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Gig Young

Gig Young (born Byron Elsworth Barr; November 4, 1913 – October 19, 1978) was an American stage, film and television 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), finally winning the award for They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969). In 1978, Young murdered his 31-year-old wife three weeks after their wedding before turning the gun on himself and committing suicide at the age of 64.

Infobox

Born
Byron Elsworth Barr(1913-11-04)November 4, 1913St. Cloud, Minnesota, U.S.
Died
October 19, 1978(1978-10-19) (aged 64)New York City, NY, U.S.
Cause of death
Ballistic Trauma (murder–suicide)
Occupation
Actor
Years active
1940–1978
Spouses
mw- Sheila Stapler (m. 1940; div. 1947) Sophie Rosenstein (m. 1950; died 1952) Elizabeth Montgomery (m. 1956; div. 1963) Elaine Williams (m. 1963; div. 1966) Kim Schmidt (m. 1978; died 1978)
Children
1

Tables

Film appearances · Filmography
1940
Misbehaving Husbands
Role(s)
Floor Walker
Notes
Credited as Byron Barr
1941
Here Comes the Cavalry
Role(s)
Trooper Rollins
Notes
Short, credited as Byron Barr
Sergeant York
Role(s)
Marching soldier
Notes
Uncredited
Dive Bomber
Role(s)
Pilot Abbott
Notes
Uncredited
Navy Blues
Role(s)
Sailor in storeroom
Notes
Uncredited
One Foot in Heaven
Role(s)
First groom asking for dog license
Notes
Uncredited
The Tanks Are Coming
Role(s)
Jim Allen
Notes
Short, credited as Byron Barr
They Died with Their Boots On
Role(s)
Lieutenant Roberts
Notes
Uncredited
You're in the Army Now
Role(s)
Soldier
Notes
Uncredited
1942
The Man Who Came to Dinner
Role(s)
Bit part
Notes
Uncredited
Captains of the Clouds
Role(s)
Student pilot
Notes
Credited as Byron Barr
The Male Animal
Role(s)
Student
Notes
Uncredited
The Mad Martindales
Role(s)
Peter Varney
Notes
Credited as Byron Barr
The Gay Sisters
Role(s)
Gig Young
Notes
Credited as Byron Barr (credited as Gig Young in later rereleases)
1943
Air Force
Role(s)
Co-Pilot
Old Acquaintance
Role(s)
Rudd Kendall
1946
They Made Me a Killer
Role(s)
Steve Reynolds
Notes
Credited as Byron Barr
1947
Escape Me Never
Role(s)
Caryl Dubrok
1948
The Woman in White
Role(s)
Walter Hartright
The Three Musketeers
Role(s)
Porthos
Wake of the Red Witch
Role(s)
Samuel 'Sam' Rosen
1949
Lust for Gold
Role(s)
Pete Thomas
Tell It to the Judge
Role(s)
Alexander Darvac
1950
Tarnished
Role(s)
Joe Pettigrew
Hunt the Man Down
Role(s)
Paul Bennett
1951
Target Unknown
Role(s)
Captain Reiner
Only the Valiant
Role(s)
Lieutenant William Holloway
Slaughter Trail
Role(s)
Ike Vaughn aka Murray
Come Fill the Cup
Role(s)
Boyd Copeland
Notes
Nominated – Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
Too Young to Kiss
Role(s)
John Tirsen
1952
You for Me
Role(s)
Dr. Jeff Chadwick
Holiday for Sinners
Role(s)
Dr. Jason Kent
1953
The Girl Who Had Everything
Role(s)
Vance Court
City That Never Sleeps
Role(s)
Johnny Kelly
Arena
Role(s)
Hob Danvers
Torch Song
Role(s)
Cliff Willard
1954
Rear Window
Role(s)
Jeff's Editor
Notes
Voice, Uncredited
Young at Heart
Role(s)
Alex Burke
1955
The Desperate Hours
Role(s)
Chuck Wright
1957
Desk Set
Role(s)
Mike Cutler
1958
Teacher's Pet
Role(s)
Dr. Hugo Pine
Notes
Nominated – Academy Award for Best Supporting ActorNominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture
The Tunnel of Love
Role(s)
Dick Pepper
1959
Ask Any Girl
Role(s)
Evan Doughton
The Story on Page One
Role(s)
Larry Ellis
1962
