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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 Sho…
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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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Once Upon a Studio
as Scrooge McDuck (voice) (archive sound)
Once Upon a Halloween
as Mr. Flaversham (voice) (archive sound)
Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas
as Uncle Scrooge McDuck (voice)
Moondance
as Ernie Bigalow
The Time Machine
as Flower Store Worker
Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas
as Uncle Scrooge McDuck (voice)
No Poster
Television: The First Fifty Years
as Self / Wilbur Post (archive footage)
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
as Scrooge McDuck (archive footage)
Beverly Hills Cop III
as Uncle Dave Thornton
Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is
as Charley Loomis
Disney's Sing-Along Songs: The Twelve Days of Christmas
as (voice)
Time Machine: The Journey Back
as David Filby
DuckTales: The Movie - Treasure of the Lost Lamp
as Scrooge (voice)
Super Ducktales
as Scrooge McDuck / Prison Guard (voice)
The Treasure of the Golden Suns
as Scrooge McDuck (voice)
Alice Through the Looking Glass
as The White Knight (voice)
The Great Mouse Detective
as Mr. Flaversham (voice)
The Blinkins: The Bear and the Blizzard
The Making of Mickey's Christmas Carol
as Self
Bad Cat
as Jim Harrison (voice)
Beauty and the Beast
as Rene / Cockatoo (voice)
Mickey's Christmas Carol
as Scrooge McDuck - Ebenezer Scrooge (voice)
Bunnicula, the Vampire Rabbit
as Mr. Monroe / Storekeeper (voice)
Scruffy
as Narrator (voice)
The Adventures of Humpty Dumpty
as Humpty (voice)
Black Beauty
as Narrator/Black Beauty/Nicholas Skinner (voice)
The Cat from Outer Space
as Dr. Wenger
Baker's Hawk
as Mr. Carson
No Poster
Five Fingers : Thin Ice
as Karl
The Time Machine
as David Filby / James Filby
Tom Thumb
as Woody
No Poster
Life of Vernon Hathaway
as Ernest Stockhoeffer
Gentlemen Marry Brunettes
as Charlie Biddle / Mrs. Biddle / Mr. Henry Biddle
Androcles and the Lion
as Androcles
No Poster
Stars in the Eye
as Himself
Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick
as Aaron Slick
Mr. Belvedere Goes to College
as Avery Brubaker
Chicken Every Sunday
as Geoffrey Lawson
Margie
as Roy Hornsdale