Acting credits
85
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Gig Young
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 68Series: 17
TMDB ID: 70985
IMDb ID: nm0949574
Known for: Acting
Born: November 4, 1913
Died: October 19, 1978
Age: 64
Place of birth: Saint Cloud, Minnesota, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1940 - 2026
Years active: 87
Average TMDB rating: 6.55
Wikidata: Q344758
Also known as
Byron Elsworth Barr • Byron Barr • Bryant Fleming • Gig • Ronald Reed • Гиг Янг
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).
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Gig Young.
Elvis: A Life in Music
as Self (archive footage)
2026 Movie
10.0
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
as Martin Sloan (archive footage)
2019 Movie
7.8
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
as Self (archive footage)
2004 Movie
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
1988 Movie
7.9
Bruce Lee: The Legend
as Self
1984 Movie
6.5
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1983 Movie
6.4
Game of Death
as Jim Marshall
1978 Movie
5.9
Spectre
as Dr. Ham Hamilton
1977 Movie
5.9
Sherlock Holmes in New York
as Mortimer McGraw
1976 Movie
6.2
The Hindenburg
as Edward Douglas
1975 Movie
5.7
The Killer Elite
as Lawrence Weyburn
1975 Movie
The Turning Point of Jim Malloy
as Ray Whitehead
1975 Movie
7.0
The Great Ice Rip-Off
as Harkey Rollins
1974 Movie
4.9
A Black Ribbon for Deborah
as Ofenbauer
1974 Movie
7.1
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
as Quill
1974 Movie
7.7
The Neon Ceiling
as Jones
1971 Movie
4.9
Lovers and Other Strangers
as Hal Henderson
1970 Movie
7.6
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
as Rocky Gravo
1969 Movie
4.0
Companions in Nightmare
as Eric Nicholson
1968 Movie
6.0
The Shuttered Room
as Mike Kelton
1967 Movie
5.9
Strange Bedfellows
as Richard Bramwell
1965 Movie
Invisible Diplomats
as Brad
1965 Movie
5.7
A Ticklish Affair
as Key Weedon
1963 Movie
5.7
For Love or Money
as Sonny Smith
1963 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Gig Young.
Gibbsville
as Ray Whitehead • 13 eps
1976 Series
7.1
McCloud
1 eps
1970 Series
6.8
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
1968 Series
7.2
The Rogues
as Tony Fleming • 30 eps
1964 Series
4.5
The Hollywood Palace
as Self • 1 eps
1964 Series
5.3
Kraft Suspense Theatre
as Hugo Myrich • 1 eps
1963 Series
7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self • 7 eps
1962 Series
6.2
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self • 1 eps
1962 Series
7.8
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as Duke Marsden • 1 eps
1962 Series
5.4
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self • 2 eps
1961 Series
8.5
The Twilight Zone
as Martin Sloan • 1 eps
1959 Series
3.3
Climax!
as Edgar Holt • 1 eps
1954 Series
7.2
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Jimmy Sampson • 1 eps
1951 Series
7.0
What's My Line?
as Self • 3 eps
1950 Series
5.6
Robert Montgomery Presents
as Tony Marino • 1 eps
1950 Series
5.0
Studio One
as Philip Adams / Alan Fredericks • 1 eps
1948 Series
6.8
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self • 1 eps
1948 Series