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North Shields, Tyne-and-Wear, Northumberland, England, UK
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…
Known for
- Once Upon a Studio — Scrooge McDuck (voice) (archive sound)2023
- Mickey Mouse — Scrooge McDuck (voice)2013
- Once Upon a Halloween — Mr. Flaversham (voice) (archive sound)2005
- Camp Lazlo2005
- TV Land Confidential2005
- Moondance — Ernie Bigalow2004
- Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas — Uncle Scrooge McDuck (voice)2004
- The Time Machine — Flower Store Worker2002
- Disney's House of Mouse2001
- Disney's House of Mouse — Scrooge McDuck (voice)2001
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Key facts
- Born
- Angus Young , ( 1919-11-19 ) 19 November 1919, North Shields , Northumberland, England
- Died
- 19 May 2016 (2016-05-19) (aged 96), Los Angeles, California, U.S.
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom Canada (from 1925) United States (from 1944)
- Occupations
- Actor comedian radio presenter
- Years active
- 1939–2016
- Spouses
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- Relatives
- Laura Mennell (cousin)
- Awards
- Primetime Emmy Award for Best Actor
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Alan
- Family name
- Young
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- North Shields
- Place of death
- Woodland Hills
- Occupation
- screenwriter
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Religion
- Christian Science
- Field of work
- video game industry
- Image
- Alan Young circa 1944.JPG
- Number of children
- 4
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- 2016-05-19
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Encyclopedic overview
Alan Young (born Angus Young; 19 November 1919 – 19 May 2016) was a British–born 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".
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.
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