Gig Young

Gig Young

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

Cast Credits

Game of Death

as Jim Marshall

Spectre

as Dr. Ham Hamilton

Sherlock Holmes in New York

as Mortimer McGraw

The Hindenburg

as Edward Douglas

The Killer Elite

as Lawrence Weyburn

The Great Ice Rip-Off

as Harkey Rollins

Companions in Nightmare

as Eric Nicholson

The Shuttered Room

as Mike Kelton

Strange Bedfellows

as Richard Bramwell

A Ticklish Affair

as Key Weedon

For Love or Money

as Sonny Smith

Five Miles to Midnight

as David Barnes

Kid Galahad

as Willy Grogan

The Spiral Staircase

as Stephen Warren

Ninotchka

as Leon Dolga

The Story on Page One

as Larry Ellis

Ask Any Girl

as Evan Doughton

The Tunnel of Love

as Dick Pepper

Teacher's Pet

as Dr. Hugo Pine

Desk Set

as Mike Cutler

The Desperate Hours

as Chuck Wright

Young at Heart

as Alex Burke

Rear Window

as Jeff's Editor (voice) (uncredited)