Alan Young
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.
TV Shows(54)
Mickey Mouse
Scrooge McDuck (voice)
2013
TV Land Confidential
2005
Camp Lazlo
2005
Disney's House of Mouse
2001
FreakyLinks
Henry
2000
Static Shock
Dr. McDonald (voice)
2000
God, the Devil and Bob
Wilbur Post (voice)
2000
Mickey Mouse Works
Scrooge McDuck (voice)
1999
Rude Awakening
1998
Kelly Kelly
1998
USA High
Mr. Phipps
1997
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
Jake Gillespie (segment "The Diner")
1997
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
Mr. Berry
1996
Maybe This Time
Arthur
1995
Hang Time
1995
The Wayans Bros.
Reverend Benton
1995
ER
Archie Mellonston
1994
Party of Five
Jack Gordon
1994
Duckman
Wilbur Nelson (voice)
1994
Raw Toonage
Scrooge McDuck (voice)
1992
Batman: The Animated Series
Tod Baker (voice)
1992
The Ren & Stimpy Show
Haggis (voice)
1991
TaleSpin
Doctor (voice)
1990
Doogie Howser, M.D.
1989
Coach
Ranger Farley
1989
Coming of Age
1988
DuckTales
Scrooge McDuck (voice)
1987
Murder, She Wrote
Floyd Nelson
1984
Down to Earth
1984
The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show
1983
St. Elsewhere
Knox
1982
The Incredible Hulk
1982
The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show
1979
Battle of the Planets
Keyop / 7-Zark-7 (voice)
1978
The Love Boat
Phil Sharp
1977
Weekend Special
Mr. Monroe / Storekeeper (voice)
1977
Gibbsville
Kanzler
1976
The Danny Kaye Show
Self
1963
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
Mister Ed
Wilbur Post
1961
Startime
Clarence
1959
Five Fingers
1959
The Lux Show
Self
1957
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Self
1957
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Self
1956
The Steve Allen Show
Self
1956
Matinee Theater
1955
Screen Director's Playhouse
1955
Studio 57
Hector Tutwilder
1954
General Electric Theater
Alan Parker
1953
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Self
1950
Studio One
George Abernathy
1948
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
1948
This Is the Life
Movies(39)
Once Upon a Studio
Scrooge McDuck (voice) (archive sound)
2023
Once Upon a Halloween
Mr. Flaversham (voice) (archive sound)
2005
Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas
Uncle Scrooge McDuck (voice)
2004
Moondance
Ernie Bigalow
2004
The Time Machine
Flower Store Worker
2002
Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas
Uncle Scrooge McDuck (voice)
1999
Television: The First Fifty Years
Self / Wilbur Post (archive footage)
1999
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
Scrooge McDuck (archive footage)
1997
Beverly Hills Cop III
Uncle Dave Thornton
1994
Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is
Charley Loomis
1994
Disney's Sing-Along Songs: The Twelve Days of Christmas
(voice)
1993
Time Machine: The Journey Back
David Filby
1993
DuckTales: The Movie - Treasure of the Lost Lamp
Scrooge (voice)
1990
Super Ducktales
Scrooge McDuck / Prison Guard (voice)
1989
The Treasure of the Golden Suns
Scrooge McDuck (voice)
1987
Alice Through the Looking Glass
The White Knight (voice)
1987
The Great Mouse Detective
Mr. Flaversham (voice)
1986
The Blinkins: The Bear and the Blizzard
1986
The Making of Mickey's Christmas Carol
Self
1984
Bad Cat
Jim Harrison (voice)
1984
Beauty and the Beast
Rene / Cockatoo (voice)
1983
Mickey's Christmas Carol
Scrooge McDuck - Ebenezer Scrooge (voice)
1983
Bunnicula, the Vampire Rabbit
Mr. Monroe / Storekeeper (voice)
1982
Scruffy
Narrator (voice)
1980
The Adventures of Humpty Dumpty
Humpty (voice)
1979
Black Beauty
Narrator/Black Beauty/Nicholas Skinner (voice)
1978
The Cat from Outer Space
Dr. Wenger
1978
Baker's Hawk
Mr. Carson
1976
Five Fingers : Thin Ice
Karl
1961
The Time Machine
David Filby / James Filby
1960
Tom Thumb
Woody
1958
Life of Vernon Hathaway
Ernest Stockhoeffer
1955
Gentlemen Marry Brunettes
Charlie Biddle / Mrs. Biddle / Mr. Henry Biddle
1955
Androcles and the Lion
Androcles
1952
Stars in the Eye
Himself
1952
Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick
Aaron Slick
1952
Mr. Belvedere Goes to College
Avery Brubaker
1949
Chicken Every Sunday
Geoffrey Lawson
1949
Margie
Roy Hornsdale
1946