Head to headJohn Candy against Steve Martin Both careers by IMDb ratingJohn CandySteve Martin
Tale of the tape as an actor
John Candy vs Steve Martin
Steve Martin averages 6.40 across 47 rated films as an actor, ahead of John Candy at 6.34.
- 39 (35 rated)
- Films acted
- 51 (47 rated)
- 6.34
- Average
- 6.40▶
- ◀6.44
- Weighted
- 6.42
- ◀JFK 8.0
- Best film
- Planes, Trains & Automobiles 7.6
- 6.88, 1978 to 1981
- Peak five
- 7.20, 1979 to 1982▶
- 3 films
- Longest 7+ run
- 3 films
- 5.94 (−0.40)
- Current form
- 6.48 (+0.08)▶
- ◀2.73M
- IMDb votes
- 2.28M
- 1975 to 1995
- Career
- 1978 to 2026
- None
- Oscars
- 1 win, 1 nom▶
Rows won
3 to 4
Steve Martin ahead
Films together
2
averaging 7.35
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
 Little Shop of Horrors | 1986 | 7.1 | as Wink Wilkinson | as Orin Scrivello D.D.S. |
 Planes, Trains & Automobiles | 1987 | 7.6 | as Del Griffith | as Neal Page |