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Gig Young was an American actor. He won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969).
Birth Name
Byron Elsworth Barr
Born
Tuesday, 04 November 1913
Died
Thursday, 19 October 1978
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Call Me Kate | Self | 2023 |
| America in Color | Self | 2017 |
| James Dean: Forever Young | Self | 2005 |
| Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade | Self / Self (archive footage) | 2004 |
| Death in Hollywood | Self | 1990 |
| Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths | (archive footage) | 1990 |
| Biography | Self | 1987 |
| American Masters | (archive footage) | 1986 |
| Bruce Lee, the Legend | Self | 1984 |
| Lovers and Other Strangers | Hal Henderson | 1983 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Call Me Kate | Self | 2023 |
| America in Color | Self | 2017 |
| James Dean: Forever Young | Self | 2005 |
| Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade | Self / Self (archive footage) | 2004 |
| Death in Hollywood | Self | 1990 |
| Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths | (archive footage) | 1990 |
| Biography | Self | 1987 |
| American Masters | (archive footage) | 1986 |
| Bruce Lee, the Legend | Self | 1984 |
| Lovers and Other Strangers | Hal Henderson | 1983 |
| Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage | Self | 1983 |
| CBS News Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley | Self (archive footage) | 1979 |
| Game of Death | Jim Marshall | 1978 |
| Spectre | Dr. Ham Hamilton | 1977 |
| Gibbsville | Ray Whitehead | 1976 |
| Sherlock Holmes in New York | Mortimer McGrew | 1976 |
| The Hindenburg | Edward Douglas | 1975 |
| The Killer Elite | Lawrence Weyburn | 1975 |
| Arena | Himself (archive footage) | 1975 |
| The Turning Point of Jim Malloy | Ray Whitehead | 1975 |
| The Lives of Benjamin Franklin | 1974 | |
| The Great Ice Rip-Off | Harkey Rollins | 1974 |
| Dinah! | Self - Guest | 1974 |
| Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia | Quill | 1974 |
| The Neon Ceiling | Jones | 1971 |
| Lovers and Other Strangers | Hal Henderson / Hal | 1970 |
| McCloud | Jack Hefferman | 1970 |
| They Shoot Horses, Don't They? | Rocky / Rocky Gravo | 1969 |
| The David Frost Show | Self - Guest | 1969 |
| Della | Self | 1969 |
| Playboy After Dark | Self | 1969 |
| Companions in Nightmare | Eric Nicholson | 1968 |
| What's My Line? | Self - Mystery Guest | 1968 |
| The Shuttered Room | Mike Kelton | 1967 |
| The Joey Bishop Show | Self - Guest | 1967 |
| The Pat Boone Show | Self | 1966 |
| The Hollywood Squares (Daytime) | Self - Panelist | 1965 |
| Strange Bedfellows | Richard Bramwell | 1965 |
| The Rogues | Tony Fleming | 1964 |
| The Hollywood Palace | Self - Host | 1964 |
| Kraft Suspense Theatre | Hugo Myrich | 1963 |
| A Ticklish Affair | Key Weedon | 1963 |
| For Love or Money | Sonny Smith / John Dayton "Sonny" Smith | 1963 |
| Five Miles to Midnight | David Barnes | 1962 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Himself / Himself - Guest / Self - Guest | 1962 |
| The Andy Williams Show | Self - Guest | 1962 |
| The Alfred Hitchcock Hour | Duke Marsden | 1962 |
| Kid Galahad | Willy Grogan | 1962 |
| That Touch of Mink | Roger | 1962 |
| The Mike Douglas Show | Himself - Co-Host / Himself - Actor | 1961 |
| Here's Hollywood | Self | 1960 |
| The Story on Page One | Larry Ellis | 1959 |
| The Twilight Zone | Martin Sloan | 1959 |
