Gig Young

Actor

Born: November 4, 1913 (64 years old)

Died: October 19, 1978

Place of birth: Saint Cloud, Minnesota, USA

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).

Filmography (62)

• Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974, ★ 7.1)
• They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969, ★ 7.6)
• Bruce Lee, the Legend (1984, ★ 7.9)
• Rear Window (1954, ★ 8.3)
• Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade (2004, ★ 7.8)
• The Twilight Zone (1959, ★ 8.5)
• Desk Set (1957, ★ 7)
• The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962, ★ 7.9)
• Sherlock Holmes in New York (1976, ★ 5.9)
• That Touch of Mink (1962, ★ 6.4)
• Game of Death (1978, ★ 6.4)
• City That Never Sleeps (1953, ★ 5.9)
• The Three Musketeers (1948, ★ 6.8)
• Young at Heart (1954, ★ 6)
• Teacher's Pet (1958, ★ 6.8)
• The Killer Elite (1975, ★ 5.8)
• Wake of the Red Witch (1948, ★ 5.6)
• Air Force (1943, ★ 6.5)
• The Tunnel of Love (1958, ★ 5.8)
• Hunt the Man Down (1950, ★ 6.2)
• The Hindenburg (1975, ★ 6.3)
• The Desperate Hours (1955, ★ 7)
• Old Acquaintance (1943, ★ 7.1)
• Strange Bedfellows (1965, ★ 5.9)
• Kid Galahad (1962, ★ 6.1)
• The Girl Who Had Everything (1953, ★ 5.8)
• Only the Valiant (1951, ★ 6.4)
• The Shuttered Room (1967, ★ 6)
• Lust for Gold (1949, ★ 5.9)
• Ask Any Girl (1959, ★ 6.2)