Gig Young

Gig Young

Known for
Acting
Born
November 4, 1913
Died
October 19, 1978 (aged 64)
Birthplace
Saint 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

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Filmography

2024
Remembering Gene Wilder poster

Remembering Gene Wilder

Movie · as Self (archive photo/footage)

2019
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration poster

The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration

Movie · as Martin Sloan (archive footage)

2005
James Dean: Forever Young poster

James Dean: Forever Young

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2004
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade poster

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

1990
Death In Hollywood poster

Death In Hollywood

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

1988
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies poster

Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies

Movie · as (archive footage) (uncredited)

1984
Bruce Lee, the Legend poster

Bruce Lee, the Legend

Movie · as Self

1983
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage poster

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1978
Game of Death poster

Game of Death

Movie · as Jim Marshall

1977
Spectre poster

Spectre

Movie · as Dr. Ham Hamilton

1976
Sherlock Holmes in New York poster

Sherlock Holmes in New York

Movie · as Mortimer McGraw

1976
Gibbsville poster

Gibbsville

TV · as Ray Whitehead · 6 eps

1975
The Killer Elite poster

The Killer Elite

Movie · as Lawrence Weyburn

1975
The Hindenburg poster

The Hindenburg

Movie · as Edward Douglas

1975
The Turning Point of Jim Malloy poster

The Turning Point of Jim Malloy

Movie · as Ray Whitehead

1974
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia poster

Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia

Movie · as Quill

1974
The Great Ice Rip-Off poster

The Great Ice Rip-Off

Movie · as Harkey Rollins

1974
A Black Ribbon for Deborah poster

A Black Ribbon for Deborah

Movie · as Ofenbauer

1971
The Neon Ceiling poster

The Neon Ceiling

Movie · as Jones

1970
Lovers and Other Strangers poster

Lovers and Other Strangers

Movie · as Hal Henderson

1970
McCloud poster

McCloud

TV · as Jack Hefferman · 1 ep

1969
They Shoot Horses, Don't They? poster

They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

Movie · as Rocky Gravo

1968
Companions in Nightmare poster

Companions in Nightmare

Movie · as Eric Nicholson

1968
The Dick Cavett Show poster

The Dick Cavett Show

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

1967
The Shuttered Room poster

The Shuttered Room

Movie · as Mike Kelton

1966
Hollywood Squares poster

Hollywood Squares

TV · as Self · 9 eps

1965
Strange Bedfellows poster

Strange Bedfellows

Movie · as Richard Bramwell

1965
Invisible Diplomats poster

Invisible Diplomats

Movie · as Brad

1964
The Hollywood Palace poster

The Hollywood Palace

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1964
The Rogues poster

The Rogues

TV · as Tony Fleming · 30 eps

1963
A Ticklish Affair poster

A Ticklish Affair

Movie · as Key Weedon

1963
For Love or Money poster

For Love or Money

Movie · as Sonny Smith

1963
Kraft Suspense Theatre poster

Kraft Suspense Theatre

TV · as Hugo Myrich · 1 ep

1962
That Touch of Mink poster

That Touch of Mink

Movie · as Roger

1962
Kid Galahad poster

Kid Galahad

Movie · as Willy Grogan

1962
Five Miles to Midnight poster

Five Miles to Midnight

Movie · as David Barnes

1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson poster

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

TV · as Self · 7 eps

1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour poster

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

TV · as Duke Marsden · 1 ep

1962
The Merv Griffin Show poster

The Merv Griffin Show

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1961
The Spiral Staircase poster

