Gig Young

Acting / Production / Writing / Creator

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).

Personal Information

Place of Birth

Saint Cloud, Minnesota, USA

About

Acting, Male

Birthday

04 November 1913, 112 years old

Known For

Rear Window

Game of Death

Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia

They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

Sergeant York

That Touch of Mink

The Desperate Hours

The Three Musketeers

The Hindenburg

Filmography

Production

Writing

Creator

Elvis: A Life in Music

Self (archive footage)

2026

The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration

Martin Sloan (archive footage)

2019

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

Self (archive footage)

2004

Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies

1988

Bruce Lee: The Legend

Self

1984

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1983

Game of Death

Jim Marshall

1978

Spectre

Dr. Ham Hamilton

1977

Sherlock Holmes in New York

Mortimer McGraw

1976

The Hindenburg

Edward Douglas

1975

The Killer Elite

Lawrence Weyburn

1975

The Turning Point of Jim Malloy

Ray Whitehead

1975

The Great Ice Rip-Off

Harkey Rollins

1974

A Black Ribbon for Deborah

Ofenbauer

1974

Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia

Quill

1974

The Neon Ceiling

Jones

1971

Lovers and Other Strangers

Hal Henderson

1970

They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

Rocky Gravo

1969

Companions in Nightmare

Eric Nicholson

1968

The Shuttered Room

Mike Kelton

1967

Strange Bedfellows

Richard Bramwell

1965

Invisible Diplomats

Brad

1965

A Ticklish Affair

Key Weedon

1963

For Love or Money

Sonny Smith

1963

Five Miles to Midnight

David Barnes

1962

Kid Galahad

Willy Grogan

1962

That Touch of Mink

Roger

1962

The Spiral Staircase

Stephen Warren

1961

The Story on Page One

Larry Ellis

1959

Ask Any Girl

Evan Doughton

1959

The Tunnel of Love

Dick Pepper

1958

Teacher's Pet

Dr. Hugo Pine

1958

The James Dean Story

Self

1957

Desk Set

Mike Cutler

1957

The Desperate Hours

Chuck Wright

1955

Young at Heart

Alex Burke

1954

Rear Window

Jeff's Editor (voice) (uncredited)

1954

Torch Song

Cliff Willard

1953

Arena

Hob Danvers

1953

City That Never Sleeps

Johnny Kelly

1953

The Girl Who Had Everything

Vance Court

1953

Holiday for Sinners

Jason Kent

1952

You for Me

Dr. Jeff Chadwick

1952

Too Young to Kiss

John Tirsen

1951

Come Fill the Cup

Boyd Copeland

1951

Slaughter Trail

Ike Vaughn aka Murray

1951

Only the Valiant

Lt. William Holloway

1951

Target Unknown

Capt. Reiner

1951

Hunt the Man Down

Paul Bennett

1950

Tell It to the Judge

Alexander Darvac

1949

Lust for Gold

Pete Thomas

1949

Wake of the Red Witch

Samuel 'Sam' Rosen

1948

The Three Musketeers

Porthos

1948

The Woman in White

Walter Hartright

1948

Escape Me Never

Caryl Dubrok

1947

Old Acquaintance

Rudd Kendall

1943

Air Force

Co-Pilot

1943

Breakdowns of 1942

Self

1942

The Gay Sisters

Gig Young

1942

The Mad Martindales

Peter Varney (as Byron Barr)

1942

The Male Animal

Student (uncredited)

1942

You're in the Army Now

Soldier

1941

They Died with Their Boots On

Lt. Roberts (uncredited)

1941

One Foot in Heaven

First Groom Asking for Dog Licence (uncredited)

1941

The Tanks Are Coming

Jim Allen

1941

Sergeant York

Marching Soldier (uncredited)

1941

Dive Bomber

Abbott - Guinea Pig 2 Experiment 32 (uncredited)

1941

Misbehaving Husbands

Floor Walker (as Byron Barr)

1940