Known For
Acting
Born
Nov 19, 1919
Died
May 19, 2016
Place of Birth
North Shields, Tyne-and-Wear, Northumberland, England, UK
Credits
95 titles
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
Filmography
Once Upon a Studio
Scrooge McDuck (voice) (archive sound)
Mickey Mouse
Scrooge McDuck (voice)
Once Upon a Halloween
Mr. Flaversham (voice) (archive sound)
TV Land Confidential
Camp Lazlo
Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas
Uncle Scrooge McDuck (voice)
Moondance
Ernie Bigalow
The Time Machine
Flower Store Worker
Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse
Adaptation
Disney's House of Mouse
FreakyLinks
Henry
Static Shock
Dr. McDonald (voice)
God, the Devil and Bob
Wilbur Post (voice)
Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas
Uncle Scrooge McDuck (voice)
Mickey Mouse Works
Scrooge McDuck (voice)
Television: The First Fifty Years
Self / Wilbur Post (archive footage)
Rude Awakening
Priest
Kelly Kelly
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
Scrooge McDuck (archive footage)
USA High
Mr. Phipps
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
Jake Gillespie (segment "The Diner")
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
Mr. Berry
Maybe This Time
Arthur
Hang Time
The Wayans Bros.
Reverend Benton
ER
Archie Mellonston
Party of Five
Jack Gordon
Beverly Hills Cop III
Uncle Dave Thornton
Duckman
Wilbur Nelson (voice)
Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is
Charley Loomis
Disney's Sing-Along Songs: The Twelve Days of Christmas
(voice)
Time Machine: The Journey Back
David Filby
Raw Toonage
Scrooge McDuck (voice)
Batman: The Animated Series
Tod Baker (voice)
The Ren & Stimpy Show
Haggis (voice)
TaleSpin
Doctor (voice)
DuckTales: The Movie - Treasure of the Lost Lamp
Scrooge (voice)
Doogie Howser, M.D.
Emmitt Randall
Super Ducktales
Scrooge McDuck / Prison Guard (voice)
Coach
Ranger Farley
Coming of Age
DuckTales
Scrooge McDuck (voice)
The Treasure of the Golden Suns
Scrooge McDuck (voice)
Alice Through the Looking Glass
The White Knight (voice)
The Great Mouse Detective
Mr. Flaversham (voice)
The Blinkins: The Bear and the Blizzard
The Making of Mickey's Christmas Carol
Self
Murder, She Wrote
Floyd Nelson
Bad Cat
Jim Harrison (voice)
Down to Earth