David Canary
Biography
David Hoyt Canary was an American actor born on August 25, 1938, in Elwood, Indiana, and he died on November 16, 2015. In his youth, he was a star football player and was drafted as a lineman in the inaugural 1960 AFL draft by the Denver Broncos, but he chose to pursue acting instead. Canary is best known for his roles as ranch foreman Candy Canaday in Bonanza, beginning in its ninth season, and as Adam Chandler in the television soap opera All My Children. For his work on All My Children, he received 16 Daytime Emmy Award nominations and won five times. His early roles included Russ Gehring in the primetime soap opera Peyton Place and Lamar Dean in the 1967 Western film Hombre.
Career overview
David Hoyt Canary was an American actor born on August 25, 1938, in Elwood, Indiana, and died on November 16, 2015, at the age of 77. In his youth, Canary was a star football player and was drafted as a lineman in the inaugural 1960 American Football League draft by the Denver Broncos, though he chose to pursue acting instead.
Canary is best known for his television roles, notably as ranch foreman Candy Canaday in the series Bonanza beginning in its ninth season, and as Adam Chandler in the television soap opera All My Children. For his work on All My Children, he received 16 Daytime Emmy Award nominations and won the award five times.
His early acting credits include playing Russ Gehring in the primetime soap opera Peyton Place and Lamar Dean in the 1967 Western film Hombre. Throughout his career, Canary accumulated 33 known acting credits across film and television.
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33 titles- Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000) as White Haired Man at Park
- Remember WENN (1996) as Luke Langly
- Touched by an Angel (1994) as Carter Winslow
- Michael Landon: Memories with Laughter and Love (1991) as Himself - Co-Host
- Law & Order (1990) as Jeremy Orenstein
- In a Pig's Eye (1989)
- Reading Rainbow (1983) as Self - Narrator (voice)
- American Playhouse (1982) as Bingham
- King of America (1982) as Bingham
- The Dain Curse (1978) as Jack Santos
- S.W.A.T. (1975)
- Sharks' Treasure (1975) as Larry
- Melvin Purvis G-Man (1975) as 'Gene' Eugene T. Farber
- Posse (1975) as Pensteman
- Johnny Firecloud (1975) as Jesse
- Police Story (1973)
- Incident on a Dark Street (1973) as Peter Gallagher
- The Rookies (1972)
- Kung Fu (1972) as Frank Grogan
- Alias Smith and Jones (1971)
- All My Children (1970) as Adam Chandler
- The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes (1969) as Mr. Walski (uncredited)
- Hawaii Five-O (1968) as George
- One Life to Live (1968)
- Cimarron Strip (1967) as Tal St. James
- Hombre (1967) as Lamar Dean
- Dundee and the Culhane (1967)
- The St. Valentine's Day Massacre (1967) as Frank Gusenberg
- The F.B.I. (1965) as Eugene Bradshaw
- Another World (1964) as Steve Frame
- Bonanza (1959) as Candy Canaday
- Gunsmoke (1955) as George McClaney
- Search for Tomorrow (1951)
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is David Canary best known for?
David Canary is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including The Count of Monte-Cristo (1975), Rules of Engagement (2000), Touched by an Angel (1994), Basquiat (1996).
When and where was David Canary born?
David Canary was born on August 25, 1938 in Elwood, Indiana, USA. They passed away on November 16, 2015.
How many credits does David Canary have?
David Canary has accumulated over 33 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1951 to 2000.
What is David Canary's background in cinema and television?
David Hoyt Canary was an American actor born on August 25, 1938, in Elwood, Indiana, and he died on November 16, 2015. In his youth, he was a star football player and was drafted as a lineman in the inaugural 1960 AFL draft by the Denver Broncos, but he chose to pursue acting instead. Canary is best known for his roles...