Alan Young
Actor
- Born
- November 19, 1919 · North Shields, Tyne-and-Wear, Northumberland, England, UK
- Died
- May 19, 2016 (age 96)
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.
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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
The Time Machine
March 4, 2002
Beverly Hills Cop III
May 24, 1994
The Great Mouse Detective
July 2, 1986
Mickey's Christmas Carol
October 19, 1983
The Time Machine
May 25, 1960
DuckTales: The Movie - Treasure of the Lost Lamp
August 3, 1990
Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas
October 31, 1999
Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas
November 9, 2004
Once Upon a Studio
September 24, 2023
The Cat from Outer Space
June 9, 1978
Tom Thumb
December 4, 1958
The Treasure of the Golden Suns
September 18, 1987
Acting39
- 2023Once Upon a Studio as Scrooge McDuck (voice) (archive sound)
- 2005Once Upon a Halloween as Mr. Flaversham (voice) (archive sound)
- 2004Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas as Uncle Scrooge McDuck (voice)
- 2004Moondance as Ernie Bigalow
- 2002The Time Machine as Flower Store Worker
- 1999Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas as Uncle Scrooge McDuck (voice)
- 1999Television: The First Fifty Years as Self / Wilbur Post (archive footage)
- 1997Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas as Scrooge McDuck (archive footage)
- 1994Beverly Hills Cop III as Uncle Dave Thornton