Alan Young
Acting
Born 1919-11-19
Died 2016-05-19
North Shields, Tyne-and-Wear, Northumberland, England, UK
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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.
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Murder, She Wrote
The Love Boat
ER
Batman: The Animated Series
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
Coach
Matinee Theater
St. Elsewhere
Party of Five
DuckTales
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Studio One
Doogie Howser, M.D.
Alvin and the Chipmunks
Mickey Mouse
The Steve Allen Show
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Duckman
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
The Ren & Stimpy Show
Mister Ed
Static Shock
Disney's House of Mouse
TaleSpin
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Wayans Bros.
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Camp Lazlo
Studio 57
Hang Time
The Danny Kaye Show
Once Upon a Studio
The Great Mouse Detective
Battle of the Planets
The Time Machine
Beverly Hills Cop III
Startime
Mickey Mouse Works
The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show
USA High
Down to Earth
Screen Director's Playhouse
Rude Awakening
Mickey's Christmas Carol
Raw Toonage
DuckTales: The Movie - Treasure of the Lost Lamp
Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas
The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show
The Time Machine
God, the Devil and Bob
FreakyLinks
Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas
Maybe This Time
Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse
The Lux Show
Weekend Special
Television: The First Fifty Years
Gibbsville
Five Fingers
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