Longtime soap opera actor David Canary, best known for his role as twin brothers on All My Children, has died at age 77.
Canary died of natural causes on November 16 at his home at The Greens at Cannondale in Wilton, Connecticut, said a spokesperson from the Bouton Funeral Home.
Canary's career spanned more than five decades, with appearance in the film Hombre and Saint Valentine's Day Massacre before earning recurring roles on Peyton Place and Bonanza.
In December 1983, he joined the cast of All My Children as twins Adam and Stuart Chandler. Playing the brothers - one evil and the other good-hearted - brought Canary his greatest fame and five Daytime Emmy Awards.
"For more than two decades David Canary defined daytime drama on ABC," the network wrote in a statement on Tuesday. "Our hearts go out to his family and we mourn his passing."
Despite his popularity on the show, Canary shunned the spotlight and preferred to live in a small town in Connecticut with his wife and family.
"At the risk of being misunderstood, I'm a real private person," Canary said in an interview in 1993.
In addition to onscreen roles, Canary also performed on the stage, appearing in on and off Broadway productions, according to an obituary published in the Wilton Bulletin.
Canary is survived by his wife, two children and a grandchild.
