Gig Young
November 4, 1913(64 at death)|Died October 19, 1978
Saint Cloud, Minnesota, USA|Acting
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).
Movies (69)
Elvis: A Life in Music
2026
10.0
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
2019
8.0
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
2004
6.8
Death In Hollywood
1990
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
1988
7.9
Bruce Lee, the Legend
1984
7.0
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
6.4
Game of Death
1978
6.0
Spectre
1977
6.0
Sherlock Holmes in New York
1976
6.3
The Hindenburg
1975
5.8
The Killer Elite
1975
8.0
The Turning Point of Jim Malloy
1975
7.5
The Great Ice Rip-Off
1974
5.6
A Black Ribbon for Deborah
1974
7.1
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
1974
7.8
The Neon Ceiling
1971
5.1
Lovers and Other Strangers
1970
7.6
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
1969
5.3
Companions in Nightmare
1968
6.1
The Shuttered Room
1967
6.0
Strange Bedfellows
1965
8.0
Invisible Diplomats
1965
5.9
A Ticklish Affair
1963
6.1
For Love or Money
1963
5.8
Five Miles to Midnight
1962
6.1
Kid Galahad
1962
6.5
That Touch of Mink
1962
8.0
The Spiral Staircase
1961
5.1
The Story on Page One
1959
6.5
Ask Any Girl
1959
5.9
The Tunnel of Love
1958
6.8
Teacher's Pet
1958
5.4
The James Dean Story
1957
7.0
Desk Set
1957
7.0
The Desperate Hours
1955
6.0
Young at Heart
1954
8.3
Rear Window
1954
5.9
Torch Song
1953
5.0
Arena
1953
6.0
City That Never Sleeps
1953
6.3
The Girl Who Had Everything
1953
6.3
Holiday for Sinners
1952
5.9
You for Me
1952
5.1
Too Young to Kiss
1951
7.0
Come Fill the Cup
1951
4.5
Slaughter Trail
1951
6.5
Only the Valiant
1951
7.0
Target Unknown
1951
6.3
Hunt the Man Down
1950
6.6
Tell It to the Judge
1949
6.0
Lust for Gold
1949
5.7
Wake of the Red Witch
1948
6.8
The Three Musketeers
1948
5.7
The Woman in White
1948
4.8
Escape Me Never
1947
7.1
Old Acquaintance
1943
6.5
Air Force
1943
6.0
Breakdowns of 1942
1942
6.6
The Gay Sisters
1942
7.5
The Mad Martindales
1942
4.5
The Male Animal
1942
4.4
You're in the Army Now
1941
6.7
They Died with Their Boots On
1941
6.9
One Foot in Heaven
1941
5.7
The Tanks Are Coming
1941
7.2
Sergeant York
1941
6.5
Dive Bomber
1941
5.2
Misbehaving Husbands
1940
TV Shows (19)
10.0
Gibbsville
1976
7.2
McCloud
1970
6.8
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
7.7
The Rogues
1964
5.0
The Hollywood Palace
1964
6.5
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963
7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
6.6
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
7.8
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
5.8
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
8.5
The Twilight Zone
1959
Tony Awards
1956
3.8
Climax!
1954
7.2
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
7.0
What's My Line?
1950
6.0
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
5.4
Studio One
1948
6.8
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948