Acting
Alan Young
1919-11-19 · North Shields, Tyne-and-Wear, Northumberland, England, UK
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
The Time Machine
Beverly Hills Cop III
Batman: The Animated Series
The Great Mouse Detective
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
Mickey's Christmas Carol
ER
The Time Machine
DuckTales: The Movie - Treasure of the Lost Lamp
DuckTales
Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas
The Ren & Stimpy Show
Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas
Murder, She Wrote
Once Upon a Studio
Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse
Movie credits · 40
Once Upon a Studio
Once Upon a Halloween
Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas
Moondance
The Time Machine
Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse
Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas
Television: The First Fifty Years
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
Beverly Hills Cop III
Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is
Disney's Sing-Along Songs: The Twelve Days of Christmas
Time Machine: The Journey Back
DuckTales: The Movie - Treasure of the Lost Lamp
Super Ducktales
The Treasure of the Golden Suns
Alice Through the Looking Glass
The Great Mouse Detective
The Blinkins: The Bear and the Blizzard
The Making of Mickey's Christmas Carol
Bad Cat
Beauty and the Beast
Mickey's Christmas Carol
Bunnicula, the Vampire Rabbit
Scruffy
The Adventures of Humpty Dumpty
Black Beauty
The Cat from Outer Space
Baker's Hawk
Five Fingers : Thin Ice
The Time Machine
Tom Thumb
Life of Vernon Hathaway
Gentlemen Marry Brunettes
Androcles and the Lion
Stars in the Eye
Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick
Mr. Belvedere Goes to College
Chicken Every Sunday
Margie
TV credits · 55
Mickey Mouse
TV Land Confidential
Camp Lazlo
Disney's House of Mouse
FreakyLinks
Static Shock
God, the Devil and Bob
Mickey Mouse Works
Rude Awakening
Kelly Kelly
USA High
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
Maybe This Time
Hang Time
The Wayans Bros.
ER
Party of Five
Duckman
Raw Toonage
Batman: The Animated Series
The Ren & Stimpy Show
TaleSpin
Doogie Howser, M.D.
Coach
Coming of Age
DuckTales
Murder, She Wrote
Down to Earth
Alvin and the Chipmunks
The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show
St. Elsewhere
The Incredible Hulk
The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show
Battle of the Planets
The Love Boat
ABC Weekend Specials
Gibbsville
The Danny Kaye Show
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
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