Gig Young

from St. Cloud, Minnesota, USA

Artwork for Game of DeathImage of Gig Young

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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Timeline

2026Aged 113

  • Poster for Elvis: A Life in Music

    Self (archive footage)

2024Aged 111

  • Poster for Remembering Gene Wilder

    Self (archive photo/footage)

2019Aged 106

  • Poster for The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration

    Martin Sloan (archive footage)

2004Aged 91

  • Poster for Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

    Self (archive footage)

1990Aged 77

  • Poster for Death In Hollywood

    (Unknown)

1988Aged 75

  • Poster for Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies

    (archive footage) (uncredited)

1984Aged 71

  • Poster for Bruce Lee, the Legend

    Self

1983Aged 70

  • Poster for Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

    Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1978Aged 65

  • Poster for Game of Death

    Jim Marshall

1977Aged 64

  • Poster for Spectre

    Dr. Ham Hamilton

1976Aged 63

  • Poster for Sherlock Holmes in New York

    Mortimer McGraw

1975Aged 62

  • Poster for The Turning Point of Jim Malloy

    Ray Whitehead

  • Poster for The Killer Elite

    Lawrence Weyburn

  • Poster for The Hindenburg

    Edward Douglas

1974Aged 61

  • Poster for Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia

    Quill

  • Poster for A Black Ribbon for Deborah

    Ofenbauer

  • Poster for The Great Ice Rip-Off

    Harkey Rollins

1971Aged 58

  • Poster for The Neon Ceiling

    Jones

1970Aged 57

  • Poster for Lovers and Other Strangers

    Hal Henderson

1969Aged 56

  • Poster for They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

    Rocky Gravo

1968Aged 55

  • Poster for Companions in Nightmare

    Eric Nicholson

1967Aged 54

  • Poster for The Shuttered Room

    Mike Kelton

1965Aged 52

  • Poster for Invisible Diplomats

    Brad

  • Poster for Strange Bedfellows

    Richard Bramwell

1963Aged 50

  • Poster for For Love or Money

    Sonny Smith

  • Poster for A Ticklish Affair

    Key Weedon

1962Aged 49

  • Poster for That Touch of Mink

    Roger

  • Poster for Kid Galahad

    Willy Grogan

  • Poster for Five Miles to Midnight

    David Barnes

1961Aged 48

  • Poster for The Spiral Staircase

    Stephen Warren

1960Aged 47

1959Aged 46

  • Poster for Ask Any Girl

    Evan Doughton

  • Poster for The Story on Page One

    Larry Ellis

1958Aged 45

  • Poster for Teacher's Pet

    Dr. Hugo Pine

  • Poster for The Tunnel of Love

    Dick Pepper

1957Aged 44

  • Poster for Desk Set

    Mike Cutler

  • Poster for The James Dean Story

    Self

1955Aged 42

  • Poster for The Desperate Hours

    Chuck Wright

1954Aged 41

  • Poster for Rear Window

    Jeff's Editor (voice) (uncredited)

  • Poster for Young at Heart

    Alex Burke

1953Aged 40

  • Poster for The Girl Who Had Everything

    Vance Court

  • Poster for City That Never Sleeps

    Johnny Kelly

  • Poster for Arena

    Hob Danvers

  • Poster for Torch Song

    Cliff Willard

1952Aged 39

  • Poster for You for Me

    Dr. Jeff Chadwick

  • Poster for Holiday for Sinners

    Jason Kent

1951Aged 38

  • Poster for Target Unknown

    Capt. Reiner

  • Poster for Only the Valiant

    Lt. William Holloway

  • Poster for Slaughter Trail

    Ike Vaughn aka Murray

  • Poster for Come Fill the Cup

    Boyd Copeland

  • Poster for Too Young to Kiss

    John Tirsen

1950Aged 37

  • Poster for Hunt the Man Down

    Paul Bennett

1949Aged 36

  • Poster for Lust for Gold

    Pete Thomas

  • Poster for Tell It to the Judge

    Alexander Darvac

1948Aged 35

  • Poster for The Woman in White

    Walter Hartright

  • Poster for The Three Musketeers

    Porthos

  • Poster for Wake of the Red Witch

    Samuel 'Sam' Rosen

1947Aged 34

  • Poster for Escape Me Never

    Caryl Dubrok

1943Aged 30

  • Poster for Air Force

    Co-Pilot

  • Poster for Old Acquaintance

    Rudd Kendall

1942Aged 29

  • Poster for The Male Animal

    Student (uncredited)

  • Poster for The Mad Martindales

    Peter Varney (as Byron Barr)

  • Poster for The Gay Sisters

    Gig Young

  • Poster for Breakdowns of 1942

    Self

1941Aged 28

  • Poster for Dive Bomber

    Abbott - Guinea Pig 2 Experiment 32 (uncredited)

  • Poster for Sergeant York

    Marching Soldier (uncredited)

  • Poster for The Tanks Are Coming

    Jim Allen

  • Poster for One Foot in Heaven

    First Groom Asking for Dog Licence (uncredited)

  • Poster for They Died with Their Boots On

    Lt. Roberts (uncredited)

  • Poster for You're in the Army Now

    Soldier

1940Aged 27

  • Poster for Misbehaving Husbands

    Floor Walker (as Byron Barr)

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