Alan Young
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
Credits
- 2023 · Once Upon a Studio as Scrooge McDuck (voice) (archive footage)
- 2013 · Mickey Mouse as Scrooge McDuck (voice)
- 2005 · Once Upon a Halloween as Mr. Flaversham
- 2005 · TV Land Confidential as
- 2005 · Camp Lazlo as
- 2004 · Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas as Uncle Scrooge McDuck (voice)
- 2004 · Moondance as Ernie Bigalow
- 2002 · The Time Machine as Flower Store Worker
- 2001 · Disney's House of Mouse as
- 2001 · Disney's House of Mouse as Scrooge McDuck (voice)
- 2000 · FreakyLinks as Henry
- 2000 · Static Shock as Dr. McDonald (voice)
- 2000 · God, the Devil and Bob as Wilbur Post (voice)
- 1999 · Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas as Uncle Scrooge McDuck (voice)
- 1999 · Mickey Mouse Works as Scrooge McDuck (voice)
- 1999 · Television: The First Fifty Years as Self / Wilbur Post (archive footage)
- 1998 · Rude Awakening as
- 1998 · Kelly Kelly as
- 1997 · Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas as Scrooge McDuck (archive footage)
- 1997 · The Tony Danza Show as Dr. Harris
- 1997 · USA High as
- 1997 · Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction as Jake Gillespie (segment "The Diner")
- 1996 · Sabrina, the Teenage Witch as Mr. Berry
- 1995 · Maybe This Time as Arthur
- 1995 · Hang Time as
- 1995 · The Wayans Bros. as Reverend Benton
- 1994 · ER as Archie Mellonston
- 1994 · Party of Five as
- 1994 · Beverly Hills Cop III as Uncle Dave Thornton
- 1994 · Duckman as
- 1994 · Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is as Charley Loomis
- 1993 · Disney's Sing-Along Songs: The Twelve Days of Christmas as (voice)
- 1993 · Time Machine: The Journey Back as David Filby
- 1992 · Raw Toonage as Scrooge McDuck (voice)
- 1992 · Batman: The Animated Series as Tod Baker (voice)
- 1991 · The Ren & Stimpy Show as Haggis (voice)
- 1990 · TaleSpin as Doctor (voice)
- 1990 · DuckTales: The Movie - Treasure of the Lost Lamp as Scrooge (voice)
- 1989 · Doogie Howser, M.D. as
- 1989 · Coach as Ranger Farley
- 1988 · Coming of Age as
- 1987 · DuckTales as Scrooge McDuck (voice)
- 1987 · The Treasure of the Golden Suns as Scrooge McDuck (voice)
- 1987 · Alice Through the Looking Glass as The White Knight (voice)
- 1986 · The Great Mouse Detective as Mr. Flaversham (voice)
- 1986 · The Blinkins: The Bear and the Blizzard as
- 1984 · The Making of Mickey's Christmas Carol as Self
- 1984 · Murder, She Wrote as Floyd Nelson
- 1984 · Bad Cat as Jim Harrison (voice)
- 1984 · Down to Earth as
- 1983 · Beauty and the Beast as Rene / Cockatoo (voice)
- 1983 · Mickey's Christmas Carol as Scrooge McDuck - Ebenezer Scrooge (voice)
- 1983 · The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show as
- 1983 · The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show as Gaggy Rogers (voice)
- 1982 · St. Elsewhere as
- 1982 · The Incredible Hulk as
- 1982 · Bunnicula, the Vampire Rabbit as Mr. Monroe / Storekeeper (voice)
- 1980 · Scruffy as Narrator (voice)
- 1980 · The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show as
- 1978 · Black Beauty as Narrator/Black Beauty/Nicholas Skinner (voice)
- 1978 · Battle of the Planets as Keyop / 7-Zark-7 (voice)
- 1978 · The Cat from Outer Space as Dr. Wenger
- 1977 · The Love Boat as Phil Sharp
- 1977 · The Love Boat as Ross
- 1977 · Weekend Special as Mr. Monroe / Storekeeper (voice)
- 1976 · Baker's Hawk as Mr. Carson
- 1976 · Gibbsville as Kanzler
- 1967 · Personality as
- 1963 · The Danny Kaye Show as Self
- 1962 · The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
- 1961 · Five Fingers : Thin Ice as Karl
- 1961 · Mister Ed as Wilbur Post
- 1960 · The Flintstones as Additional Voices (voice)
- 1960 · The Time Machine as David Filby / James Filby
- 1959 · Startime as
- 1959 · Five Fingers as
- 1958 · Tom Thumb as Woody
- 1957 · The Lux Show as Self
- 1957 · Tonight Starring Jack Paar as Self
- 1956 · The Dinah Shore Chevy Show as Self
- 1956 · The Steve Allen Show as Self
- 1956 · The Steve Allen Show as Volunteer Santa Claus
- 1956 · The Steve Allen Show as Self - Comedian
- 1955 · Life of Vernon Hathaway as Ernest Stockhoeffer
- 1955 · Matinee Theater as
- 1955 · Gentlemen Marry Brunettes as Charlie Biddle / Mrs. Biddle / Mr. Henry Biddle
- 1955 · Screen Director's Playhouse as
- 1954 · Studio 57 as Hector Tutwilder
- 1953 · General Electric Theater as Alan Parker
- Future · This Is the Life as
- 1952 · Androcles and the Lion as Androcles
- 1952 · Stars in the Eye as Himself
- 1952 · Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick as Aaron Slick
- 1950 · The Colgate Comedy Hour as Self
- 1949 · Mr. Belvedere Goes to College as Avery Brubaker
- 1949 · Chicken Every Sunday as Geoffrey Lawson
- 1948 · Studio One as George Abernathy
- 1948 · Studio One as Timothy Palmer
- 1948 · The Ed Sullivan Show as Self
- 1947 · Pantomime Quiz as
- 1946 · Margie as Roy Hornsdale