Gig Young
Acting
Born: November 4, 1913 · Saint Cloud, Minnesota, USA
Died: October 19, 1978 (aged 64)
Highest Rated
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
Rear Window
1954
The Twilight Zone
1959
Game of Death
1978
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
1974
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
1969
Sergeant York
1941
That Touch of Mink
1962
The Desperate Hours
1955
The Three Musketeers
1948
The Hindenburg
1975
The Killer Elite
1975
Desk Set
1957
Photos (5)
Movies (62)
Rear Window
Jeff's Editor (voice) (uncredited)
Game of Death
Jim Marshall
The Three Musketeers
Porthos
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
Rocky Gravo
Sergeant York
Marching Soldier (uncredited)
The Hindenburg
Edward Douglas
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
Quill
Wake of the Red Witch
Samuel 'Sam' Rosen
That Touch of Mink
Roger
They Died with Their Boots On
Lt. Roberts (uncredited)
The Desperate Hours
Chuck Wright
The Killer Elite
Lawrence Weyburn
Kid Galahad
Willy Grogan
Dive Bomber
Abbott - Guinea Pig 2 Experiment 32 (uncredited)
The Tunnel of Love
Dick Pepper
Lovers and Other Strangers
Hal Henderson
Teacher's Pet
Dr. Hugo Pine
Only the Valiant
Lt. William Holloway
Five Miles to Midnight
David Barnes
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
(archive footage) (uncredited)
For Love or Money
Sonny Smith
Sherlock Holmes in New York
Mortimer McGraw
Desk Set
Mike Cutler
Holiday for Sinners
Jason Kent
City That Never Sleeps
Johnny Kelly
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
Martin Sloan (archive footage)
The Shuttered Room
Mike Kelton
Come Fill the Cup
Boyd Copeland
Tell It to the Judge
Alexander Darvac
The Story on Page One
Larry Ellis
Too Young to Kiss
John Tirsen
The Gay Sisters
Gig Young
One Foot in Heaven
First Groom Asking for Dog Licence (uncredited)
Lust for Gold
Pete Thomas
Ask Any Girl
Evan Doughton
The Girl Who Had Everything
Vance Court
Strange Bedfellows
Richard Bramwell
Air Force
Co-Pilot
Target Unknown
Capt. Reiner
Young at Heart
Alex Burke
The Turning Point of Jim Malloy
Ray Whitehead
Hunt the Man Down
Paul Bennett
A Ticklish Affair
Key Weedon
The Male Animal
Student (uncredited)
The Woman in White
Walter Hartright
Old Acquaintance
Rudd Kendall
Slaughter Trail
Ike Vaughn aka Murray
You're in the Army Now
Soldier
The Great Ice Rip-Off
Harkey Rollins
A Black Ribbon for Deborah
Ofenbauer
Torch Song
Cliff Willard
The Tanks Are Coming
Jim Allen
Arena
Hob Danvers
Escape Me Never
Caryl Dubrok
The Neon Ceiling
Jones
Spectre
Dr. Ham Hamilton
Invisible Diplomats
Brad
Companions in Nightmare
Eric Nicholson
The Spiral Staircase
Stephen Warren
The Mad Martindales
Peter Varney
You for Me
Dr. Jeff Chadwick
Misbehaving Husbands
Floor Walker
TV Shows (10)
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Duke Marsden · 1 eps
The Twilight Zone
Martin Sloan · 1 eps
Climax!
Edgar Holt · 1 eps
Robert Montgomery Presents
Tony Marino · 1 eps
Studio One
Philip Adams / Alan Fredericks · 1 eps
McCloud
Jack Hefferman · 1 eps
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Hugo Myrich · 1 eps
The Rogues
Tony Fleming · 30 eps
Gibbsville
Ray Whitehead · 6 eps
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Jimmy Sampson · 1 eps
Self / Appearances (18)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · 7 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
Self · 2 eps
What's My Line?
Self · 3 eps
The Merv Griffin Show
Self · 1 eps
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter · 1 eps
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self · 1 eps
Hollywood Squares
Self · 9 eps
The Hollywood Palace
Self · 1 eps
Bruce Lee, the Legend
Self
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
Self (archive footage)
The James Dean Story
Self
James Dean: Forever Young
Self (archive footage)
Remembering Gene Wilder
Self (archive photo/footage)
Elvis: A Life in Music
Self (archive footage)
Death In Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
Breakdowns of 1942
Self