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Gig Young
Gig Young

Gig Young

ActingBorn November 4, 1913Died October 19, 1978 (age 64)Saint Cloud, Minnesota, USA

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).

Filmography

2026
Elvis: A Life in Music

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2024
Remembering Gene Wilder

as Self (archive photo/footage)

Movie
2019
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration

as Martin Sloan (archive footage)

Movie
1988
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

Movie
1984Movie
1983
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Movie
1978
Game of Death

as Jim Marshall

Movie
1977
Spectre

as Dr. Ham Hamilton

Movie
1976
Gibbsville

as Ray Whitehead

TV
1976
Sherlock Holmes in New York

as Mortimer McGraw

Movie
1975
The Hindenburg

as Edward Douglas

Movie
1975
The Killer Elite

as Lawrence Weyburn

Movie
1975Movie
1974
The Great Ice Rip-Off

as Harkey Rollins

Movie
1974Movie
1971Movie
1970Movie
1970TV
1969Movie
1968
Companions in Nightmare

as Eric Nicholson

Movie
1968
The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest

TV
1967
The Shuttered Room

as Mike Kelton

Movie
1965
Strange Bedfellows

as Richard Bramwell

Movie
1965Movie
1964
The Rogues

as Tony Fleming

TV
1963TV
1963
A Ticklish Affair

as Key Weedon

Movie
1963
For Love or Money

as Sonny Smith

Movie
1962
Five Miles to Midnight

as David Barnes

Movie
1962
Kid Galahad

as Willy Grogan

Movie
1962TV
1962TV
1962Movie
1961
The Spiral Staircase

as Stephen Warren

Movie
1960
Ninotchka

as Leon Dolga

Movie
1959
The Story on Page One

as Larry Ellis

Movie
1959
The Twilight Zone

as Martin Sloan

TV
1959
Ask Any Girl

as Evan Doughton

Movie
1958
The Tunnel of Love

as Dick Pepper

Movie
1958
Teacher's Pet

as Dr. Hugo Pine

Movie
1957Movie
1957
Desk Set

as Mike Cutler

Movie
1956
Conflict

as Self - Host

TV
1956
Tony Awards

as Self - Presenter

TV
1955
The Desperate Hours

as Chuck Wright

Movie
1954
Young at Heart

as Alex Burke

Movie
1954
Climax!

as Edgar Holt

TV
1954
Rear Window

as Jeff's Editor (voice) (uncredited)

Movie
1953
Torch Song

as Cliff Willard

Movie
1953
Arena

as Hob Danvers

Movie
1953
City That Never Sleeps

as Johnny Kelly

Movie
1953Movie
1952
Holiday for Sinners

as Jason Kent

Movie
1952
You for Me

as Dr. Jeff Chadwick

Movie
1951
Too Young to Kiss

as John Tirsen

Movie
1951
Come Fill the Cup

as Boyd Copeland

Movie
1951
Slaughter Trail

as Ike Vaughn aka Murray

Movie
1951TV
1951
Only the Valiant

as Lt. William Holloway

Movie
1951
Target Unknown

as Capt. Reiner

Movie
1950
Hunt the Man Down

as Paul Bennett

Movie
1950TV
1950TV
1949
Tell It to the Judge

as Alexander Darvac

Movie
1949
Lust for Gold

as Pete Thomas

Movie
1948
Wake of the Red Witch

as Samuel 'Sam' Rosen

Movie
1948
Studio One

as Philip Adams / Alan Fredericks

TV
1948Movie
1948
The Woman in White

as Walter Hartright

Movie
1947
Escape Me Never

as Caryl Dubrok

Movie
1943
Old Acquaintance

as Rudd Kendall

Movie
1943
Air Force

as Co-Pilot

Movie
1942Movie
1942
The Gay Sisters

as Gig Young

Movie
1942
The Mad Martindales

as Peter Varney (as Byron Barr)

Movie
1942
The Male Animal

as Student (uncredited)

Movie
1941Movie
1941
They Died with Their Boots On

as Lt. Roberts (uncredited)

Movie
1941
One Foot in Heaven

as First Groom Asking for Dog Licence (uncredited)

Movie
1941Movie
1941
Sergeant York

as Marching Soldier (uncredited)

Movie
1941
Dive Bomber

as Abbott - Guinea Pig 2 Experiment 32 (uncredited)

Movie
1940
Misbehaving Husbands

as Floor Walker (as Byron Barr)

Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayNovember 4, 1913
Day of DeathOctober 19, 1978
Place of BirthSaint Cloud, Minnesota, USA
Popularity1.0