Acting · Saint Cloud, Minnesota, USA · Born November 4, 1913
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).
MovieElvis: A Life in Music
2026
as Self (archive footage)
MovieRemembering Gene Wilder
2024
as Self (archive photo/footage)
MovieThe Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
2019
as Martin Sloan (archive footage)
MovieSam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
2004
as Self (archive footage)
MovieDeath In Hollywood
1990
MovieHollywood Scandals and Tragedies
1988
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
MovieBruce Lee, the Legend
1984
as Self
MovieHollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
MovieGame of Death
1978
as Jim Marshall
MovieSpectre
1977
as Dr. Ham Hamilton
TVGibbsville
1976
as Ray Whitehead
MovieSherlock Holmes in New York
1976
as Mortimer McGraw
MovieThe Hindenburg
1975
as Edward Douglas
MovieThe Killer Elite
1975
as Lawrence Weyburn
MovieThe Turning Point of Jim Malloy
1975
as Ray Whitehead
MovieThe Great Ice Rip-Off
1974
as Harkey Rollins
MovieA Black Ribbon for Deborah
1974
as Ofenbauer
MovieBring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
1974
as Quill
MovieThe Neon Ceiling
1971
as Jones
MovieLovers and Other Strangers
1970
as Hal Henderson
TVMcCloud
1970
MovieThey Shoot Horses, Don't They?
1969
as Rocky Gravo
MovieCompanions in Nightmare
1968
as Eric Nicholson
TVThe Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest
MovieThe Shuttered Room
1967
as Mike Kelton
TVHollywood Squares
1966
as Self
MovieStrange Bedfellows
1965
as Richard Bramwell
MovieInvisible Diplomats
1965
as Brad
TVThe Rogues
1964
as Tony Fleming
TVThe Hollywood Palace
1964
as Self
TVKraft Suspense Theatre
1963
as Hugo Myrich
MovieA Ticklish Affair
1963
as Key Weedon
MovieFor Love or Money
1963
as Sonny Smith
MovieFive Miles to Midnight
1962
as David Barnes
MovieKid Galahad
1962
as Willy Grogan
TVThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
TVThe Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
TVThe Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
as Duke Marsden
MovieThat Touch of Mink
1962
as Roger
TVThe Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
MovieThe Spiral Staircase
1961
as Stephen Warren
Ninotchka
1960
as Leon Dolga
MovieThe Story on Page One
1959
as Larry Ellis
TVThe Twilight Zone
1959
as Martin Sloan
MovieAsk Any Girl
1959
as Evan Doughton
MovieThe Tunnel of Love
1958
as Dick Pepper
MovieTeacher's Pet
1958
as Dr. Hugo Pine
MovieThe James Dean Story
1957
as Self
MovieDesk Set
1957
as Mike Cutler
Conflict
1956
as Self - Host
TVTony Awards
1956
as Self - Presenter
MovieThe Desperate Hours
1955
as Chuck Wright
MovieYoung at Heart
1954
as Alex Burke
TVClimax!
1954
as Edgar Holt
MovieRear Window
1954
as Jeff's Editor (voice) (uncredited)
MovieTorch Song
1953
as Cliff Willard
MovieArena
1953
as Hob Danvers
MovieCity That Never Sleeps
1953
as Johnny Kelly
MovieThe Girl Who Had Everything
1953
as Vance Court
MovieHoliday for Sinners
1952
as Jason Kent
MovieYou for Me
1952
as Dr. Jeff Chadwick
MovieToo Young to Kiss
1951
as John Tirsen
MovieCome Fill the Cup
1951
as Boyd Copeland
MovieSlaughter Trail
1951
as Ike Vaughn aka Murray
TVSchlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Jimmy Sampson
MovieOnly the Valiant
1951
as Lt. William Holloway
MovieTarget Unknown
1951
as Capt. Reiner
MovieHunt the Man Down
1950
as Paul Bennett
Lux Video Theatre
1950
TVWhat's My Line?
1950
as Self
TVRobert Montgomery Presents
1950
as Tony Marino
MovieTell It to the Judge
1949
as Alexander Darvac
MovieLust for Gold
1949
as Pete Thomas
MovieWake of the Red Witch
1948
as Samuel 'Sam' Rosen
TVStudio One
1948
as Philip Adams / Alan Fredericks
MovieThe Three Musketeers
1948
as Porthos
TVThe Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
MovieThe Woman in White
1948
as Walter Hartright
MovieEscape Me Never
1947
as Caryl Dubrok
MovieOld Acquaintance
1943
as Rudd Kendall
MovieAir Force
1943
as Co-Pilot
MovieBreakdowns of 1942
1942
as Self
MovieThe Gay Sisters
1942
as Gig Young
MovieThe Mad Martindales
1942
as Peter Varney (as Byron Barr)
MovieThe Male Animal
1942
as Student (uncredited)
MovieYou're in the Army Now
1941
as Soldier
MovieThey Died with Their Boots On
1941
as Lt. Roberts (uncredited)
MovieOne Foot in Heaven
1941
as First Groom Asking for Dog Licence (uncredited)
MovieThe Tanks Are Coming
1941
as Jim Allen
MovieSergeant York
1941
as Marching Soldier (uncredited)
MovieDive Bomber
1941
as Abbott - Guinea Pig 2 Experiment 32 (uncredited)
MovieMisbehaving Husbands
1940
as Floor Walker (as Byron Barr)
