Carleton Young

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Carleton Scott Young
Young in Reefer Madness (1936)
Born
Carleton Scott Young

(1905-10-21)October 21, 1905
Fulton, Oswego, New York, U.S.
DiedNovember 7, 1994(1994-11-07) (aged 89)
Burbank, California, U.S.
Other namesGordon Roberts, Carlton S. Young
OccupationActor
Years active1932–1973
Spouse
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(m. 1945)​

Captain Carleton Scott Young (October 21, 1905 – November 7, 1994) was an American character actor who was known for his deep voice.[1]

Early years

Young was born in Fulton, Oswego County, New York, the second and only surviving child of civil engineer Joseph Henry Young and Minna Emma Pauline "Minnie" Adler. His parents were married in 1897 but divorced by 1920. Young's brother Reginald lived for 26 days in 1902 but died of an acute infection and convulsions.

Young was raised in Syracuse, New York but was living in Ogden, Utah with his divorced father by 1930.[2]

Military service

Young enlisted in the U.S. Army when he was age 35 as a private in the air corps. When he left the service, his rank was that of captain.[3]

Career

Young appeared in 235 American television and film roles, debuting with The Fighting Marines (1935). He ended his career in the 1973 television series The Magician, which starred Bill Bixby. He was a member of the John Ford Stock Company.

Film

Young played Billy the Kid's sidekick Jeff Travis in the first five films of the Billy the Kid film series from 1940 to 1941.[4]

Young also appeared in Reefer Madness (1936), Navy Blues (1937), Dick Tracy (1937), Valley of the Sun (1942), Flying Leathernecks (1951), The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951), From Here to Eternity (1953), 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954), The Horse Soldiers (1959) and North by Northwest (1959).

Portraying a newspaper editor in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962), he spoke one of the most famous lines in Western film history: "No sir, this is the West: When the legend becomes fact, print the legend."[5][6][7]

Radio

Young's radio career included a brief star turn as the title role in the short-lived crime drama The Whisperer (1951),[8] loosely derived from the longtime crime hit The Whistler. Young played attorney Philip Gault, whose voice was destroyed in an accident and who developed a sardonic whisper to compensate until his voice was restored.

Young's other roles in radio programs included:

ProgramRole
The Count of Monte CristoEdmond Dantes[9]
The Adventures of Ellery QueenEllery Queen[9]: 108 
Front Page FarrellDavid Farrell[9]: 125 
Hollywood Mystery TimeJim Laughton[9]: 153 
Life BeginsWinfield Craig[9]: 198 
Second HusbandBill Cummings[9]: 299 
Stella DallasDick Grosvenor[9]: 314 

Television

Other television programs in which Young was cast include: Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951), Boston Blackie (1953), ABC Album (1953), Racket Squad (1953), The Whistler (1954), The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (1955), Highway Patrol (1955), Leave It to Beaver" (1959), The Donna Reed Show (1959) and Wagon Train (1960).

Other activities

Young formed the Los Angeles Smog Corp. to manufacture cans of "genuine Los Angeles smog", which were sold as novelty items.[10]

Personal life

Young married his first wife, Helen Virginia Haberbosch, in 1931 but divorced in 1935. He remarried but was again divorced before marrying his third wife in 1945, Ngum Yee "Emma" Hom (known as Noel Toy), to whom he was married until his death.

Selected filmography

References

  1. ↑ Cozad, W. Lee. More Magnificent Mountain Movies. Lake Arrowhead, California: Sunstroke Media. p. 168. ISBN 9780972337236. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Carleton Young A few billing credits as: "Gordon Roberts" Full name: Carleton Scott Young 1905 - 1994".
  3. ↑ "Carleton Young A few billing credits as: "Gordon Roberts" Full name: Carleton Scott Young 1905 - 1994".
  4. ↑ Boggs, Johnny D. (2013). Billy the Kid on Film, 1911-2012. McFarland & Co. p. 38. ISBN 978-0786465552. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
  5. ↑ Gallo, Phil (March 30, 2006). "Assume the Position with Mr. Wuhl". Variety. Retrieved February 24, 2019.
  6. ↑ Ebert, Roger (December 28, 2011). "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance : review". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved February 24, 2019.
  7. ↑ Eyman, Scott (March 2015). Print the Legend: The Life and Times of John Ford. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 9781476797724.
  8. ↑ "The Whisperer". The Digital Deli Too. Archived from the original on May 26, 2014. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Terrace, Vincent (1999). Radio Programs, 1924-1984: A Catalog of More Than 1800 Shows. McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 83. ISBN 978-0-7864-4513-4.
  10. ↑ "For Sale on ebay"