That Touch of Mink
Role(s)
Roger
Kid Galahad
Role(s)
Willy Grogan
Five Miles to Midnight
Role(s)
David Barnes
1963
For Love or Money
Role(s)
'Sonny' John Dayton Smith
A Ticklish Affair
Role(s)
Key Weedon
1965
Strange Bedfellows
Role(s)
Richard Bramwell
1967
The Shuttered Room
Role(s)
Mike Kelton
1969
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
Role(s)
Rocky
Notes
Academy Award for Best Supporting ActorGolden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion PictureNominated – BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role
1970
Lovers and Other Strangers
Role(s)
Hal Henderson
1973
A Son-in-Law for Charlie McReady
Role(s)
Charlie McReady
1974
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
Role(s)
Quill
Deborah
Role(s)
Ofenbauer
1975
Michele
The Killer Elite
Role(s)
Lawrence Weyburn
The Hindenburg
Role(s)
Edward Douglas
1978
Game of Death
Role(s)
Jim Marshall
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1940
Misbehaving Husbands
Floor Walker
Credited as Byron Barr
1941
Here Comes the Cavalry
Trooper Rollins
Short, credited as Byron Barr
Sergeant York
Marching soldier
Uncredited
Dive Bomber
Pilot Abbott
Uncredited
Navy Blues
Sailor in storeroom
Uncredited
One Foot in Heaven
First groom asking for dog license
Uncredited
The Tanks Are Coming
Jim Allen
Short, credited as Byron Barr
They Died with Their Boots On
Lieutenant Roberts
Uncredited
You're in the Army Now
Soldier
Uncredited
1942
The Man Who Came to Dinner
Bit part
Uncredited
Captains of the Clouds
Student pilot
Credited as Byron Barr
The Male Animal
Student
Uncredited
The Mad Martindales
Peter Varney
Credited as Byron Barr
The Gay Sisters
Gig Young
Credited as Byron Barr (credited as Gig Young in later rereleases)
1943
Air Force
Co-Pilot
Old Acquaintance
Rudd Kendall
1946
They Made Me a Killer
Steve Reynolds
Credited as Byron Barr
1947
Escape Me Never
Caryl Dubrok
1948
The Woman in White
Walter Hartright
The Three Musketeers
Porthos
Wake of the Red Witch
Samuel 'Sam' Rosen
1949
Lust for Gold
Pete Thomas
Tell It to the Judge
Alexander Darvac
1950
Tarnished
Joe Pettigrew
Hunt the Man Down
Paul Bennett
1951
Target Unknown
Captain Reiner
Only the Valiant
Lieutenant William Holloway
Slaughter Trail
Ike Vaughn aka Murray
Come Fill the Cup
Boyd Copeland
Nominated – Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
Too Young to Kiss
John Tirsen
1952
You for Me
Dr. Jeff Chadwick
Holiday for Sinners
Dr. Jason Kent
1953
The Girl Who Had Everything
Vance Court
City That Never Sleeps
Johnny Kelly
Arena
Hob Danvers
Torch Song
Cliff Willard
1954
Rear Window
Jeff's Editor
Voice, Uncredited
Young at Heart
Alex Burke
1955
The Desperate Hours
Chuck Wright
1957
Desk Set
Mike Cutler
1958
Teacher's Pet
Dr. Hugo Pine
Nominated – Academy Award for Best Supporting ActorNominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture
The Tunnel of Love
Dick Pepper
1959
Ask Any Girl
Evan Doughton
The Story on Page One
Larry Ellis
1962
That Touch of Mink
Roger
Kid Galahad
Willy Grogan
Five Miles to Midnight
David Barnes
1963
For Love or Money
'Sonny' John Dayton Smith
A Ticklish Affair
Key Weedon
Television appearances · Filmography
1950
The Silver Theater
Role(s)
Tim Davis
Notes
Season 1 Episode 32: "Lady with Ideas"
1951
Pulitzer Prize Playhouse
Role(s)
George Callahan
Notes
Season 1 Episode 15: "Ned McCobb's Daughter"
The Bigelow Theatre
Notes
Season 1 Episode 6: "Rewrite for Love"
1953
Robert Montgomery Presents
Role(s)
