Gig Young
Acting
Born November 4, 1913 — Died October 19, 1978
From Saint Cloud, Minnesota, USA
Also known as Byron Elsworth Barr, Byron Barr, Bryant Fleming
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
Elvis: A Life in Music
Self (archive footage)
2026
Remembering Gene Wilder
Self (archive photo/footage)
20247.2
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
Martin Sloan (archive footage)
201910.0
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
Self (archive footage)
20048.0
Death In Hollywood
19906.8
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
(archive footage) (uncredited)
1988
Bruce Lee, the Legend
Self
19847.9
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
19837.0
Game of Death
Jim Marshall
19786.4
Spectre
Dr. Ham Hamilton
19776.0
Sherlock Holmes in New York
Mortimer McGraw
19766.0
The Hindenburg
Edward Douglas
19756.3
The Killer Elite
Lawrence Weyburn
19755.8
The Turning Point of Jim Malloy
Ray Whitehead
19758.0
The Great Ice Rip-Off
Harkey Rollins
19747.5
A Black Ribbon for Deborah
Ofenbauer
19745.6
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
Quill
19747.1
The Neon Ceiling
Jones
19717.8
Lovers and Other Strangers
Hal Henderson
19705.1
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
Rocky Gravo
19697.6
Companions in Nightmare
Eric Nicholson
19685.3
The Shuttered Room
Mike Kelton
19676.1
Strange Bedfellows
Richard Bramwell
19656.0
Invisible Diplomats
Brad
19658.0
A Ticklish Affair
Key Weedon
19635.9
For Love or Money
Sonny Smith
19636.1
Five Miles to Midnight
David Barnes
19626.0
Kid Galahad
Willy Grogan
19626.1
That Touch of Mink
Roger
19626.5
The Spiral Staircase
Stephen Warren
19618.0
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Ninotchka
Leon Dolga
19609.0
The Story on Page One
Larry Ellis
19595.1
Ask Any Girl
Evan Doughton
19596.5
The Tunnel of Love
Dick Pepper
19585.9
Teacher's Pet
Dr. Hugo Pine
19586.8
The James Dean Story
Self
19575.4
Desk Set
Mike Cutler
19577.0
The Desperate Hours
Chuck Wright
19557.0
Young at Heart
Alex Burke
19546.0
Rear Window
Jeff's Editor (voice) (uncredited)
19548.3
Torch Song
Cliff Willard
19535.9
Arena
Hob Danvers
19535.0
City That Never Sleeps
Johnny Kelly
19536.0
The Girl Who Had Everything
Vance Court
19536.2
Holiday for Sinners
Jason Kent
19526.3
You for Me
Dr. Jeff Chadwick
19525.9
Too Young to Kiss
John Tirsen
19515.1
Come Fill the Cup
Boyd Copeland
19517.0
Slaughter Trail
Ike Vaughn aka Murray
19514.5
Only the Valiant
Lt. William Holloway
19516.5
Target Unknown
Capt. Reiner
19517.0
Hunt the Man Down
Paul Bennett
19506.3
Tell It to the Judge
Alexander Darvac
19496.6
Lust for Gold
Pete Thomas
19496.0
Wake of the Red Witch
Samuel 'Sam' Rosen
19485.8
The Three Musketeers
Porthos
19486.8
The Woman in White
Walter Hartright
19485.7
Escape Me Never
Caryl Dubrok
19474.8
Old Acquaintance
Rudd Kendall
19437.1
Air Force
Co-Pilot
19436.5
Breakdowns of 1942
Self
19426.0
The Gay Sisters
Gig Young
19426.6
The Mad Martindales
Peter Varney (as Byron Barr)
19427.5
The Male Animal
Student (uncredited)
19424.5
You're in the Army Now
Soldier
19414.4
They Died with Their Boots On
Lt. Roberts (uncredited)
19416.7
One Foot in Heaven
First Groom Asking for Dog Licence (uncredited)
19416.9
The Tanks Are Coming
Jim Allen
19415.7
Sergeant York
Marching Soldier (uncredited)
19417.2
Dive Bomber
Abbott - Guinea Pig 2 Experiment 32 (uncredited)
19416.3
Misbehaving Husbands
Floor Walker (as Byron Barr)
19405.2