Gig Young
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1913-11-04
Day of Death
1978-10-19 (64 years old)
Place of Birth
Saint Cloud, Minnesota, USA
Gig Young
Biography
Gig Young (born Byron Elsworth Barr; November 4, 1913 – October 19, 1978) was an American actor. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performances in Come Fill the Cup (1952) and Teacher's Pet (1959), before winning for They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969).
Known For
Acting
(2019)
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
as Martin Sloan (archive footage)
(2004)
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
as Self (archive footage)
(1988)
(1984)
Bruce Lee: The Legend
as Self
(1983)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1978)
Game of Death
as Jim Marshall
(1977)
Spectre
as Dr. Ham Hamilton
(1976)
Sherlock Holmes in New York
as Mortimer McGrew
(1975)
The Killer Elite
as Lawrence Weyburn
(1975)
The Hindenburg
as Edward Douglas
(1975)
The Turning Point of Jim Malloy
as Ray Whitehead
(1974)
A Black Ribbon for Deborah
as Ofenbauer
(1974)
(1974)
The Great Ice Rip-Off
as Harkey Rollins
(1971)
The Neon Ceiling
as Jones
(1970)
Lovers and Other Strangers
as Hal Henderson
(1969)
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
as Rocky Gravo
(1968)
Companions in Nightmare
as Eric Nicholson
(1967)
The Shuttered Room
as Mike Kelton
(1965)
Strange Bedfellows
as Richard Bramwell
(1965)
Invisible Diplomats
as Brad
(1963)
A Ticklish Affair
as Key Weedon
(1963)
For Love or Money
as Sonny Smith
(1962)
Kid Galahad
as Willy Grogan
(1962)
That Touch of Mink
as Roger
(1962)
Five Miles to Midnight
as David Barnes
(1961)
The Spiral Staircase
as Stephen Warren
(1959)
The Story on Page One
as Larry Ellis
(1959)
Ask Any Girl
as Evan Doughton
(1958)
The Tunnel of Love
as Dick Pepper
(1958)
Teacher's Pet
as Dr. Hugo Pine
(1957)
The James Dean Story
as Self
(1957)
Desk Set
as Mike Cutler
(1955)
The Desperate Hours
as Chuck Wright
(1954)
Rear Window
as Jeff's Editor (voice) (uncredited)
(1954)
Young at Heart
as Alex Burke
(1953)
Torch Song
as Cliff Willard
(1953)
City That Never Sleeps
as Johnny Kelly
(1953)
The Girl Who Had Everything
as Vance Court
(1953)
Arena
as Hob Danvers
(1952)
You for Me
as Dr. Jeff Chadwick
(1952)
Holiday for Sinners
as Jason Kent
(1951)
Come Fill the Cup
as Boyd Copeland
(1951)
Too Young to Kiss
as John Tirsen
(1951)
Only the Valiant
as Lt. William Holloway
(1951)
Target Unknown
as Capt. Reiner
(1951)
Slaughter Trail
as Ike Vaughn aka Murray
(1950)
Hunt the Man Down
as Paul Bennett
(1949)
Tell It to the Judge
as Alexander Darvac
(1949)
Lust for Gold
as Pete Thomas
(1948)
The Three Musketeers
as Porthos
(1948)
The Woman in White
as Walter Hartright
(1948)
Wake of the Red Witch
as Samuel 'Sam' Rosen
(1947)
Escape Me Never
as Caryl Dubrok
(1943)
Old Acquaintance
as Rudd Kendall
(1943)
Air Force
as Co-Pilot
(1942)
The Male Animal
as Student (uncredited)
(1942)
The Mad Martindales
as Peter Varney (as Byron Barr)
(1942)
Breakdowns of 1942
as Self
(1942)
The Gay Sisters
as Gig Young
(1941)
Dive Bomber
as Abbott - Guinea Pig 2 Experiment 32 (uncredited)
(1941)
One Foot in Heaven
as First Groom Asking for Dog Licence (uncredited)
(1941)
Sergeant York
as Marching Soldier (uncredited)
(1941)
They Died with Their Boots On
as Lt. Roberts (uncredited)
(1941)
You're in the Army Now
as Soldier
(1941)
The Tanks Are Coming
as Jim Allen
(1940)
Misbehaving Husbands
as Floor Walker (as Byron Barr)