Gig Young

Known for: Acting
Born: November 4, 1913, Saint Cloud, Minnesota, USA
Died: October 19, 1978
Movies: 71

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 Movies

8.3

Rear Window

1954

6.4

Game of Death

1978

7.1

Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia

1974

7.6

They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

1969

7.2

Sergeant York

1941

6.5

That Touch of Mink

1962

7.0

The Desperate Hours

1955

6.8

The Three Musketeers

1948

6.3

The Hindenburg

1975

5.8

The Killer Elite

1975

Filmography

2024	Remembering Gene Wilder	Self (archive photo/footage)
2019	The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration	Martin Sloan (archive footage)
2005	James Dean: Forever Young	Self (archive footage)
2004	Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade	Self (archive footage)
1990	Death In Hollywood	Self (archive footage)
1988	Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies	(archive footage) (uncredited)
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 McGraw
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
1960	Ninotchka	Leon Dolga
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
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

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