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