Alan Young
Known for: Acting
Born: November 19, 1919
Died: May 19, 2016
Place of birth: North Shields, Tyne-and-Wear, Northumberland, England, UK
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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Filmography
40 movies · 55 TV shows, newest first
8.3
Once Upon a Studio
2023
7.7
Mickey Mouse
2013
6.0
Once Upon a Halloween
2005NR
TV Land Confidential
2005
6.9
Camp Lazlo
2005
7.0
Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas
2004
9.0
Moondance
2004
6.3
The Time Machine
2002
7.0
Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse
2001
7.5
Disney's House of Mouse
2001
6.7
FreakyLinks
2000
8.0
Static Shock
2000
7.4
God, the Devil and Bob
2000
7.1
Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas
1999
6.9
Mickey Mouse Works
1999NR
Television: The First Fifty Years
1999
6.6
Rude Awakening
1998
9.0
Kelly Kelly
1998
5.8
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
1997
8.1
USA High
1997
7.2
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
1997
7.8
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
1996
7.5
Maybe This Time
1995
7.4
Hang Time
1995
7.2
The Wayans Bros.
1995
7.8
ER
1994
7.0
Party of Five
1994
5.9
Beverly Hills Cop III
1994
7.2
Duckman
1994
6.6
Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is
1994
6.6
Disney's Sing-Along Songs: The Twelve Days of Christmas
1993
7.0
Time Machine: The Journey Back
1993
8.5
Raw Toonage
1992
8.6
Batman: The Animated Series
1992
7.6
The Ren & Stimpy Show
1991
7.4
TaleSpin
1990
6.7
DuckTales: The Movie - Treasure of the Lost Lamp
1990
6.7
Doogie Howser, M.D.
1989
7.2
Super Ducktales
1989
6.7
Coach
19897.0
Coming of Age
1988
7.6
The Treasure of the Golden Suns
1987
7.7
DuckTales
1987
5.9
Alice Through the Looking Glass
1987
7.0
The Great Mouse Detective
1986
5.7
The Blinkins: The Bear and the Blizzard
1986
6.2
The Making of Mickey's Christmas Carol
1984
7.5
Murder, She Wrote
1984
10.0
Bad Cat
1984
5.5
Down to Earth
1984
6.0
Beauty and the Beast
1983
7.7
Mickey's Christmas Carol
1983
6.9
Alvin and the Chipmunks
1983
8.0
The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show
1983
5.7
St. Elsewhere
1982
6.1
The Incredible Hulk
1982
5.6
Bunnicula, the Vampire Rabbit
1982
6.5
Scruffy
1980
7.1
The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show
1979
NR
The Adventures of Humpty Dumpty
1979
7.2
Black Beauty
1978
7.5
Battle of the Planets
1978
6.0
The Cat from Outer Space
1978
6.3
The Love Boat
19777.5
Weekend Special
1977
6.8
Baker's Hawk
1976
10.0
Gibbsville
1976
7.0
The Danny Kaye Show
1963
7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962NR
Five Fingers : Thin Ice
1961
6.8
Mister Ed
1961
7.4
The Time Machine
1960
6.8
Startime
1959
10.0
Five Fingers
1959
6.4
Tom Thumb
19586.0
The Lux Show
19577.5
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957
6.4
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956
6.2
The Steve Allen Show
19566.5
Life of Vernon Hathaway
1955
5.3
Matinee Theater
1955
5.3
Gentlemen Marry Brunettes
1955
7.0
Screen Director's Playhouse
1955
7.5
Studio 57
1954
6.8
General Electric Theater
1953
5.9
Androcles and the Lion
1952NR
Stars in the Eye
19526.5
This Is the Life
1952
7.0
Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick
1952
6.9
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
7.3
Mr. Belvedere Goes to College
1949
6.2
Chicken Every Sunday
1949
5.4
Studio One
1948
6.8
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
7.1
Margie
1946