Young's film debut was in "Margie" (1946), and he was featured in "Chicken Every Sunday" (1949). In 1950, the television version of "The Alan Young Show" began. By 1951, the series received not only praise, but also several Primetime Emmy Awards, including Best Actor and Most Outstanding Personality for Young. After its cancellation, Young continued to act in films, among which "Androcles and the Lion" (1952) and "Gentlemen Marry Brunettes" (1955), and two George Pal films, "Tom Thumb" (1958) and "The Time Machine" (1960). He appeared in the NBC espionage drama "Five Fingers" ("Thin Ice", 1959), starring David Hedison.