
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.
93 acting credits
Acting · 93

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962

ER
1994

Murder, She Wrote
1984

The Love Boat
1977

Batman: The Animated Series
1992

St. Elsewhere
1982

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
1996

Party of Five
1994

Coach
1989

Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
1997

Studio One
1948

Matinee Theater
1955

TaleSpin
1990

Duckman
1994

DuckTales
1987

The Ed Sullivan Show
1948

Mister Ed
1961

The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950

Doogie Howser, M.D.
1989

Mickey Mouse
2013

The Steve Allen Show
1956

Camp Lazlo
2005

The Ren & Stimpy Show
1991

Static Shock
2000

Studio 57
1954

The Wayans Bros.
1995
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957

Disney's House of Mouse
2001

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956

Hang Time
1995

Startime
1959

Mickey Mouse Works
1999

Screen Director's Playhouse
1955

USA High
1997

The Danny Kaye Show
1963

Once Upon a Studio
2023

Battle of the Planets
1978

The Great Mouse Detective
1986

The Time Machine
2002

God, the Devil and Bob
2000

DuckTales: The Movie - Treasure of the Lost Lamp
1990

FreakyLinks
2000

The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show
1979

Beverly Hills Cop III
1994

Maybe This Time
1995

Down to Earth
1984
Weekend Special
1977

The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show
1983

Gibbsville
1976

General Electric Theater
1953

The Time Machine
1960

Raw Toonage
1992

Mickey's Christmas Carol
1983

Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas
2004
The Lux Show
1957

Rude Awakening
1998

The Incredible Hulk
1982

Five Fingers
1959

Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas
1999
Coming of Age
1988

The Cat from Outer Space
1978

Kelly Kelly
1998
Television: The First Fifty Years
1999

Margie
1946

The Blinkins: The Bear and the Blizzard
1986

Androcles and the Lion
1952
This Is the Life
1952

Once Upon a Halloween
2005

Mr. Belvedere Goes to College
1949

Alice Through the Looking Glass
1987

Tom Thumb
1958

Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
1997

Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is
1994

Moondance
2004

Baker's Hawk
1976

Super Ducktales
1989

Chicken Every Sunday
1949

Scruffy
1980

Disney's Sing-Along Songs: The Twelve Days of Christmas
1993

Gentlemen Marry Brunettes
1955

Bunnicula, the Vampire Rabbit
1982

The Treasure of the Golden Suns
1987

Bad Cat
1984

The Making of Mickey's Christmas Carol
1984

Beauty and the Beast
1983
TV Land Confidential
2005
Five Fingers : Thin Ice
1961

Time Machine: The Journey Back
1993

Black Beauty
1978
Stars in the Eye
1952

Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick
1952

The Adventures of Humpty Dumpty
1979
Life of Vernon Hathaway
1955