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