The Spiral Staircase

Movie · as Stephen Warren

1961
The Mike Douglas Show poster

The Mike Douglas Show

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1960
Ninotchka

Ninotchka

Movie · as Leon Dolga

1959
The Story on Page One poster

The Story on Page One

Movie · as Larry Ellis

1959
Ask Any Girl poster

Ask Any Girl

Movie · as Evan Doughton

1959
The Twilight Zone poster

The Twilight Zone

TV · as Martin Sloan · 1 ep

1958
Teacher's Pet poster

Teacher's Pet

Movie · as Dr. Hugo Pine

1958
The Tunnel of Love poster

The Tunnel of Love

Movie · as Dick Pepper

1957
Desk Set poster

Desk Set

Movie · as Mike Cutler

1957
The James Dean Story poster

The James Dean Story

Movie · as Self

1956
Conflict

Conflict

TV · as Self - Host · 3 eps

1956
Tony Awards poster

Tony Awards

TV · as Self - Presenter · 1 ep

1955
The Desperate Hours poster

The Desperate Hours

Movie · as Chuck Wright

1954
Young at Heart poster

Young at Heart

Movie · as Alex Burke

1954
Rear Window poster

Rear Window

Movie · as Jeff's Editor (voice) (uncredited)

1954
Climax! poster

Climax!

TV · as Edgar Holt · 1 ep

1953
City That Never Sleeps poster

City That Never Sleeps

Movie · as Johnny Kelly

1953
The Girl Who Had Everything poster

The Girl Who Had Everything

Movie · as Vance Court

1953
Arena poster

Arena

Movie · as Hob Danvers

1953
Torch Song poster

Torch Song

Movie · as Cliff Willard

1952
Holiday for Sinners poster

Holiday for Sinners

Movie · as Jason Kent

1952
You for Me poster

You for Me

Movie · as Dr. Jeff Chadwick

1951
Only the Valiant poster

Only the Valiant

Movie · as Lt. William Holloway

1951
Too Young to Kiss poster

Too Young to Kiss

Movie · as John Tirsen

1951
Come Fill the Cup poster

Come Fill the Cup

Movie · as Boyd Copeland

1951
Slaughter Trail poster

Slaughter Trail

Movie · as Ike Vaughn aka Murray

1951
Target Unknown poster

Target Unknown

Movie · as Capt. Reiner

1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars poster

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

TV · as Jimmy Sampson · 1 ep

1950
Hunt the Man Down poster

Hunt the Man Down

Movie · as Paul Bennett

1950
Lux Video Theatre poster

Lux Video Theatre

TV · 1 ep

1950
Robert Montgomery Presents poster

Robert Montgomery Presents

TV · as Tony Marino · 1 ep

1950
What's My Line? poster

What's My Line?

TV · as Self · 3 eps

1949
Lust for Gold poster

Lust for Gold

Movie · as Pete Thomas

1949
Tell It to the Judge poster

Tell It to the Judge

Movie · as Alexander Darvac

1948
Wake of the Red Witch poster

Wake of the Red Witch

Movie · as Samuel 'Sam' Rosen

1948
The Three Musketeers poster

The Three Musketeers

Movie · as Porthos

1948
The Woman in White poster

The Woman in White

Movie · as Walter Hartright

1948
Studio One poster

Studio One

TV · as Philip Adams / Alan Fredericks · 1 ep

1948
The Ed Sullivan Show poster

The Ed Sullivan Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1947
Escape Me Never poster

Escape Me Never

Movie · as Caryl Dubrok

1943
Air Force poster

Air Force

Movie · as Co-Pilot

1943
Old Acquaintance poster

Old Acquaintance

Movie · as Rudd Kendall

1942
The Male Animal poster

The Male Animal

Movie · as Student (uncredited)

1942
The Gay Sisters poster

The Gay Sisters

Movie · as Gig Young

1942
The Mad Martindales poster

The Mad Martindales

Movie · as Peter Varney

1942
Breakdowns of 1942 poster

Breakdowns of 1942

Movie · as Self

1941
The Tanks Are Coming poster

The Tanks Are Coming

Movie · as Jim Allen

1941
Sergeant York poster

Sergeant York

Movie · as Marching Soldier (uncredited)

1941
They Died with Their Boots On poster

They Died with Their Boots On

Movie · as Lt. Roberts (uncredited)

1941
Dive Bomber poster

Dive Bomber

Movie · as Abbott - Guinea Pig 2 Experiment 32 (uncredited)

1941
You're in the Army Now poster

You're in the Army Now

Movie · as Soldier

1941
One Foot in Heaven poster

One Foot in Heaven

Movie · as First Groom Asking for Dog Licence (uncredited)

1940
Misbehaving Husbands poster

Misbehaving Husbands

Movie · as Floor Walker