ACTOR

Alan Young

1919 - 2016

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Alan Young (born Angus Young; November 19, 1919 – May 19, 2016) was a British-born actor, who TV Guide called "the Charlie Chaplin of television". Young portrayed Wilbur Post in the television comedy Mister Ed (1961–1966) and voiced 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alan Young has received more than 2,106,856 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia. Alan Young is the 3,722nd most popular actor (down from 2,985th in 2019), the 3,014th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,610th in 2019) and the 442nd most popular British Actor.

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  • 2.1M

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  • 49.73

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  • 29

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.18

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.33

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Alan Young ranks 3,722 out of 13,578. Before him are George Bancroft, Costas Mandylor, Julian Fellowes, Jude Ciccolella, Thomas H. Ince, and Lori Singer. After him are Charles Martin Smith, Zhanna Prokhorenko, Michael Gothard, Kyeon Mi-ri, Brian Blessed, and Vyjayanthimala Bali.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1919, Alan Young ranks 215. Before him are Zuleykha Seyidmammadova, Loki Schmidt, Kim Ki-young, Clyde Cowan, Juan Carlos Muñoz, and Béla Sárosi. After him are Alan Brown, Bep Voskuijl, Daniil Granin, Hau Pei-tsun, Veikko Huhtanen, and Laurence J. Peter. Among people deceased in 2016, Alan Young ranks 278. Before him are Émile Derlin Zinsou, Marisol Escobar, Ofelya Hambardzumyan, Garry Shandling, Sushil Koirala, and Mrinalini Sarabhai. After him are Ruth Leuwerik, Merle Haggard, Edmonde Charles-Roux, Benoîte Groult, Jimmy Bain, and William Trevor.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Alan Young ranks 3,014 out of 8,785. Before him are Henry Raeburn (1756), George Graham (1673), Ralph Copeland (1837), Henry Shrapnel (1761), Walter Map (1140), and Alkmund of Derby (800). After him are Jonathan Nolan (1976), Michael Gothard (1939), Brian Blessed (1936), Brian Hart (1936), John Hartley (1849), and David Gregory (1659).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Alan Young ranks 442. Before him are Shirley Henderson (1965), Ben Whishaw (1980), Richard Burbage (1567), Hermione Baddeley (1906), Mark Sheppard (1964), and Ronald Lacey (1935). After him are Michael Gothard (1939), Brian Blessed (1936), Billie Whitelaw (1932), Naveen Andrews (1969), Edward Hardwicke (1932), and Felicity Jones (1983).

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Television and Movie Roles

Mickey's Christmas Carol
Scrooge McDuck - Ebenezer Scrooge (voice)
Ebenezer Scrooge is far too greedy to understand that Christmas is a time for kindness and generosity. But with the guidance of some new found friends, Scrooge learns to embrace the spirit of the season. A retelling of the classic Dickens tale with Disney's classic characters.
Oct 19o 19837.6 / 10
DuckTales: The Movie - Treasure of the Lost Lamp
Scrooge (voice)
With his nephews and niece, everyone's favorite rich uncle, Scrooge McDuck, treks from his mansion home in Duckburg in search of the long-lost loot of the thief Collie Baba. But finding the goods isn't quite what it's "quacked" up to be! Their thrilling adventure leads to comical chaos, magical mayhem, and a lesson about what is far more valuable than money, gold and jewels.
Aug 3o 19906.728 / 10
DuckTales
Scrooge McDuck (voice)
Scrooge McDuck finds his hands full at home when nephews Huey, Dewey and Louie move to Duckburg. Joined by their loyal pals Launchpad McQuack, Gyro Gearloose and Mrs. Beakley, the DuckTales gang never fails to deliver a wealth of adventure. Get ready for a fortune of fun with DuckTales!
7.619 / 10