Name
Gig Young
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1913-11-04
Deathday
1978-10-19 (65 years old)
Place of Birth
Saint Cloud, Minnesota, USA
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).
Known For
Rear Window
(7,330 Votes)
8.336
A wheelchair-bound photographer spies on his neighbors from his apartment window and becom...
Relase Date : 1 Aug, 1954
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Game of Death
(753 Votes)
6.384
A martial arts movie star must fake his death to find the people who are trying to kill hi...
Relase Date : 23 Mar, 1978
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The Three Musketeers
(163 Votes)
6.8
In 17th century France, young D'Artagnan wants to join the King's Musketeers, but instead ...
Relase Date : 20 Oct, 1948
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They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
(381 Votes)
7.6
In the midst of the Great Depression, manipulative emcee Rocky enlists contestants for a d...
Relase Date : 10 Dec, 1969
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The Killer Elite
(148 Votes)
5.804
Mike Locken is one of the principal members of a group of freelance spies. A significant p...
Relase Date : 19 Dec, 1975
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The Desperate Hours
(187 Votes)
7
Escaped convicts terrorize a suburban family they're holding hostage....
Relase Date : 5 Oct, 1955
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Sergeant York
(238 Votes)
7.195
Alvin York a hillbilly sharpshooter transforms himself from ruffian to religious pacifist....
Relase Date : 27 Sep, 1941
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The James Dean Story
(29 Votes)
5.586
Released two years after James Dean's death, this documentary chronicles his short life an...
Relase Date : 13 Aug, 1957
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Lust for Gold
(30 Votes)
6
A man determined to track down the fabled Arizona gold mine known as The Lost Dutchman has...
Relase Date : 10 Jun, 1949
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Movies
Tv Shows
- 2019 The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration as Martin Sloan (archive footage)
- 1942 The Male Animal as Student (uncredited)
- 1957 Desk Set as Mike Cutler
- 1975 The Killer Elite as Lawrence Weyburn
- 1974 Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia as Quill
- 1976 Sherlock Holmes in New York as Mortimer McGraw
- 1941 The Tanks Are Coming as Jim Allen
- 1962 That Touch of Mink as Roger
- 1978 Game of Death as Jim Marshall
- 1953 City That Never Sleeps as Johnny Kelly
- 1969 They Shoot Horses, Don't They? as Rocky Gravo
- 1948 Wake of the Red Witch as Samuel 'Sam' Rosen
- 1948 The Three Musketeers as Porthos
- 1970 Lovers and Other Strangers as Hal Henderson
- 1948 The Woman in White as Walter Hartright
- 1954 Young at Heart as Alex Burke
- 1958 Teacher's Pet as Dr. Hugo Pine
- 1943 Air Force as Co-Pilot
- 1958 The Tunnel of Love as Dick Pepper
- 1950 Hunt the Man Down as Paul Bennett
- 1975 The Hindenburg as Edward Douglas
- 1959 The Story on Page One as Larry Ellis
- 1955 The Desperate Hours as Chuck Wright
- 1965 Strange Bedfellows as Richard Bramwell
- 1962 Kid Galahad as Willy Grogan
- 1984 Bruce Lee, the Legend as Self
- 1953 The Girl Who Had Everything as Vance Court
- 1943 Old Acquaintance as Rudd Kendall
- 1951 Only the Valiant as Lt. William Holloway
- 1967 The Shuttered Room as Mike Kelton
- 1949 Lust for Gold as Pete Thomas
- 1959 Ask Any Girl as Evan Doughton
- 1942 The Gay Sisters as Gig Young
- 1951 Too Young to Kiss as John Tirsen
- 1947 Escape Me Never as Caryl Dubrok
- 1963 A Ticklish Affair as Key Weedon
- 1953 Arena as Hob Danvers
- 1951 Come Fill the Cup as Boyd Copeland
- 1951 Slaughter Trail as Ike Vaughn aka Murray
- 1953 Torch Song as Cliff Willard
- 1961 The Spiral Staircase as Stephen Warren
- 1952 Holiday for Sinners as Jason Kent
- 1983 Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1957 The James Dean Story as Self
- 1974 The Great Ice Rip-Off as Harkey Rollins
- 1949 Tell It to the Judge as Alexander Darvac
- 1952 You for Me as Dr. Jeff Chadwick
- 1951 Target Unknown as Capt. Reiner
- 1963 For Love or Money as Sonny Smith
- 1954 Rear Window as Jeff's Editor (voice) (uncredited)
- 1971 The Neon Ceiling as Jones
- 1962 Five Miles to Midnight as David Barnes
- 1977 Spectre as Dr. Ham Hamilton
- 1975 The Turning Point of Jim Malloy as Ray Whitehead
- 1968 Companions in Nightmare as Eric Nicholson
- 1974 A Black Ribbon for Deborah as Ofenbauer
- 1941 Sergeant York as Marching Soldier (uncredited)
- 1940 Misbehaving Husbands as Floor Walker (as Byron Barr)
- 1941 They Died with Their Boots On as Lt. Roberts (uncredited)
- 1941 Dive Bomber as Abbott - Guinea Pig 2 Experiment 32 (uncredited)
- 1942 The Mad Martindales as Peter Varney (as Byron Barr)
- 1941 You're in the Army Now as Soldier
- 1942 Breakdowns of 1942 as Self
- 2004 Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade as Self (archive footage)
- 1941 One Foot in Heaven as First Groom Asking for Dog Licence (uncredited)
- 1965 Invisible Diplomats as Brad
- 1988 Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies as (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2026 Elvis: A Life in Music as Self (archive footage)
- 1960 Ninotchka as Leon Dolga
- 1990 Death In Hollywood
- 2024 Remembering Gene Wilder as Self (archive photo/footage)
- 1963 Kraft Suspense Theatre ( 1 episode ) as Hugo Myrich
- 1948 Studio One ( 1 episode ) as Philip Adams / Alan Fredericks
- 1959 The Twilight Zone ( 1 episode ) as Martin Sloan
- 1964 The Hollywood Palace ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1950 Lux Video Theatre ( 1 episode )
- 1951 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars ( 1 episode ) as Jimmy Sampson
- 1954 Climax! ( 1 episode ) as Edgar Holt
- 1964 The Rogues ( 30 episodes ) as Tony Fleming
- 1950 Robert Montgomery Presents ( 1 episode ) as Tony Marino
- 1976 Gibbsville ( 6 episodes ) as Ray Whitehead
- 1962 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson ( 7 episodes ) as Self
- 1948 The Ed Sullivan Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1961 The Mike Douglas Show ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 1950 What's My Line? ( 3 episodes ) as Self
- 1968 The Dick Cavett Show ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 1962 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour ( 1 episode ) as Duke Marsden
- 1956 Conflict ( 3 episodes ) as Self - Host
- 1962 The Merv Griffin Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1956 Tony Awards ( 1 episode ) as Self - Presenter
- 1966 Hollywood Squares ( 9 episodes ) as Self
- 1970 McCloud ( 1 episode ) as Jack Hefferman
