Douglas Hiram Young (December 21, 1919 – January 7, 2018) was an American voice actor who worked on radio programs and in animated cartoons.

Biography

Young was born in Los Angeles, California, on December 21, 1919. Early in his career, Young appeared in classic radio shows including ''

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''. He was also the announcer on the syndicated radio comedy ''The Anderson Family,'' which starred fellow cartoon voice artist

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, and aired from 1946 to 1948. Young later went to work for

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; a master of accent and dialect, he often based his voices on those of famous performers, such as

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. His credits include: * ''

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'' ( Doggie Daddy) He used a

imitation for Doggie Daddy's voice, but the role was later taken over by John Stephenson. Young was also well known as the "Grand Poobah" of The Loyal Order of Water Buffaloes in ''

'' series. As of March 2003, Young had been doing

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voice work in

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. In 1969, Young married Eileene Mary McKay. They remained married until she died in 2007. They had two daughters. Young died in Seattle, Washington, on January 7, 2018, aged 98.

Television

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'' - Additional voices (1959-1965) *''

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'' - Doggie Daddy / additional voices (1959-1961) *''

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(1960-1961) *''

'' - Bigelow / Doggie Daddy / additional voices (1961-1962) *''

'' - 31 episodes - Grand Poobah / additional voices (1962-1966) *''

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'' - J. Whimple Dimple / additional voices (1964) *''

'' - Additional voices (1964-1965) *''

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/ Additional voices (1964-1965) *''

'' - Additional voices (1965) *'' A Laurel and Hardy Cartoon series'' - Various Characters (1966) *''Animal Follies'' - Video - Yippee / Doggie Daddy (1988)

References

External links

* 1919 births 2018 deaths American male radio actors American male voice actors Hanna-Barbera people Male actors from Seattle 20th-century American male actors {{voice-actor-stub