Carleton Garretson Young (May 26, 1907 – July 11, 1971) was an American actor in radio, film and television.

Early years

Young was born in

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in May 1907. He attended

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, where he became "one of the most promising of its group of youthful Thespians."

Radio

From January 10, 1942, until August 1943, he had the title role on '' The Adventures of Ellery Queen'',Terrace, Vincent (1999). ''Radio Programs, 1924–1984: A Catalog of More Than 1800 Shows''. McFarland & Company, Inc. . P. 108. and from 1943 to 1952, he played

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in Mutual's version of ''

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''. In 1951, he played the leading character on the

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program, '' The Whisperer''. Also guest-starred on numerous episodes of ''The Railroad Hour'' throughout its 1948-1954 run. Young's other radio roles include those shown in the table below.

Film

Young appeared in a number of Hollywood films, including '' The Kissing Bandit'' (1948), starring

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, and three 1951 movies, '' His Kind of Woman'' (with

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), '' Hard, Fast and Beautiful'' (with Claire Trevor) and '' The Blue Veil'' (with

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Television

He worked frequently in TV. In 1959, in the season-two episode of ABC's ''

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'', Young played John Gates, the father of series character Gilbert Gates (

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). That same year, he was cast, along with Mary Castle, in the episodes "The Big Gamblers" and "The Confidence Gang" of

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's syndicated

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series, ''

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.'' Other television roles were on ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Perry Mason'', '' M Squad'', '' The Rebel'', and '' Bourbon Street Beat''. In 1960, he portrayed the character George McKean in "A Murderer's Return" of the ABC western series, ''

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. Young's last television roles were in 1961 on the ABC/

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drama series, '' The Roaring 20s'' and on NBC's ''

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''. That same year, his son, Tony Young, starred in the short-lived

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western, ''

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''. Carleton G. Young is sometimes confused with the film actor Carleton Scott Young.

Recognition

Young has a star at 6733 Hollywood Boulevard in the Radio section of the

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. It was dedicated February 8, 1960.

Personal life and death

Young was married to Barbara Davis, and they had a son, actor Tony Young. He died on July 11, 1971, at St. John's Hospital in Santa Monica, California. He was interred at Inglewood Park Cemetery, in Inglewood, California.

Filmography

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Young, Carleton G. 1907 births 1971 deaths American male radio actors American male television actors Male actors from New York City Male actors from Greater Los Angeles Deaths from cancer in California Burials at Inglewood Park Cemetery 20th-century American male actors