| Ask Any Girl | Evan Doughton | 1959 |
| The Tunnel of Love | Dick Pepper | 1958 |
| Teacher's Pet | Dr. Hugo Pine | 1958 |
| Shirley Temple's Storybook | Miles Hendon | 1958 |
| Goodyear Theatre | Herman Worth | 1957 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar | Himself | 1957 |
| Desk Set | Mike Cutler | 1957 |
| The James Dean Story | Self - James Dean interview / Self | 1957 |
| To Tell the Truth | Self - Panelist | 1956 |
| Conflict | Self - Host | 1956 |
| The Desperate Hours | Chuck Wright | 1955 |
| Casablanca | Self - Host | 1955 |
| Warner Brothers Presents | Self - Host | 1955 |
| Young at Heart | Alex Burke | 1954 |
| Producers' Showcase | Simon Gayforth (segment 'Shadow Play') | 1954 |
| Climax! | Edgar Holt | 1954 |
| Rear Window | Jeff's Editor | 1954 |
| The United States Steel Hour | Dave Corman | 1953 |
| Torch Song | Cliff Willard | 1953 |
| Arena | Hob Danvers | 1953 |
| City That Never Sleeps | Johnny Kelly | 1953 |
| The Girl Who Had Everything | Vance Court | 1953 |
| Holiday for Sinners | Dr. Jason Kent | 1952 |
| You for Me | Dr. Jeff Chadwick | 1952 |
| Footlights Theater | Producer | 1952 |
| Too Young to Kiss | John Tirsen | 1951 |
| Come Fill the Cup | Boyd S. Copeland / Boyd Copeland | 1951 |
| Slaughter Trail | Ike Vaughn / Ike Vaughn aka Murray | 1951 |
| Schlitz Playhouse | Jimmy Sampson | 1951 |
| The Red Skelton Hour | Peter Pusher | 1951 |
| Only the Valiant | Lt. William Holloway | 1951 |
| Target Unknown | Capt. Reiner | 1951 |
| Hunt the Man Down | Paul Bennett | 1950 |
| The Bigelow Theatre | Tim Davis | 1950 |
| Pulitzer Prize Playhouse | George Callahan | 1950 |
| Life with Linkletter | Self | 1950 |
| What's My Line? | Himself - Panelist | 1950 |
| Robert Montgomery Presents | Tony Marino | 1950 |
| Tell It to the Judge | Alexander Darvac | 1949 |
| The Silver Theatre | Tim Davis | 1949 |
| Lust for Gold | Pete Thomas | 1949 |
| Wake of the Red Witch | Samuel 'Sam' Rosen | 1949 |
| Studio One | Philip Adams / Alan Fredericks | 1948 |
| The Three Musketeers | Porthos | 1948 |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | Self / Self - Audience Bow | 1948 |
| The Woman in White | Walter Hartright | 1948 |
| Escape Me Never | Caryl Dubrok | 1947 |
| Old Acquaintance | Rudd Kendall | 1943 |
| Air Force | Co-Pilot / Lieut. Bill Williams - 'Mary Ann' Co-Pilot | 1943 |
| The Gay Sisters | Gig Young | 1942 |
| The Mad Martindales | Peter Varney (as Byron Barr) / Peter Varney | 1942 |
| The Male Animal | Student | 1942 |
| Captains of the Clouds | Student Pilot | 1942 |
| Breakdowns of 1942 | Self | 1942 |
| You're in the Army Now | Soldier | 1941 |
| They Died with Their Boots On | Lt. Roberts | 1941 |
| One Foot in Heaven | First Groom Asking for Dog Licence | 1941 |
| The Tanks Are Coming | Jim Allen | 1941 |
| Sergeant York | Marching Soldier | 1941 |
| Navy Blues | Sailor in Storeroom | 1941 |
| Dive Bomber | Abbott | 1941 |
| Misbehaving Husbands | Floor Walker (as Byron Barr) / Floor Walker | 1940 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1971 | Emmy | Outstanding Single Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role | Nominated |
| 1970 | Oscar | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Won |
| 1970 | Golden Globe | Best Supporting Actor | Won |
| 1959 | Oscar | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
| 1959 | Golden Globe | Best Supporting Actor | Nominated |
| 1952 | Oscar | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
