Background
Cangey was born in Mahoningtown, Pennsylvania.
Cangey was born in Mahoningtown, Pennsylvania.
After graduating from New Castle High School in 1951, he moved to nearby Cleveland, Ohio to pursue a career in boxing. Cangey was a Hollywood stuntman. He was among the stock company of stuntmen employed on the 1960s Western television series, The Wild Wild West.
He was occasionally credited as an actor on the show, often acting as a henchman.
He landed bit parts in various other American television series such as Gunsmoke, Mannix, and Vega$. At age 70, Cangey died in Orange County, California.