Portrait of Gig Young

Gig Young

Acting

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).

Born: November 4, 1913

Place of Birth: Saint Cloud, Minnesota, USA

Filmography

2019
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration

as Martin Sloan (archive footage)

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
Gibbsville

as Ray Whitehead

1976
Sherlock Holmes in New York

as Mortimer McGraw

1975
The Hindenburg

as Edward Douglas

1975
The Killer Elite

as Lawrence Weyburn

1974
The Great Ice Rip-Off

as Harkey Rollins

1971
1970
1968
Companions in Nightmare

as Eric Nicholson

1968
The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest

1967
The Shuttered Room

as Mike Kelton

1965
Strange Bedfellows

as Richard Bramwell

1964
The Rogues

as Tony Fleming

1963
1963
A Ticklish Affair

as Key Weedon

1963
For Love or Money

as Sonny Smith

1962
Five Miles to Midnight

as David Barnes

1962
Kid Galahad

as Willy Grogan

1962
1962
1961
The Spiral Staircase

as Stephen Warren

1959
The Story on Page One

as Larry Ellis

1959
The Twilight Zone

as Martin Sloan

1959
Ask Any Girl

as Evan Doughton

1958
The Tunnel of Love

as Dick Pepper

1958
Teacher's Pet

as Dr. Hugo Pine

1957
Desk Set

as Mike Cutler

1956
Tony Awards

as Self - Presenter

1955
The Desperate Hours

as Chuck Wright

1954
Young at Heart

as Alex Burke

1954
Climax!

as Edgar Holt

1954
Rear Window

as Jeff's Editor (voice) (uncredited)

1953
Torch Song

as Cliff Willard

1953
Arena

as Hob Danvers

1953
City That Never Sleeps

as Johnny Kelly

1953
1952
Holiday for Sinners

as Jason Kent

1952
You for Me

as Dr. Jeff Chadwick

1951
Too Young to Kiss

as John Tirsen

1951
Come Fill the Cup

as Boyd Copeland

1951
Slaughter Trail

as Ike Vaughn aka Murray

1951
1951
Only the Valiant

as Lt. William Holloway

1951
Target Unknown

as Capt. Reiner

1950
Hunt the Man Down

as Paul Bennett

1950
1950
1949
Tell It to the Judge

as Alexander Darvac

1949
Lust for Gold

as Pete Thomas

1948
Wake of the Red Witch

as Samuel 'Sam' Rosen

1948
Studio One

as Philip Adams / Alan Fredericks

1948
1948
The Woman in White

as Walter Hartright

1947
Escape Me Never

as Caryl Dubrok

1943
Old Acquaintance

as Rudd Kendall

1943
Air Force

as Co-Pilot

1942
The Gay Sisters

as Gig Young

1942
The Mad Martindales

as Peter Varney (as Byron Barr)

1942
The Male Animal

as Student (uncredited)

1941
They Died with Their Boots On

as Lt. Roberts (uncredited)

1941
One Foot in Heaven

as First Groom Asking for Dog Licence (uncredited)

1941
1941
Sergeant York

as Marching Soldier (uncredited)

1941
Dive Bomber

as Abbott - Guinea Pig 2 Experiment 32 (uncredited)

1940
Misbehaving Husbands

as Floor Walker (as Byron Barr)