Trained at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts after serving in the U.S. Army during World II, J. D. Cannon built a versatile career on stage, film, and television. He helped launch Joseph Papp’s New York Shakespeare Festival, appearing in productions of The Taming of the Shrew and Much Ado About Nothing, and originated a role opposite James Earl Jones in the off-Broadway debut of Athol Fugard’s…
