Alan Young
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.
Known For
David Filby / James Filby
The Time Machine
Scrooge (voice)
DuckTales: The Movie - Treasure of the Lost Lamp
Mr. Carson
Baker's Hawk
Scrooge McDuck (voice)
The Treasure of the Golden Suns
(voice)
Disney's Sing-Along Songs: The Twelve Days of Christmas
Mr. Flaversham (voice)
The Great Mouse Detective
Narrator/Black Beauty/Nicholas Skinner (voice)
Black Beauty
Scrooge McDuck - Ebenezer Scrooge (voice)
Mickey's Christmas Carol
Mr. Flaversham
Once Upon a Halloween
Scrooge McDuck (archive footage)
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
Androcles
Androcles and the Lion
Narrator (voice)
Scruffy
Charlie Biddle / Mrs. Biddle / Mr. Henry Biddle
Gentlemen Marry Brunettes
Woody
Tom Thumb
Avery Brubaker
Mr. Belvedere Goes to College
Roy Hornsdale
Margie
Aaron Slick
Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick
Geoffrey Lawson
Chicken Every Sunday
Scrooge McDuck (voice) (archive sound)
Once Upon a Studio
Charley Loomis
Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is
Karl
Five Fingers : Thin Ice
Self
The Making of Mickey's Christmas Carol
Flower Store Worker
The Time Machine
Dr. Wenger
The Cat from Outer Space
Self / Wilbur Post (archive footage)
Television: The First Fifty Years
Mr. Monroe / Storekeeper (voice)
Bunnicula, the Vampire Rabbit
Jim Harrison (voice)
Bad Cat
The White Knight (voice)
Alice Through the Looking Glass
Himself
Stars in the Eye
The Blinkins: The Bear and the Blizzard
David Filby
Time Machine: The Journey Back
Rene / Cockatoo (voice)
Beauty and the Beast
Ernie Bigalow
Moondance
Uncle Dave Thornton
Beverly Hills Cop III
Uncle Scrooge McDuck (voice)
Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas
Uncle Scrooge McDuck (voice)
Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas
Ernest Stockhoeffer
Life of Vernon Hathaway
Scrooge McDuck / Prison Guard (voice)
Super Ducktales
Scrooge McDuck (voice)
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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
39
Gender
Male
Birthday
1919-11-19
Place of Birth
North Shields, Tyne-and-Wear, Northumberland, England, UK
Also Known As
Al Young