Gig Young

Acting

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).

Filmography 92

Movies (71)

Elvis: A Life in Music
2026
Self (archive footage)
Remembering Gene Wilder
2024
Self (archive photo/footage)
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
2019
Martin Sloan (archive footage)
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
2004
Self (archive footage)
Death In Hollywood
1990
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
1988
(archive footage) (uncredited)
Bruce Lee, the Legend
1984
Self
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Game of Death
1978
Jim Marshall
Spectre
1977
Dr. Ham Hamilton
Sherlock Holmes in New York
1976
Mortimer McGraw
The Hindenburg
1975
Edward Douglas
The Killer Elite
1975
Lawrence Weyburn
The Turning Point of Jim Malloy
1975
Ray Whitehead
The Great Ice Rip-Off
1974
Harkey Rollins
A Black Ribbon for Deborah
1974
Ofenbauer
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
1974
Quill
The Neon Ceiling
1971
Jones
Lovers and Other Strangers
1970
Hal Henderson
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
1969
Rocky Gravo
Companions in Nightmare
1968
Eric Nicholson
The Shuttered Room
1967
Mike Kelton
Strange Bedfellows
1965
Richard Bramwell
Invisible Diplomats
1965
Brad
A Ticklish Affair
1963
Key Weedon
For Love or Money
1963
Sonny Smith
Five Miles to Midnight
1962
David Barnes
Kid Galahad
1962
Willy Grogan
That Touch of Mink
1962
Roger
The Spiral Staircase
1961
Stephen Warren

Shows (21)

Gibbsville
1976
Ray Whitehead
McCloud
1970
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
Self - Guest
Hollywood Squares
1966
Self
The Rogues
1964
Tony Fleming
The Hollywood Palace
1964
Self
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963
Hugo Myrich
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
Self
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
Self
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
Duke Marsden
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
Self
The Twilight Zone
1959
Martin Sloan
Conflict
1956
Self - Host
Tony Awards
1956
Self - Presenter
Climax!
1954
Edgar Holt
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
Jimmy Sampson
Lux Video Theatre
1950
What's My Line?
1950
Self
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
Tony Marino
Studio One
1948
Philip Adams / Alan Fredericks
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
Self