Name
Alan Young
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1919-11-19
Deathday
2016-05-19 (97 years old)
Place of Birth
North Shields, Tyne-and-Wear, Northumberland, England, UK
Biography
Alan Young (born Angus Young; November 19, 1919 – May 19, 2016) was an English-Canadian-American actor, comedian, radio and television host, whom TV Guide called "the Charlie Chaplin of television".
Young was born in North Shields, Northumberland, England, to Scottish parents. He suffered from severe asthma as a child, which kept him bedridden for long periods of time. During this time, he developed a love of radio, and began performing on local radio stations in his teens.
In 1941, Young moved to the United States, where he continued his radio career. He also began appearing in television shows, and in 1950, he won an Emmy Award for Best Actor for his role in the sitcom The Alan Young Show.
Young's most famous role was as Wilbur Post in the television comedy Mister Ed (1961–1966). The show was about a man who could talk to his talking horse, and it was a huge success, running for five seasons. Young's performance in the show earned him another Emmy Award nomination.
After Mister Ed, Young continued to work in television and film. He also provided the voice of Scrooge McDuck for Disney from 1974 until his death in 2016.
Young was a versatile actor who was equally adept at comedy and drama. He was also a talented musician, and released several albums of music.
Young was married three times and had four children. He died in 2016 at the age of 96.
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- 1960 The Time Machine as David Filby / James Filby
- 1990 DuckTales: The Movie - Treasure of the Lost Lamp as Scrooge (voice)
- 1976 Baker's Hawk as Mr. Carson
- 1987 The Treasure of the Golden Suns as Scrooge McDuck (voice)
- 1993 Disney's Sing-Along Songs: The Twelve Days of Christmas as (voice)
- 1986 The Great Mouse Detective as Mr. Flaversham (voice)
- 1978 Black Beauty as Narrator/Black Beauty/Nicholas Skinner (voice)
- 1983 Mickey's Christmas Carol as Scrooge McDuck - Ebenezer Scrooge (voice)
- 2005 Once Upon a Halloween as Mr. Flaversham (voice) (archive sound)
- 1997 Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas as Scrooge McDuck (archive footage)
- 1952 Androcles and the Lion as Androcles
- 1980 Scruffy as Narrator (voice)
- 1955 Gentlemen Marry Brunettes as Charlie Biddle / Mrs. Biddle / Mr. Henry Biddle
- 1958 Tom Thumb as Woody
- 1949 Mr. Belvedere Goes to College as Avery Brubaker
- 1946 Margie as Roy Hornsdale
- 1952 Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick as Aaron Slick
- 1949 Chicken Every Sunday as Geoffrey Lawson
- 2023 Once Upon a Studio as Scrooge McDuck (voice) (archive sound)
- 1994 Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is as Charley Loomis
- 1961 Five Fingers : Thin Ice as Karl
- 1984 The Making of Mickey's Christmas Carol as Self
- 2002 The Time Machine as Flower Store Worker
- 1978 The Cat from Outer Space as Dr. Wenger
- 1999 Television: The First Fifty Years as Self / Wilbur Post (archive footage)
- 1982 Bunnicula, the Vampire Rabbit as Mr. Monroe / Storekeeper (voice)
- 1984 Bad Cat as Jim Harrison (voice)
- 1987 Alice Through the Looking Glass as The White Knight (voice)
- 1952 Stars in the Eye as Himself
- 1986 The Blinkins: The Bear and the Blizzard
- 1993 Time Machine: The Journey Back as David Filby
- 1983 Beauty and the Beast as Rene / Cockatoo (voice)
- 2004 Moondance as Ernie Bigalow
- 1994 Beverly Hills Cop III as Uncle Dave Thornton
- 1999 Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas as Uncle Scrooge McDuck (voice)
