Gig Young
Acting·November 4, 1913·† October 19, 1978 — 64 years old·Saint Cloud, Minnesota, USA
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
Rear Window
1954·8.3
The Twilight Zone
1959·8.5
Game of Death
1978·6.4
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
1974·7.1
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
1969·7.6
Sergeant York
1941·7.2
That Touch of Mink
1962·6.5
The Desperate Hours
1955·7.0
The Three Musketeers
1948·6.8
The Hindenburg
1975·6.3
The Killer Elite
1975·5.8
Desk Set
1957·7.0
Filmography · 92
2026Elvis: A Life in MusicSelf (archive footage)2024Remembering Gene WilderSelf (archive photo/footage)2019The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary CelebrationMartin Sloan (archive footage)2004Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood RenegadeSelf (archive footage)1990Death In Hollywood1988Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies(archive footage) (uncredited)1984Bruce Lee, the LegendSelf1983Hollywood Out-takes and Rare FootageSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)1978Game of DeathJim Marshall1977SpectreDr. Ham Hamilton1976GibbsvilleTVRay Whitehead1976Sherlock Holmes in New YorkMortimer McGraw1975The HindenburgEdward Douglas1975The Killer EliteLawrence Weyburn1975The Turning Point of Jim MalloyRay Whitehead1974The Great Ice Rip-OffHarkey Rollins1974A Black Ribbon for DeborahOfenbauer1974Bring Me the Head of Alfredo GarciaQuill1971The Neon CeilingJones1970Lovers and Other StrangersHal Henderson1970McCloudTV1969They Shoot Horses, Don't They?Rocky Gravo1968Companions in NightmareEric Nicholson1968The Dick Cavett ShowTVSelf - Guest1967The Shuttered RoomMike Kelton1966Hollywood SquaresTVSelf1965Strange BedfellowsRichard Bramwell1965Invisible DiplomatsBrad1964The RoguesTVTony Fleming1964The Hollywood PalaceTVSelf1963Kraft Suspense TheatreTVHugo Myrich1963A Ticklish AffairKey Weedon1963For Love or MoneySonny Smith1962Five Miles to MidnightDavid Barnes1962Kid GalahadWilly Grogan1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonTVSelf · Self (archive footage)1962The Merv Griffin ShowTVSelf1962The Alfred Hitchcock HourTVDuke Marsden1962That Touch of MinkRoger1961The Mike Douglas ShowTVSelf1961The Spiral StaircaseStephen Warren1960NinotchkaLeon Dolga1959The Story on Page OneLarry Ellis1959The Twilight ZoneTVMartin Sloan1959Ask Any GirlEvan Doughton1958The Tunnel of LoveDick Pepper1958Teacher's PetDr. Hugo Pine1957The James Dean StorySelf1957Desk SetMike Cutler1956ConflictTVSelf - Host1956Tony AwardsTVSelf - Presenter1955The Desperate HoursChuck Wright1954Young at HeartAlex Burke1954Climax!TVEdgar Holt1954Rear WindowJeff's Editor (voice) (uncredited)1953Torch SongCliff Willard1953ArenaHob Danvers1953City That Never SleepsJohnny Kelly1953The Girl Who Had EverythingVance Court1952Holiday for SinnersJason Kent1952You for MeDr. Jeff Chadwick1951Too Young to KissJohn Tirsen1951Come Fill the CupBoyd Copeland1951Slaughter TrailIke Vaughn aka Murray1951Schlitz Playhouse of StarsTVJimmy Sampson1951Only the ValiantLt. William Holloway1951Target UnknownCapt. Reiner1950Hunt the Man DownPaul Bennett1950Lux Video TheatreTV1950What's My Line?TVSelf1950Robert Montgomery PresentsTVTony Marino1949Tell It to the JudgeAlexander Darvac1949Lust for GoldPete Thomas1948Wake of the Red WitchSamuel 'Sam' Rosen1948Studio OneTVPhilip Adams / Alan Fredericks1948The Three MusketeersPorthos1948The Ed Sullivan ShowTVSelf1948The Woman in WhiteWalter Hartright1947Escape Me NeverCaryl Dubrok1943Old AcquaintanceRudd Kendall1943Air ForceCo-Pilot1942Breakdowns of 1942Self1942The Gay SistersGig Young1942The Mad MartindalesPeter Varney (as Byron Barr)1942The Male AnimalStudent (uncredited)1941You're in the Army NowSoldier1941They Died with Their Boots OnLt. Roberts (uncredited)1941One Foot in HeavenFirst Groom Asking for Dog Licence (uncredited)1941The Tanks Are ComingJim Allen1941Sergeant YorkMarching Soldier (uncredited)1941Dive BomberAbbott - Guinea Pig 2 Experiment 32 (uncredited)1940Misbehaving HusbandsFloor Walker (as Byron Barr)