Gig Young

★ Acting #8,405

1913 - 1978 (age 64) • Acting

Born: 11/4/1913 in Saint Cloud, Minnesota, USA

Died: 10/19/1978 (age 64)

Known for: Acting

Gig Young

★ Acting #8,405

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

The Twilight Zone

85%

Martin Sloan

1959

Game of Death

64%

Jim Marshall

1978

Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia

71%

Quill

1974

They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

76%

Rocky Gravo

1969

That Touch of Mink

65%

Roger

1962

The Desperate Hours

70%

Chuck Wright

1955

The Three Musketeers

68%

Porthos

1948

The Hindenburg

63%

Edward Douglas

1975

Elvis: A Life in Music

Self (archive footage)

2026

Remembering Gene Wilder

74%

Self (archive photo/footage)

2024

The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration

100%

Martin Sloan (archive footage)

2019

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

80%

Self (archive footage)

2004

Death In Hollywood

68%

1990

Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies

(archive footage) (uncredited)

1988

Bruce Lee, the Legend

79%

Self

1984

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

70%

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1983

Game of Death

64%

Jim Marshall

1978

Spectre

60%

Dr. Ham Hamilton

1977

Gibbsville

100%

Ray Whitehead

1976

Sherlock Holmes in New York

60%

Mortimer McGraw

1976

The Hindenburg

63%

Edward Douglas

1975

The Killer Elite

58%

Lawrence Weyburn

1975

The Turning Point of Jim Malloy

80%

Ray Whitehead

1975

The Great Ice Rip-Off

75%

Harkey Rollins

1974

A Black Ribbon for Deborah

56%

Ofenbauer

1974

Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia

71%

Quill

1974

The Neon Ceiling

78%

Jones

1971

Lovers and Other Strangers

51%

Hal Henderson

1970

McCloud

72%

Unknown

1970

They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

76%

Rocky Gravo

1969

Companions in Nightmare

53%

Eric Nicholson

1968

The Dick Cavett Show

68%

Self - Guest

1968

The Shuttered Room

61%

Mike Kelton

1967

Strange Bedfellows

60%

Richard Bramwell

1965

Invisible Diplomats

80%

Brad

1965

The Rogues

80%

Tony Fleming

1964