- 2004 Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas as Uncle Scrooge McDuck (voice)
- 1955 Life of Vernon Hathaway as Ernest Stockhoeffer
- 1989 Super Ducktales as Scrooge McDuck / Prison Guard (voice)
- 1979 The Adventures of Humpty Dumpty as Humpty (voice)
- 1982 St. Elsewhere ( 1 episode ) as Knox
- 1984 Murder, She Wrote ( 1 episode ) as Floyd Nelson
- 1983 The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show ( 0 episode )
- 2005 Camp Lazlo ( 1 episode )
- 1950 The Colgate Comedy Hour ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 1987 DuckTales ( 101 episodes ) as Scrooge McDuck (voice)
- 1984 Down to Earth ( 1 episode )
- 2000 Static Shock ( 1 episode ) as Dr. McDonald (voice)
- 1997 USA High ( 1 episode ) as Mr. Phipps
- 1977 The Love Boat ( 1 episode ) as Phil Sharp
- 1995 The Wayans Bros. ( 1 episode ) as Reverend Benton
- 1989 Doogie Howser, M.D. ( 1 episode ) as Emmitt Randall
- 1989 Coach ( 1 episode ) as Ranger Farley
- 2001 Disney's House of Mouse ( 0 episode )
- 1995 Hang Time ( 1 episode )
- 1990 TaleSpin ( 1 episode ) as Doctor (voice)
- 1948 Studio One ( 1 episode ) as George Abernathy
- 1994 Party of Five ( 1 episode ) as Jack Gordon
- 1948 The Ed Sullivan Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1953 General Electric Theater ( 1 episode ) as Alan Parker
- 1978 Battle of the Planets ( 85 episodes ) as Keyop / 7-Zark-7 (voice)
- 1977 ABC Weekend Specials ( 4 episodes ) as Mr. Monroe / Storekeeper (voice)
- 2000 FreakyLinks ( 1 episode ) as Henry
- 1982 The Incredible Hulk ( 1 episode )
- 1952 This Is the Life ( 1 episode )
- 1979 The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show ( 35 episodes )
- 1955 Matinee Theater ( 1 episode )
- 1988 Coming of Age ( 16 episodes )
- 1995 Maybe This Time ( 1 episode ) as Arthur
- 1956 The Dinah Shore Chevy Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1956 The Steve Allen Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2005 TV Land Confidential ( 3 episodes )
- 1997 Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction ( 1 episode ) as Jake Gillespie (segment "The Diner")
- 1998 Kelly Kelly ( 1 episode )
- 1959 Five Fingers ( 1 episode )
- 1957 Tonight Starring Jack Paar ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2001 Disney's House of Mouse ( 3 episodes ) as Scrooge McDuck (voice)
- 1955 Screen Director's Playhouse ( 1 episode )
- 1992 Raw Toonage ( 3 episodes ) as Scrooge McDuck (voice)
- 1992 Batman: The Animated Series ( 1 episode ) as Tod Baker (voice)
- 1996 Sabrina, the Teenage Witch ( 1 episode ) as Mr. Berry
- 1994 ER ( 1 episode ) as Archie Mellonston
- 1983 The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show ( 1 episode ) as Gaggy Rogers (voice)
- 1991 The Ren & Stimpy Show ( 3 episodes ) as Haggis (voice)
- 1999 Mickey Mouse Works ( 2 episodes ) as Scrooge McDuck (voice)
- 1957 The Lux Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1948 Studio One ( 1 episode ) as Timothy Palmer
- 2013 Mickey Mouse ( 2 episodes ) as Scrooge McDuck (voice)
- 1961 Mister Ed ( 143 episodes ) as Wilbur Post
- 1956 The Steve Allen Show ( 1 episode ) as Volunteer Santa Claus
- 1956 The Steve Allen Show ( 2 episodes ) as Self - Comedian
- 2000 God, the Devil and Bob ( 1 episode ) as Wilbur Post (voice)
- 1962 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1976 Gibbsville ( 1 episode ) as Kanzler
- 1954 Studio 57 ( 1 episode ) as Hector Tutwilder
- 1963 The Danny Kaye Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1977 The Love Boat ( 1 episode ) as Ross
- 1994 Duckman ( 1 episode ) as Wilbur Nelson (voice)
- 1959 Startime ( 1 episode ) as Clarence
- 1998 Rude Awakening ( 1 episode ) as Priest
- 1983 Alvin and the Chipmunks ( 2 episodes ) as (voice)
