Tony Young (actor)

Young was born in New York City, the son of Carleton G. Young, a film and television character actor and the radio voice of the original Ellery Queen detective program. The Youngs moved to California in the 1940s, and Tony graduated from University High School in Western Los Angeles. After high school, he attended Los Angeles City College where he majored in play direction.[3] In 1956, he joined the United States Air Force where he worked for the Armed Forces Radio Service.[2][4]

His first acting roles were in 1959 in three western series, NBC's Fury and the ABC productions, Lawman and Maverick.

In 1960, he appeared as The Sabine Kid in the episode "The O'Mara's Ladies" of the short-lived NBC western series, Overland Trail, starring William Bendix and Doug McClure. That same year he also appeared on Bourbon Street Beat detective series, Tombstone Territory, and The Deputy, as Tweed Younger in "The Fatal Urge."

In 1960, Young portrayed an outlaw, Clem Reeves, in the episode "Queen of Diamonds" of NBC's Laramie western series. Young also appeared twice on the ABC/Warner Brothers western series, Bronco, with Ty Hardin, and Cheyenne, starring Clint Walker in Season 7 Episode 11.

In 1963, Young was cast as Herb Clark in a short-term stint on the ABC daytime soap opera General Hospital. He also appeared on 77 Sunset Strip, Wagon Train, the syndicated western anthology series, Death Valley Days, Bonanza (episode: "The Return"), The Virginian, and Dale Robertson's The Iron Horse. He also appeared on many other series, including Star Trek (as Kryton in the episode "Elaan of Troyius"[5]), Love, American Style, Medical Center, Fantasy Island, Starsky and Hutch, The Six Million Dollar Man, The Fall Guy, Mission: Impossible, The Rookies, Mannix, The Streets of San Francisco, Gemini Man, Spider-Woman, and Knight Rider.

Among the films in which Young appeared were the Dan Duryea western He Rides Tall (1964) and Taggart (1964), based on a Louis L'Amour novel.

His last screen appearance was on March 2, 1993 as John Huston in the episode "Goodbye Norma Jean - April 4, 1960" of the series Quantum Leap.

Young was married to actresses Connie Mason from 1958 to 1962, Madlyn Rhue from 1962 to 1970, and Sondra Currie from 1976 to 1986. All three marriages ended in divorce. According to Rhue, he was a Catholic and during their marriage she would attend Mass with him outside of the observation of her own respective Jewish holidays and upon their divorce she was able to return unto her own religious routine again.[6]

He died of lung cancer on February 26, 2002, at the age of 64 at his home in West Hollywood, California.[2]

• Walk Like a Dragon (1960) as Cabot
• The Marriage-Go-Round (1961) as Crewcut, Party Guest (uncredited)
• He Rides Tall (1964) as Marshal Morg Rocklin
• Taggart (1964) as Kent Taggart
• Charro! (1969) - Lt. Rivera
• A Man Called Sledge (1970) as Mallory
• Chrome and Hot Leather (1971) as Mitch
• Play It as It Lays (1972) as Johnny Waters
• Black Gunn (1972) as Dell
• Superchick (1973) as Johnny
• The Outfit (1973) as Accountant
• Policewomen (1974) as Frank Mitchell
• Act of Vengeance (1974) as Bud
• Fantasy Island - TV serial, ep. "Reunion/Anniversary" (1978)
• Guyana: Cult of the Damned (1979) as Ron Harvey
• Tuff Turf (1985) as Dancer
• Up Your Alley (1989) as Restaurant Patron

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