Biographical Overview & Key Facts

Subject:

Alan Young

Role / Field:

Esteemed British actor, celebrated for voicing Scrooge McDuck and starring in variety shows.

Born:

1919-11-19

Died:

2016-05-19

Century / Era:

1919s Historical Era

Database Source:

2Day Chrono-Wiki & Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Origins & Early Life

Alan Young (born Angus Young; 19 November 1919 – 19 May 2016) was a British actor. Young is best known for portraying Wilbur Post in the television comedy Mister Ed (1961–1966) and voicing Disney's Scrooge McDuck for over 40 years, beginning in the 1974 Disneyland Records album An Adaptation of Dickens' Christmas Carol, Performed by The Walt Disney Players. He again voiced Scrooge in the Academy Award-nominated short film Mickey's Christmas Carol (1983) and continued in the role in various other films, television series and video games up until his death. He was considered by TV Guide to be "the Charlie Chaplin of television".

Pivotal Works & Achievements

During the 1940s and 1950s, Young starred in his own variety-comedy sketch shows The Alan Young Show on radio and television, the latter gaining him two Emmy Awards in 1951. He also appeared in a number of feature films, starting from 1946, including the 1960 film The Time Machine and from the 1980s gaining a new generation of viewers appearing in numerous Walt Disney Productions films as an actor. Young was born as Angus Young on 19 November 1919, in North Shields, Northumberland, England, to Scottish parents. In his later years...

Enduring Legacy & Impact

The historical impact and works continue to influence the modern world.

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