Bonanza star David Canary passes

WILTON, Conn. (AP) – “All My Children”  and “Bonanza” star David Canary has died at age 77.

Paul Pyrch of the Bouton Funeral Home, in Georgetown, Connecticut, said Wednesday that the Daytime Emmy Award winner died Nov. 16 of natural causes at his home in Connecticut.

Canary’s career spanned more than five decades, appearing in the films “Hombre” and “Saint Valentine’s Day Massacre” before earning recurring roles on “Peyton Place” and “Bonanza.” It was his role as twin brother Adam and Stuart Chandler on “All My Children” that brought Canary his greatest fame, and five Daytime Emmy Awards.

The role allowed him to play both a bad and a good guy.

The actor is survived by his wife, two children and a grandchild.