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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Acting History
2019
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration as Martin Sloan (archive footage)
2004Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade as Self (archive footage)
1988Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
1984Bruce Lee: The Legend as Self
1983Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1978Game of Death as Jim Marshall
1977Spectre as Dr. Ham Hamilton
1976Gibbsville as Ray Whitehead
1976Sherlock Holmes in New York as Mortimer McGraw
1975The Hindenburg as Edward Douglas
1975The Killer Elite as Lawrence Weyburn
1975The Turning Point of Jim Malloy as Ray Whitehead
1974The Great Ice Rip-Off as Harkey Rollins
1974A Black Ribbon for Deborah as Ofenbauer
1974Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia as Quill
1971The Neon Ceiling as Jones
1970Lovers and Other Strangers as Hal Henderson
1970McCloud
1969They Shoot Horses, Don't They? as Rocky Gravo
1968Companions in Nightmare as Eric Nicholson
1968The Dick Cavett Show as Self - Guest
1967The Shuttered Room as Mike Kelton
1965Strange Bedfellows as Richard Bramwell
1965Invisible Diplomats as Brad
1964The Rogues as Tony Fleming
1964The Hollywood Palace as Self
1963Kraft Suspense Theatre as Hugo Myrich
1963A Ticklish Affair as Key Weedon
1963For Love or Money as Sonny Smith
1962Five Miles to Midnight as David Barnes
1962Kid Galahad as Willy Grogan
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
1962The Merv Griffin Show as Self
1962The Alfred Hitchcock Hour as Duke Marsden
1962That Touch of Mink as Roger
1961The Mike Douglas Show as Self
1961The Spiral Staircase as Stephen Warren
1959The Story on Page One as Larry Ellis
1959The Twilight Zone as Martin Sloan
1959Ask Any Girl as Evan Doughton
1958The Tunnel of Love as Dick Pepper
1958Teacher's Pet as Dr. Hugo Pine
1957The James Dean Story as Self
1957Desk Set as Mike Cutler
1956Conflict as Self - Host
1956Tony Awards as Self - Presenter
1955The Desperate Hours as Chuck Wright
1954Young at Heart as Alex Burke
1954Climax! as Edgar Holt
1954Rear Window as Jeff's Editor (voice) (uncredited)
1953Torch Song as Cliff Willard
1953Arena as Hob Danvers
1953City That Never Sleeps as Johnny Kelly
1953The Girl Who Had Everything as Vance Court
1952Holiday for Sinners as Jason Kent
1952You for Me as Dr. Jeff Chadwick
1951Too Young to Kiss as John Tirsen
1951Come Fill the Cup as Boyd Copeland
1951Slaughter Trail as Ike Vaughn aka Murray
1951Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as Jimmy Sampson
1951Only the Valiant as Lt. William Holloway
1951Target Unknown as Capt. Reiner
1950Hunt the Man Down as Paul Bennett
1950Lux Video Theatre
1950What's My Line? as Self
1950Robert Montgomery Presents as Tony Marino
1949Tell It to the Judge as Alexander Darvac
1949Lust for Gold as Pete Thomas
1948Wake of the Red Witch as Samuel 'Sam' Rosen
1948Studio One as Philip Adams / Alan Fredericks
1948The Three Musketeers as Porthos
1948The Ed Sullivan Show as Self
1948The Woman in White as Walter Hartright
1947Escape Me Never as Caryl Dubrok
1943Old Acquaintance as Rudd Kendall
1943Air Force as Co-Pilot
1942Breakdowns of 1942 as Self
1942The Gay Sisters as Gig Young
1942The Mad Martindales as Peter Varney (as Byron Barr)
1942The Male Animal as Student (uncredited)
1941You're in the Army Now as Soldier
1941They Died with Their Boots On as Lt. Roberts (uncredited)
1941One Foot in Heaven as First Groom Asking for Dog Licence (uncredited)
1941The Tanks Are Coming as Jim Allen
1941Sergeant York as Marching Soldier (uncredited)
1941Dive Bomber as Abbott - Guinea Pig 2 Experiment 32 (uncredited)
1940Misbehaving Husbands as Floor Walker (as Byron Barr)