Gig Young

Gig Young

Birthday: November 4, 1913 in Saint Cloud, Minnesota, USA

Deathday: October 19, 1978

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

Game of Death

Game of Death

Rear Window

Rear Window

Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia

Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia

The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration

The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration

Martin Sloan (archive footage)

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

Self (archive footage)

Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies

Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies

Bruce Lee: The Legend

Bruce Lee: The Legend

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Game of Death

Game of Death

Spectre

Spectre

Dr. Ham Hamilton

Sherlock Holmes in New York

Sherlock Holmes in New York

Mortimer McGrew

McCloud

McCloud

Gibbsville

Gibbsville

The Killer Elite

The Killer Elite

Lawrence Weyburn

The Hindenburg

The Hindenburg

The Turning Point of Jim Malloy

The Turning Point of Jim Malloy

Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia

Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia

The Great Ice Rip-Off

The Great Ice Rip-Off

A Black Ribbon for Deborah

A Black Ribbon for Deborah

The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show

The Neon Ceiling

The Neon Ceiling

Lovers and Other Strangers

Lovers and Other Strangers

The Dick Cavett Show

The Dick Cavett Show

They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

Companions in Nightmare

Companions in Nightmare

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Shuttered Room

The Shuttered Room

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

Strange Bedfellows

Strange Bedfellows

Richard Bramwell

Invisible Diplomats

Invisible Diplomats

The Hollywood Palace

The Hollywood Palace

The Rogues

The Rogues

A Ticklish Affair

A Ticklish Affair

For Love or Money

For Love or Money

Kraft Suspense Theatre

Kraft Suspense Theatre

That Touch of Mink

That Touch of Mink

Kid Galahad

Kid Galahad

Five Miles to Midnight

Five Miles to Midnight

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

The Spiral Staircase

The Spiral Staircase

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

Self - Presenter

The Story on Page One

The Story on Page One

Ask Any Girl

Ask Any Girl

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

Teacher's Pet

Teacher's Pet

The Tunnel of Love

The Tunnel of Love

Studio One

Studio One

Philip Adams / Alan Fredericks

What's My Line?

What's My Line?

Self - Panelist

Desk Set

Desk Set

The James Dean Story

The James Dean Story

Climax!

Climax!

Conflict

Conflict

The Desperate Hours

The Desperate Hours

Young at Heart

Young at Heart

Rear Window

Rear Window

Jeff's Editor (voice) (uncredited)

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

City That Never Sleeps

City That Never Sleeps

The Girl Who Had Everything

The Girl Who Had Everything

Arena

Arena

Torch Song

Torch Song

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Robert Montgomery Presents

Robert Montgomery Presents

Holiday for Sinners

Holiday for Sinners

You for Me

You for Me

Dr. Jeff Chadwick

Only the Valiant

Only the Valiant

Lt. William Holloway

Too Young to Kiss

Too Young to Kiss

Come Fill the Cup

Come Fill the Cup

Slaughter Trail

Slaughter Trail

Ike Vaughn aka Murray

Target Unknown

Target Unknown

Hunt the Man Down

Hunt the Man Down

Lust for Gold

Lust for Gold

Tell It to the Judge

Tell It to the Judge

Alexander Darvac

Wake of the Red Witch

Wake of the Red Witch

Samuel 'Sam' Rosen

The Three Musketeers

The Three Musketeers

The Woman in White

The Woman in White

Walter Hartright

Escape Me Never

Escape Me Never

Air Force

Air Force

Old Acquaintance

Old Acquaintance

The Male Animal

The Male Animal

Student (uncredited)

The Gay Sisters

The Gay Sisters

The Mad Martindales

The Mad Martindales

Peter Varney (as Byron Barr)

Breakdowns of 1942

Breakdowns of 1942

The Tanks Are Coming

The Tanks Are Coming

Sergeant York

Sergeant York

Marching Soldier (uncredited)

They Died with Their Boots On

They Died with Their Boots On

Lt. Roberts (uncredited)

Dive Bomber

Dive Bomber

Abbott - Guinea Pig 2 Experiment 32 (uncredited)

You're in the Army Now

You're in the Army Now

One Foot in Heaven

One Foot in Heaven

First Groom Asking for Dog Licence (uncredited)

