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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 .
May 19, 2016 · In 1951 the program won an Emmy Award for best variety show and Young was named best actor. It ended its run in 1953. When the show ended he continued to work in television as a guest performer on scripted series such as Death Valley Days , The Love Boat , Murder, She Wrote , Coach and ER .
The show was a well-received live revue that ran for 3 years, earned a couple of Emmy Awards, and garnered Young a star on the "Walk of Fame." However, the strain of writing and performing a weekly show got to Young, and the quality of the show declined, leading to his departure from the show and its cancellation.
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Alan Young won the prestigious ‘Primetime Emmy’ Award in 1951 in the ‘Best Actor’ category. He was also nominated in the ‘Most Outstanding Personality’ category at the same ceremony in 1951.
The show was a well-received live revue that ran for 3 years, earned a couple of Emmy Awards, and garnered Young a star on the "Walk of Fame." However, the strain of writing and performing a weekly show got to Young, and the quality of the show declined, leading to his departure from the show and its cancellation.
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- May 19, 2016
May 19, 2016 · He also began appearing in television shows, and in 1950, he won an Emmy Award for Best Actor for his role in the sitcom The Alan Young Show. Young's most famous role was as Wilbur Post in the television comedy Mister Ed (1961–1966).
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