Gig Young
Acting • Born 1913-11-04 – Died 1978-10-19
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
88 credits
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
Movie • 2019
Martin Sloan (archive footage)
The Male Animal
Movie • 1942
Student (uncredited)
Desk Set
Movie • 1957
Mike Cutler
The Killer Elite
Movie • 1975
Lawrence Weyburn
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
Movie • 1974
Quill
Sherlock Holmes in New York
Movie • 1976
Mortimer McGraw
The Tanks Are Coming
Movie • 1941
Jim Allen
That Touch of Mink
Movie • 1962
Roger
Game of Death
Movie • 1978
Jim Marshall
City That Never Sleeps
Movie • 1953
Johnny Kelly
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
Movie • 1969
Rocky Gravo
Wake of the Red Witch
Movie • 1948
Samuel 'Sam' Rosen
The Three Musketeers
Movie • 1948
Porthos
Lovers and Other Strangers
Movie • 1970
Hal Henderson
The Woman in White
Movie • 1948
Walter Hartright
Young at Heart
Movie • 1954
Alex Burke
Teacher's Pet
Movie • 1958
Dr. Hugo Pine
Air Force
Movie • 1943
Co-Pilot
The Tunnel of Love
Movie • 1958
Dick Pepper
Hunt the Man Down
Movie • 1950
Paul Bennett
The Hindenburg
Movie • 1975
Edward Douglas
The Story on Page One
Movie • 1959
Larry Ellis
The Desperate Hours
Movie • 1955
Chuck Wright
Strange Bedfellows
Movie • 1965
Richard Bramwell
Kid Galahad
Movie • 1962
Willy Grogan
Bruce Lee: The Legend
Movie • 1984
Self
The Girl Who Had Everything
Movie • 1953
Vance Court
Old Acquaintance
Movie • 1943
Rudd Kendall
Only the Valiant
Movie • 1951
Lt. William Holloway
The Shuttered Room
Movie • 1967
Mike Kelton
Lust for Gold
Movie • 1949
Pete Thomas
Ask Any Girl
Movie • 1959
Evan Doughton
The Gay Sisters
Movie • 1942
Gig Young
Too Young to Kiss
Movie • 1951
John Tirsen
Escape Me Never
Movie • 1947
Caryl Dubrok
A Ticklish Affair
Movie • 1963
Key Weedon
Arena
Movie • 1953
Hob Danvers
Come Fill the Cup
Movie • 1951
Boyd Copeland
Slaughter Trail
Movie • 1951
Ike Vaughn aka Murray
Torch Song
Movie • 1953
Cliff Willard
The Spiral Staircase
Movie • 1961
Stephen Warren
Holiday for Sinners
Movie • 1952
Jason Kent
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Movie • 1983
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The James Dean Story
Movie • 1957
Self
The Great Ice Rip-Off
Movie • 1974
Harkey Rollins
Tell It to the Judge
Movie • 1949
Alexander Darvac
You for Me
Movie • 1952
Dr. Jeff Chadwick
Target Unknown
Movie • 1951
Capt. Reiner
For Love or Money
Movie • 1963
Sonny Smith
Rear Window
Movie • 1954
Jeff's Editor (voice) (uncredited)
The Neon Ceiling
Movie • 1971
Jones
Five Miles to Midnight
Movie • 1962
David Barnes
Spectre
Movie • 1977
Dr. Ham Hamilton
The Turning Point of Jim Malloy
Movie • 1975
Ray Whitehead
Companions in Nightmare
Movie • 1968
Eric Nicholson
A Black Ribbon for Deborah
Movie • 1974
Ofenbauer
Sergeant York
Movie • 1941
Marching Soldier (uncredited)
Misbehaving Husbands
Movie • 1940
Floor Walker (as Byron Barr)
They Died with Their Boots On
Movie • 1941
Lt. Roberts (uncredited)
Dive Bomber
Movie • 1941
Abbott - Guinea Pig 2 Experiment 32 (uncredited)
The Mad Martindales
Movie • 1942
Peter Varney (as Byron Barr)
You're in the Army Now
Movie • 1941
Soldier
Breakdowns of 1942
Movie • 1942
Self
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
Movie • 2004
Self (archive footage)
One Foot in Heaven
Movie • 1941
First Groom Asking for Dog Licence (uncredited)
Invisible Diplomats
Movie • 1965
Brad
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
Movie • 1988
Elvis: A Life in Music
Movie • 2026
Self (archive footage)
Ninotchka
Movie • 1960
Leon Dolga
Kraft Suspense Theatre
TV • 1963
Hugo Myrich
Studio One
TV • 1948
Philip Adams / Alan Fredericks
The Twilight Zone
TV • 1959
Martin Sloan
The Hollywood Palace
TV • 1964
Self
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
TV • 1951
Jimmy Sampson
Lux Video Theatre
TV • 1950
McCloud
TV • 1970
Climax!
TV • 1954
Edgar Holt
The Rogues
TV • 1964
Tony Fleming
Robert Montgomery Presents
TV • 1950
Tony Marino
Gibbsville
TV • 1976
Ray Whitehead
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV • 1962
Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
TV • 1948
Self
The Mike Douglas Show
TV • 1961
Self
What's My Line?
TV • 1950
Self
The Dick Cavett Show
TV • 1968
Self - Guest
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
TV • 1962
Duke Marsden
Conflict
TV • 1956
Self - Host
The Merv Griffin Show
TV • 1962
Self