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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

88

Gender

Male

Birthday

1913-11-04

Day of Death

1978-10-19 (65 years old)

Place of Birth

Saint Cloud, Minnesota, USA

Also Known As

Byron Elsworth Barr

Byron Barr

Bryant Fleming

Gig

Ronald Reed

Гиг Янг

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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Gig Young, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Acting

The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration

2019

The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration

as

Martin Sloan (archive footage)

The Male Animal

1942

The Male Animal

as

Student (uncredited)

Desk Set

1957

Desk Set

as

Mike Cutler

The Killer Elite

1975

The Killer Elite

as

Lawrence Weyburn

Sherlock Holmes in New York

1976

Sherlock Holmes in New York

as

Mortimer McGrew

The Tanks Are Coming

1941

The Tanks Are Coming

as

Jim Allen

Game of Death

1978

Game of Death

as

Jim Marshall

City That Never Sleeps

1953

City That Never Sleeps

as

Johnny Kelly

Wake of the Red Witch

1948

Wake of the Red Witch

as

Samuel 'Sam' Rosen

Lovers and Other Strangers

1970

Lovers and Other Strangers

as

Hal Henderson

The Woman in White

1948

The Woman in White

as

Walter Hartright

Young at Heart

1954

Young at Heart

as

Alex Burke

Teacher's Pet

1958

Teacher's Pet

as

Dr. Hugo Pine

Air Force

1943

Air Force

as

Co-Pilot

The Tunnel of Love

1958

The Tunnel of Love

as

Dick Pepper

Hunt the Man Down

1950

Hunt the Man Down

as

Paul Bennett

The Hindenburg

1975

The Hindenburg

as

Edward Douglas

The Story on Page One

1959

The Story on Page One

as

Larry Ellis

The Desperate Hours

1955

The Desperate Hours

as

Chuck Wright

Strange Bedfellows

1965

Strange Bedfellows

as

Richard Bramwell

Kid Galahad

1962

Kid Galahad

as

Willy Grogan

Old Acquaintance

1943

Old Acquaintance

as

Rudd Kendall

Only the Valiant

1951

Only the Valiant

as

Lt. William Holloway

The Shuttered Room

1967

The Shuttered Room

as

Mike Kelton

Lust for Gold

1949

Lust for Gold

as

Pete Thomas

Ask Any Girl

1959

Ask Any Girl

as

Evan Doughton

The Gay Sisters

1942

The Gay Sisters

as

Gig Young

Too Young to Kiss

1951

Too Young to Kiss

as

John Tirsen

Escape Me Never

1947

Escape Me Never

as

Caryl Dubrok

A Ticklish Affair

1963

A Ticklish Affair

as

Key Weedon

Arena

1953

Arena

as

Hob Danvers

Come Fill the Cup

1951

Come Fill the Cup

as

Boyd Copeland

Slaughter Trail

1951

Slaughter Trail

as

Ike Vaughn aka Murray

Torch Song

1953

Torch Song

as

Cliff Willard

The Spiral Staircase

1961

The Spiral Staircase

as

Stephen Warren

Holiday for Sinners

1952

Holiday for Sinners

as

Jason Kent

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

1983

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

as

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Great Ice Rip-Off

1974

The Great Ice Rip-Off

as

Harkey Rollins

Tell It to the Judge

1949

Tell It to the Judge

as

Alexander Darvac

You for Me

1952

You for Me

as

Dr. Jeff Chadwick

Target Unknown

1951

Target Unknown

as

Capt. Reiner

For Love or Money

1963

For Love or Money

as

Sonny Smith

Rear Window

1954

Rear Window

as

Jeff's Editor (voice) (uncredited)

The Neon Ceiling

1971

The Neon Ceiling

as

Jones

Five Miles to Midnight

1962

Five Miles to Midnight

as

David Barnes

Spectre

1977

Spectre

as

Dr. Ham Hamilton

Companions in Nightmare

1968

Companions in Nightmare

as

Eric Nicholson

Sergeant York

1941

Sergeant York

as

Marching Soldier (uncredited)

Misbehaving Husbands

1940

Misbehaving Husbands

as

Floor Walker (as Byron Barr)

They Died with Their Boots On

1941

They Died with Their Boots On

as

Lt. Roberts (uncredited)

Dive Bomber

1941

Dive Bomber

as

Abbott - Guinea Pig 2 Experiment 32 (uncredited)

The Mad Martindales

1942

The Mad Martindales

as

Peter Varney (as Byron Barr)

One Foot in Heaven

1941

One Foot in Heaven

as

First Groom Asking for Dog Licence (uncredited)

Death In Hollywood

1990

Death In Hollywood

as

(archive footage)

Studio One

Studio One

as

Philip Adams / Alan Fredericks

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

as

Martin Sloan

Climax!

Climax!

as

Edgar Holt

The Rogues

The Rogues

as

Tony Fleming

Gibbsville

Gibbsville

as

Ray Whitehead

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

as

Self - Presenter

What's My Line?

What's My Line?

as

Self - Panelist

The Dick Cavett Show

The Dick Cavett Show

as

Self - Guest

Conflict

Conflict

as

Self - Host

Production

Crew

Directing