Gig Young

Known for: Acting

Born: 1913-11-04 – 1978-10-19 (aged 64)

From: Saint Cloud, Minnesota, USA

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).

Filmography (92)

MOVIE
Elvis: A Life in Music
2026
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 7.2
Remembering Gene Wilder
2024
as Self (archive photo/footage)
MOVIE★ 10.0
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
2019
as Martin Sloan (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 8.0
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
2004
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 6.8
Death In Hollywood
1990
MOVIE
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
1988
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.9
Bruce Lee, the Legend
1984
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.0
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.4
Game of Death
1978
as Jim Marshall
MOVIE★ 6.0
Spectre
1977
as Dr. Ham Hamilton
TV★ 10.0
Gibbsville
1976
as Ray Whitehead
MOVIE★ 6.0
Sherlock Holmes in New York
1976
as Mortimer McGraw
MOVIE★ 6.3
The Hindenburg
1975
as Edward Douglas
MOVIE★ 5.8
The Killer Elite
1975
as Lawrence Weyburn
MOVIE★ 8.0
The Turning Point of Jim Malloy
1975
as Ray Whitehead
MOVIE★ 7.5
The Great Ice Rip-Off
1974
as Harkey Rollins
MOVIE★ 5.6
A Black Ribbon for Deborah
1974
as Ofenbauer
MOVIE★ 7.1
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
1974
as Quill
MOVIE★ 7.8
The Neon Ceiling
1971
as Jones
MOVIE★ 5.1
Lovers and Other Strangers
1970
as Hal Henderson
TV★ 7.2
McCloud
1970
MOVIE★ 7.6
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
1969
as Rocky Gravo
MOVIE★ 5.3
Companions in Nightmare
1968
as Eric Nicholson
TV★ 6.8
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest
MOVIE★ 6.1
The Shuttered Room
1967
as Mike Kelton
TV★ 7.7
Hollywood Squares
1966
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.0
Strange Bedfellows
1965
as Richard Bramwell
MOVIE★ 8.0
Invisible Diplomats
1965
as Brad
TV★ 8.0
The Rogues
1964
as Tony Fleming
TV★ 5.0
The Hollywood Palace
1964
as Self
TV★ 6.5
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963
as Hugo Myrich
MOVIE★ 5.9
A Ticklish Affair
1963
as Key Weedon
MOVIE★ 6.1
For Love or Money
1963
as Sonny Smith
MOVIE★ 6.0
Five Miles to Midnight
1962
as David Barnes
MOVIE★ 6.1
Kid Galahad
1962
as Willy Grogan
TV★ 7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
TV★ 6.6
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
TV★ 7.8
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
as Duke Marsden
MOVIE★ 6.5
That Touch of Mink
1962
as Roger
TV★ 5.8
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
MOVIE★ 8.0
The Spiral Staircase
1961
as Stephen Warren
MOVIE★ 9.0
Ninotchka
1960
as Leon Dolga
MOVIE★ 5.1
The Story on Page One
1959
as Larry Ellis
TV★ 8.5
The Twilight Zone
1959
as Martin Sloan
MOVIE★ 6.5
Ask Any Girl
1959
as Evan Doughton
MOVIE★ 5.9
The Tunnel of Love
1958
as Dick Pepper
MOVIE★ 6.8
Teacher's Pet
1958
as Dr. Hugo Pine
MOVIE★ 5.4
The James Dean Story
1957
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.0
Desk Set
1957
as Mike Cutler
TV★ 8.0
Conflict
1956
as Self - Host
TV
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Presenter
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Desperate Hours
1955
as Chuck Wright
MOVIE★ 6.0
Young at Heart
1954
as Alex Burke
TV★ 3.8
Climax!
1954
as Edgar Holt
MOVIE★ 8.3
Rear Window
1954
as Jeff's Editor (voice) (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 5.9
Torch Song
1953
as Cliff Willard
MOVIE★ 5.0
Arena
1953
as Hob Danvers
MOVIE★ 6.0
City That Never Sleeps
1953
as Johnny Kelly
MOVIE★ 6.2
The Girl Who Had Everything
1953
as Vance Court
MOVIE★ 6.3
Holiday for Sinners
1952
as Jason Kent
MOVIE★ 5.9
You for Me
1952
as Dr. Jeff Chadwick
MOVIE★ 5.1
Too Young to Kiss
1951
as John Tirsen
MOVIE★ 7.0
Come Fill the Cup
1951
as Boyd Copeland
MOVIE★ 4.5
Slaughter Trail
1951
as Ike Vaughn aka Murray
TV★ 7.2
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Jimmy Sampson
MOVIE★ 6.5
Only the Valiant
1951
as Lt. William Holloway
MOVIE★ 7.0
Target Unknown
1951
as Capt. Reiner
MOVIE★ 6.3
Hunt the Man Down
1950
as Paul Bennett
TV★ 6.7
Lux Video Theatre
1950
TV★ 7.0
What's My Line?
1950
as Self
TV★ 6.0
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
as Tony Marino
MOVIE★ 6.6
Tell It to the Judge
1949
as Alexander Darvac
MOVIE★ 6.0
Lust for Gold
1949
as Pete Thomas
MOVIE★ 5.7
Wake of the Red Witch
1948
as Samuel 'Sam' Rosen
TV★ 5.4
Studio One
1948
as Philip Adams / Alan Fredericks
MOVIE★ 6.8
The Three Musketeers
1948
as Porthos
TV★ 6.8
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.7
The Woman in White
1948
as Walter Hartright
MOVIE★ 4.8
Escape Me Never
1947
as Caryl Dubrok
MOVIE★ 7.1
Old Acquaintance
1943
as Rudd Kendall
MOVIE★ 6.5
Air Force
1943
as Co-Pilot
MOVIE★ 6.0
Breakdowns of 1942
1942
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.6
The Gay Sisters
1942
as Gig Young
MOVIE★ 7.5
The Mad Martindales
1942
as Peter Varney (as Byron Barr)
MOVIE★ 4.5
The Male Animal
1942
as Student (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 4.4
You're in the Army Now
1941
as Soldier
MOVIE★ 6.7
They Died with Their Boots On
1941
as Lt. Roberts (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.9
One Foot in Heaven
1941
as First Groom Asking for Dog Licence (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 5.7
The Tanks Are Coming
1941
as Jim Allen
MOVIE★ 7.2
Sergeant York
1941
as Marching Soldier (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.5
Dive Bomber
1941
as Abbott - Guinea Pig 2 Experiment 32 (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 5.2
Misbehaving Husbands
1940
as Floor Walker (as Byron Barr)