Gig Young
Acting1913Saint 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).
Known For
Acting History
2026
Elvis: A Life in Music
as Self (archive footage)
2019
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
as Martin Sloan (archive footage)
2004
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
as Self (archive footage)
1984
Bruce Lee: The Legend
as Self
1983
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1978
Game of Death
as Jim Marshall
1977
Spectre
as Dr. Ham Hamilton
1976
1975
The Hindenburg
as Edward Douglas
The Turning Point of Jim Malloy
as Ray Whitehead
The Killer Elite
as Lawrence Weyburn
1974
A Black Ribbon for Deborah
as Ofenbauer
The Great Ice Rip-Off
as Harkey Rollins
1971
The Neon Ceiling
as Jones
1970
Lovers and Other Strangers
as Hal Henderson
The Dick Cavett Show
TVas Self - Guest• 1 eps
1969
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
as Rocky Gravo
1968
Companions in Nightmare
as Eric Nicholson
1967
The Shuttered Room
as Mike Kelton
1965
Strange Bedfellows
as Richard Bramwell
Invisible Diplomats
as Brad
1964
The Rogues
TVas Tony Fleming• 30 eps
The Hollywood Palace
TVas Self
1963
A Ticklish Affair
as Key Weedon
For Love or Money
as Sonny Smith
Kraft Suspense Theatre
TVas Hugo Myrich• 1 eps
1962
That Touch of Mink
as Roger
Kid Galahad
as Willy Grogan
Five Miles to Midnight
as David Barnes
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
TVas Duke Marsden• 1 eps
The Merv Griffin Show
TVas Self
1961
The Spiral Staircase
as Stephen Warren
Tony Awards
TVas Self - Presenter• 1 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
TVas Self
1960
Ninotchka
as Leon Dolga
1959
The Story on Page One
as Larry Ellis
Ask Any Girl
as Evan Doughton
The Twilight Zone
TVas Martin Sloan• 1 eps
1958
The Tunnel of Love
as Dick Pepper
Teacher's Pet
as Dr. Hugo Pine
Studio One
TVas Philip Adams / Alan Fredericks• 1 eps
What's My Line?
TVas Self• 3 eps
1957
1956
Conflict
TVas Self - Host
1955
The Desperate Hours
as Chuck Wright
1954
Young at Heart
as Alex Burke
Rear Window
as Jeff's Editor (voice) (uncredited)
1953
City That Never Sleeps
as Johnny Kelly
Torch Song
as Cliff Willard
The Girl Who Had Everything
as Vance Court
Arena
as Hob Danvers
Robert Montgomery Presents
TVas Tony Marino• 1 eps
1952
Holiday for Sinners
as Jason Kent
You for Me
as Dr. Jeff Chadwick
1951
Only the Valiant
as Lt. William Holloway
Come Fill the Cup
as Boyd Copeland
Too Young to Kiss
as John Tirsen
Slaughter Trail
as Ike Vaughn aka Murray
Target Unknown
as Capt. Reiner
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
TVas Jimmy Sampson
1950
Hunt the Man Down
as Paul Bennett
1949
Lust for Gold
as Pete Thomas
Tell It to the Judge
as Alexander Darvac
1948
The Woman in White
as Walter Hartright
Wake of the Red Witch
as Samuel 'Sam' Rosen
The Three Musketeers
as Porthos
The Ed Sullivan Show
TVas Self
1947
Escape Me Never
as Caryl Dubrok
1943
Air Force
as Co-Pilot
Old Acquaintance
as Rudd Kendall
1942
The Male Animal
as Student (uncredited)
The Gay Sisters
as Gig Young
Breakdowns of 1942
as Self
The Mad Martindales
as Peter Varney (as Byron Barr)
1941
One Foot in Heaven
as First Groom Asking for Dog Licence (uncredited)
The Tanks Are Coming
as Jim Allen
Dive Bomber
as Abbott - Guinea Pig 2 Experiment 32 (uncredited)
Sergeant York
as Marching Soldier (uncredited)
They Died with Their Boots On
as Lt. Roberts (uncredited)
You're in the Army Now
as Soldier
1940
Misbehaving Husbands
as Floor Walker (as Byron Barr)