Gig Young

Gig Young

Known for

Acting

Born

November 4, 1913

Birthplace

Saint Cloud, Minnesota, USA

Died

October 19, 1978 (aged 64)

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).

Best known work

Rear Window
Rear Window
1954
The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone
1959
Game of Death
Game of Death
1978
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
1974
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
1969
Sergeant York
Sergeant York
1941
That Touch of Mink
That Touch of Mink
1962
The Desperate Hours
The Desperate Hours
1955
The Three Musketeers
The Three Musketeers
1948
The Hindenburg
The Hindenburg
1975

Filmography

  1. 2026

    Elvis: A Life in Music

    as Self (archive footage)

  2. 2024

    Remembering Gene Wilder

    as Self (archive photo/footage)

  3. 2019

    The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration

    as Martin Sloan (archive footage)

  4. 2005

    James Dean: Forever Young

    as Self (archive footage)

  5. 2004

    Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

    as Self (archive footage)

  6. 1990

    Death In Hollywood

    as Self (archive footage)

  7. 1988

    Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies

    as (archive footage) (uncredited)

  8. 1984

    Bruce Lee, the Legend

    as Self

  9. 1983

    Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

    as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

  10. 1978

    Game of Death

    as Jim Marshall

  11. 1977

    Spectre

    as Dr. Ham Hamilton

  12. 1976

    GibbsvilleTV

    as Ray Whitehead (6 episodes)

  13. 1976

    Sherlock Holmes in New York

    as Mortimer McGraw

  14. 1975

    The Hindenburg

    as Edward Douglas

  15. 1975

    The Killer Elite

    as Lawrence Weyburn

  16. 1975

    The Turning Point of Jim Malloy

    as Ray Whitehead

  17. 1974

    The Great Ice Rip-Off

    as Harkey Rollins

  18. 1974

    A Black Ribbon for Deborah

    as Ofenbauer

  19. 1974

    Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia

    as Quill

  20. 1971

    The Neon Ceiling

    as Jones

  21. 1970

    Lovers and Other Strangers

    as Hal Henderson

  22. 1970

    McCloudTV

    as Jack Hefferman (1 episode)

  23. 1969

    They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

    as Rocky Gravo

  24. 1968

    Companions in Nightmare

    as Eric Nicholson

  25. 1968

    The Dick Cavett ShowTV

    as Self - Guest (1 episode)

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