Gig Young
Born in Saint Cloud, Minnesota, USA — Nov 04 1913• Died Oct 19 1978
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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).
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Gig Young's Credits
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The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Duke Marsden
The Twilight Zone
Martin Sloan
Climax!
Edgar Holt
Robert Montgomery Presents
Tony Marino
Studio One
Philip Adams / Alan Fredericks
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Hugo Myrich
McCloud
What's My Line?
Self
The Rogues
Tony Fleming
The Hollywood Palace
Self
Lux Video Theatre
Rear Window
Jeff's Editor (voice) (uncredited)
Game of Death
Jim Marshall
Gibbsville
Ray Whitehead
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Jimmy Sampson
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Conflict
Self - Host
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
Rocky Gravo
Sergeant York
Marching Soldier (uncredited)
The Three Musketeers
Porthos
They Died with Their Boots On
Lt. Roberts (uncredited)
The Male Animal
Student (uncredited)
The Gay Sisters
Gig Young
The Hindenburg
Edward Douglas
Only the Valiant
Lt. William Holloway
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
Quill
Air Force
Co-Pilot
One Foot in Heaven
First Groom Asking for Dog Licence (uncredited)
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
Self (archive footage)
Teacher's Pet
Dr. Hugo Pine
Come Fill the Cup
Boyd Copeland
Bruce Lee, the Legend
Self
Desk Set
Mike Cutler
The Killer Elite
Lawrence Weyburn
That Touch of Mink
Roger
The Tunnel of Love
Dick Pepper
Too Young to Kiss
John Tirsen
Wake of the Red Witch
Samuel 'Sam' Rosen
Young at Heart
Alex Burke
The Desperate Hours
Chuck Wright
A Ticklish Affair
Key Weedon
Breakdowns of 1942
Self
Torch Song
Cliff Willard
For Love or Money
Sonny Smith
The Shuttered Room
Mike Kelton
Lovers and Other Strangers
Hal Henderson
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
Martin Sloan (archive footage)
Lust for Gold
Pete Thomas
The Story on Page One
Larry Ellis
Spectre
Dr. Ham Hamilton
The James Dean Story
Self
Old Acquaintance
Rudd Kendall
Ask Any Girl
Evan Doughton
Dive Bomber
Abbott - Guinea Pig 2 Experiment 32 (uncredited)
Hunt the Man Down
Paul Bennett
Arena
Hob Danvers
Target Unknown
Capt. Reiner
Kid Galahad
Willy Grogan
The Woman in White
Walter Hartright
Sherlock Holmes in New York
Mortimer McGraw
Elvis: A Life in Music
Self (archive footage)
Companions in Nightmare
Eric Nicholson
Holiday for Sinners
Jason Kent
The Girl Who Had Everything
Vance Court
The Great Ice Rip-Off
Harkey Rollins
The Turning Point of Jim Malloy
Ray Whitehead
The Tanks Are Coming
Jim Allen
Slaughter Trail
Ike Vaughn aka Murray
Escape Me Never
Caryl Dubrok
The Mad Martindales
Peter Varney (as Byron Barr)
A Black Ribbon for Deborah
Ofenbauer
Strange Bedfellows
Richard Bramwell
Five Miles to Midnight
David Barnes
The Neon Ceiling
Jones
Invisible Diplomats
Brad
City That Never Sleeps
Johnny Kelly
Tell It to the Judge
Alexander Darvac
Ninotchka
Leon Dolga
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
You for Me
Dr. Jeff Chadwick
The Spiral Staircase
Stephen Warren
You're in the Army Now
Soldier
Misbehaving Husbands
Floor Walker (as Byron Barr)
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter