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Alan Young
Actor, Writer, Director, Additional Credits
Died May 19, 2016 (96 years)
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.
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
| 2023 | Once Upon a Studio · as Scrooge Mcduck (voice) (archive Footage) |
| 2013 | Mickey Mouse (TV Series) · as Scrooge Mcduck (voice) |
| 2005 | Once Upon a Halloween · as Mr. Flaversham |
| 2005 | Camp Lazlo (TV Series) |
| 2005 | Mickey's Around the World in 80 Days · as Scrooge Mcduck |
| 2004 | Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas · as Uncle Scrooge Mcduck (voice) |
| 2004 | Em & Me · as Ernie Bigalow |
| 2004 | Megas XLR (TV Series) · as Jax |
| 2002 | The Time Machine · as Flower Store Worker |
| 2001 | Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse · as Scrooge Mcduck (segment 'mickey's Christmas Carol') |
| 2001 | Maybe It's Me (TV Series) · as Abe Lasky |
| 2001 | House of Mouse (TV Series) · as Scrooge Mcduck (voice) |
| 2000 | Freakylinks (TV Series) · as Henry |
| 2000 | Static Shock (TV Series) · as Dr. Mcdonald (voice) |
| 2000 | God, The Devil and Bob (TV Series) · as Wilbur Post (voice) |
| 1999 | Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas · as Uncle Scrooge Mcduck (voice) |
| 1999 | Mickey Mouse Works (TV Series) · as Scrooge Mcduck (voice) |
| 1998 | Rude Awakening (TV Series) |
| 1997 | Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas · as Scrooge Mcduck (archive Footage) |
| 1997 | The Tony Danza Show (TV Series) · as Dr. Harris |
| 1997 | Zorro (1997) (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1997 | Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction (TV Series) · as Jake Gillespie (segment "the Diner") |
| 1997 | USA High (TV Series) |
| 1996 | Sabrina, The Teenage Witch (TV Series) · as Mr. Berry |
| 1996 | Promised Land (TV Series) · as Jerry |
| 1995 | Maybe This Time (TV Series) · as Arthur |
| 1995 | Hang Time (TV Series) |
| 1995 | The Wayans Bros. (TV Series) · as Reverend Benton |
| 1994 | ER (TV Series) · as Archie Mellonston |
| 1994 | Party of Five (TV Series) |
| 1994 | Beverly Hills Cop III · as Uncle Dave Thornton |
| 1994 | Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is · as Charley Loomis |
| 1994 | Duckman (TV Series) |
| 1993 | |
| 1993 | A Flintstone Family Christmas · as Cast |
| 1993 | Time Machine: The Journey Back · as David Filby |
| 1992 | Raw Toonage (TV Series) · as Scrooge Mcduck (voice) |
| 1992 | Batman: The Animated Series (TV Series) · as Tod Baker (voice) |
| 1991 | The Ren & Stimpy Show (TV Series) · as Haggis (voice) |
| 1991 | Earth Angel · as Norman |
| 1990 | TaleSpin (TV Series) · as Doctor (voice) |
| 1990 | DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp · as Scrooge (voice) |
| 1989 | Doogie Howser, M.D. (TV Series) |
| 1989 | Coach (TV Series) · as Ranger Farley |
| 1987 | The Treasure of the Golden Suns · as Scrooge Mcduck (voice) |
| 1987 | DuckTales (TV Series) · as Scrooge Mcduck (voice) |
| 1987 | Alice Through the Looking Glass · as The White Knight (voice) |
| 1987 | |
| 1986 | The Great Mouse Detective · as Hiram Flaversham (voice) |
| 1985 | Smurfily Ever After · as Farmer Smurf |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote (TV Series) · as Floyd Nelson |
| 1984 | Down to Earth (1984) (TV Series) |
| 1983 | Mickey's Christmas Carol · as Scrooge Mcduck - Ebenezer Scrooge (voice) |
| 1983 | Saturday Supercade (TV Series) · as Additional Voices |
| 1983 | Alvin and the Chipmunks (TV Series) · as Additional Voices |
| 1983 | The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show (TV Series) · as Gaggy Rogers (voice) |
| 1983 | Rubik, the Amazing Cube (TV Series) · as Additional Voices |
| 1983 | The Dukes (TV Series) · as Additional Voices |
| 1982 | The Puppy's New Adventures (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1982 | St. Elsewhere (TV Series) |
| 1982 | Mork & Mindy (1982) (TV Series) · as Additional Voices |
| 1982 | Madame's Place (TV Series) · as Ridgley |
| 1982 | The Incredible Hulk (1982) (TV Series) |
| 1981 | Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends (TV Series) · as Mr. Frump |
| 1981 | The Smurfs (TV Series) · as Farmer Smurf |
| 1981 | Trollkins (TV Series) · as Additional Voices |
| 1980 | Scruffy · as Narrator (voice) |
| 1979 | The Plastic Man Comedy Adventure Show (TV Series) |
| 1979 | Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (TV Series) · as Additional Voices |
| 1978 | Black Beauty · as Narrator/black Beauty/nicholas Skinner (voice) |
| 1978 | Battle of the Planets (TV Series) · as Keyop / 7-Zark-7 (voice) |
| 1978 | The Cat from Outer Space · as Dr. Wenger |
| 1977 | The Love Boat (TV Series) · as Phil Sharp |
| 1977 | ABC Weekend Special (TV Series) · as Mr. Monroe / Storekeeper (voice) |
| 1976 | Baker's Hawk · as Mr. Carson |
| 1976 | Gibbsville (TV Series) · as Kanzler |
| 1967 | Mr. Terrific (TV Series) · as Stanley H. Beamish |
| 1963 | General Hospital (TV Series) · as Sam Morgan |
| 1961 | Mister Ed (TV Series) · as Wilbur Post |
| 1960 | The Time Machine · as David Filby / James Filby |
| 1959 | Ford Startime (TV Series) |
| 1959 | Five Fingers (TV Series) |
| 1958 | Tom Thumb · as Woody |
| 1955 | Gentlemen Marry Brunettes · as Charlie Biddle / Mrs. Biddle / Mr. Henry Biddle |
| 1955 | Matinee Theater (TV Series) |
| 1955 | Screen Directors Playhouse (TV Series) |
| 1954 | Disneyland (TV Series) · as Scrooge Mcduck |
| 1954 | Studio 57 (TV Series) · as Hector Tutwilder |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater (TV Series) · as Alan Parker |
| 1952 | Androcles and the Lion · as Androcles |
| 1952 | This Is The Life (TV Series) |
| 1952 | Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick · as Aaron Slick |
| 1952 | Death Valley Days (TV Series) · as John Stetson |
| 1949 | Chicken Every Sunday · as Geoffrey Lawson |
| 1949 | Mr. Belvedere Goes to College · as Avery Brubaker |
| 1948 | Studio One (TV Series) · as Timothy Palmer |
| 1946 | Margie · as Roy Hornsdale |
| 1921 | Disney Animated Shorts (TV Series) · as Scrooge Mcduck (1974-2016) |
The Time Machine · as Narration |