Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

Gender

Male

Birthday

1913-11-04

Deathday

1978-10-19 (64 years old)

Place of Birth

Saint Cloud, Minnesota, USA

Also Known As

Byron Elsworth Barr
Byron Barr
Bryant Fleming
Gig
Ronald Reed
Гиг Янг

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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Known For

8.4%

Rear Window

Aug 1, 1954

8.4%

The Twilight Zone

Oct 2, 1959

6.4%

Game of Death

Mar 23, 1978

7.1%

Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia

Aug 1, 1974

7.6%

They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

Dec 10, 1969

7.2%

Sergeant York

Sep 27, 1941

6.4%

That Touch of Mink

Jun 14, 1962

7.0%

The Desperate Hours

Oct 5, 1955

6.8%

The Three Musketeers

Oct 20, 1948

6.3%

The Hindenburg

Dec 25, 1975

5.8%

The Killer Elite

Dec 19, 1975

7.0%

Desk Set

Aug 2, 1957

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Acting

2019

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

2004

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

1984

Bruce Lee: The Legend as Self

1983

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

1978

Game of Death as Jim Marshall

1977

Spectre as Dr. Ham Hamilton

1976		Gibbsville as Ray Whitehead
1976		Sherlock Holmes in New York as Mortimer McGrew

1975		The Hindenburg as Edward Douglas
1975		The Killer Elite as Lawrence Weyburn
1975		Arena as Self (archive footage)
1975		The Turning Point of Jim Malloy as Ray Whitehead

1974		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

1971

The Neon Ceiling as Jones

1970		Lovers and Other Strangers as Hal Henderson
1970		McCloud

1969

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

1968		Companions in Nightmare as Eric Nicholson
1968		The Dick Cavett Show as Self - Guest

1967

The Shuttered Room as Mike Kelton

1965		Strange Bedfellows as Richard Bramwell
1965		Invisible Diplomats as Brad

1964		The Rogues as Tony Fleming
1964		The Hollywood Palace as Self - Host

1963		Kraft Suspense Theatre as Hugo Myrich
1963		A Ticklish Affair as Key Weedon
1963		For Love or Money as Sonny Smith

1962		Five Miles to Midnight as David Barnes
1962		Kid Galahad as Willy Grogan
1962		The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
1962		The Alfred Hitchcock Hour as Duke Marsden
1962		That Touch of Mink as Roger

1961		The Mike Douglas Show as Self
1961		The Spiral Staircase as Stephen Warren

1959		The Story on Page One as Larry Ellis
1959		The Twilight Zone as Martin Sloan
1959		Ask Any Girl as Evan Doughton

1958		The Tunnel of Love as Dick Pepper
1958		Teacher's Pet as Dr. Hugo Pine

1957		The James Dean Story as Self
1957		Desk Set as Mike Cutler

1956		Conflict as Self - Host
1956		Tony Awards as Self - Presenter

1955

The Desperate Hours as Chuck Wright

1954		Young at Heart as Alex Burke
1954		Climax! as Edgar Holt
1954		Rear Window as Jeff's Editor (voice) (uncredited)

1953		Torch Song as Cliff Willard
1953		Arena as Hob Danvers
1953		City That Never Sleeps as Johnny Kelly
1953		The Girl Who Had Everything as Vance Court

1952		Holiday for Sinners as Jason Kent
1952		You for Me as Dr. Jeff Chadwick

1951		Too Young to Kiss as John Tirsen
1951		Come Fill the Cup as Boyd Copeland
1951		Slaughter Trail as Ike Vaughn aka Murray
1951		Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as Jimmy Sampson
1951		Only the Valiant as Lt. William Holloway
1951		Target Unknown as Capt. Reiner

1950		Hunt the Man Down as Paul Bennett
1950		Lux Video Theatre
1950		What's My Line? as Self - Panelist
1950		Robert Montgomery Presents as Tony Marino

1949		Tell It to the Judge as Alexander Darvac
1949		Lust for Gold as Pete Thomas

1948		Wake of the Red Witch as Samuel 'Sam' Rosen
1948		Studio One as Philip Adams / Alan Fredericks
1948		The Three Musketeers as Porthos
1948		The Ed Sullivan Show as Self
1948		The Woman in White as Walter Hartright

1947

Escape Me Never as Caryl Dubrok

1943		Old Acquaintance as Rudd Kendall
1943		Air Force as Co-Pilot

1942		Breakdowns of 1942 as Self
1942		The Gay Sisters as Gig Young
1942		The Mad Martindales as Peter Varney (as Byron Barr)
1942		The Male Animal as Student (uncredited)

1941		You're in the Army Now as Soldier
1941		They Died with Their Boots On as Lt. Roberts (uncredited)
1941		One Foot in Heaven as First Groom Asking for Dog Licence (uncredited)
1941		The Tanks Are Coming as Jim Allen
1941		Sergeant York as Marching Soldier (uncredited)
1941		Dive Bomber as Abbott - Guinea Pig 2 Experiment 32 (uncredited)

1940

Misbehaving Husbands as Floor Walker (as Byron Barr)