If you're working as an actor, you'll have to become accustomed to the feeling of flying by the seat of your pants, at least in the early years of your career. Many actors find themselves making a living by working from job to job, unsure of what their next role might be or where it will come from.

Luckily, the acting industry has opened up since the days of theater and vaudeville. An actor can live comfortably working in film and even television. If they're lucky (and talented), they might just enjoy an opportunity to work in both.

As a younger actor, David Canary had dreams of performing in the theater. It was a dream that had to be put on hold when he joined the United States Army.

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"My roots are on the stage," said Canary during an interview with the Intelligencer Journal. "The only thing that ironically changed me was the Army. I was playing in Great Day in the Morning on Broadway with Colleen Dewhurst, and the Army came in after that and drafted me."

After Canary served his time in the Army, he quickly returned to acting in order to turn his dreams into a reality. Years later, Canary would win the role that made him famous: Candy Canaday in Bonanza.

Although Canary had aspirations to star in motion pictures, he didn't let his time in television go to waste, preferring to see it as a learning opportunity.

"Although I had my heart set on films, I saw Bonanza as the best thing I could possibly be doing at this point," said the actor. "I am learning so much, and I'm working so hard, and the guest stars who come on the show are so great. And I feel I'm in a film."