Known For
Acting
Birthday
November 4, 1913
Place of Birth
Saint Cloud, Minnesota, USA
Also Known As
- Byron Elsworth Barr
- Byron Barr
- Bryant Fleming
- Gig
- Ronald Reed
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).
Known For - Movies
Rear Window
as Jeff's Editor (voice) (uncredited)
Game of Death
as Jim Marshall
The Three Musketeers
as Porthos
Sergeant York
as Marching Soldier (uncredited)
That Touch of Mink
as Roger
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
They Died with Their Boots On
as Lt. Roberts (uncredited)
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
as Rocky Gravo
The Male Animal
as Student (uncredited)
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
as Self (archive footage)
Known For - TV Shows
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self (archive footage)
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
The Twilight Zone
as Martin Sloan
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as Duke Marsden
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
Climax!
as Edgar Holt
Robert Montgomery Presents
as Tony Marino
Studio One
as Philip Adams / Alan Fredericks