How old was John Candy in the movie Planes, Trains and Automobiles?

John Candy was 36 in Planes, Trains and Automobiles when he played the character 'Del Griffith'.

That was over 36 years ago in 1987.

In 1994 he died aged just 43, starring in 63 films in his career, 32 of those after Planes, Trains and Automobiles was first released. If he were alive today he would be 73.

How old do you think he looks in the movie?

In Planes, Trains and Automobiles, I think John Candy looks:

Did you know?

  • Director John Hughes has worked with John Candy a total of 8 times in his career.
  • John Candy's first movie was as 'Paule' in Class of '44, released in 1973 when he was 21
  • Planes, Trains and Automobiles scores 7.24 out of 10 on TMDB.

The cast of Planes, Trains and Automobiles

John Candy's other movies