Candy Candido

Candy Candido (December 25, 1913 – May 19, 1999) was an American radio performer, bass player, vocalist and animation voice actor, best remembered for his famous line, "I'm feeling mighty low."

Born Jonathan Joseph Candido in New Orleans, Louisiana, Candido was a bassist and vocalist in Ted Fio Rito's big band, and they can be seen in a Soundie, "Ma, He's Making Eyes at Me."

Radio
Candido's distinctively deep voice became a fixture on radio where he was a regular on Jimmy Durante's radio program. His continual repetition of "I'm feeling mighty low" made it a national catchphrase, so familiar that he recorded a song of the same title with Durante. The phrase can be heard in the 1950 Bugs Bunny cartoon Homeless Hare, although it was not spoken there by Candido.

Voices
Candido provided the voice of a skeleton in Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion, and he later teamed with Bud Abbott during Abbott's attempted comeback in 1960. He was the voice of the bear in the Gentle Ben TV series, and he worked as a voice actor on animated films, notably for Walt Disney, where he portrayed the Indian Chief in Peter Pan, one of Maleficent's goons in Sleeping Beauty, the Captain of the Guard in Robin Hood, Brutus and Nero in The Rescuers, the Graveyard Executioner in the Haunted Mansion attraction and Fidget the bat in The Great Mouse Detective.

Other animated films with Candido voices: Chuck Jones' adaptation of The Phantom Tollbooth, and the Ralph Bakshi movies Hey Good Lookin' and Heavy Traffic.

Films
His various credited and uncredited roles as an actor, bassist and vocalist in live-action films include Sadie McKee (1934), Roberta (1935), Only Angels Have Wings (1939), Rhythm Parade (1942), Campus Rhythm (1943), Sarge Goes to College (1947), Smart Politics (1948) and The Great Rupert'' (1950).

Recording
Candido did a children's 78rpm record for Capitol Records (CAS-3156). Side one was "You're Nothin' But a Nothin'", and side two was "Barnacle Bill the Sailor".

Death
Candy Candido died in his sleep at his Burbank, California home, aged 85, from natural causes. He was survived by his wife, Anita. He was interred in San Fernando Mission Cemetery.