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