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Gig Young

Gig Young

Birthday: 1913-11-04 | Place of Birth: Saint Cloud, Minnesota, USA

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

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2019
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration

as    Martin Sloan (archive footage)

1984
Bruce Lee: The Legend

as    Self

1979
Game of Death

as    Jim Marshall

1977
Spectre

as    Dr. Ham Hamilton

1976
Sherlock Holmes in New York

as    Mortimer McGraw

1976
Gibbsville

as    Ray Whitehead

1975
The Hindenburg

as    Edward Douglas

1975
The Killer Elite

as    Lawrence Weyburn

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

1971
The Neon Ceiling

as    Jones

1969
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

as    Rocky Gravo

1968
Companions in Nightmare

as    Eric Nicholson

1968
The Shuttered Room

as    Mike Kelton

1965
Invisible Diplomats

as    Brad

1965
Strange Bedfellows

as    Richard Bramwell

1964
The Rogues

as    Tony Fleming

1963
Five Miles to Midnight

as    David Barnes

1963
A Ticklish Affair

as    Key Weedon

1963
For Love or Money

as    Sonny Smith

1962
A Piece of the Action

as    Duke Marsden

1962
That Touch of Mink

as    Roger

1962
Kid Galahad

as    Willy Grogan

1961
The Spiral Staircase

as    Stephen Warren

1960
Ninotchka

as    Leon Dolga

1959
Ask Any Girl

as    Evan Doughton