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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 pri…

Known field

  • Acting

Total Movie Credited

  • 10

Total TV Shows Credited

  • 21

Gender

  • Male

Place of birth

  • Elwood, Indiana, USA

Birthdate

  • August 25, 1938

Death Date

  • November 16o 2015

Also known as

    Movies

    Michael Landon: Memories with Laughter and Love
    0

    Michael Landon: Memories with Laughter …

    Documentary

    1991

    King of America
    0

    King of America

    DramaTV Movie

    1982

    Johnny Firecloud
    4.833

    Johnny Firecloud

    DramaCrime

    1975

    Posse
    6.007

    Posse

    Western

    1975

    Sharks' Treasure
    4.6

    Sharks' Treasure

    Adventure

    1975

    Melvin Purvis G-Man
    6

    Melvin Purvis G-Man

    TV MovieCrime

    1975

    Incident on a Dark Street
    5

    Incident on a Dark Street

    CrimeDrama

    1973

    The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
    6

    The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes

    ComedyFamily

    1969

    The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
    6.287

    The St. Valentine's Day Massacre

    HistoryCrime

    1967

    Hombre
    7.042

    Hombre

    Western

    1967

    TV Shows

    Curb Your Enthusiasm
    8.022

    Curb Your Enthusiasm

    Comedy

    2000

    Remember WENN
    8

    Remember WENN

    Comedy

    1996

    Touched by an Angel
    7.214

    Touched by an Angel

    Sci-Fi & FantasyDrama

    1994

    Law & Order
    7.4

    Law & Order

    CrimeDrama

    1990

    Reading Rainbow
    8.341

    Reading Rainbow

    Kids

    1983

    The Dain Curse
    6.2

    The Dain Curse

    CrimeMystery

    1978

    S.W.A.T.
    7

    S.W.A.T.

    Action & AdventureDrama

    1975

    Police Story
    6.9

    Police Story

    Action & AdventureCrime

    1973

    Kung Fu
    7.7

    Kung Fu

    Action & AdventureDrama

    1972

    The Rookies
    6.8

    The Rookies

    DramaCrime

    1972

    Alias Smith and Jones
    6.9

    Alias Smith and Jones

    WesternCrime

    1971

    All My Children
    6.271

    All My Children

    Soap

    1970

    Hawaii Five-O
    7.1

    Hawaii Five-O

    Action & AdventureDrama

    1968

    One Life to Live
    7.067

    One Life to Live

    SoapDrama

    1968

    Cimarron Strip
    5

    Cimarron Strip

    Western

    1967

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