Alan Young
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
99
Gender
Male
Birthday
1919-11-19
Day of death
2016-05-19 (96 years old)
Place of Birth
North Shields, Tyne-and-Wear, Northumberland, England, UK
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
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
ER
Murder, She Wrote
The Love Boat
The Love Boat
Batman: The Animated Series
St. Elsewhere
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
Party of Five
Studio One
Studio One
The Ren & Stimpy Show
DuckTales
The Steve Allen Show
The Steve Allen Show
The Steve Allen Show
Static Shock
Coach
TaleSpin
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Duckman
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
Mickey Mouse
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Matinee Theater
The Ed Sullivan Show
Disney's House of Mouse
Disney's House of Mouse
Margie
Super Ducktales
Moondance
Doogie Howser, M.D.
Camp Lazlo
Mister Ed
The Wayans Bros.
The Blinkins: The Bear and the Blizzard
Studio 57
The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show
Screen Director's Playhouse
The Danny Kaye Show
The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show
The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show
Hang Time
Tom Thumb
The Time Machine
Scruffy
The Great Mouse Detective
Battle of the Planets
Mickey's Christmas Carol
Mickey Mouse Works
Beverly Hills Cop III
Down to Earth
Maybe This Time
Startime
Gentlemen Marry Brunettes
God, the Devil and Bob
No
The Time Machine
The Incredible Hulk
Once Upon a Studio
Androcles and the Lion
Raw Toonage
Bad Cat
Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas
USA High
The Lux Show
Rude Awakening
DuckTales: The Movie - Treasure of the Lost Lamp
Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas
Weekend Special
FreakyLinks
Gibbsville
Five Fingers
Kelly Kelly
The Cat from Outer Space
Coming of Age
General Electric Theater
Alice Through the Looking Glass
This Is the Life
Five Fingers : Thin Ice
Black Beauty
TV Land Confidential
Stars in the Eye
Television: The First Fifty Years
Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is
Mr. Belvedere Goes to College
Once Upon a Halloween
The Treasure of the Golden Suns
The Making of Mickey's Christmas Carol
Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick
Baker's Hawk
Disney's Sing-Along Songs: The Twelve Days of Christmas
Time Machine: The Journey Back
Chicken Every Sunday
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
Bunnicula, the Vampire Rabbit
Beauty and the Beast
Life of Vernon Hathaway
