Acting
Gig Young
EN, CN, IT cinema · 71 credits
Born
4 November 1913
Died
19 October 1978 (aged 64)
Birthplace
Saint Cloud, Minnesota, USA
Also known as Byron Elsworth Barr · Byron Barr · Bryant Fleming · Gig · Ronald Reed · Гиг Янг
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).
Known for
Filmography
Remembering Gene Wilder
as Self (archive photo/footage)
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
as Martin Sloan (archive footage)
James Dean: Forever Young
as Self (archive footage)
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
as Self (archive footage)
Death In Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Game of Death
as Jim Marshall
Spectre
as Dr. Ham Hamilton
Sherlock Holmes in New York
as Mortimer McGraw
The Killer Elite
as Lawrence Weyburn
The Hindenburg
as Edward Douglas
The Turning Point of Jim Malloy
as Ray Whitehead
The Great Ice Rip-Off
as Harkey Rollins
A Black Ribbon for Deborah
as Ofenbauer
The Neon Ceiling
as Jones
Lovers and Other Strangers
as Hal Henderson
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
as Rocky Gravo
Companions in Nightmare
as Eric Nicholson
The Shuttered Room
as Mike Kelton
Strange Bedfellows
as Richard Bramwell
A Ticklish Affair
as Key Weedon
For Love or Money
as Sonny Smith
That Touch of Mink
as Roger
Kid Galahad
as Willy Grogan
Five Miles to Midnight
as David Barnes
The Spiral Staircase
as Stephen Warren
Ninotchka
1960
Ninotchka
as Leon Dolga
The Story on Page One
as Larry Ellis
Ask Any Girl
as Evan Doughton
Teacher's Pet
as Dr. Hugo Pine
The Tunnel of Love
as Dick Pepper
Desk Set
as Mike Cutler
The Desperate Hours
as Chuck Wright
Young at Heart
as Alex Burke
Rear Window
as Jeff's Editor (voice) (uncredited)
City That Never Sleeps
as Johnny Kelly
The Girl Who Had Everything
as Vance Court
Arena
as Hob Danvers
Torch Song
as Cliff Willard
Holiday for Sinners
as Jason Kent
You for Me
as Dr. Jeff Chadwick
Only the Valiant
as Lt. William Holloway
Too Young to Kiss
as John Tirsen
Come Fill the Cup
as Boyd Copeland
Slaughter Trail
as Ike Vaughn aka Murray
Target Unknown
as Capt. Reiner
Hunt the Man Down
as Paul Bennett
Lust for Gold
as Pete Thomas
Tell It to the Judge
as Alexander Darvac
Wake of the Red Witch
as Samuel 'Sam' Rosen
The Three Musketeers
as Porthos
The Woman in White
as Walter Hartright
Escape Me Never
as Caryl Dubrok
Air Force
as Co-Pilot
Old Acquaintance
as Rudd Kendall
The Male Animal
as Student (uncredited)
The Gay Sisters
as Gig Young
The Mad Martindales
as Peter Varney
The Tanks Are Coming
as Jim Allen
Sergeant York
as Marching Soldier (uncredited)
They Died with Their Boots On
as Lt. Roberts (uncredited)
Dive Bomber
as Abbott - Guinea Pig 2 Experiment 32 (uncredited)
You're in the Army Now
as Soldier
One Foot in Heaven
as First Groom Asking for Dog Licence (uncredited)
Misbehaving Husbands
as Floor Walker