"I looked like the kind of guy who could talk to horses"

I met this guy today...

And he was a very pleasant, down to earth kind of guy. He has two cats and is fascinated by the U.S. Civil War. He lives in a part of Los Angeles called Studio City.


Alan Young was a bit of a STAR back in the day. Get it. Star. Brilliant. After moving to Canada from Scotland at a very young age, he began his career doing comedy work on the radio. He was popular because he could do a funny English accent. After that success he became a screen actor and even had his own comedy show (aptly named 'The Alan Young Show') for which he won an Emmy award.

He went on to play the main part in a program called Mr Ed, where his co-star was a talking horse. Obviously. In the late seventies he became fond of doing voice work, and with his British roots he got a lot of work by mimicking his father's Scottish accent; most famously perhaps as the Disney character of Scrooge McDuck. He went on to make cameos in Hang Time and U.S.A. High, as well as scoring a part in Beverly Hills Cop 3.

We chatted for a long time about his career. He told me stories and anecdotes about John Wayne, Stan Laurel, and Sir Lawrence Olivier. We talked about when somebody tried to sue him for $1 million. He told me about his love for 'soccer'. He became a Manchester United supporter after becoming friends with Sir Matt Busby, and he's a big fan of the "kid with the bullet head and the Irish name", or Wayne Rooney as he's better known. Here's a picture of Angus (his real name) with one of his two cats. They're called Mac and Tosh by the way. If that was the kind of humour that his show was based on it's no wonder it got taken of after only two seasons. Only joking. He was a really kind and down to earth kind of guy.

Oh yea, he told me about the time he dated Marilyn Monroe as well. He rules.

Kind regards.

Adam Marshall