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).

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

72

Birth Date

1913-11-04 00:00:00

Birth Place

Saint Cloud, Minnesota, USA

Known For

• 

  Game of Death
• 

  City That Never Sleeps
• 

  Companions in Nightmare
• 

  The Shuttered Room
• 

  Kid Galahad
• 

  Arena

Credits

• actors (72 credits)

  • Elvis: A Life in Music

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • Remembering Gene Wilder

    Self (archive photo/footage)

    actor

    actors
    2024
  • The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration

    Martin Sloan (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2019
  • Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2004
  • Death In Hollywood

    actor

    actors
    1990
  • Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies

    (archive footage) (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1988
  • Bruce Lee, the Legend

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1984
  • Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

    Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1983
  • Game of Death

    Jim Marshall

    actor

    actors
    1978
  • Spectre

    Dr. Ham Hamilton

    actor

    actors
    1977
  • Sherlock Holmes in New York

    Mortimer McGraw

    actor

    actors
    1976
  • The Hindenburg

    Edward Douglas

    actor

    actors
    1975
  • The Killer Elite

    Lawrence Weyburn

    actor

    actors
    1975
  • The Turning Point of Jim Malloy

    Ray Whitehead

    actor

    actors
    1975
  • The Great Ice Rip-Off

    Harkey Rollins

    actor

    actors
    1974
  • A Black Ribbon for Deborah

    Ofenbauer

    actor

    actors
    1974
  • Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia

    Quill

    actor

    actors
    1974
  • The Neon Ceiling

    Jones

    actor

    actors
    1971
  • Lovers and Other Strangers

    Hal Henderson

    actor

    actors
    1970
  • They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

    Rocky Gravo

    actor

    actors
    1969
  • Companions in Nightmare

    Eric Nicholson

    actor

    actors
    1968
  • The Shuttered Room

    Mike Kelton

    actor

    actors
    1967
  • Strange Bedfellows

    Richard Bramwell

    actor

    actors
    1965
  • Invisible Diplomats

    Brad

    actor

    actors
    1965
  • A Ticklish Affair

    Key Weedon

    actor

    actors
    1963
  • For Love or Money

    Sonny Smith

    actor

    actors
    1963
  • Five Miles to Midnight

    David Barnes

    actor

    actors
    1962
  • Kid Galahad

    Willy Grogan

    actor

    actors
    1962
  • That Touch of Mink

    Roger

    actor

    actors
    1962
  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    - Episode 74 (1992) ... Self (archive footage) actor actors

    - Episode 191 (1972) ... Self actor actors

    - Episode 139 (1971) ... Self actor actors

    - Episode 97 (1971) ... Self actor actors

    - Episode 213 (1970) ... Self actor actors
    1962
  • The Spiral Staircase

    Stephen Warren

    actor

    actors
    1961
  • Ninotchka

    Leon Dolga

    actor

    actors
    1960
  • The Story on Page One

    Larry Ellis

    actor

    actors
    1959
  • Ask Any Girl

    Evan Doughton

    actor

    actors
    1959
  • The Tunnel of Love

    Dick Pepper

    actor

    actors
    1958
  • Teacher's Pet

    Dr. Hugo Pine

    actor

    actors
    1958
  • The James Dean Story

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1957
  • Desk Set

    Mike Cutler

    actor

    actors
    1957
  • The Desperate Hours

    Chuck Wright

    actor

    actors
    1955
  • Young at Heart

    Alex Burke

    actor

    actors
    1954
  • Rear Window

    Jeff's Editor (voice) (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1954
  • Torch Song

    Cliff Willard

    actor

    actors
    1953
  • Arena

    Hob Danvers

    actor

    actors
    1953
  • City That Never Sleeps

    Johnny Kelly

    actor

    actors
    1953
  • The Girl Who Had Everything

    Vance Court

    actor

    actors
    1953
  • Holiday for Sinners

    Jason Kent

    actor

    actors
    1952
  • You for Me

    Dr. Jeff Chadwick

    actor

    actors
    1952
  • Too Young to Kiss

    John Tirsen

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • Come Fill the Cup

    Boyd Copeland

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • Slaughter Trail

    Ike Vaughn aka Murray

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • Only the Valiant

    Lt. William Holloway

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • Target Unknown

    Capt. Reiner

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • Hunt the Man Down

    Paul Bennett

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • Tell It to the Judge

    Alexander Darvac

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • Lust for Gold

    Pete Thomas

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • Wake of the Red Witch

    Samuel 'Sam' Rosen

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • The Three Musketeers

    Porthos

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • The Woman in White

    Walter Hartright

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • Escape Me Never

    Caryl Dubrok

    actor

    actors
    1947
  • Old Acquaintance

    Rudd Kendall

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Air Force

    Co-Pilot

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Breakdowns of 1942

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • The Gay Sisters

    Gig Young

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • The Mad Martindales

    Peter Varney (as Byron Barr)

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • The Male Animal

    Student (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • You're in the Army Now

    Soldier

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • They Died with Their Boots On

    Lt. Roberts (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • One Foot in Heaven

    First Groom Asking for Dog Licence (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • The Tanks Are Coming

    Jim Allen

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Sergeant York

    Marching Soldier (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Dive Bomber

    Abbott - Guinea Pig 2 Experiment 32 (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Misbehaving Husbands

    Floor Walker (as Byron Barr)

    actor

    actors
    1940