Acting · North Shields, Tyne-and-Wear, Northumberland, England, UK · Born November 19, 1919
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.
MovieOnce Upon a Studio
2023
as Scrooge McDuck (voice) (archive sound)
TVMickey Mouse
2013
as Scrooge McDuck (voice)
MovieOnce Upon a Halloween
2005
as Mr. Flaversham (voice) (archive sound)
TV Land Confidential
2005
TVCamp Lazlo
2005
MovieMickey's Twice Upon a Christmas
2004
as Uncle Scrooge McDuck (voice)
MovieMoondance
2004
as Ernie Bigalow
MovieThe Time Machine
2002
as Flower Store Worker
TVDisney's House of Mouse
2001
TVFreakyLinks
2000
as Henry
TVStatic Shock
2000
as Dr. McDonald (voice)
TVGod, the Devil and Bob
2000
as Wilbur Post (voice)
MovieMickey's Once Upon a Christmas
1999
as Uncle Scrooge McDuck (voice)
TVMickey Mouse Works
1999
as Scrooge McDuck (voice)
Television: The First Fifty Years
1999
as Self / Wilbur Post (archive footage)
TVRude Awakening
1998
as Priest
TVKelly Kelly
1998
MovieChristmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
1997
as Scrooge McDuck (archive footage)
TVUSA High
1997
as Mr. Phipps
TVBeyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
1997
as Jake Gillespie (segment "The Diner")
TVSabrina, the Teenage Witch
1996
as Mr. Berry
TVMaybe This Time
1995
as Arthur
TVHang Time
1995
TVThe Wayans Bros.
1995
as Reverend Benton
TVER
1994
as Archie Mellonston
TVParty of Five
1994
as Jack Gordon
MovieBeverly Hills Cop III
1994
as Uncle Dave Thornton
TVDuckman
1994
as Wilbur Nelson (voice)
MovieHart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is
1994
as Charley Loomis
MovieDisney's Sing-Along Songs: The Twelve Days of Christmas
1993
as (voice)
MovieTime Machine: The Journey Back
1993
as David Filby
TVRaw Toonage
1992
as Scrooge McDuck (voice)
TVBatman: The Animated Series
1992
as Tod Baker (voice)
TVThe Ren & Stimpy Show
1991
as Haggis (voice)
TVTaleSpin
1990
as Doctor (voice)
MovieDuckTales: The Movie - Treasure of the Lost Lamp
1990
as Scrooge (voice)
TVDoogie Howser, M.D.
1989
as Emmitt Randall
MovieSuper Ducktales
1989
as Scrooge McDuck / Prison Guard (voice)
TVCoach
1989
as Ranger Farley
Coming of Age
1988
MovieThe Treasure of the Golden Suns
1987
as Scrooge McDuck (voice)
TVDuckTales
1987
as Scrooge McDuck (voice)
MovieAlice Through the Looking Glass
1987
as The White Knight (voice)
MovieThe Great Mouse Detective
1986
as Mr. Flaversham (voice)
MovieThe Blinkins: The Bear and the Blizzard
1986
MovieThe Making of Mickey's Christmas Carol
1984
as Self
TVMurder, She Wrote
1984
as Floyd Nelson
MovieBad Cat
1984
as Jim Harrison (voice)
TVDown to Earth
1984
MovieBeauty and the Beast
1983
as Rene / Cockatoo (voice)
MovieMickey's Christmas Carol
1983
as Scrooge McDuck - Ebenezer Scrooge (voice)
TVAlvin and the Chipmunks
1983
as (voice)
TVThe New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show
1983
TVSt. Elsewhere
1982
as Knox
TVThe Incredible Hulk
1982
MovieBunnicula, the Vampire Rabbit
1982
as Mr. Monroe / Storekeeper (voice)
MovieScruffy
1980
as Narrator (voice)
TVThe Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show
1979
MovieThe Adventures of Humpty Dumpty
1979
as Humpty (voice)
MovieBlack Beauty
1978
as Narrator/Black Beauty/Nicholas Skinner (voice)
TVBattle of the Planets
1978
as Keyop / 7-Zark-7 (voice)
MovieThe Cat from Outer Space
1978
as Dr. Wenger
TVThe Love Boat
1977
as Phil Sharp
Weekend Special
1977
as Mr. Monroe / Storekeeper (voice)
MovieBaker's Hawk
1976
as Mr. Carson
TVGibbsville
1976
as Kanzler
TVThe Danny Kaye Show
1963
as Self
TVThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
Five Fingers : Thin Ice
1961
as Karl
TVMister Ed
1961
as Wilbur Post
MovieThe Time Machine
1960
as David Filby / James Filby
TVStartime
1959
as Clarence
TVFive Fingers
1959
MovieTom Thumb
1958
as Woody
The Lux Show
1957
as Self
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957
as Self
TVThe Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956
as Self
TVThe Steve Allen Show
1956
as Self
Life of Vernon Hathaway
1955
as Ernest Stockhoeffer
TVMatinee Theater
1955
MovieGentlemen Marry Brunettes
1955
as Charlie Biddle / Mrs. Biddle / Mr. Henry Biddle
TVScreen Director's Playhouse
1955
TVStudio 57
1954
as Hector Tutwilder
TVGeneral Electric Theater
1953
as Alan Parker
MovieAndrocles and the Lion
1952
as Androcles
Stars in the Eye
1952
as Himself
This Is the Life
1952
MovieAaron Slick from Punkin Crick
1952
as Aaron Slick
TVThe Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
as Self
MovieMr. Belvedere Goes to College
1949
as Avery Brubaker
MovieChicken Every Sunday
1949
as Geoffrey Lawson
TVStudio One
1948
as George Abernathy
TVThe Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
MovieMargie
1946
as Roy Hornsdale
