Gig Young
Acting
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
2026Elvis: A Life in Music
Self (archive footage)
2019The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
Martin Sloan (archive footage)
2004Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
Self (archive footage)
1990Death In Hollywood
1988Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
1984Bruce Lee, the Legend
Self
1983Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1978Game of Death
Jim Marshall
1977Spectre
Dr. Ham Hamilton
1976Sherlock Holmes in New York
Mortimer McGraw
1975The Killer Elite
Lawrence Weyburn
1975The Hindenburg
Edward Douglas
1975The Turning Point of Jim Malloy
Ray Whitehead
1974Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
Quill
1974The Great Ice Rip-Off
Harkey Rollins
1974A Black Ribbon for Deborah
Ofenbauer
1971The Neon Ceiling
Jones
1970Lovers and Other Strangers
Hal Henderson
1969They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
Rocky Gravo
1968Companions in Nightmare
Eric Nicholson
1967The Shuttered Room
Mike Kelton
1965Strange Bedfellows
Richard Bramwell
1965Invisible Diplomats
Brad
1963A Ticklish Affair
Key Weedon