Alan Young
Known for Acting · 94 credits
- Born
- 1919-11-19
- Died
- 2016-05-19
- Place of birth
- North Shields, Tyne-and-Wear, Northumberland, England, UK
- Also known as
- Al Young · Angus 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.
Known For
TV Shows (55)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Floyd Nelson
The Love Boat
1977
as Phil Sharp / Ross
ER
1994
as Archie Mellonston
Coach
1989
as Ranger Farley
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
1996
as Mr. Berry
Party of Five
1994
as Jack Gordon
Batman: The Animated Series
1992
as Tod Baker (voice)
St. Elsewhere
1982
as Knox
Matinee Theater
1955
Studio One
1948
as George Abernathy / Timothy Palmer
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
as Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
DuckTales
1987
as Scrooge McDuck (voice)
The Wayans Bros.
1995
as Reverend Benton
Alvin and the Chipmunks
1983
as (voice)
Duckman
1994
as Wilbur Nelson (voice)
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
1997
as Jake Gillespie (segment "The Diner")
Mickey Mouse
2013
as Scrooge McDuck (voice)
Camp Lazlo
2005
Mister Ed
1961
as Wilbur Post
The Steve Allen Show
1956
as Self / Volunteer Santa Claus / Self - Comedian
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957
as Self
TaleSpin
1990
as Doctor (voice)
Doogie Howser, M.D.
1989
as Emmitt Randall
Static Shock
2000
as Dr. McDonald (voice)
The Ren & Stimpy Show
1991
as Haggis (voice)
Disney's House of Mouse
2001
as Scrooge McDuck (voice)
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956
as Self
USA High
1997
as Mr. Phipps
Startime
1959
as Clarence
Studio 57
1954
as Hector Tutwilder
Battle of the Planets
1978
as Keyop / 7-Zark-7 (voice)
The Danny Kaye Show
1963
as Self
Raw Toonage
1992
as Scrooge McDuck (voice)
Rude Awakening
1998
as Priest
Mickey Mouse Works
1999
as Scrooge McDuck (voice)
The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show
1983
as Gaggy Rogers (voice)
Hang Time
1995
Screen Director's Playhouse
1955
The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show
1979
Down to Earth
1984
Weekend Special
1977
as Mr. Monroe / Storekeeper (voice)
Five Fingers
1959
Gibbsville
1976
as Kanzler
Maybe This Time
1995
as Arthur
God, the Devil and Bob
2000
as Wilbur Post (voice)
The Incredible Hulk
1982
FreakyLinks
2000
as Henry
The Lux Show
1957
as Self
General Electric Theater
1953
as Alan Parker
Coming of Age
1988
This Is the Life
1952
Kelly Kelly
1998
TV Land Confidential
2005
Movies (39)
Once Upon a Studio
2023
as Scrooge McDuck (voice) (archive sound)
The Great Mouse Detective
1986
as Mr. Flaversham (voice)
The Time Machine
2002
as Flower Store Worker
Beverly Hills Cop III
1994
as Uncle Dave Thornton
The Time Machine
1960
as David Filby / James Filby
Mickey's Christmas Carol
1983
as Scrooge McDuck - Ebenezer Scrooge (voice)
Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas
2004
as Uncle Scrooge McDuck (voice)
DuckTales: The Movie - Treasure of the Lost Lamp
1990
as Scrooge (voice)
Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas
1999
as Uncle Scrooge McDuck (voice)
Black Beauty
1978
as Narrator/Black Beauty/Nicholas Skinner (voice)
Gentlemen Marry Brunettes
1955
as Charlie Biddle / Mrs. Biddle / Mr. Henry Biddle
Bad Cat
1984
as Jim Harrison (voice)
Five Fingers : Thin Ice
1961
as Karl
The Cat from Outer Space
1978
as Dr. Wenger
Once Upon a Halloween
2005
as Mr. Flaversham (voice) (archive sound)
Androcles and the Lion
1952
as Androcles
Tom Thumb
1958
as Woody
Life of Vernon Hathaway
1955
as Ernest Stockhoeffer
Television: The First Fifty Years
1999
as Self / Wilbur Post (archive footage)
Margie
1946
as Roy Hornsdale
Chicken Every Sunday
1949
as Geoffrey Lawson
Stars in the Eye
1952
as Himself
Alice Through the Looking Glass
1987
as The White Knight (voice)
Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is
1994
as Charley Loomis
Super Ducktales
1989
as Scrooge McDuck / Prison Guard (voice)
The Making of Mickey's Christmas Carol
1984
as Self
Mr. Belvedere Goes to College
1949
as Avery Brubaker
The Treasure of the Golden Suns
1987
as Scrooge McDuck (voice)
Bunnicula, the Vampire Rabbit
1982
as Mr. Monroe / Storekeeper (voice)
The Adventures of Humpty Dumpty
1979
as Humpty (voice)
Beauty and the Beast
1983
as Rene / Cockatoo (voice)
Baker's Hawk
1976
as Mr. Carson
Time Machine: The Journey Back
1993
as David Filby
Scruffy
1980
as Narrator (voice)
Moondance
2004
as Ernie Bigalow
Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick
1952
as Aaron Slick
The Blinkins: The Bear and the Blizzard
1986
Disney's Sing-Along Songs: The Twelve Days of Christmas
1993
as (voice)
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
1997
as Scrooge McDuck (archive footage)
About 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 radi… With 94 credits spanning from 1946 to 2023, Alan Young has appeared in 39 films and 55 TV shows.
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Most Popular Alan Young Movies
- Once Upon a Studio (2023) — as Scrooge McDuck (voice) (archive sound)
- The Great Mouse Detective (1986) — as Mr. Flaversham (voice)
- The Time Machine (2002) — as Flower Store Worker
- Beverly Hills Cop III (1994) — as Uncle Dave Thornton
- The Time Machine (1960) — as David Filby / James Filby
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