Alan Young
Known for Acting · 93 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 (54)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
ER
1994
as Archie Mellonston
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Floyd Nelson
The Love Boat
1977
as Phil Sharp / Ross
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
1996
as Mr. Berry
Batman: The Animated Series
1992
as Tod Baker (voice)
Coach
1989
as Ranger Farley
Matinee Theater
1955
St. Elsewhere
1982
as Knox
Party of Five
1994
as Jack Gordon
Studio One
1948
as George Abernathy / Timothy Palmer
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
1997
as Jake Gillespie (segment "The Diner")
DuckTales
1987
as Scrooge McDuck (voice)
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
TaleSpin
1990
as Doctor (voice)
Duckman
1994
as Wilbur Nelson (voice)
Doogie Howser, M.D.
1989
Mickey Mouse
2013
as Scrooge McDuck (voice)
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
as Self
Camp Lazlo
2005
Static Shock
2000
as Dr. McDonald (voice)
The Ren & Stimpy Show
1991
as Haggis (voice)
The Steve Allen Show
1956
as Self / Volunteer Santa Claus / Self - Comedian
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957
as Self
Mister Ed
1961
as Wilbur Post
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956
as Self
The Wayans Bros.
1995
as Reverend Benton
Disney's House of Mouse
2001
as Scrooge McDuck (voice)
Studio 57
1954
as Hector Tutwilder
Hang Time
1995
Startime
1959
as Clarence
Mickey Mouse Works
1999
as Scrooge McDuck (voice)
USA High
1997
as Mr. Phipps
The Danny Kaye Show
1963
as Self
Screen Director's Playhouse
1955
Down to Earth
1984
Battle of the Planets
1978
as Keyop / 7-Zark-7 (voice)
Maybe This Time
1995
as Arthur
The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show
1983
as Gaggy Rogers (voice)
God, the Devil and Bob
2000
as Wilbur Post (voice)
Rude Awakening
1998
as Priest
Raw Toonage
1992
as Scrooge McDuck (voice)
Weekend Special
1977
as Mr. Monroe / Storekeeper (voice)
FreakyLinks
2000
as Henry
The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show
1979
Gibbsville
1976
as Kanzler
General Electric Theater
1953
as Alan Parker
Five Fingers
1959
The Lux Show
1957
as Self
The Incredible Hulk
1982
Coming of Age
1988
Kelly Kelly
1998
This Is the Life
1952
TV Land Confidential
2005
Movies (39)
Once Upon a Studio
2023
as Scrooge McDuck (voice) (archive sound)
The Time Machine
2002
as Flower Store Worker
The Great Mouse Detective
1986
as Mr. Flaversham (voice)
The Time Machine
1960
as David Filby / James Filby
DuckTales: The Movie - Treasure of the Lost Lamp
1990
as Scrooge (voice)
Beverly Hills Cop III
1994
as Uncle Dave Thornton
Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas
2004
as Uncle Scrooge McDuck (voice)
Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas
1999
as Uncle Scrooge McDuck (voice)
Mickey's Christmas Carol
1983
as Scrooge McDuck - Ebenezer Scrooge (voice)
Margie
1946
as Roy Hornsdale
Television: The First Fifty Years
1999
as Self / Wilbur Post (archive footage)
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
The Blinkins: The Bear and the Blizzard
1986
Tom Thumb
1958
as Woody
The Treasure of the Golden Suns
1987
as Scrooge McDuck (voice)
Alice Through the Looking Glass
1987
as The White Knight (voice)
The Making of Mickey's Christmas Carol
1984
as Self
Mr. Belvedere Goes to College
1949
as Avery Brubaker
Gentlemen Marry Brunettes
1955
as Charlie Biddle / Mrs. Biddle / Mr. Henry Biddle
Scruffy
1980
as Narrator (voice)
Super Ducktales
1989
as Scrooge McDuck / Prison Guard (voice)
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
1997
as Scrooge McDuck (archive footage)
Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is
1994
as Charley Loomis
Baker's Hawk
1976
as Mr. Carson
Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick
1952
as Aaron Slick
Chicken Every Sunday
1949
as Geoffrey Lawson
Disney's Sing-Along Songs: The Twelve Days of Christmas
1993
as (voice)
Bunnicula, the Vampire Rabbit
1982
as Mr. Monroe / Storekeeper (voice)
Moondance
2004
as Ernie Bigalow
Time Machine: The Journey Back
1993
as David Filby
Bad Cat
1984
as Jim Harrison (voice)
Black Beauty
1978
as Narrator/Black Beauty/Nicholas Skinner (voice)
Beauty and the Beast
1983
as Rene / Cockatoo (voice)
Five Fingers : Thin Ice
1961
as Karl
Stars in the Eye
1952
as Himself
Life of Vernon Hathaway
1955
as Ernest Stockhoeffer
The Adventures of Humpty Dumpty
1979
as Humpty (voice)
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 93 credits spanning from 1946 to 2023, Alan Young has appeared in 39 films and 54 TV shows.
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Most Popular Alan Young Movies
- Once Upon a Studio (2023) — as Scrooge McDuck (voice) (archive sound)
- The Time Machine (2002) — as Flower Store Worker
- The Great Mouse Detective (1986) — as Mr. Flaversham (voice)
- The Time Machine (1960) — as David Filby / James Filby
- DuckTales: The Movie - Treasure of the Lost Lamp (1990) — as Scrooge (voice)
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