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