Alan Young
Acting • Born 1919-11-19 – Died 2016-05-19
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.
Filmography
100 credits
The Time Machine
Movie • 1960
David Filby / James Filby
DuckTales: The Movie - Treasure of the Lost Lamp
Movie • 1990
Scrooge (voice)
Baker's Hawk
Movie • 1976
Mr. Carson
The Treasure of the Golden Suns
Movie • 1987
Scrooge McDuck (voice)
Disney's Sing-Along Songs: The Twelve Days of Christmas
Movie • 1993
(voice)
The Great Mouse Detective
Movie • 1986
Mr. Flaversham (voice)
Black Beauty
Movie • 1978
Narrator/Black Beauty/Nicholas Skinner (voice)
Mickey's Christmas Carol
Movie • 1983
Scrooge McDuck - Ebenezer Scrooge (voice)
Once Upon a Halloween
Movie • 2005
Mr. Flaversham (voice) (archive sound)
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
Movie • 1997
Scrooge McDuck (archive footage)
Androcles and the Lion
Movie • 1952
Androcles
Scruffy
Movie • 1980
Narrator (voice)
Gentlemen Marry Brunettes
Movie • 1955
Charlie Biddle / Mrs. Biddle / Mr. Henry Biddle
Tom Thumb
Movie • 1958
Woody
Mr. Belvedere Goes to College
Movie • 1949
Avery Brubaker
Margie
Movie • 1946
Roy Hornsdale
Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick
Movie • 1952
Aaron Slick
Chicken Every Sunday
Movie • 1949
Geoffrey Lawson
Once Upon a Studio
Movie • 2023
Scrooge McDuck (voice) (archive sound)
Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is
Movie • 1994
Charley Loomis
Five Fingers : Thin Ice
Movie • 1961
Karl
The Making of Mickey's Christmas Carol
Movie • 1984
Self
The Time Machine
Movie • 2002
Flower Store Worker
The Cat from Outer Space
Movie • 1978
Dr. Wenger
Television: The First Fifty Years
Movie • 1999
Self / Wilbur Post (archive footage)
Bunnicula, the Vampire Rabbit
Movie • 1982
Mr. Monroe / Storekeeper (voice)
Bad Cat
Movie • 1984
Jim Harrison (voice)
Alice Through the Looking Glass
Movie • 1987
The White Knight (voice)
Stars in the Eye
Movie • 1952
Himself
The Blinkins: The Bear and the Blizzard
Movie • 1986
Time Machine: The Journey Back
Movie • 1993
David Filby
Beauty and the Beast
Movie • 1983
Rene / Cockatoo (voice)
Moondance
Movie • 2004
Ernie Bigalow
Beverly Hills Cop III
Movie • 1994
Uncle Dave Thornton
Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas
Movie • 1999
Uncle Scrooge McDuck (voice)
Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas
Movie • 2004
Uncle Scrooge McDuck (voice)
Life of Vernon Hathaway
Movie • 1955
Ernest Stockhoeffer
Super Ducktales
Movie • 1989
Scrooge McDuck / Prison Guard (voice)
No
Movie • 2016
Scrooge McDuck (voice)
The Adventures of Humpty Dumpty
Movie • 1979
Humpty (voice)
St. Elsewhere
TV • 1982
Knox
Murder, She Wrote
TV • 1984
Floyd Nelson
The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show
TV • 1983
Camp Lazlo
TV • 2005
The Colgate Comedy Hour
TV • 1950
Self
DuckTales
TV • 1987
Scrooge McDuck (voice)
Down to Earth
TV • 1984
Static Shock
TV • 2000
Dr. McDonald (voice)
USA High
TV • 1997
Mr. Phipps
The Love Boat
TV • 1977
Phil Sharp
The Wayans Bros.
TV • 1995
Reverend Benton
Doogie Howser, M.D.
TV • 1989
Coach
TV • 1989
Ranger Farley
Disney's House of Mouse
TV • 2001
Hang Time
TV • 1995
TaleSpin
TV • 1990
Doctor (voice)
Rude Awakening
TV • 1998
Party of Five
TV • 1994
Jack Gordon
Studio One
TV • 1948
George Abernathy
The Ed Sullivan Show
TV • 1948
Self
General Electric Theater
TV • 1953
Alan Parker
Battle of the Planets
TV • 1978
Keyop / 7-Zark-7 (voice)
Weekend Special
TV • 1977
Mr. Monroe / Storekeeper (voice)
FreakyLinks
TV • 2000
Henry
The Incredible Hulk
TV • 1982
This Is the Life
TV
The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show
TV • 1979
Coming of Age
TV • 1988
Maybe This Time
TV • 1995
Arthur
Matinee Theater
TV • 1955
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
TV • 1956
Self
The Steve Allen Show
TV • 1956
Self
TV Land Confidential
TV • 2005
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
TV • 1997
Jake Gillespie (segment "The Diner")
Kelly Kelly
TV • 1998
Five Fingers
TV • 1959
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
TV • 1957
Self
Disney's House of Mouse
TV • 2001
Scrooge McDuck (voice)
Screen Director's Playhouse
TV • 1955
Startime
TV • 1959
Raw Toonage
TV • 1992
Scrooge McDuck (voice)
Batman: The Animated Series
TV • 1992
Tod Baker (voice)
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
TV • 1996
Mr. Berry
ER
TV • 1994
Archie Mellonston
The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show
TV • 1983
Gaggy Rogers (voice)
The Ren & Stimpy Show
TV • 1991
Haggis (voice)
Mickey Mouse Works
TV • 1999
Scrooge McDuck (voice)
The Lux Show
TV • 1957
Self
Studio One
TV • 1948
Timothy Palmer
Mickey Mouse
TV • 2013
Scrooge McDuck (voice)
Mister Ed
TV • 1961
Wilbur Post
The Steve Allen Show
TV • 1956
Volunteer Santa Claus
The Steve Allen Show
TV • 1956
Self - Comedian
God, the Devil and Bob
TV • 2000
Wilbur Post (voice)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV • 1962
Self
Gibbsville
TV • 1976
Kanzler
Studio 57
TV • 1954
Hector Tutwilder
The Danny Kaye Show
TV • 1963
Self
The Love Boat
TV • 1977
Ross
Duckman
TV • 1994
Wilbur Nelson (voice)