| Actor | Character | Title | Type | Year |
| Cliff Lyons | William McCandless | Two Rode Together | Movie | 1961 |
| Jeanette Nolan | Mrs McCandless | Two Rode Together | Movie | 1961 |
| John Wayne | Jacob McCandles | Big Jake | Movie | 1971 |
| Christopher Mitchum | Michael McCandles | Big Jake | Movie | 1971 |
| Bobby Vinton | Jeff McCandles | Big Jake | Movie | 1971 |
| Patrick Wayne | James McCandles | Big Jake | Movie | 1971 |
| Maureen O'Hara | Martha McCandles | Big Jake | Movie | 1971 |
| Brian Kelley | McCandles | Johnny Stool Pigeon | Movie | 1949 |
| Anthony Hopkins | McCandless | Freejack | Movie | 1992 |
| Gregory Peck | Lewt McCandless | Duel in the Sun | Movie | 1946 |
| Bill Bevers | Wally McCandless | Capitol | TV | 1982 |
| Ron Harper | Baxter McCandless | Capitol | TV | 1982 |
| Alan Haufrect | Robert McCandless | Blind Ambition | TV | 1979 |
| Peter Jason | Dave McCandless | Wild Bill | Movie | 1995 |
| * | Richard McCandless | Christine/Stephen King | Book | |
| * | Hattie McCandless | Delores Claiborne/Stephen King | Book |
* Thanks to David M. McCandless PA. USA
If you know of any fictional McCandless/McCandles/McCandlish please mail me.