David Canary
Known for Acting · 33 credits
- Born
- 1938-08-25
- Died
- 2015-11-16
- Place of birth
- Elwood, Indiana, USA
Biography
David Hoyt Canary (August 25, 1938 – November 16, 2015) was an American actor. Canary is best known for his roles as ranch foreman "Candy" Canaday in the Bonanza beginning in its ninth season, and as Adam Chandler in the television soap opera All My Children, for which he received 16 Daytime Emmy Award nominations and won five times.
In his youth, Canary was a star football player and was drafted as a lineman in the inaugural 1960 AFL draft by the Denver Broncos. Instead, he opted to pursue acting. Early roles included Russ Gehring in the primetime soap opera Peyton Place and Lamar Dean in the 1967 Western film Hombre. Canary's most notable stage performance was on Broadway in the original production of Tennessee Williams's Clothes for a Summer Hotel, starring Geraldine Page. A baritone, he also appeared in musical stage roles in shows such as Kismet, Man Of La Mancha, The Fantasticks, Sweeney Todd and Carousel, along with dramatic performances in The Seagull, Macbeth, and Clarence Darrow.
Known For
TV Shows (22)
Law & Order
1990
as Jeremy Orenstein
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000
as White Haired Man at Park
All My Children
1970
as Adam Chandler
Bonanza
1959
as Candy Canaday
Hawaii Five-O
1968
as George
Touched by an Angel
1994
as Carter Winslow
American Playhouse
1982
as Bingham
The F.B.I.
1965
as Eugene Bradshaw
Gunsmoke
1955
as George McClaney
The Rookies
1972
Reading Rainbow
1983
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Police Story
1973
Alias Smith and Jones
1971
Cimarron Strip
1967
as Tal St. James
Another World
1964
as Steve Frame
Remember WENN
1996
as Luke Langly
S.W.A.T.
1975
One Life to Live
1968
Search for Tomorrow
1951
The Dain Curse
1978
as Jack Santos
Dundee and the Culhane
1967
Kung Fu
1972
as Frank Grogan
Movies (11)
Hombre
1967
as Lamar Dean
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
1969
as Mr. Walski (uncredited)
Sharks' Treasure
1975
as Larry
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
1967
as Frank Gusenberg
Melvin Purvis G-Man
1975
as 'Gene' Eugene T. Farber
Posse
1975
as Pensteman
Incident on a Dark Street
1973
as Peter Gallagher
Johnny Firecloud
1975
as Jesse
King of America
1982
as Bingham
In a Pig's Eye
1989
Michael Landon: Memories with Laughter and Love
1991
as Himself - Co-Host
About David Canary
David Hoyt Canary (August 25, 1938 – November 16, 2015) was an American actor. Canary is best known for his roles as ranch foreman "Candy" Canaday in the Bonanza beginning in its ninth season, and as Adam Chandler in the television soap opera All My Children, for which he received 16 Daytime Emmy Award nominations and won five times. In his youth, Canary was a star football player and was drafted as a lineman in the inaugural 1960 AFL draft by the Denver Broncos. Instead, he opted to pursue acting. Early roles included Russ Gehring in the prim… With 33 credits spanning from 1951 to 2000, David Canary has appeared in 11 films and 22 TV shows.
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Most Popular David Canary Movies
- Hombre (1967) — as Lamar Dean
- The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes (1969) — as Mr. Walski (uncredited)
- Sharks' Treasure (1975) — as Larry
- The St. Valentine's Day Massacre (1967) — as Frank Gusenberg
- Melvin Purvis G-Man (1975) — as 'Gene' Eugene T. Farber
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