Carleton Young

Movie Actor

Birthday October 21, 1905

Birth Sign Libra

Birthplace New York

DEATH DATE Nov 7, 1994 (89)

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About

Remembered for his character roles in numerous film, television, and radio productions of the 1930s, '40s, '50s, and '60s, Young is perhaps most famous for his work in the early 1960s films The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance and Mexican Manhunt.

Before Fame

He made his screen debut in the 1935 film The Fighting Marines.

Trivia

Catering to tourists in his adopted hometown of Los Angeles, California, he opened a business called the Los Angeles Smog Corp that purportedly sold canned Los Angeles smog.

Family Life

His marriage to burlesque dancer Noel Toy lasted from 1945 until his death in 1994.

Associated With

He appeared with John Wayne in the 1959 Civil War movie The Horse Soldiers.