was 21
  • 1941 scores 5.87 out of 10 on TMDB.

The cast of 1941

John Candy's other movies