Alan Young
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1919-11-19
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.
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The Time Machine
May 25, 1960
DuckTales: The Movie - Treasure of the Lost Lamp
Aug 03, 1990
Baker's Hawk
Dec 12, 1976
The Treasure of the Golden Suns
Sep 18, 1987
Disney's Sing-Along Songs: The Twelve Days of Christmas
Dec 24, 1993
The Great Mouse Detective
Jul 02, 1986
Black Beauty
Oct 28, 1978
Mickey's Christmas Carol
Oct 19, 1983
Once Upon a Halloween
Sep 26, 2005
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
Dec 01, 1997
Androcles and the Lion
Dec 01, 1952
Scruffy
Oct 04, 1980
Gentlemen Marry Brunettes
Oct 29, 1955
Tom Thumb
Dec 04, 1958
Mr. Belvedere Goes to College
Apr 15, 1949
Margie
Oct 15, 1946
Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick
Apr 01, 1952
Chicken Every Sunday
Jan 18, 1949
Once Upon a Studio
Sep 24, 2023
Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is
Feb 18, 1994
Five Fingers : Thin Ice
Jul 01, 1961
The Making of Mickey's Christmas Carol
Oct 30, 1984
The Time Machine
Mar 04, 2002
The Cat from Outer Space
Jun 09, 1978
Television: The First Fifty Years
Jan 01, 1999
Bunnicula, the Vampire Rabbit
Jan 09, 1982
Bad Cat
Apr 14, 1984
Alice Through the Looking Glass
Jan 01, 1987
Stars in the Eye
Nov 15, 1952
The Blinkins: The Bear and the Blizzard
Jan 01, 1986
Time Machine: The Journey Back
Aug 25, 1993
Beauty and the Beast
Nov 25, 1983
Moondance
Oct 05, 2004
Beverly Hills Cop III
May 24, 1994
Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas
Oct 31, 1999
Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas
Nov 09, 2004
Life of Vernon Hathaway
Nov 09, 1955
Super Ducktales
Mar 26, 1989
St. Elsewhere
Oct 26, 1982
Murder, She Wrote
Sep 30, 1984
The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show
Sep 10, 1983
Camp Lazlo
Jul 08, 2005
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Sep 10, 1950
DuckTales
Sep 18, 1987
Down to Earth
Mar 10, 1984
Static Shock
Sep 23, 2000
USA High
Aug 04, 1997
The Love Boat
Sep 24, 1977
The Wayans Bros.
Jan 11, 1995
Doogie Howser, M.D.
Sep 19, 1989
Coach
Feb 28, 1989
Disney's House of Mouse
Jan 13, 2001
Hang Time
Sep 09, 1995
TaleSpin
Sep 09, 1990
Rude Awakening
Aug 01, 1998
Studio One
Nov 07, 1948
Party of Five
Sep 12, 1994
The Ed Sullivan Show
Jun 20, 1948
General Electric Theater
Feb 01, 1953
Battle of the Planets
Sep 18, 1978
Weekend Special
Sep 10, 1977
FreakyLinks
Oct 06, 2000
The Incredible Hulk
Sep 18, 1982
This Is the Life
Coming of Age
Mar 15, 1988
Maybe This Time
Sep 15, 1995
The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show
Sep 27, 1980
Matinee Theater
Oct 31, 1955
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Oct 05, 1956
The Steve Allen Show
Jun 24, 1956
TV Land Confidential
Sep 14, 2005
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
May 25, 1997
Kelly Kelly
Apr 20, 1998
Five Fingers
Oct 04, 1959
Disney's House of Mouse
Jan 13, 2001
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Jul 29, 1957
Screen Director's Playhouse
Oct 05, 1955
Startime
Oct 06, 1959
Raw Toonage
Sep 19, 1992
Batman: The Animated Series
Sep 05, 1992
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
Sep 27, 1996
ER
Sep 19, 1994
The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show
Sep 10, 1983
The Ren & Stimpy Show
Aug 11, 1991
Mickey Mouse Works
May 01, 1999
The Lux Show
Sep 26, 1957
Studio One
Nov 07, 1948
Mickey Mouse
Jun 28, 2013
Mister Ed
Jan 05, 1961
The Steve Allen Show
Jun 24, 1956
The Steve Allen Show
Jun 24, 1956
God, the Devil and Bob
Mar 09, 2000
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Oct 01, 1962
Gibbsville
Nov 11, 1976
Studio 57
Sep 21, 1954
The Danny Kaye Show
Sep 25, 1963
The Love Boat
Sep 24, 1977
