Head to headDan Aykroyd against John Candy Both careers by IMDb ratingDan AykroydJohn Candy
Tale of the tape as an actor
Dan Aykroyd vs John Candy
John Candy averages 6.27 across 27 rated films as an actor, ahead of Dan Aykroyd at 5.97.
- 59 (56 rated)
- Films acted
- 30 (27 rated)
- 5.97
- Average
- 6.27▶
- 6.05
- Weighted
- 6.36▶
- The Blues Brothers 7.9
- Best film
- The Blues Brothers 7.9
- ◀6.86, 1983 to 1985
- Peak five
- 6.84, 1986 to 1988
- 2 films
- Longest 7+ run
- 3 films▶
- 5.64 (−0.33)
- Current form
- 6.00 (−0.27)▶
- ◀4.05M
- IMDb votes
- 1.55M
- 1979 to 2025
- Career
- 1975 to 1995
- ◀0 wins, 1 nom
- Oscars
- None
Rows won
3 to 4
John Candy ahead
Films together
3
averaging 6.57
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
 The Blues Brothers | 1980 | 7.9 | as Elwood, Writer | as Burton Mercer |
 The Great Outdoors | 1988 | 6.6 | as Roman Craig | as Chet Ripley |
 Nothing But Trouble | 1991 | 5.2 | as Judge Alvin 'J.P' Valkenheiser, Director, Writer | as Dennis |