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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
November 4, 1913
Died
October 19, 1978
Place of Birth
Saint Cloud, Minnesota, USA
Also Known As
- Byron Elsworth Barr
- Byron Barr
- Bryant Fleming
- Gig
- Ronald Reed
- Гиг Янг
Gig Young
0.9 Popularity
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
0.0
Self (archive footage)
Elvis: A Life in Music
2026
10.0
Martin Sloan (archive footage)
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
2019
7.8
Self (archive footage)
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
2004
0.0
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
1988
7.9
Self
Bruce Lee: The Legend
1984
6.5
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
6.4
Jim Marshall
Game of Death
1978
5.9
Dr. Ham Hamilton
Spectre
1977
0.0
Ray Whitehead
Gibbsville
1976
5.9
Mortimer McGraw
Sherlock Holmes in New York
1976
Credits
Elvis: A Life in Music
as Self (archive footage)
2026
0.0
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
as Martin Sloan (archive footage)
2019
10.0
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
as Self (archive footage)
2004
7.8
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
1988
0.0
Bruce Lee: The Legend
as Self
1984
7.9
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1983
6.5
Game of Death
as Jim Marshall
1978
6.4
Spectre
as Dr. Ham Hamilton
1977
5.9
Gibbsville
as Ray Whitehead
1976
0.0
Sherlock Holmes in New York
as Mortimer McGraw
1976
5.9
The Hindenburg
as Edward Douglas
1975
6.3
The Killer Elite
as Lawrence Weyburn
1975
5.7
The Turning Point of Jim Malloy
as Ray Whitehead
1975
0.0
The Great Ice Rip-Off
as Harkey Rollins
1974
7.0
A Black Ribbon for Deborah
as Ofenbauer
1974
4.9
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
as Quill
1974
7.1
The Neon Ceiling
as Jones
1971
7.7
Lovers and Other Strangers
as Hal Henderson
1970
4.9
McCloud
1970
7.1
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
as Rocky Gravo
1969
7.6
Companions in Nightmare
as Eric Nicholson
1968
4.0
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest
1968
6.8
The Shuttered Room
as Mike Kelton
1967
6.0
Strange Bedfellows
as Richard Bramwell
1965
5.9
Invisible Diplomats
as Brad
1965
0.0
The Rogues
as Tony Fleming
1964
7.2
The Hollywood Palace
as Self
1964
4.5
Kraft Suspense Theatre
as Hugo Myrich
1963
5.3
A Ticklish Affair
as Key Weedon
1963
5.7
For Love or Money
as Sonny Smith
1963
5.7
Five Miles to Midnight
as David Barnes
1962
5.7
Kid Galahad
as Willy Grogan
1962
6.1
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
1962
7.5
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
1962
6.2
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as Duke Marsden
1962
7.8
That Touch of Mink
as Roger
1962
6.4
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
1961
5.4
The Spiral Staircase
as Stephen Warren
1961
6.0
The Story on Page One
as Larry Ellis
1959
4.3
The Twilight Zone
as Martin Sloan
1959
8.5
Ask Any Girl
as Evan Doughton
1959
6.2
The Tunnel of Love
as Dick Pepper
1958
5.8
Teacher's Pet
as Dr. Hugo Pine
1958
6.8
The James Dean Story
as Self
1957
5.4
Desk Set
as Mike Cutler
1957
7.0
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Conflict
as Self - Host
1956
0.0
Tony Awards
as Self - Presenter
1956
5.9
The Desperate Hours
as Chuck Wright
1955
7.0
Young at Heart
as Alex Burke
1954
6.0
Climax!
as Edgar Holt
1954
3.3
Rear Window
as Jeff's Editor (voice) (uncredited)
1954
8.3
Torch Song
as Cliff Willard
1953
5.8
Arena
as Hob Danvers
1953
4.7
City That Never Sleeps
as Johnny Kelly
1953
5.9
The Girl Who Had Everything
as Vance Court
1953
5.8
Holiday for Sinners
as Jason Kent
1952
5.6
You for Me
as Dr. Jeff Chadwick
1952
4.5
Too Young to Kiss
as John Tirsen
1951
4.8
Come Fill the Cup
as Boyd Copeland
1951
7.0
Slaughter Trail
as Ike Vaughn aka Murray
1951
3.8
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Jimmy Sampson
1951
7.2
Only the Valiant
as Lt. William Holloway
1951
6.4
Target Unknown
as Capt. Reiner
1951
0.0
Hunt the Man Down
as Paul Bennett
1950
6.2
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Lux Video Theatre
1950
6.3
What's My Line?
as Self
1950
6.9
Robert Montgomery Presents
as Tony Marino
1950
5.6
Tell It to the Judge
as Alexander Darvac
1949
6.3
Lust for Gold
as Pete Thomas
1949
5.9
Wake of the Red Witch
as Samuel 'Sam' Rosen
1948
5.6
Studio One
as Philip Adams / Alan Fredericks
1948
5.0
The Three Musketeers
as Porthos
1948
6.7
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
1948
6.8
The Woman in White
as Walter Hartright
1948
5.5
Escape Me Never
as Caryl Dubrok
1947
4.3
Old Acquaintance
as Rudd Kendall
1943
7.0
Air Force
as Co-Pilot
1943
6.5
Breakdowns of 1942
as Self
1942
6.0
The Gay Sisters
as Gig Young
1942
6.5
The Mad Martindales
as Peter Varney (as Byron Barr)
1942
5.0
The Male Animal
as Student (uncredited)
1942
3.9
You're in the Army Now
as Soldier
1941
4.0
They Died with Their Boots On
as Lt. Roberts (uncredited)
1941
6.6
One Foot in Heaven
as First Groom Asking for Dog Licence (uncredited)
1941
6.6
The Tanks Are Coming
as Jim Allen
1941
5.1
Sergeant York
as Marching Soldier (uncredited)
1941
7.2
Dive Bomber
as Abbott - Guinea Pig 2 Experiment 32 (uncredited)
1941
6.4
Misbehaving Husbands
as Floor Walker (as Byron Barr)
1940
4.8