Gig Young

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).

Born

Nov 04, 1913

Saint Cloud, Minnesota, USA

Died

Oct 19, 1978

Known For

Acting

Movies

71 acting

0 crew

Popularity

1.0

movie

Known For

Rear Window

1954

as Jeff's Editor (voice) (uncredited)

Game of Death

1978

as Jim Marshall

The Three Musketeers

1948

as Porthos

They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

1969

as Rocky Gravo

Sergeant York

1941

as Marching Soldier (uncredited)

Bruce Lee, the Legend

1984

as Self

The Desperate Hours

1955

as Chuck Wright

Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia

1974

as Quill

The Hindenburg

1975

as Edward Douglas

That Touch of Mink

1962

as Roger

Rear Window

1954 • as Jeff's Editor (voice) (uncredited)

★ 8.3

Game of Death

1978 • as Jim Marshall

★ 6.4

The Three Musketeers

1948 • as Porthos

★ 6.8

They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

1969 • as Rocky Gravo

★ 7.6

Sergeant York

1941 • as Marching Soldier (uncredited)

★ 7.2

Bruce Lee, the Legend

1984 • as Self

★ 7.9

The Desperate Hours

1955 • as Chuck Wright

★ 7.0

Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia

1974 • as Quill

★ 7.1

The Hindenburg

1975 • as Edward Douglas

★ 6.3

That Touch of Mink

1962 • as Roger

★ 6.5

A Ticklish Affair

1963 • as Key Weedon

★ 5.9

They Died with Their Boots On

1941 • as Lt. Roberts (uncredited)

★ 6.7

Only the Valiant

1951 • as Lt. William Holloway

★ 6.5

Lovers and Other Strangers

1970 • as Hal Henderson

★ 5.1

The Killer Elite

1975 • as Lawrence Weyburn

★ 5.8

Kid Galahad

1962 • as Willy Grogan

★ 6.1

Remembering Gene Wilder

2024 • as Self (archive photo/footage)

★ 7.2

Desk Set

1957 • as Mike Cutler

★ 7.0

The James Dean Story

1957 • as Self

★ 5.4

Five Miles to Midnight

1962 • as David Barnes

★ 6.0

For Love or Money

1963 • as Sonny Smith

★ 6.1

Young at Heart

1954 • as Alex Burke

★ 6.0

Wake of the Red Witch

1948 • as Samuel 'Sam' Rosen

★ 5.8

Air Force

1943 • as Co-Pilot

★ 6.5

Strange Bedfellows

1965 • as Richard Bramwell

★ 6.0

Teacher's Pet

1958 • as Dr. Hugo Pine

★ 6.8

The Girl Who Had Everything

1953 • as Vance Court

★ 6.2

Sherlock Holmes in New York

1976 • as Mortimer McGraw

★ 6.0

Breakdowns of 1942

1942 • as Self

★ 6.0

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

1983 • as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

★ 7.0

Target Unknown

1951 • as Capt. Reiner

★ 7.0

Lust for Gold

1949 • as Pete Thomas

★ 6.0

Ask Any Girl

1959 • as Evan Doughton

★ 6.5

Dive Bomber

1941 • as Abbott - Guinea Pig 2 Experiment 32 (uncredited)

★ 6.3

The Tunnel of Love

1958 • as Dick Pepper

★ 5.9

Escape Me Never

1947 • as Caryl Dubrok

★ 4.8

Torch Song

1953 • as Cliff Willard

★ 5.9

The Male Animal

1942 • as Student (uncredited)

★ 4.5

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Ninotchka

1960 • as Leon Dolga

★ 9.0

The Shuttered Room

1967 • as Mike Kelton

★ 6.1

Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies

1988 • as (archive footage) (uncredited)

One Foot in Heaven

1941 • as First Groom Asking for Dog Licence (uncredited)

★ 6.9

Old Acquaintance

1943 • as Rudd Kendall

★ 7.1

Too Young to Kiss

1951 • as John Tirsen

★ 5.1

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

2004 • as Self (archive footage)

★ 8.0

Companions in Nightmare

1968 • as Eric Nicholson

★ 5.3

Elvis: A Life in Music

2026 • as Self (archive footage)

Come Fill the Cup

1951 • as Boyd Copeland

★ 7.0

The Woman in White

1948 • as Walter Hartright

★ 5.7

The Story on Page One

1959 • as Larry Ellis

★ 5.1

City That Never Sleeps

1953 • as Johnny Kelly

★ 6.0

The Gay Sisters

1942 • as Gig Young

★ 6.6

You're in the Army Now

1941 • as Soldier

★ 4.4

Holiday for Sinners

1952 • as Jason Kent

★ 6.3

Spectre

1977 • as Dr. Ham Hamilton

★ 6.0

Death In Hollywood

1990

★ 6.8

The Great Ice Rip-Off

1974 • as Harkey Rollins

★ 7.5

Arena

1953 • as Hob Danvers

★ 5.0

A Black Ribbon for Deborah

1974 • as Ofenbauer

★ 5.6

Hunt the Man Down

1950 • as Paul Bennett

★ 6.3

Tell It to the Judge

1949 • as Alexander Darvac

★ 6.6

The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration

The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration

2019 • as Martin Sloan (archive footage)

★ 10.0

The Tanks Are Coming

1941 • as Jim Allen

★ 5.7

Slaughter Trail

1951 • as Ike Vaughn aka Murray

★ 4.5

The Mad Martindales

1942 • as Peter Varney (as Byron Barr)

★ 7.5

The Spiral Staircase

1961 • as Stephen Warren

★ 8.0

You for Me

1952 • as Dr. Jeff Chadwick

★ 5.9

The Neon Ceiling

1971 • as Jones

★ 7.8

Misbehaving Husbands

1940 • as Floor Walker (as Byron Barr)

★ 5.2

Invisible Diplomats

1965 • as Brad

★ 8.0

The Turning Point of Jim Malloy

1975 • as Ray Whitehead

★ 8.0