Carleton Scott Young (October 21, 1905 - November 7, 1994) was an American character actor, known for his deep voice.

Young appeared in many television and film roles, notably Walt Disney's adaptation of Jules Verne's 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954) as John Howard. His line in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) was: "This is the West, sir. When the legend becomes fact, print the legend."

Young was married from 1945 until his death in 1994 to Noel Toy (the "Chinese Sally Rand"), an exotic dancer and actress who he met at San Francisco's Forbidden City nightclub while he was in the military service.

American character actor noted for his deep, rich voice. Young made his Broadway debut in the early 1930s, appearing in such plays as "Page Pygmalion", "The Man Who Reclaimed His Head", "Late Wisdom" and "Yesterday's Orchids". Moving to Hollywood in 1936, he began getting small film roles and soon graduated to frequent appearances in B-Westerns and serials, occasionally as a supporting lead, but most often as a heavy. He was Dick Tracy's brother in Dick Tracy (1937/II) and was a familiar face in many oaters and serials at Republic, where he was a contract player, occasionally working under the stage name Gordon Robert. In 1941, Young returned to Broadway to star in "Cuckoos On the Hearth" by Parker Fennelly. Back in Hollywood, he made Westerns throughout the Forties, then began appearing in better roles in better films, becoming a late favorite of John Ford (I). His line in Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, The (1962), "This is the West, sir. When the legend becomes fact, print the legend", has become synonymous with Ford. Young retired in 1970 and died in 1994, at the age of 89. He is often confused with Carleton G. Young, a radio performer who made a few films and who was the father of actor Tony Young (I).