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Gig Young

Acting · Born November 4, 1913 · Saint Cloud, Minnesota, USA

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).

Movies with Gig Young

• Rear Window (1954) — Jeff's Editor (voice) (uncredited)
• Game of Death (1978) — Jim Marshall
• The Three Musketeers (1948) — Porthos
• They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969) — Rocky Gravo
• Sergeant York (1941) — Marching Soldier (uncredited)
• That Touch of Mink (1962) — Roger
• Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974) — Quill
• The Hindenburg (1975) — Edward Douglas
• The Desperate Hours (1955) — Chuck Wright
• Bruce Lee, the Legend (1984) — Self
• The Killer Elite (1975) — Lawrence Weyburn
• They Died with Their Boots On (1941) — Lt. Roberts (uncredited)

TV shows with Gig Young

• Hollywood Squares (1966) — Self
• The Rogues (1964) — Tony Fleming
• Gibbsville (1976) — Ray Whitehead