Alan Young (b.November 19, 1919, North Shields, Northumberland, England – d.May 19, 2016, Los Angeles, California, USA) was an English-born Canadian-American actor, voice actor, comedian, radio and television host, and personality. He is best known for his role as Wilbur Post in the 1960's television comedy series 'Mister Ed' and as the voice of Scrooge McDuck in Disney films.
Started a broadcast division for the Christian Science Church in Boston shortly after finishing the "Mister Ed" series.
Naturalized U.S. citizen.
As a child he had bronchial asthma, which kept him bedridden four months of each year. That is how he developed his love for radio.
He once went on a date with Norma Jean Baker, later to become Marilyn Monroe.
Is seen at "Mister Ed" conventions singing the theme song.
He is the only actor to appear in both The Time Machine and The Time Machine .
He was 40 years old when he played the 18-year-old James Filby in The Time Machine .
Has four children.
His Disney-esque character "Uncle Dave" from Beverly Hills Cop III was loosely based on his "Uncle Scrooge McDuck" ( "DuckTales" ) and "David Filby" ( The Time Machine ) roles.
Repeated the role of David Filby for a sketch for a documentary on the movie The Time Machine in 1992 over 30 years later.
On "The OReilly Factor" in 2007, he revealed that he owned a percentage of "Mister Ed" , which made him independently wealthy.
Best known by the public for his starring role as Wilbur Post on "Mister Ed" .
He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Radio at 6927 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California.
Young reminisces about "Mister Ed" makeup man Jack P. Pierce in the book "A Sci-Fi Swarm and Horror Horde" (McFarland & Co., 2010) by Tom Weaver.
Had his first name legally changed from Angus to Alan when he was age 20. According to his autobiography, "Mister Ed and Me and More!" , he was proud of his birth name but Americans always made unflattering comments about it, such as mispronouncing it "Agnes," which prompted him to change it legally.
Cousin of Laura Mennell.
Release of his book, "Mister Ed and Me and More".
Voice acting mentor and friend of Russi Taylor.
In Time Machine: The Journey Back , his character David Filbys date of death was given as May 15, 1916. Young himself died on May 19, 2016.
His body was buried at sea.
IKEA campaign director.
A dear old man once told me that birthdays are a heavy weight to carry,all your life. So I actually stopped counting birthdays when I was,sixteen. .
