Candy Candido

Known For

Peter Pan Indian Chief

(1953)

The Great Mouse Detective Fidget

(1986)

Plunderers of Painted Flats Bartender

(1959)

Heavy Traffic The Mafia Messenger

(1973)

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Actor (45 credits)

1990 Forgotten Prisoners: The Amnesty Files (TV Movie)

1987 Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures (TV Series)

- This Island Mouseville/Mighty's Musical Classics (1987) ... (voice)

- The Bagmouse/The First Deadly Cheese (1987) ... (voice)

1986 The Great Mouse Detective
Fidget (voice)

1985 The Black Cauldron
The Horned King's Guards (voice, uncredited)

1983 Fire and Ice
Sub-humans (voice, uncredited)

1982 Hey Good Lookin'
Sal (voice)

1979 Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July (TV Movie)
The Snow Dragon (voice, uncredited)

1977 The Rescuers
Brutus / Nero (voice, uncredited)

1974 Herbie Rides Again

1973 Robin Hood
Captain of the Guards (voice, uncredited)

1973 Heavy Traffic
The Mafia Messenger (voice)

1970 The Phantom Tollbooth
Awful DYNN (voice)

1969 The Magical World of Disney (TV Series)

- Nature's Better Built Homes (1969) ... (voice)

1961 Babes in Toyland
Trees (singing voice, uncredited)

1961 The Law and Mr. Jones (TV Series)

- Cold Turkey (1961)

1960 Nature's Better Built Homes (TV Movie) (voice)

1959 Sleeping Beauty
Maleficent's Goon (voice, uncredited)

1959 Plunderers of Painted Flats
Bartender

1958 King Creole
King Creole Doorman (uncredited)

1958 The Loretta Young Show (TV Series)
Leonardo

- A Strange Adventure (1958) ... Leonardo

1955 Botsford's Beanery (TV Movie)
Joe the Barber

1953 Peter Pan
Indian Chief (voice)

1953 All Star Revue (TV Series)
Guest Animation Voice Actor

- Episode #3.22 (1953) ... Guest Animation Voice Actor

1952 Hollywood Opening Night (TV Series)

- The Singing Years (1952)

1950 Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion
Skeleton (voice, uncredited)

1950 Riding High
Musician (uncredited)

1950 The Great Rupert
Molineri - Florist

1948 Smart Politics
Alvin, Peabody's Nephew

1947 Fun & Fancy Free
Lumpjaw (voice, uncredited)

1947 Sarge Goes to College
Bass and Vocals, The Jam Session

1943 Campus Rhythm
Harold

1942 Rhythm Parade
Candy

1942 Chasing the Blues (Short)
Candy

1942 Heart of the Rio Grande
Basso dubbing for Frog and Tadpole (uncredited)

1941 Skyline Serenade (Short)
Band Member

1939 A Haunting We Will Go (Short)
Papa Ghost (voice, uncredited)

1939 The Wizard of Oz
Angry Apple Tree (voice, uncredited)

1939 Only Angels Have Wings
Bass Player (uncredited)

1938 Cowboy from Brooklyn
Spec

1937 Something to Sing About
Candy - Band Bassist

1937 Mama Steps Out
Bosco (uncredited)

1935 Broadway Gondolier
Candy (uncredited)

1935 Roberta
Candy - Wabash Indianian (uncredited)

1934 Sadie McKee
Candy of 'Coco and Candy' - Bass Player

1933 My Woman
Auditioning Singer (uncredited)

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Soundtrack (12 credits)

1970 The Phantom Tollbooth (performer: "Noise, Noise, Beautiful Noise" (1969))

1953 Peter Pan (performer: "What Makes the Red Man Red?")

1950 Riding High (performer: "The Horse Told Me" (1950) - uncredited)

1947 Sarge Goes to College (performer: "Blues In B Flat and Old Black Joe")

1943 Campus Rhythm (performer: "Me, Myself and I (Are All in Love with You)", "Baby, Won't You Please Come Home?")

1941 Skyline Serenade (Short) (performer: "Tonight We Love" (from Tschaikowsky's Piano Concerto in B Flat Minor))

1938 Cowboy from Brooklyn (performer: "I've Got a Heartful of Music", "The Last Round-Up (Git Along, Little Dogie, Git Along)" (1933))

1935 Broadway Gondolier ("Outside of You" (1935), uncredited) / (performer: "You Can Be Kissed" (1935) - uncredited)

1935 Roberta (performer: "Let's Begin" (1933) - uncredited)

1934 Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove (Short) (performer: "She's Way Up Thar" - uncredited)

1934 Gift of Gab (performer: "Blue Sky Avenue" - uncredited)

1934 Sadie McKee (performer: "After You've Gone" (1918), "How Dry I Am", "Home, Sweet Home" (1823) - uncredited)

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Music department (3 credits)

1942 Rhythm Parade (featured vocalist - uncredited) / (musician: double bass - uncredited) / (singer - uncredited)

1937 Something to Sing About (featured vocalist - uncredited) / (musician: double bass - uncredited) / (singer - uncredited)

1934 Sadie McKee (featured vocalist - uncredited) / (musician: double bass - uncredited) / (singer - uncredited)

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Miscellaneous Crew (1 credit)

1996 Biography (TV Series documentary) (additional footage and photos courtesy of - 1 episode)

- Bud Abbott & Lou Costello: Abbott & Costello Meet Biography (1996) ... (additional footage and photos courtesy of)

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Self (6 credits)

1996 Biography (TV Series documentary)
Himself

- Bud Abbott & Lou Costello: Abbott & Costello Meet Biography (1996) ... Himself

1968 The Mike Douglas Show (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode #8.3 (1968) ... Himself

1955 The Jimmy Durante Show (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode #1.18 (1955) ... Himself

- Episode #1.13 (1955) ... Himself

1953 The Colgate Comedy Hour (TV Series)
Himself - Actor

- Episode #4.2 (1953) ... Himself - Actor

1950-1953 All Star Revue (TV Series)
Himself - Guest Animation Voice Actor / Himself / Himself - Guest Voice Actor / ...

- Episode #3.18 (1953) ... Himself

- Episode #3.11 (1952) ... Himself - Guest Animation Voice Actor

- Episode #3.7 (1952) ... Himself - Guest Animation Voice Actor

- Episode #2.27 (1952) ... Himself

- Episode #2.25 (1952) ... Himself - Guest Voice Actor

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1934 Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove (Short)
Himself

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Archive footage (2 credits)

2010 Hewy's Animated Movie Reviews (TV Series)
Brutus

- The Rescuers (2010) ... Brutus

1981 The Magical World of Disney (TV Series)

- Herbie Rides Again: Part 2 (1981)

- Herbie Rides Again: Part 1 (1981)

Personal Details

Alternate Names:

Johnny 'Candy' Candido | Johnny Candido

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Did You Know?

Trivia:

Back in the 1940s Candy made several appearances on the "Jimmie Jackson Show" broadcast over the Warner Brothers radio station, KFWB, as well as appearing on Jackson's long running "Memory Lane" TV show. An interesting bit of trivia is that Jimmie Jackson's lovely wife, Radio and Television's Hollywood Hostess, Anita Coleman, was a native of Louisiana as was Candy. Whenever Candy visited the home... See more »