Alan Small was an actor, comedian and voice artist. He also had achievement as a radio sponsor and television personality. Small produced his debut as an actor in the 1946 humor film, Margie. Angus ‘Alan’ Young was created on November 19, 1919 in North Shields, England. Small starred on the air drama-humor series, Adventures in Odyssey (1994-2012), where he performed the part of ‘Jack Allen’. As a voice actor Small contributed to the animated series Fight of the Planets, Spider-Man & His Amazing Close friends, The Incredible Hulk, The Dukes, Alvin & the Chipmunks, DuckTales, The Ren & Stimpy Show, and much more. He relocated to Toronto, Canada upon his come back. Career: Youthful began his radio profession with the CBC network while going to senior high school. He voiced ‘Scrooge McDuck’ in DuckTales from 1987 to 1990. After a short stint with the ‘Philco Radio Hall of Fame’, Young premiered his personal radio display, The Alan Young Display (1944-1949). Small also gained recognition for his tone of voice acting functions. He spent his early childhood in Edinburgh, Scotland before shifting to Canada at age six. Young is most beneficial known for playing the part of Wilbur Post on it series Mister Ed and also playing the tone of voice of Scrooge McDuck. He performed the memorable part of ‘Wilbur Post’ in the tv screen sitcom, Mister Ed. In 1951, he received a Primetime Emmy Award for Greatest Actor for the tv screen adaption of The Alan Small Show. Small appeared in the movies, Tom Thumb (1958) with Russ Tamblyn, ENOUGH TIME Machine (1960) with Rod Taylor, and Beverly Hills Cop III (1994) with Eddie Murphy. He kept the part of ‘Wilbur’ for five years on the CBS series Mister Ed. The display ran from 1961 to 1966 for a complete of six months. The display ran on NBC Radio accompanied by ABC, then back again to NBC. He relocated to NY in 1944 with expectations of expanding his profession. Other voice roles consist of ‘Farmer Smurf’ on The Smurfs, and ‘Haggis McHaggis’ in The Ren & Stimpy Display. Personal: Alan Small died on, may 19, 2016 at age 96. He reportedly passed away of organic causes. He was residing at the FILM & Television House in Woodland Hills, California ahead of his death. Small was married 3 x, 1st to ‘Mary Anne Grimes’ (1941-47), after that to ‘Virginia McCurdy’ (1948-95), and lastly to ‘Mary Chipman’ (1996-97). He previously a complete of four kids from his 1st two marriages. Actor and Comedian Alan Youthful was 5ft 10in high and experienced a net well worth of $5 million. Alan Young Net Well worth: Alan Small is a Uk American actor who includes a net well worth of $5 million. He performed the part of Wilbur Post in Mister Ed from 1961 to 1966. Additional radio appearances consist of Texaco Celebrity Theater (1947-1948), Family members Theater (1949-1950), and Sears Radio Theater (1979). He has over 100 performing credits to his name you start with the film Margie in 1946. Small had his own Television series Alan Small in 1958. Alan Small was created in North Shields, Northumberland, England, UK in November 1919. From 1988 to 1989 he starred as Ed Pepper in it series Coming old. Small offered in the Royal Canadian Navy during Globe War II. Small received a Primetime Emmy Award for Greatest Actor in 1951. He was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1977 for Greatest Recording for Kids and won a Television Land Award in 2005 for some Heart Warming Pet-Human Romantic relationship for Mister Ed.
Known for movies
Mister Ed (1961-1966) as Wilbur Post / Angus Post
Battle of the Planets (1978-1980) as 7-Zark-7 / Keyop
DuckTales (1987-1990) as Scrooge McDuck / Old Union soldier / Scandinavian #2
The Time Machine (1960) as David Filby / James Filby
Quick Facts
Full Name
Alan Young
Net Worth
$5 Million
Date Of Birth
November 19, 1919
Died
May 19, 2016, Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, United States
Height
1.78 m
Profession
Voice Actor
Spouse
Mary Chipman, Virginia McCurdy, Mary Grimes
Children
Wendy Young, Alana Young, Cameron Angus Young, Alan Young Jr.
Parents
John Cathcart Young, Florence Pinckney
Siblings
Harriet Young
Awards
TV Land Most Heart Warming Pet-Human Relationship Award, Primetime Emmy Award for Best Actor, TV Land Favorite Fauna Award
Nominations
Primetime Emmy Award for Most Outstanding Personality
Movies
The Time Machine, The Great Mouse Detective, Mr. Belvedere Goes to College, Gentlemen Marry Brunettes, The Cat from Outer Space, Mickey's Christmas Carol, DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp, Tom Thumb, Beverly Hills Cop III, Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick, Androcles and the Lion, Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas, Baker's Hawk, Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas, Time Machine: The Journey Back, Alice Through the Looking Glass, Black Beauty, Super DuckTales, Television: The First 50 Years, Apes of Wrath
TV Shows
Mister Ed, The Alan Young Show, DuckTales, Battle of the Planets, Disney's House of Mouse, Mr. Terrific, Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo, Mickey Mouse Works, The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show, The Smurfs, The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show, Coming of Age, Alice Through the Looking Glass, Alan Young
Interesting Facts
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Fact
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His body was buried at sea.
2
In Time Machine: The Journey Back (1993), his character David Filby's date of death was given as May 15, 1916. Young himself died on May 19, 2016.
3
Voice acting mentor and friend of 'Russi Taylor (I)'.
4
Release of his book, "Mister Ed and Me and More". [2007]
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!" (2007), 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.
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Young reminisces about Mister Ed (1958) makeup man Jack P. Pierce in the book "A Sci-Fi Swarm and Horror Horde" (McFarland & Co., 2010) by Tom Weaver.
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He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Radio at 6927 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California.
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Best known by the public for his starring role as Wilbur Post on Mister Ed (1958).
10
On The O'Reilly Factor (1996) in 2007, he revealed that he owned a percentage of Mister Ed (1958), which made him independently wealthy.
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Repeated the role of David Filby for a sketch for a documentary on the movie The Time Machine (1960) in 1992 over 30 years later.
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His Disney-esque character "Uncle Dave" from Beverly Hills Cop III (1994) was loosely based on his "Uncle Scrooge McDuck" (DuckTales (1987)) and "David Filby" (The Time Machine (1960)) roles.
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Has four children.
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He was 40 years old when he played the 18-year-old James Filby in The Time Machine (1960).
Often voices cartoon characters with a Scottish accent
Quotes
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Quote
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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.
2
Ed [the horse] actually learned to move his lips when the trainer touched his hoof. In fact he soon learned to do it when I stopped talking during a scene, which actually could be a bit of a problem.
3
[While he spoke of Ed Wynn (I)']: Ed Wynn was a wonderful old comedian, gave me good advice. He said 'Make it simple. You're going into someone's home, so don't be insulting.'
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When I was young I was paid $3 for doing a short monologue. That impressed my dad who earned the same amount for working all day in a shipyard at the time. He told me to 'Keep up this talking business because lips don't sweat.' It was good advice.
5
[When Connie Hines was hired to play his wife, Carol]: She was perfect for it, and is so dear. She didn't have many lines beyond 'Dinner is ready' or 'I'll make some coffee.' They were just simple lines but she did them beautifully.