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Candy Candido(1913-1999)

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Candy Candido
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Candy Candido was born on 25 December 1913 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. He was an actor, known for Basil, the Great Mouse Detective (1986), Peter Pan (1953) and The French Dispatch (2021). He was married to Anita Bivona. He died on 19 May 1999 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornDecember 25, 1913
DiedMay 19, 1999(85)
BornDecember 25, 1913
DiedMay 19, 1999(85)
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Known for

Vincent Price, Val Bettin, Eve Brenner, Candy Candido, Diana Chesney, Barrie Ingham, Melissa Manchester, Susanne Pollatschek, Frank Welker, and Alan Young in Basil, the Great Mouse Detective (1986)
Basil, the Great Mouse Detective
7.1
  • Fidget
  • Bar Patron(voice)
  • 1986
Mel Blanc, June Foray, Kathryn Beaumont, Tony Butala, Paul Collins, Hans Conried, Bobby Driscoll, Robert Ellis, Connie Hilton, Margaret Kerry, Tommy Luske, John Wilder, Jeffrey Silver, Stuffy Singer, and Anne Whitfield in Peter Pan (1953)
Peter Pan
7.3
  • Indian Chief(voice)
  • 1953
Bill Murray, Willem Dafoe, Frances McDormand, Liev Schreiber, Bob Balaban, Benicio Del Toro, Edward Norton, Henry Winkler, Adrien Brody, Jason Schwartzman, Owen Wilson, Mathieu Amalric, Steve Park, Lois Smith, Tilda Swinton, Christoph Waltz, Wallace Wolodarsky, Jeffrey Wright, Jarvis Cocker, Mohamed Belhadjine, Saoirse Ronan, Tony Revolori, Timothée Chalamet, Lyna Khoudri, and Krishna Bagadiya in The French Dispatch (2021)
The French Dispatch
7.1
  • Soundtrack("After You've Gone")
  • 2021
Joan Crawford in Sadie McKee (1934)
Sadie McKee
6.8
  • Cafe Entertainer(as Candy and Coco)
  • 1934

Credits

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Actor

  • Forgotten Prisoners: The Amnesty Files (1990)
    Forgotten Prisoners: The Amnesty Files
    5.6
    TV Movie
    • 1990
  • Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures (1987)
    Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures
    7.0
    TV Series
    • (voice)
    • 1987
  • Vincent Price, Val Bettin, Eve Brenner, Candy Candido, Diana Chesney, Barrie Ingham, Melissa Manchester, Susanne Pollatschek, Frank Welker, and Alan Young in Basil, the Great Mouse Detective (1986)
    Basil, the Great Mouse Detective
    7.1
    • Fidget
    • Bar Patron (voice)
    • 1986
  • Nigel Hawthorne, Grant Bardsley, John Byner, Phil Fondacaro, and Susan Sheridan in The Black Cauldron (1985)
    The Black Cauldron
    6.3
    • The Horned King's Guards (voice, uncredited)
    • 1985
  • Fire and Ice (1983)
    Fire and Ice
    6.5
    • Subhuman (uncredited)
    • 1983
  • Hey Good Lookin' (1982)
    Hey Good Lookin'
    6.2
    • Sal (voice)
    • 1982
  • Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July (1979)
    Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • The Snow Dragon (voice, uncredited)
    • 1979
  • Herbie Rides Again (1974)
    Herbie Rides Again
    5.7
    • 1974
  • Peter Ustinov, Brian Bedford, Pat Buttram, Ken Curtis, Andy Devine, Monica Evans, Phil Harris, Roger Miller, Carole Shelley, and Terry-Thomas in Robin Hood (1973)
    Robin Hood
    7.5
    • Captain of the Guards (voice, uncredited)
    • 1973
  • Heavy Traffic (1973)
    Heavy Traffic
    6.5
    • The Mafia Messenger (voice)
    • 1973
  • Paul Lynde, Agnes Moorehead, Debbie Reynolds, Henry Gibson, Danny Bonaduce, Pamelyn Ferdin, Joan Gerber, Dave Madden, Don Messick, Martha Scott, John Stephenson, Herb Vigran, and William B. White in Charlotte's Web (1973)
    Charlotte's Web
    6.9
    • Uncle (voice)
    • 1973
  • Butch Patrick in The Phantom Tollbooth (1970)
    The Phantom Tollbooth
    6.7
    • Awful DYNN (voice)
    • 1970
  • Walt Disney in The Magical World of Disney (1954)
    The Magical World of Disney
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Tree
    • 1961–1969
  • Ray Bolger, Annette Funicello, Tommy Sands, and Ed Wynn in Babes in Toyland (1961)
    Babes in Toyland
    6.1
    • Trees (singing voice, uncredited)
    • 1961
  • The Law and Mr. Jones (1960)
    The Law and Mr. Jones
    7.4
    TV Series
    • 1961

Music Department

  • Yvonne De Carlo, Ted Fio Rito, Julie Milton, Gale Storm, Jan Wiley, Sylvia McKay, Jean Forman, and Flower Parry in Rhythm Parade (1942)
    Rhythm Parade
    6.5
    • featured vocalist
    • musician: double bass
    • singer (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • James Cagney and Evelyn Daw in Something to Sing About (1937)
    Something to Sing About
    6.2
    • featured vocalist
    • musician: double bass
    • singer (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Joan Crawford in Sadie McKee (1934)
    Sadie McKee
    6.8
    • featured vocalist
    • musician: double bass
    • singer (uncredited)
    • 1934

Additional Crew

  • Biography (1987)
    Biography
    7.7
    TV Series
    • additional footage and photos courtesy of
    • 1996

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Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Johnny 'Candy' Candido
  • Born
    • December 25, 1913
    • New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
  • Died
    • May 19, 1999
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(natural causes)
  • Spouse
    • Anita Bivona1933 - May 19, 1999 (his death, 4 children)
  • Children
      Nino Candido

Did you know

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    Candy Candido had a trick voice that he was able change from soprano, alto, tenor, and he even had a bass that was a few keys lower than the lowest keys on the piano.
  • Trademark
      Flexible four-octave voice range, ranging from gruff deep bass voices to high falsetto ones.

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