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Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
November 4, 1913
Place of Birth:
Saint Cloud, Minnesota, USA
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Gig Young
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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Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration | Martin Sloan (archive footage) |
| 2004 | Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade | Self (archive footage) |
| 1984 | Bruce Lee: The Legend | Self |
| 1983 | Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 1978 | Game of Death | Jim Marshall |
| 1977 | Spectre | Dr. Ham Hamilton |
| 1976 | Sherlock Holmes in New York | Mortimer McGrew |
| 1975 | The Killer Elite | Lawrence Weyburn |
| 1975 | The Hindenburg | Edward Douglas |
| 1975 | The Turning Point of Jim Malloy | Ray Whitehead |
| 1974 | Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia | Quill |
| 1974 | The Great Ice Rip-Off | Harkey Rollins |
| 1974 | A Black Ribbon for Deborah | Ofenbauer |
| 1971 | The Neon Ceiling | Jones |
| 1970 | Lovers and Other Strangers | Hal Henderson |
| 1969 | They Shoot Horses, Don't They? | Rocky Gravo |
| 1968 | Companions in Nightmare | Eric Nicholson |
| 1967 | The Shuttered Room | Mike Kelton |
| 1965 | Strange Bedfellows | Richard Bramwell |
| 1965 | Invisible Diplomats | Brad |
| 1963 | A Ticklish Affair | Key Weedon |
| 1963 | For Love or Money | Sonny Smith |
| 1962 | That Touch of Mink | Roger |
| 1962 | Kid Galahad | Willy Grogan |
| 1962 | Five Miles to Midnight | David Barnes |
| 1961 | The Spiral Staircase | Stephen Warren |
| 1959 | The Story on Page One | Larry Ellis |
| 1959 | Ask Any Girl | Evan Doughton |
| 1958 | Teacher's Pet | Dr. Hugo Pine |
| 1958 | The Tunnel of Love | Dick Pepper |
| 1957 | Desk Set | Mike Cutler |
| 1957 | The James Dean Story | Self |
| 1955 | The Desperate Hours | Chuck Wright |
| 1954 | Young at Heart | Alex Burke |
| 1954 | Rear Window | Jeff's Editor (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1953 | City That Never Sleeps | Johnny Kelly |
| 1953 | The Girl Who Had Everything | Vance Court |
| 1953 | Arena | Hob Danvers |
| 1953 | Torch Song | Cliff Willard |
| 1952 | Holiday for Sinners | Jason Kent |
| 1952 | You for Me | Dr. Jeff Chadwick |
| 1951 | Only the Valiant | Lt. William Holloway |
| 1951 | Too Young to Kiss | John Tirsen |
| 1951 | Come Fill the Cup | Boyd Copeland |
| 1951 | Slaughter Trail | Ike Vaughn aka Murray |
| 1951 | Target Unknown | Capt. Reiner |
| 1950 | Hunt the Man Down | Paul Bennett |
| 1949 | Lust for Gold | Pete Thomas |
| 1949 | Tell It to the Judge | Alexander Darvac |
| 1948 | Wake of the Red Witch | Samuel 'Sam' Rosen |
| 1948 | The Three Musketeers | Porthos |
| 1948 | The Woman in White | Walter Hartright |
| 1947 | Escape Me Never | Caryl Dubrok |
| 1943 | Air Force | Co-Pilot |
| 1943 | Old Acquaintance | Rudd Kendall |
| 1942 | The Male Animal | Student (uncredited) |
| 1942 | The Gay Sisters | Gig Young |
| 1942 | The Mad Martindales | Peter Varney (as Byron Barr) |
| 1942 | Breakdowns of 1942 | Self |
| 1941 | The Tanks Are Coming | Jim Allen |
| 1941 | Sergeant York | Marching Soldier (uncredited) |
| 1941 | They Died with Their Boots On | Lt. Roberts (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Dive Bomber | Abbott - Guinea Pig 2 Experiment 32 (uncredited) |
| 1941 | You're in the Army Now | Soldier |
| 1941 | One Foot in Heaven | First Groom Asking for Dog Licence (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Misbehaving Husbands | Floor Walker (as Byron Barr) |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Gibbsville | Ray Whitehead |
| 1970 | McCloud | |
| 1968 | The Dick Cavett Show | Self - Guest |
| 1964 | The Hollywood Palace | Self - Host |
| 1964 | The Rogues | Tony Fleming |
| 1963 | Kraft Suspense Theatre | Hugo Myrich |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self |
| 1962 | The Alfred Hitchcock Hour | Duke Marsden |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show | Self |
| 1959 | The Twilight Zone | Martin Sloan |
| 1956 | Tony Awards | Self - Presenter |
| 1956 | Conflict | Self - Host |
| 1954 | Climax! | Edgar Holt |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars | Jimmy Sampson |
| 1950 | Lux Video Theatre | |
| 1950 | Robert Montgomery Presents | Tony Marino |
| 1950 | What's My Line? | Self - Panelist |
| 1948 | Studio One | Philip Adams / Alan Fredericks |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Show | Self |