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Gig Young
Born 1913-11-04Saint 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).
Screen work
Movies & roles
Elvis: A Life in MusicSelf (archive footage)Remembering Gene WilderSelf (archive photo/footage)The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary CelebrationMartin Sloan (archive footage)Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood RenegadeSelf (archive footage)Death In HollywoodRoleHollywood Scandals and Tragedies(archive footage) (uncredited)Bruce Lee, the LegendSelfHollywood Out-takes and Rare FootageSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)Game of DeathJim MarshallSpectreDr. Ham HamiltonSherlock Holmes in New YorkMortimer McGrawThe HindenburgEdward DouglasThe Killer EliteLawrence WeyburnThe Turning Point of Jim MalloyRay WhiteheadThe Great Ice Rip-OffHarkey RollinsA Black Ribbon for DeborahOfenbauerBring Me the Head of Alfredo GarciaQuillThe Neon CeilingJonesLovers and Other StrangersHal HendersonThey Shoot Horses, Don't They?Rocky GravoCompanions in NightmareEric NicholsonThe Shuttered RoomMike KeltonStrange BedfellowsRichard BramwellInvisible DiplomatsBrad