Trivia

He once went on a date with Norma Jean Baker, later to become Marilyn Monroe.

He is the only actor to appear in both The Time Machine (1960) and The Time Machine (2002).

He was 40 years old when he played the 18-year-old James Filby in The Time Machine (1960).

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.

His body was buried at sea.

On The Factor (1996) in 2007, he revealed that he owned a percentage of Mister Ed (1961), which made him independently wealthy.

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.

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.

Best known by the public for his starring role as Wilbur Post on Mister Ed (1961).

He didn't find out until he met Stan Laurel late in life that their families lived near each other in North Shields, Tynemouth.

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.

Is seen at Mister Ed (1961) conventions singing the theme song.

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 (1961) makeup man Jack P. Pierce in the book "A Sci-Fi Swarm and Horror Horde" (McFarland & Co., 2010) by Tom Weaver.

Has four children.

Naturalized U.S. citizen.

Young was criticized for his "unrealistic" Scots accent as Philby in "The Time Machine" (1960), although he lived in Scotland until he was six and learned to speak there. The accent was genuine.

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.

Voice acting mentor and friend of 'Russi Taylor (I)'.

Started a broadcast division for the Christian Science Church in Boston shortly after finishing the Mister Ed (1961) series.

Release of his book, "Mister Ed and Me and More". (2007)

As children his father and an aunt ran away from home to audition for Stan's father in Glasgow.

Cousin of Laura Mennell.