Gig Young
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 4, 1913
- Died
- October 19, 1978
- Birthplace
- 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
Remembering Gene Wilder 2024
as Self (archive photo/footage)
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration 2019
as Martin Sloan (archive footage)
James Dean: Forever Young 2005
as Self (archive footage)
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade 2004
as Self (archive footage)
Death In Hollywood 1990
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies 1988
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Bruce Lee, the Legend 1984
as Self
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage 1983
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Game of Death 1978
as Jim Marshall
Spectre 1977
as Dr. Ham Hamilton
Sherlock Holmes in New York 1976
as Mortimer McGraw
The Hindenburg 1975
as Edward Douglas
The Killer Elite 1975
as Lawrence Weyburn
The Turning Point of Jim Malloy 1975
as Ray Whitehead
The Great Ice Rip-Off 1974
as Harkey Rollins
A Black Ribbon for Deborah 1974
as Ofenbauer
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia 1974
as Quill
The Neon Ceiling 1971
as Jones
Lovers and Other Strangers 1970
as Hal Henderson
They Shoot Horses, Don't They? 1969
as Rocky Gravo
Companions in Nightmare 1968
as Eric Nicholson
The Shuttered Room 1967
as Mike Kelton
Strange Bedfellows 1965
as Richard Bramwell
Invisible Diplomats 1965
as Brad
A Ticklish Affair 1963
as Key Weedon
For Love or Money 1963
as Sonny Smith
Five Miles to Midnight 1962
as David Barnes
Kid Galahad 1962
as Willy Grogan
That Touch of Mink 1962
as Roger
The Spiral Staircase 1961
as Stephen Warren
- Ninotchka
Ninotchka 1960
as Leon Dolga
The Story on Page One 1959
as Larry Ellis
Ask Any Girl 1959
as Evan Doughton
The Tunnel of Love 1958
as Dick Pepper
Teacher's Pet 1958
as Dr. Hugo Pine
The James Dean Story 1957
as Self
Desk Set 1957
as Mike Cutler
The Desperate Hours 1955
as Chuck Wright
Young at Heart 1954
as Alex Burke
Rear Window 1954
as Jeff's Editor (voice) (uncredited)
Torch Song 1953
as Cliff Willard
Arena 1953
as Hob Danvers
City That Never Sleeps 1953
as Johnny Kelly
The Girl Who Had Everything 1953
as Vance Court
Holiday for Sinners 1952
as Jason Kent
You for Me 1952
as Dr. Jeff Chadwick
Too Young to Kiss 1951
as John Tirsen
Come Fill the Cup 1951
as Boyd Copeland
Slaughter Trail 1951
as Ike Vaughn aka Murray
Only the Valiant 1951
as Lt. William Holloway
Target Unknown 1951
as Capt. Reiner
Hunt the Man Down 1950
as Paul Bennett
Tell It to the Judge 1949
as Alexander Darvac
Lust for Gold 1949
as Pete Thomas
Wake of the Red Witch 1948
as Samuel 'Sam' Rosen
The Three Musketeers 1948
as Porthos
The Woman in White 1948
as Walter Hartright
Escape Me Never 1947
as Caryl Dubrok
Old Acquaintance 1943
as Rudd Kendall
Air Force 1943
as Co-Pilot
Breakdowns of 1942 1942
as Self
The Gay Sisters 1942
as Gig Young
The Mad Martindales 1942
as Peter Varney
The Male Animal 1942
as Student (uncredited)
You're in the Army Now 1941
as Soldier
They Died with Their Boots On 1941
as Lt. Roberts (uncredited)
One Foot in Heaven 1941
as First Groom Asking for Dog Licence (uncredited)
The Tanks Are Coming 1941
as Jim Allen
Sergeant York 1941
as Marching Soldier (uncredited)
Dive Bomber 1941
as Abbott - Guinea Pig 2 Experiment 32 (uncredited)
Misbehaving Husbands 1940
as Floor Walker
Credits from TMDB.