Gig Young

Gig Young

Birthday: 1913-11-04
Deathday: 1978-10-19
Place of birth: Saint Cloud, Minnesota, USA
Also know as: Byron Elsworth Barr

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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Gig Young, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

City That Never Sleeps

1953

As Johnny Kelly

Hunt the Man Down

1950

As Paul Bennett

The Shuttered Room

1967

As Mike Kelton

Arena

1953

As Hob Danvers

Holiday for Sinners

1952

As Jason Kent

The Neon Ceiling

1971

As Jones

Companions in Nightmare

1968

As Eric Nicholson

Game of Death

1978

As Jim Marshall

Air Force

1943

As Co-Pilot

Kid Galahad

1962

As Willy Grogan

A Ticklish Affair

1963

As Key Weedon

Slaughter Trail

1951

As Ike Vaughn aka Murray

The Great Ice Rip-Off

1974

As Harkey Rollins

Spectre

1977

As Dr. Ham Hamilton

The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration

2019

As Martin Sloan (archive footage)

Desk Set

1957

As Mike Cutler

The Tanks Are Coming

1941

As Jim Allen

That Touch of Mink

1962

As Roger

Wake of the Red Witch

1948

As Samuel 'Sam' Rosen

Teacher's Pet

1958

As Dr. Hugo Pine

Young at Heart

1954

As Alex Burke

The Tunnel of Love

1958

As Dick Pepper

The Story on Page One

1959

As Larry Ellis

Strange Bedfellows

1965

As Richard Bramwell

Old Acquaintance

1943

As Rudd Kendall

Lust for Gold

1949

As Pete Thomas

Ask Any Girl

1959

As Evan Doughton

Torch Song

1953

As Cliff Willard

Tell It to the Judge

1949

As Alexander Darvac

You for Me

1952

As Dr. Jeff Chadwick

Five Miles to Midnight

1962

As David Barnes

Too Young to Kiss

1951

As John Tirsen

A Black Ribbon for Deborah

1974

As Ofenbauer

The Spiral Staircase

1961

As Stephen Warren

Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia

1974

As Quill

They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

1969

As Rocky Gravo

The Woman in White

1948

As Walter Hartright

The Girl Who Had Everything

1953

As Vance Court

Escape Me Never

1947

As Caryl Dubrok

The Turning Point of Jim Malloy

1975

As Ray Whitehead

For Love or Money

1963

As Sonny Smith

Only the Valiant

1951

As Lt. William Holloway

The Hindenburg

1975

As Edward Douglas

The Gay Sisters

1942

As Gig Young

Come Fill The Cup

1951

As Boyd Copeland

Target Unknown

1951

As Capt. Reiner

The Mad Martindales

1942

As Peter Varney (as Byron Barr)

The Three Musketeers

1948

As Porthos

The Desperate Hours

1955

As Chuck Wright

The Killer Elite

1975

As Lawrence Weyburn

Sherlock Holmes in New York

1976

As Mortimer McGrew

Misbehaving Husbands

1940

As Floor Walker (as Byron Barr)

Lovers and Other Strangers

1970

As Hal Henderson

The James Dean Story

1957

As Self

Bruce Lee: The Legend

1984

As Self

You're in the Army Now

1941

As Soldier

Dive Bomber

1941

As Abbott - Guinea Pig 2 Experiment 32 (uncredited)

Rear Window

1954

As Jeff's Editor (voice) (uncredited)

Breakdowns of 1942

1942

As Self

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

2004

As Self (archive footage)

The Male Animal

1942

As Student (uncredited)

One Foot in Heaven

1941

As First Groom Asking for Dog Licence (uncredited)

Sergeant York

1941

As Marching Soldier (uncredited)

They Died with Their Boots On

1941

As Lt. Roberts (uncredited)

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

1983

As Self (archive footage) (uncredited)