Gig Young

Acting

November 4, 1913 – October 19, 1978 (died at 64)

Saint Cloud, Minnesota, USA

Male

70 Movies

21 TV Shows

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).

Game of Death

1978 6.4

as Jim Marshall

Age 64

They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

1969 7.6

as Rocky Gravo

Age 56 (now 64)

Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia

1974 7.1

as Quill

Age 60 (now 64)

That Touch of Mink

1962 6.5

as Roger

Age 48 (now 64)

Desk Set

1957 7.0

as Mike Cutler

Age 43 (now 64)

Teacher's Pet

1958 6.8

as Dr. Hugo Pine

Age 44 (now 64)

Air Force

1943 6.5

as Co-Pilot

Age 29 (now 64)

The Shuttered Room

1967 6.1

as Mike Kelton

Age 53 (now 64)

The Desperate Hours

1955 7.0

as Chuck Wright

Age 41 (now 64)

The Hindenburg

1975 6.3

as Edward Douglas

Age 62 (now 64)

City That Never Sleeps

1953 6.0

as Johnny Kelly

Age 39 (now 64)

Kid Galahad

1962 6.1

as Willy Grogan

Age 49 (now 64)

The Three Musketeers

1948 6.8

as Porthos

Age 34 (now 64)

Old Acquaintance

1943 7.1

as Rudd Kendall

Age 30 (now 64)

Young at Heart

1954 6.0

as Alex Burke

Age 41 (now 64)

Wake of the Red Witch

1948 5.7

as Samuel 'Sam' Rosen

Age 35 (now 64)

Elvis: A Life in Music

2026

as Self (archive footage)

Age 112 (now 64)

The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration

2019 10.0

as Martin Sloan (archive footage)

Age 106 (now 64)

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

2004 8.0

as Self (archive footage)

Age 90 (now 64)

Death In Hollywood

1990 6.8

Age 76 (now 64)

Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies

1988

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

Age 74 (now 64)

Bruce Lee, the Legend

1984 7.9

as Self

Age 70 (now 64)

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

1983 7.0

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Age 69 (now 64)

Game of Death

1978 6.4

as Jim Marshall

Age 64

Spectre

1977 6.0

as Dr. Ham Hamilton

Age 63 (now 64)

Sherlock Holmes in New York

1976 6.0

as Mortimer McGraw

Age 62 (now 64)

The Hindenburg

1975 6.3

as Edward Douglas

Age 62 (now 64)

The Killer Elite

1975 5.8

as Lawrence Weyburn

Age 62 (now 64)

The Turning Point of Jim Malloy

1975 8.0

as Ray Whitehead

Age 61 (now 64)

The Great Ice Rip-Off

1974 7.5

as Harkey Rollins

Age 61 (now 64)

A Black Ribbon for Deborah

1974 5.6

as Ofenbauer

Age 60 (now 64)

Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia

1974 7.1

as Quill

Age 60 (now 64)

The Neon Ceiling

1971 7.8

as Jones

Age 57 (now 64)

Lovers and Other Strangers

1970 5.1

as Hal Henderson

Age 56 (now 64)

They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

1969 7.6

as Rocky Gravo

Age 56 (now 64)

Companions in Nightmare

1968 5.3

as Eric Nicholson

Age 55 (now 64)

The Shuttered Room

1967 6.1

as Mike Kelton

Age 53 (now 64)

Strange Bedfellows

1965 6.0

as Richard Bramwell

Age 51 (now 64)

Invisible Diplomats

1965 8.0

as Brad

Age 51 (now 64)

A Ticklish Affair

1963 5.9

as Key Weedon

Age 49 (now 64)

For Love or Money

1963 6.1

as Sonny Smith

Age 49 (now 64)

Five Miles to Midnight

1962 5.8

as David Barnes

Age 49 (now 64)

Kid Galahad

1962 6.1

as Willy Grogan

Age 49 (now 64)

That Touch of Mink

1962 6.5

as Roger

Age 48 (now 64)

