Gig Young
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).
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Movies (37)
Elvis: A Life in Music
as Self (archive footage)
2026
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
as Martin Sloan (archive footage)
2019
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
as Self (archive footage)
2004
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
1988
Bruce Lee: The Legend
as Self
1984
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1983
Game of Death
as Jim Marshall
1978
Spectre
as Dr. Ham Hamilton
1977
Sherlock Holmes in New York
as Mortimer McGraw
1976
The Hindenburg
as Edward Douglas
1975
The Killer Elite
as Lawrence Weyburn
1975
The Turning Point of Jim Malloy
as Ray Whitehead
1975
The Great Ice Rip-Off
as Harkey Rollins
1974
A Black Ribbon for Deborah
as Ofenbauer
1974
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
as Quill
1974
The Neon Ceiling
as Jones
1971
Lovers and Other Strangers
as Hal Henderson
1970
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
as Rocky Gravo
1969
Companions in Nightmare
as Eric Nicholson
1968
The Shuttered Room
as Mike Kelton
1967
Strange Bedfellows
as Richard Bramwell
1965
Invisible Diplomats
as Brad
1965
A Ticklish Affair
as Key Weedon
1963
For Love or Money
as Sonny Smith
1963
Five Miles to Midnight
as David Barnes
1962
Kid Galahad
as Willy Grogan
1962
That Touch of Mink
as Roger
1962
The Spiral Staircase
as Stephen Warren
1961
Ninotchka
as Leon Dolga
1960
The Story on Page One
as Larry Ellis
1959
Ask Any Girl
as Evan Doughton
1959
The Tunnel of Love
as Dick Pepper
1958
Teacher's Pet
as Dr. Hugo Pine
1958
The James Dean Story
as Self
1957
Desk Set
as Mike Cutler
1957
The Desperate Hours
as Chuck Wright
1955
Young at Heart
as Alex Burke
1954
TV Shows (13)
Gibbsville
as Ray Whitehead
1976
McCloud
1970
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest
1968
The Rogues
as Tony Fleming
1964
The Hollywood Palace
as Self
1964
Kraft Suspense Theatre
as Hugo Myrich
1963
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
1962
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as Duke Marsden
1962
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
1961
The Twilight Zone
as Martin Sloan
1959
Conflict
as Self - Host
1956
Climax!
as Edgar Holt
1954