Alan Young
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 (93 Appearances)
This Is the Life
Once Upon a Studio
Mickey Mouse
Once Upon a Halloween
TV Land Confidential
Camp Lazlo
Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas
Moondance
The Time Machine
Disney's House of Mouse
FreakyLinks
Static Shock
God, the Devil and Bob
Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas
Mickey Mouse Works
Television: The First Fifty Years
Rude Awakening
Kelly Kelly
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
USA High
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
Maybe This Time
Hang Time
The Wayans Bros.
ER
Party of Five
Beverly Hills Cop III
Duckman
Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is
Disney's Sing-Along Songs: The Twelve Days of Christmas
Time Machine: The Journey Back
Raw Toonage
Batman: The Animated Series
The Ren & Stimpy Show
TaleSpin
DuckTales: The Movie - Treasure of the Lost Lamp
Doogie Howser, M.D.
Super Ducktales
Coach
Coming of Age
The Treasure of the Golden Suns
DuckTales
Alice Through the Looking Glass
The Great Mouse Detective
The Blinkins: The Bear and the Blizzard
The Making of Mickey's Christmas Carol
Murder, She Wrote
Bad Cat
Down to Earth
Beauty and the Beast
Mickey's Christmas Carol
The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show
St. Elsewhere
The Incredible Hulk
Bunnicula, the Vampire Rabbit
Scruffy
The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show
The Adventures of Humpty Dumpty
Black Beauty
Battle of the Planets
The Cat from Outer Space
The Love Boat
Weekend Special
Baker's Hawk
Gibbsville
The Danny Kaye Show
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Five Fingers : Thin Ice
Mister Ed
The Time Machine
Startime
Five Fingers
Tom Thumb
The Lux Show
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
The Steve Allen Show
Life of Vernon Hathaway
Matinee Theater
Gentlemen Marry Brunettes
Screen Director's Playhouse
Studio 57
General Electric Theater
Androcles and the Lion
Stars in the Eye
Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Mr. Belvedere Goes to College
Chicken Every Sunday
Studio One
The Ed Sullivan Show
Margie