Actor
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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Gig Young, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia. ...

Known For
Acting
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 Hindenburg | Edward Douglas
1975 -- The Killer Elite | Lawrence Weyburn
1975 -- The Turning Point of Jim Malloy | Ray Whitehead
1974 -- The Great Ice Rip-Off | Harkey Rollins
1974 -- A Black Ribbon for Deborah | Ofenbauer
1974 -- Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia | Quill
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 -- Five Miles to Midnight | David Barnes
1962 -- Kid Galahad | Willy Grogan
1962 -- That Touch of Mink | Roger
1961 -- The Spiral Staircase | Stephen Warren
1959 -- The Story on Page One | Larry Ellis
1959 -- Ask Any Girl | Evan Doughton
1958 -- The Tunnel of Love | Dick Pepper
1958 -- Teacher's Pet | Dr. Hugo Pine
1957 -- The James Dean Story | Self
1957 -- Desk Set | Mike Cutler
1955 -- The Desperate Hours | Chuck Wright
1954 -- Young at Heart | Alex Burke
1954 -- Rear Window | Jeff's Editor (voice) (uncredited)
1953 -- Torch Song | Cliff Willard
1953 -- Arena | Hob Danvers
1953 -- City That Never Sleeps | Johnny Kelly
1953 -- The Girl Who Had Everything | Vance Court
1952 -- Holiday for Sinners | Jason Kent
1952 -- You for Me | Dr. Jeff Chadwick
1951 -- Too Young to Kiss | John Tirsen
1951 -- Come Fill the Cup | Boyd Copeland
1951 -- Slaughter Trail | Ike Vaughn aka Murray
1951 -- Only the Valiant | Lt. William Holloway
1951 -- Target Unknown | Capt. Reiner
1950 -- Hunt the Man Down | Paul Bennett
1949 -- Tell It to the Judge | Alexander Darvac
1949 -- Lust for Gold | Pete Thomas
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 -- Old Acquaintance | Rudd Kendall
1943 -- Air Force | Co-Pilot
1942 -- Breakdowns of 1942 | Self
1942 -- The Gay Sisters | Gig Young
1942 -- The Mad Martindales | Peter Varney (as Byron Barr)
1942 -- The Male Animal | Student (uncredited)
1941 -- You're in the Army Now | Soldier
1941 -- They Died with Their Boots On | Lt. Roberts (uncredited)
1941 -- One Foot in Heaven | First Groom Asking for Dog Licence (uncredited)
1941 -- The Tanks Are Coming | Jim Allen
1941 -- Sergeant York | Marching Soldier (uncredited)
1941 -- Dive Bomber | Abbott - Guinea Pig 2 Experiment 32 (uncredited)
1940 -- Misbehaving Husbands | Floor Walker (as Byron Barr)
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