Alan Young: Biography, Facts and Career
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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.
Quick facts about Alan Young
- Full name: Alan Young
- Born: 1919-11-19
- Nationality: Canada
- Known as: Comedian
- Wikidata ID: Q555246
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Alan Young (born Angus Young; 19 November 1919 – 19 May 2016) was a British–born actor.
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Alan Young is Canada.
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Alan Young was born on 1919-11-19.
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