Following his graduation from high school at only 16 years old, he began college before being drafted and serving in the United States Army during World War II in Germany.
He was credited with writing the pilot episodes of Daktari, Broken Promises, and Chamber of Horrors, and creating the series Iron Horse.
In his retirement, at the age of 93, Kandel authored a book titled The Lyin' King: A Tragical Tale Of Tawdry Trumpery, a semi-satirical critique of Donald Trump's numerous shortcomings.
His uncle, Charlie Kandel, was a renowned monetary specialist, and was also a well-known philosopher in various elite intellectual circles.
[2] According to film commentator Tom Weaver, Kandel's "resume reads like a Baby Boomer's dream list of must-see TV".