
Gig Young
Acting
93
Acting Credits
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
Filmography

Elvis: A Life in Music
2026
as Self (archive footage)

Remembering Gene Wilder
2024
as Self (archive photo/footage)

The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
2019
as Martin Sloan (archive footage)

James Dean: Forever Young
2005
as Self (archive footage)

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
2004
as Self (archive footage)

Death In Hollywood
1990
as Self (archive footage)

Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
1988
as (archive footage) (uncredited)

Bruce Lee, the Legend
1984
as Self

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Game of Death
1978
as Jim Marshall

Spectre
1977
as Dr. Ham Hamilton

Sherlock Holmes in New York
1976
as Mortimer McGraw

Gibbsville
1976
as Ray Whitehead

The Killer Elite
1975
as Lawrence Weyburn

The Hindenburg
1975
as Edward Douglas

The Turning Point of Jim Malloy
1975
as Ray Whitehead

Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
1974
as Quill

The Great Ice Rip-Off
1974
as Harkey Rollins

A Black Ribbon for Deborah
1974
as Ofenbauer

The Neon Ceiling
1971
as Jones

Lovers and Other Strangers
1970
as Hal Henderson

McCloud
1970
as Jack Hefferman

They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
1969
as Rocky Gravo

Companions in Nightmare
1968
as Eric Nicholson

The Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest

The Shuttered Room
1967
as Mike Kelton

Hollywood Squares
1966
as Self

Strange Bedfellows
1965
as Richard Bramwell

Invisible Diplomats
1965
as Brad

The Hollywood Palace
1964
as Self

The Rogues
1964
as Tony Fleming

A Ticklish Affair
1963
as Key Weedon

For Love or Money
1963
as Sonny Smith

Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963
as Hugo Myrich

That Touch of Mink
1962
as Roger

Kid Galahad
1962
as Willy Grogan

Five Miles to Midnight
1962
as David Barnes

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
as Duke Marsden

The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self

The Spiral Staircase
1961
as Stephen Warren

The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
Ninotchka
1960
as Leon Dolga

The Story on Page One
1959
as Larry Ellis

Ask Any Girl
1959
as Evan Doughton

The Twilight Zone
1959
as Martin Sloan

Teacher's Pet
1958
as Dr. Hugo Pine

The Tunnel of Love
1958
as Dick Pepper

Desk Set
1957
as Mike Cutler

The James Dean Story
1957
as Self
Conflict
1956
as Self - Host

Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Presenter

The Desperate Hours
1955
as Chuck Wright

Young at Heart
1954
as Alex Burke

Rear Window
1954
as Jeff's Editor (voice) (uncredited)

Climax!
1954
as Edgar Holt

City That Never Sleeps
1953
as Johnny Kelly

The Girl Who Had Everything
1953
as Vance Court

Arena
1953
as Hob Danvers

Torch Song
1953
as Cliff Willard

Holiday for Sinners
1952
as Jason Kent

You for Me
1952
as Dr. Jeff Chadwick

Only the Valiant
1951
as Lt. William Holloway

Too Young to Kiss
1951
as John Tirsen

Come Fill the Cup
1951
as Boyd Copeland

Slaughter Trail
1951
as Ike Vaughn aka Murray

Target Unknown
1951
as Capt. Reiner

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Jimmy Sampson

Hunt the Man Down
1950
as Paul Bennett
Lux Video Theatre
1950

Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
as Tony Marino

What's My Line?
1950
as Self

Lust for Gold
1949
as Pete Thomas

Tell It to the Judge
1949
as Alexander Darvac

Wake of the Red Witch
1948
as Samuel 'Sam' Rosen

The Three Musketeers
1948
as Porthos

The Woman in White
1948
as Walter Hartright

Studio One
1948
as Philip Adams / Alan Fredericks

The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self

Escape Me Never
1947
as Caryl Dubrok

Air Force
1943
as Co-Pilot

Old Acquaintance
1943
as Rudd Kendall

The Male Animal
1942
as Student (uncredited)

The Gay Sisters
1942
as Gig Young

The Mad Martindales
1942
as Peter Varney (as Byron Barr)

Breakdowns of 1942
1942
as Self

The Tanks Are Coming
1941
as Jim Allen

Sergeant York
1941
as Marching Soldier (uncredited)

They Died with Their Boots On
1941
as Lt. Roberts (uncredited)

Dive Bomber
1941
as Abbott - Guinea Pig 2 Experiment 32 (uncredited)

You're in the Army Now
1941
as Soldier

One Foot in Heaven
1941
as First Groom Asking for Dog Licence (uncredited)

Misbehaving Husbands
1940
as Floor Walker (as Byron Barr)