Gig Young
Known for Acting · 92 credits
- Born
- 1913-11-04
- Died
- 1978-10-19
- Place of birth
- Saint Cloud, Minnesota, USA
- Also known as
- Byron Elsworth Barr · Byron Barr · Bryant Fleming · Gig · Ronald Reed · Гиг Янг
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
TV Shows (21)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self / Self (archive footage)
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
as Tony Marino
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Presenter
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
as Duke Marsden
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest
The Twilight Zone
1959
as Martin Sloan
Climax!
1954
as Edgar Holt
What's My Line?
1950
as Self
Studio One
1948
as Philip Adams / Alan Fredericks
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
McCloud
1970
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963
as Hugo Myrich
Lux Video Theatre
1950
The Rogues
1964
as Tony Fleming
Hollywood Squares
1966
as Self
The Hollywood Palace
1964
as Self
Gibbsville
1976
as Ray Whitehead
Conflict
1956
as Self - Host
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Jimmy Sampson
Movies (71)
Game of Death
1978
as Jim Marshall
Rear Window
1954
as Jeff's Editor (voice) (uncredited)
Bruce Lee, the Legend
1984
as Self
The Three Musketeers
1948
as Porthos
Sergeant York
1941
as Marching Soldier (uncredited)
Only the Valiant
1951
as Lt. William Holloway
The Killer Elite
1975
as Lawrence Weyburn
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
1969
as Rocky Gravo
Breakdowns of 1942
1942
as Self
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Desperate Hours
1955
as Chuck Wright
They Died with Their Boots On
1941
as Lt. Roberts (uncredited)
That Touch of Mink
1962
as Roger
Escape Me Never
1947
as Caryl Dubrok
The Hindenburg
1975
as Edward Douglas
A Ticklish Affair
1963
as Key Weedon
Young at Heart
1954
as Alex Burke
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
1974
as Quill
Wake of the Red Witch
1948
as Samuel 'Sam' Rosen
Ninotchka
1960
as Leon Dolga
Ask Any Girl
1959
as Evan Doughton
Elvis: A Life in Music
2026
as Self (archive footage)
Lovers and Other Strangers
1970
as Hal Henderson
Companions in Nightmare
1968
as Eric Nicholson
Dive Bomber
1941
as Abbott - Guinea Pig 2 Experiment 32 (uncredited)
Remembering Gene Wilder
2024
as Self (archive photo/footage)
Air Force
1943
as Co-Pilot
Death In Hollywood
1990
Teacher's Pet
1958
as Dr. Hugo Pine
Strange Bedfellows
1965
as Richard Bramwell
For Love or Money
1963
as Sonny Smith
The Male Animal
1942
as Student (uncredited)
Kid Galahad
1962
as Willy Grogan
You're in the Army Now
1941
as Soldier
The Great Ice Rip-Off
1974
as Harkey Rollins
Five Miles to Midnight
1962
as David Barnes
Desk Set
1957
as Mike Cutler
The Shuttered Room
1967
as Mike Kelton
Holiday for Sinners
1952
as Jason Kent
Lust for Gold
1949
as Pete Thomas
City That Never Sleeps
1953
as Johnny Kelly
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
2004
as Self (archive footage)
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
2019
as Martin Sloan (archive footage)
Arena
1953
as Hob Danvers
Target Unknown
1951
as Capt. Reiner
Old Acquaintance
1943
as Rudd Kendall
Hunt the Man Down
1950
as Paul Bennett
The Mad Martindales
1942
as Peter Varney (as Byron Barr)
The Girl Who Had Everything
1953
as Vance Court
Come Fill the Cup
1951
as Boyd Copeland
Tell It to the Judge
1949
as Alexander Darvac
Too Young to Kiss
1951
as John Tirsen
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
1988
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Story on Page One
1959
as Larry Ellis
Sherlock Holmes in New York
1976
as Mortimer McGraw
Slaughter Trail
1951
as Ike Vaughn aka Murray
The Spiral Staircase
1961
as Stephen Warren
Misbehaving Husbands
1940
as Floor Walker (as Byron Barr)
A Black Ribbon for Deborah
1974
as Ofenbauer
The Gay Sisters
1942
as Gig Young
Spectre
1977
as Dr. Ham Hamilton
The James Dean Story
1957
as Self
Invisible Diplomats
1965
as Brad
Torch Song
1953
as Cliff Willard
The Woman in White
1948
as Walter Hartright
One Foot in Heaven
1941
as First Groom Asking for Dog Licence (uncredited)
The Neon Ceiling
1971
as Jones
The Tanks Are Coming
1941
as Jim Allen
You for Me
1952
as Dr. Jeff Chadwick
The Tunnel of Love
1958
as Dick Pepper
The Turning Point of Jim Malloy
1975
as Ray Whitehead
About Gig Young
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). With 92 credits spanning from 1940 to 2026, Gig Young has appeared in 71 films and 21 TV shows.
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Most Popular Gig Young Movies
- Game of Death (1978) — as Jim Marshall
- Rear Window (1954) — as Jeff's Editor (voice) (uncredited)
- Bruce Lee, the Legend (1984) — as Self
- The Three Musketeers (1948) — as Porthos
- Sergeant York (1941) — as Marching Soldier (uncredited)
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