The Spiral Staircase

1961 8.0

as Stephen Warren

Age 47 (now 64)

Ninotchka

1960 9.0

as Leon Dolga

Age 46 (now 64)

The Story on Page One

1959 5.1

as Larry Ellis

Age 46 (now 64)

Ask Any Girl

1959 6.5

as Evan Doughton

Age 45 (now 64)

The Tunnel of Love

1958 5.9

as Dick Pepper

Age 45 (now 64)

Teacher's Pet

1958 6.8

as Dr. Hugo Pine

Age 44 (now 64)

The James Dean Story

1957 5.4

as Self

Age 43 (now 64)

Desk Set

1957 7.0

as Mike Cutler

Age 43 (now 64)

The Desperate Hours

1955 7.0

as Chuck Wright

Age 41 (now 64)

Young at Heart

1954 6.0

as Alex Burke

Age 41 (now 64)

Rear Window

1954 8.3

as Jeff's Editor (voice) (uncredited)

Age 40 (now 64)

Torch Song

1953 5.9

as Cliff Willard

Age 39 (now 64)

Arena

1953 5.0

as Hob Danvers

Age 39 (now 64)

City That Never Sleeps

1953 6.0

as Johnny Kelly

Age 39 (now 64)

The Girl Who Had Everything

1953 6.2

as Vance Court

Age 39 (now 64)

Holiday for Sinners

1952 6.3

as Jason Kent

Age 38 (now 64)

You for Me

1952 5.9

as Dr. Jeff Chadwick

Age 38 (now 64)

Too Young to Kiss

1951 5.1

as John Tirsen

Age 38 (now 64)

Come Fill the Cup

1951 7.0

as Boyd Copeland

Age 37 (now 64)

Slaughter Trail

1951 4.5

as Ike Vaughn aka Murray

Age 37 (now 64)

Only the Valiant

1951 6.5

as Lt. William Holloway

Age 37 (now 64)

Target Unknown

1951 7.0

as Capt. Reiner

Age 37 (now 64)

Hunt the Man Down

1950 6.3

as Paul Bennett

Age 37 (now 64)

Tell It to the Judge

1949 6.6

as Alexander Darvac

Age 36 (now 64)

Lust for Gold

1949 6.0

as Pete Thomas

Age 35 (now 64)

Wake of the Red Witch

1948 5.7

as Samuel 'Sam' Rosen

Age 35 (now 64)

The Three Musketeers

1948 6.8

as Porthos

Age 34 (now 64)

The Woman in White

1948 5.7

as Walter Hartright

Age 34 (now 64)

Escape Me Never

1947 4.8

as Caryl Dubrok

Age 34 (now 64)

Old Acquaintance

1943 7.1

as Rudd Kendall

Age 30 (now 64)

Air Force

1943 6.5

as Co-Pilot

Age 29 (now 64)

Breakdowns of 1942

1942 6.0

as Self

Age 29 (now 64)

The Gay Sisters

1942 6.6

as Gig Young

Age 28 (now 64)

The Mad Martindales

1942 7.5

as Peter Varney (as Byron Barr)

Age 28 (now 64)

The Male Animal

1942 4.5

as Student (uncredited)

Age 28 (now 64)

You're in the Army Now

1941 4.4

as Soldier

Age 28 (now 64)

They Died with Their Boots On

1941 6.7

as Lt. Roberts (uncredited)

Age 28 (now 64)

One Foot in Heaven

1941 6.9

as First Groom Asking for Dog Licence (uncredited)

Age 27 (now 64)

The Tanks Are Coming

1941 5.7

as Jim Allen

Age 27 (now 64)

Sergeant York

1941 7.2

as Marching Soldier (uncredited)

Age 27 (now 64)

Dive Bomber

1941 6.5

as Abbott - Guinea Pig 2 Experiment 32 (uncredited)

Age 27 (now 64)

Misbehaving Husbands

1940 5.2

as Floor Walker (as Byron Barr)

Age 27 (now 64)