Misbehaving Husbands

Misbehaving Husbands

Floor Walker (as Byron Barr)

The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration

The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration

Martin Sloan (archive footage)

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

Self (archive footage)

Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies

Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies

Bruce Lee: The Legend

Bruce Lee: The Legend

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Game of Death

Game of Death

Spectre

Spectre

Dr. Ham Hamilton

Sherlock Holmes in New York

Sherlock Holmes in New York

Mortimer McGrew

The Killer Elite

The Killer Elite

Lawrence Weyburn

The Hindenburg

The Hindenburg

The Turning Point of Jim Malloy

The Turning Point of Jim Malloy

Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia

Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia

The Great Ice Rip-Off

The Great Ice Rip-Off

A Black Ribbon for Deborah

A Black Ribbon for Deborah

The Neon Ceiling

The Neon Ceiling

Lovers and Other Strangers

Lovers and Other Strangers

They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

Companions in Nightmare

Companions in Nightmare

The Shuttered Room

The Shuttered Room

Strange Bedfellows

Strange Bedfellows

Richard Bramwell

Invisible Diplomats

Invisible Diplomats

A Ticklish Affair

A Ticklish Affair

For Love or Money

For Love or Money

That Touch of Mink

That Touch of Mink

Kid Galahad

Kid Galahad

Five Miles to Midnight

Five Miles to Midnight

The Spiral Staircase

The Spiral Staircase

The Story on Page One

The Story on Page One

Ask Any Girl

Ask Any Girl

Teacher's Pet

Teacher's Pet

The Tunnel of Love

The Tunnel of Love

Desk Set

Desk Set

The James Dean Story

The James Dean Story

The Desperate Hours

The Desperate Hours

Young at Heart

Young at Heart

Rear Window

Rear Window

Jeff's Editor (voice) (uncredited)

City That Never Sleeps

City That Never Sleeps

The Girl Who Had Everything

The Girl Who Had Everything

Arena

Arena

Torch Song

Torch Song

Holiday for Sinners

Holiday for Sinners

You for Me

You for Me

Dr. Jeff Chadwick

Only the Valiant

Only the Valiant

Lt. William Holloway

Too Young to Kiss

Too Young to Kiss

Come Fill the Cup

Come Fill the Cup

Slaughter Trail

Slaughter Trail

Ike Vaughn aka Murray

Target Unknown

Target Unknown

Hunt the Man Down

Hunt the Man Down

Lust for Gold

Lust for Gold

Tell It to the Judge

Tell It to the Judge

Alexander Darvac

Wake of the Red Witch

Wake of the Red Witch

Samuel 'Sam' Rosen

The Three Musketeers

The Three Musketeers

The Woman in White

The Woman in White

Walter Hartright

Escape Me Never

Escape Me Never

Air Force

Air Force

Old Acquaintance

Old Acquaintance

The Male Animal

The Male Animal

Student (uncredited)

The Gay Sisters

The Gay Sisters

The Mad Martindales

The Mad Martindales

Peter Varney (as Byron Barr)

Breakdowns of 1942

Breakdowns of 1942

The Tanks Are Coming

The Tanks Are Coming

Sergeant York

Sergeant York

Marching Soldier (uncredited)

They Died with Their Boots On

They Died with Their Boots On

Lt. Roberts (uncredited)

Dive Bomber

Dive Bomber

Abbott - Guinea Pig 2 Experiment 32 (uncredited)

You're in the Army Now

You're in the Army Now

One Foot in Heaven

One Foot in Heaven

First Groom Asking for Dog Licence (uncredited)

Misbehaving Husbands

Misbehaving Husbands

Floor Walker (as Byron Barr)

McCloud

McCloud

Gibbsville

Gibbsville

The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show

The Dick Cavett Show

The Dick Cavett Show

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

The Hollywood Palace

The Hollywood Palace

The Rogues

The Rogues

Kraft Suspense Theatre

Kraft Suspense Theatre

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

Self - Presenter

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

Studio One

Studio One

Philip Adams / Alan Fredericks

What's My Line?

What's My Line?

Self - Panelist

Climax!

Climax!

Conflict

Conflict

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Robert Montgomery Presents

Robert Montgomery Presents