Alan Young
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 19, 1919
- Died
- May 19, 2016 (aged 96)
- Birthplace
- 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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Filmography
Once Upon a Studio
Movie · as Scrooge McDuck (voice) (archive sound)
Mickey Mouse
TV · as Scrooge McDuck (voice) · 2 eps
Once Upon a Halloween
Movie · as Mr. Flaversham (voice) (archive sound)
Camp Lazlo
TV · 1 ep
TV Land Confidential
TV · 3 eps
Moondance
Movie · as Ernie Bigalow
Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas
Movie · as Uncle Scrooge McDuck (voice)
The Time Machine
Movie · as Flower Store Worker
Disney's House of Mouse
TV · as Scrooge McDuck (voice)
Static Shock
TV · as Dr. McDonald (voice) · 1 ep
FreakyLinks
TV · as Henry · 1 ep
God, the Devil and Bob
TV · as Wilbur Post (voice) · 1 ep
Television: The First Fifty Years
Movie · as Self / Wilbur Post (archive footage)
Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas
Movie · as Uncle Scrooge McDuck (voice)
Mickey Mouse Works
TV · as Scrooge McDuck (voice) · 2 eps
Kelly Kelly
TV · 1 ep
Rude Awakening
TV · as Priest · 1 ep
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
Movie · as Scrooge McDuck (archive footage)
USA High
TV · as Mr. Phipps · 1 ep
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
TV · as Jake Gillespie (segment "The Diner") · 1 ep
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
TV · as Mr. Berry · 1 ep
The Wayans Bros.
TV · as Reverend Benton · 1 ep
Hang Time
TV · 1 ep
Maybe This Time
TV · as Arthur · 1 ep
Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is
Movie · as Charley Loomis
Beverly Hills Cop III
Movie · as Uncle Dave Thornton
Party of Five
TV · as Jack Gordon · 1 ep
ER
TV · as Archie Mellonston · 1 ep
Duckman
TV · as Wilbur Nelson (voice) · 1 ep
Disney's Sing-Along Songs: The Twelve Days of Christmas
Movie · as (voice)
Time Machine: The Journey Back
Movie · as David Filby
Raw Toonage
TV · as Scrooge McDuck (voice) · 3 eps
Batman: The Animated Series
TV · as Tod Baker (voice) · 1 ep
The Ren & Stimpy Show
TV · as Haggis (voice) · 3 eps
DuckTales: The Movie - Treasure of the Lost Lamp
Movie · as Scrooge (voice)
TaleSpin
TV · as Doctor (voice) · 1 ep
Super Ducktales
Movie · as Scrooge McDuck / Prison Guard (voice)
Doogie Howser, M.D.
TV · as Emmitt Randall · 1 ep
Coach
TV · as Ranger Farley · 1 ep
Coming of Age
TV · 16 eps
The Treasure of the Golden Suns
Movie · as Scrooge McDuck (voice)
Alice Through the Looking Glass
Movie · as The White Knight (voice)
DuckTales
TV · as Scrooge McDuck (voice) · 101 eps
The Great Mouse Detective
Movie · as Mr. Flaversham (voice)
The Blinkins: The Bear and the Blizzard
Movie
The Making of Mickey's Christmas Carol
Movie · as Self
Bad Cat
Movie · as Jim Harrison (voice)
Murder, She Wrote
TV · as Floyd Nelson · 1 ep
Down to Earth
TV · 1 ep
Mickey's Christmas Carol
Movie · as Scrooge McDuck - Ebenezer Scrooge (voice)
Beauty and the Beast
Movie · as Rene / Cockatoo (voice)
The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show
TV · as Gaggy Rogers (voice)
Alvin and the Chipmunks
TV · as (voice) · 2 eps
Bunnicula, the Vampire Rabbit
Movie · as Mr. Monroe / Storekeeper (voice)
St. Elsewhere
TV · as Knox · 1 ep
The Incredible Hulk
TV · 1 ep
Scruffy
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
The Adventures of Humpty Dumpty
Movie · as Humpty (voice)
The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show
TV · 35 eps
Black Beauty
Movie · as Narrator/Black Beauty/Nicholas Skinner (voice)
The Cat from Outer Space
Movie · as Dr. Wenger
Battle of the Planets
TV · as Keyop / 7-Zark-7 (voice) · 85 eps
The Love Boat
TV · as Phil Sharp, Ross · 1 ep
ABC Weekend Specials
TV · as Mr. Monroe / Storekeeper (voice) · 4 eps
Baker's Hawk
Movie · as Mr. Carson
Gibbsville
TV · as Kanzler · 1 ep
The Danny Kaye Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Five Fingers : Thin Ice
Movie · as Karl
Mister Ed
TV · as Wilbur Post · 143 eps
The Time Machine
Movie · as David Filby / James Filby
Five Fingers
TV · 1 ep
Startime
TV · as Clarence · 1 ep
Tom Thumb
Movie · as Woody
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Lux Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Steve Allen Show
TV · as Self, Volunteer Santa Claus, Self - Comedian · 1 ep
Gentlemen Marry Brunettes
Movie · as Charlie Biddle / Mrs. Biddle / Mr. Henry Biddle
Life of Vernon Hathaway
Movie · as Ernest Stockhoeffer
Matinee Theater
TV · 1 ep
Screen Director's Playhouse
TV · 1 ep
Studio 57
TV · as Hector Tutwilder · 1 ep
General Electric Theater
TV · as Alan Parker · 1 ep
Androcles and the Lion
Movie · as Androcles
Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick
Movie · as Aaron Slick
Stars in the Eye
Movie · as Himself
This Is the Life
TV · 1 ep
The Colgate Comedy Hour
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Mr. Belvedere Goes to College
Movie · as Avery Brubaker
Chicken Every Sunday
Movie · as Geoffrey Lawson
Studio One
TV · as George Abernathy, Timothy Palmer · 1 ep
The Ed Sullivan Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Margie
Movie · as Roy Hornsdale