Gig Young
Actor
- Born
- November 4, 1913 · Saint Cloud, Minnesota, USA
- Died
- October 19, 1978 (age 64)
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
Rear Window
August 1, 1954
Game of Death
March 23, 1978
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
August 1, 1974
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
December 10, 1969
Sergeant York
September 27, 1941
The Desperate Hours
October 5, 1955
That Touch of Mink
June 14, 1962
The Three Musketeers
October 20, 1948
The Hindenburg
December 25, 1975
The Killer Elite
December 19, 1975
Desk Set
August 2, 1957
They Died with Their Boots On
November 20, 1941
Acting71
- 2024Remembering Gene Wilder as Self (archive photo/footage)
- 2019The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration as Martin Sloan (archive footage)
- 2005James Dean: Forever Young as Self (archive footage)
- 2004Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade as Self (archive footage)
- 1990Death In Hollywood as Self (archive footage)
- 1988Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies as (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1984Bruce Lee, the Legend as Self
- 1983Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1978Game of Death as Jim Marshall