Gig Young

Known For: Acting
Born: November 4, 1913
Place of Birth: Saint Cloud, Minnesota, USA
Died: October 19, 1978

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).

Filmography

Elvis: A Life in Music

2026 · Self (archive footage)

Remembering Gene Wilder

2024 · Self (archive photo/footage)

The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration

2019 · Martin Sloan (archive footage)

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

2004 · Self (archive footage)

Death In Hollywood

1990

Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies

1988 · (archive footage) (uncredited)

Bruce Lee, the Legend

1984 · Self

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

1983 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Game of Death

1978 · Jim Marshall

Spectre

1977 · Dr. Ham Hamilton

Gibbsville

1976 · Ray Whitehead

Sherlock Holmes in New York

1976 · Mortimer McGraw

The Hindenburg

1975 · Edward Douglas

The Killer Elite

1975 · Lawrence Weyburn

The Turning Point of Jim Malloy

1975 · Ray Whitehead

The Great Ice Rip-Off

1974 · Harkey Rollins

A Black Ribbon for Deborah

1974 · Ofenbauer

Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia

1974 · Quill

The Neon Ceiling

1971 · Jones

Lovers and Other Strangers

1970 · Hal Henderson

McCloud

1970

They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

1969 · Rocky Gravo

Companions in Nightmare

1968 · Eric Nicholson

The Dick Cavett Show

1968 · Self - Guest

The Shuttered Room

1967 · Mike Kelton

Hollywood Squares

1966 · Self

Strange Bedfellows

1965 · Richard Bramwell

Invisible Diplomats

1965 · Brad

The Rogues

1964 · Tony Fleming

The Hollywood Palace

1964 · Self

Kraft Suspense Theatre

1963 · Hugo Myrich

A Ticklish Affair

1963 · Key Weedon

For Love or Money

1963 · Sonny Smith

Five Miles to Midnight

1962 · David Barnes

Kid Galahad

1962 · Willy Grogan

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962 · Self, Self (archive footage)

The Merv Griffin Show

1962 · Self

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

1962 · Duke Marsden

That Touch of Mink

1962 · Roger

The Mike Douglas Show

1961 · Self

The Spiral Staircase

1961 · Stephen Warren

Ninotchka

1960 · Leon Dolga

The Story on Page One

1959 · Larry Ellis

The Twilight Zone

1959 · Martin Sloan

Ask Any Girl

1959 · Evan Doughton

The Tunnel of Love

1958 · Dick Pepper

Teacher's Pet

1958 · Dr. Hugo Pine

The James Dean Story

1957 · Self

Desk Set

1957 · Mike Cutler

Conflict

1956 · Self - Host

Tony Awards

1956 · Self - Presenter

The Desperate Hours

1955 · Chuck Wright

Young at Heart

1954 · Alex Burke

Climax!

1954 · Edgar Holt

Rear Window

1954 · Jeff's Editor (voice) (uncredited)

Torch Song

1953 · Cliff Willard

Arena

1953 · Hob Danvers

City That Never Sleeps

1953 · Johnny Kelly

The Girl Who Had Everything

1953 · Vance Court

Holiday for Sinners

1952 · Jason Kent

You for Me

1952 · Dr. Jeff Chadwick

Too Young to Kiss

1951 · John Tirsen

Come Fill the Cup

1951 · Boyd Copeland

Slaughter Trail

1951 · Ike Vaughn aka Murray

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951 · Jimmy Sampson

Only the Valiant

1951 · Lt. William Holloway

Target Unknown

1951 · Capt. Reiner

Hunt the Man Down

1950 · Paul Bennett

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

1950

What's My Line?

1950 · Self

Robert Montgomery Presents

1950 · Tony Marino

Tell It to the Judge

1949 · Alexander Darvac

Lust for Gold

1949 · Pete Thomas

Wake of the Red Witch

1948 · Samuel 'Sam' Rosen

Studio One

1948 · Philip Adams / Alan Fredericks

The Three Musketeers

1948 · Porthos

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948 · Self

The Woman in White

1948 · Walter Hartright

Escape Me Never

1947 · Caryl Dubrok

Old Acquaintance

1943 · Rudd Kendall

Air Force

1943 · Co-Pilot

Breakdowns of 1942

1942 · Self

The Gay Sisters

1942 · Gig Young

The Mad Martindales

1942 · Peter Varney (as Byron Barr)

The Male Animal

1942 · Student (uncredited)

You're in the Army Now

1941 · Soldier

They Died with Their Boots On

1941 · Lt. Roberts (uncredited)

One Foot in Heaven

1941 · First Groom Asking for Dog Licence (uncredited)

The Tanks Are Coming

1941 · Jim Allen

Sergeant York

1941 · Marching Soldier (uncredited)

Dive Bomber

1941 · Abbott - Guinea Pig 2 Experiment 32 (uncredited)

Misbehaving Husbands

1940 · Floor Walker (as Byron Barr)

Gig Young · Virelixia