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Gig Young

Born
November 4, 1913
Died
October 19, 1978
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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Gig Young, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Rear Window
(1954)
Jeff's Editor (voice) (uncredited)
Bruce Lee: The Legend
(1984)
Self
The Three Musketeers
(1948)
Porthos
Game of Death
(1978)
Jim Marshall
Sergeant York
(1941)
Marching Soldier (uncredited)
The Killer Elite
(1975)
Lawrence Weyburn
They Died with Their Boots On
(1941)
Lt. Roberts (uncredited)
The Hindenburg
(1975)
Edward Douglas
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
(1969)
Rocky Gravo
That Touch of Mink
(1962)
Roger
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
(1974)
Quill
Teacher's Pet
(1958)
Dr. Hugo Pine
The Desperate Hours
(1955)
Chuck Wright
Desk Set
(1957)
Mike Cutler
Only the Valiant
(1951)
Lt. William Holloway
Full Filmography
Acting
Misbehaving Husbands
(1940)
Floor Walker (as Byron Barr)
The Tanks Are Coming
(1941)
Jim Allen
One Foot in Heaven
(1941)
First Groom Asking for Dog Licence (uncredited)
Sergeant York
(1941)
Marching Soldier (uncredited)
You're in the Army Now
(1941)
Soldier
They Died with Their Boots On
(1941)
Lt. Roberts (uncredited)
Dive Bomber
(1941)
Abbott - Guinea Pig 2 Experiment 32 (uncredited)
The Male Animal
(1942)
Student (uncredited)
The Gay Sisters
(1942)
Gig Young
The Mad Martindales
(1942)
Peter Varney (as Byron Barr)
Breakdowns of 1942
(1942)
Self
Old Acquaintance
(1943)
Rudd Kendall
Air Force
(1943)
Co-Pilot
Escape Me Never
(1947)
Caryl Dubrok
Wake of the Red Witch
(1948)
Samuel 'Sam' Rosen
The Three Musketeers
(1948)
Porthos
The Woman in White
(1948)
Walter Hartright
Lust for Gold
(1949)
Pete Thomas
Tell It to the Judge
(1949)
Alexander Darvac
Hunt the Man Down
(1950)
Paul Bennett
Target Unknown
(1951)
Capt. Reiner
Too Young to Kiss
(1951)
John Tirsen
Come Fill the Cup
(1951)
Boyd Copeland
Slaughter Trail
(1951)
Ike Vaughn aka Murray
Only the Valiant
(1951)
Lt. William Holloway
You for Me
(1952)
Dr. Jeff Chadwick
Holiday for Sinners
(1952)
Jason Kent
Torch Song
(1953)
Cliff Willard
The Girl Who Had Everything
(1953)
Vance Court
City That Never Sleeps
(1953)
Johnny Kelly
Arena
(1953)
Hob Danvers
Young at Heart
(1954)
Alex Burke
Rear Window
(1954)
Jeff's Editor (voice) (uncredited)
The Desperate Hours
(1955)
Chuck Wright
The James Dean Story
(1957)
Self
Desk Set
(1957)
Mike Cutler
The Tunnel of Love
(1958)
Dick Pepper
Teacher's Pet
(1958)
Dr. Hugo Pine
The Story on Page One
(1959)
Larry Ellis
Ask Any Girl
(1959)
Evan Doughton
The Spiral Staircase
(1961)
Stephen Warren
Kid Galahad
(1962)
Willy Grogan
That Touch of Mink
(1962)
Roger
Five Miles to Midnight
(1962)
David Barnes
A Ticklish Affair
(1963)
Key Weedon
For Love or Money
(1963)
Sonny Smith
Strange Bedfellows
(1965)
Richard Bramwell
The Shuttered Room
(1967)
Mike Kelton
Companions in Nightmare
(1968)
Eric Nicholson
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
(1969)
Rocky Gravo
Lovers and Other Strangers
(1970)
Hal Henderson
The Neon Ceiling
(1971)
Jones
The Great Ice Rip-Off
(1974)
Harkey Rollins
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
(1974)
Quill
A Black Ribbon for Deborah
(1974)
Ofenbauer
The Hindenburg
(1975)
Edward Douglas
The Killer Elite
(1975)
Lawrence Weyburn
The Turning Point of Jim Malloy
(1975)
Ray Whitehead
Sherlock Holmes in New York
(1976)
Mortimer McGrew
Spectre
(1977)
Dr. Ham Hamilton
Game of Death
(1978)
Jim Marshall
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
(1983)
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Bruce Lee: The Legend
(1984)
Self
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
(2004)
Self (archive footage)
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
(2019)
Martin Sloan (archive footage)
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