Gig Young

Acting

Gig Young

Born November 4, 1913Saint Cloud, Minnesota, USA90 credits

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).

Known For

Elvis: A Life in Music

Elvis: A Life in Music

Movie

2026

The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
10.0

The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration

Movie

2019

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
7.8

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

Movie

2004

Death In Hollywood
6.8

Death In Hollywood

Movie

1990

Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies

Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies

Movie

1988

Bruce Lee, the Legend
7.9

Bruce Lee, the Legend

Movie

1984

Filmography

Elvis: A Life in Music
2026Elvis: A Life in Musicas Self (archive footage)Movie
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
2019The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebrationas Martin Sloan (archive footage)Movie
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
2004Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegadeas Self (archive footage)Movie
Death In Hollywood
1990Death In HollywoodMovie
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
1988Hollywood Scandals and TragediesMovie
Bruce Lee, the Legend
1984Bruce Lee, the Legendas SelfMovie
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footageas Self (archive footage) (uncredited)Movie
Game of Death
1978Game of Deathas Jim MarshallMovie
Spectre
1977Spectreas Dr. Ham HamiltonMovie
Gibbsville
1976Gibbsvilleas Ray WhiteheadTV
Sherlock Holmes in New York
1976Sherlock Holmes in New Yorkas Mortimer McGrawMovie
The Hindenburg
1975The Hindenburgas Edward DouglasMovie
The Killer Elite
1975The Killer Eliteas Lawrence WeyburnMovie
The Turning Point of Jim Malloy
1975The Turning Point of Jim Malloyas Ray WhiteheadMovie
The Great Ice Rip-Off
1974The Great Ice Rip-Offas Harkey RollinsMovie
A Black Ribbon for Deborah
1974A Black Ribbon for Deborahas OfenbauerMovie
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
1974Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garciaas QuillMovie
The Neon Ceiling
1971The Neon Ceilingas JonesMovie
Lovers and Other Strangers
1970Lovers and Other Strangersas Hal HendersonMovie
McCloud
1970McCloudTV
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
1969They Shoot Horses, Don't They?as Rocky GravoMovie
Companions in Nightmare
1968Companions in Nightmareas Eric NicholsonMovie
The Dick Cavett Show
1968The Dick Cavett Showas Self - GuestTV
The Shuttered Room
1967The Shuttered Roomas Mike KeltonMovie
Strange Bedfellows
1965Strange Bedfellowsas Richard BramwellMovie
Invisible Diplomats
1965Invisible Diplomatsas BradMovie
The Rogues
1964The Roguesas Tony FlemingTV
The Hollywood Palace
1964The Hollywood Palaceas SelfTV
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963Kraft Suspense Theatreas Hugo MyrichTV
A Ticklish Affair
1963A Ticklish Affairas Key WeedonMovie
For Love or Money
1963For Love or Moneyas Sonny SmithMovie
Five Miles to Midnight
1962Five Miles to Midnightas David BarnesMovie
Kid Galahad
1962Kid Galahadas Willy GroganMovie
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carsonas SelfTV
The Merv Griffin Show
1962The Merv Griffin Showas SelfTV
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962The Alfred Hitchcock Houras Duke MarsdenTV
That Touch of Mink
1962That Touch of Minkas RogerMovie
The Mike Douglas Show
1961The Mike Douglas Showas SelfTV
The Spiral Staircase
1961The Spiral Staircaseas Stephen WarrenMovie
N
1960Ninotchkaas Leon DolgaMovie
The Story on Page One
1959The Story on Page Oneas Larry EllisMovie
The Twilight Zone
1959The Twilight Zoneas Martin SloanTV
Ask Any Girl
1959Ask Any Girlas Evan DoughtonMovie
The Tunnel of Love
1958The Tunnel of Loveas Dick PepperMovie
Teacher's Pet
1958Teacher's Petas Dr. Hugo PineMovie
The James Dean Story
1957The James Dean Storyas SelfMovie
Desk Set
1957Desk Setas Mike CutlerMovie
C
1956Conflictas Self - HostTV
Tony Awards
1956Tony Awardsas Self - PresenterTV
The Desperate Hours
1955The Desperate Hoursas Chuck WrightMovie
Young at Heart
1954Young at Heartas Alex BurkeMovie
Climax!
1954Climax!as Edgar HoltTV
Rear Window
1954Rear Windowas Jeff's Editor (voice) (uncredited)Movie
Torch Song
1953Torch Songas Cliff WillardMovie
Arena
1953Arenaas Hob DanversMovie
City That Never Sleeps
1953City That Never Sleepsas Johnny KellyMovie
The Girl Who Had Everything
1953The Girl Who Had Everythingas Vance CourtMovie
Holiday for Sinners
1952Holiday for Sinnersas Jason KentMovie
You for Me
1952You for Meas Dr. Jeff ChadwickMovie
Too Young to Kiss
1951Too Young to Kissas John TirsenMovie
Come Fill the Cup
1951Come Fill the Cupas Boyd CopelandMovie
Slaughter Trail
1951Slaughter Trailas Ike Vaughn aka MurrayMovie
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951Schlitz Playhouse of Starsas Jimmy SampsonTV
Only the Valiant
1951Only the Valiantas Lt. William HollowayMovie
Target Unknown
1951Target Unknownas Capt. ReinerMovie
Hunt the Man Down
1950Hunt the Man Downas Paul BennettMovie
L
1950Lux Video TheatreTV
What's My Line?
1950What's My Line?as SelfTV
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950Robert Montgomery Presentsas Tony MarinoTV
Tell It to the Judge
1949Tell It to the Judgeas Alexander DarvacMovie
Lust for Gold
1949Lust for Goldas Pete ThomasMovie
Wake of the Red Witch
1948Wake of the Red Witchas Samuel 'Sam' RosenMovie
Studio One
1948Studio Oneas Philip Adams / Alan FredericksTV
The Three Musketeers
1948The Three Musketeersas PorthosMovie
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948The Ed Sullivan Showas SelfTV
The Woman in White
1948The Woman in Whiteas Walter HartrightMovie
Escape Me Never
1947Escape Me Neveras Caryl DubrokMovie
Old Acquaintance
1943Old Acquaintanceas Rudd KendallMovie
Air Force
1943Air Forceas Co-PilotMovie
Breakdowns of 1942
1942Breakdowns of 1942as SelfMovie
The Gay Sisters
1942The Gay Sistersas Gig YoungMovie
The Mad Martindales
1942The Mad Martindalesas Peter Varney (as Byron Barr)Movie
The Male Animal
1942The Male Animalas Student (uncredited)Movie
You're in the Army Now
1941You're in the Army Nowas SoldierMovie
They Died with Their Boots On
1941They Died with Their Boots Onas Lt. Roberts (uncredited)Movie
One Foot in Heaven
1941One Foot in Heavenas First Groom Asking for Dog Licence (uncredited)Movie
The Tanks Are Coming
1941The Tanks Are Comingas Jim AllenMovie
Sergeant York
1941Sergeant Yorkas Marching Soldier (uncredited)Movie
Dive Bomber
1941Dive Bomberas Abbott - Guinea Pig 2 Experiment 32 (uncredited)Movie
Misbehaving Husbands
1940Misbehaving Husbandsas Floor Walker (as Byron Barr)Movie