Tony Marino
Notes
Season 5 Episode 8: "The Sunday Punch"
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Role(s)
Jimmy Sampson
Notes
Season 3 Episode 16: "Part of the Game"
1954
Producers' Showcase
Role(s)
Simon Gayforth
Notes
Season 1 Episode 1: "Tonight at 8:30" (Segment: "Shadow Play")
Lux Video Theatre
Notes
Season 5 Episode 13: "Captive City"
1955–1956
Role(s)
Warner Brothers Presents
Notes
Host
1956
The United States Steel Hour
Role(s)
Dave Corman
Notes
Season 4 Episode 3: "Sauce for the Goose"
1957
Climax!
Role(s)
Edgar Holt
Notes
Season 4 Episode 1: "Jacob and the Angels"
Studio One
Role(s)
Philip Adams / Alan Fredericks
Notes
Season 10 Episode 23: "A Dead Ringer"
1958
Goodyear Theatre
Role(s)
Herman Worth
Notes
Season 2 Episode 3: "The Spy"
1959
The Twilight Zone
Role(s)
Martin Sloan
Notes
Season 1 Episode 5: "Walking Distance"
The Philadelphia Story
Role(s)
C.K. Dexter Haven
Notes
Television film
1960
Ninotchka
Role(s)
Leon Dolga
Notes
Television film
Shirley Temple's Storybook
Role(s)
Miles Hendon
Notes
Season 2 Episode 7: "The Prince and the Pauper"
1961
The Spiral Staircase
Role(s)
Stephen Warren
Notes
Television film
1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Role(s)
John 'Jack' 'Duke' Marsden
Notes
Season 1 Episode 1: "A Piece of the Action"
1963
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Role(s)
Hugo Myrich
Notes
Season 1 Episode 3: "The End of the World, Baby"
1964–1965
Role(s)
The Rogues
Notes
Tony Fleming
1965
The Andy Williams Show
Role(s)
Himself
Notes
1 episode
1968
Companions in Nightmare
Role(s)
Eric Nicholson
Notes
Television film
1971
The Neon Ceiling
Role(s)
Jones
Notes
Television filmNominated – Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Single Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
1974
The Great Ice Rip-Off
Role(s)
Harkey Rollins
Notes
Television film
1975
John O'Hara's Gibbsvillea.k.a. The Turning Point of Jim Malloy
Role(s)
Ray Whitehead
Notes
Television film
1976
McCloud
Role(s)
Jack Haferman
Notes
Season 6 Episode 6: "The Day New York Turned Blue"
Sherlock Holmes in New York
Role(s)
Mortimer McGrew
Notes
Television film
1976–1977
Role(s)
Gibbsville
Notes
Ray Whitehead
1977
Spectre
Role(s)
Dr. Amos "Ham" Hamilton
Notes
Television film
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1950
The Silver Theater
Tim Davis
Season 1 Episode 32: "Lady with Ideas"
1951
Pulitzer Prize Playhouse
George Callahan
Season 1 Episode 15: "Ned McCobb's Daughter"
The Bigelow Theatre
Season 1 Episode 6: "Rewrite for Love"
1953
Robert Montgomery Presents
Tony Marino
Season 5 Episode 8: "The Sunday Punch"
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Jimmy Sampson
Season 3 Episode 16: "Part of the Game"
1954
Producers' Showcase
Simon Gayforth
Season 1 Episode 1: "Tonight at 8:30" (Segment: "Shadow Play")
Lux Video Theatre
Season 5 Episode 13: "Captive City"
1955–1956
Warner Brothers Presents
Host
36 episodes
1956
The United States Steel Hour
Dave Corman
Season 4 Episode 3: "Sauce for the Goose"
1957
Climax!
Edgar Holt
Season 4 Episode 1: "Jacob and the Angels"
Studio One
Philip Adams / Alan Fredericks
Season 10 Episode 23: "A Dead Ringer"
1958
Goodyear Theatre
Herman Worth
Season 2 Episode 3: "The Spy"
1959
The Twilight Zone
Martin Sloan
Season 1 Episode 5: "Walking Distance"
The Philadelphia Story
Dexter Haven
Television film
1960
Ninotchka
Leon Dolga
Television film
Shirley Temple's Storybook
Miles Hendon
Season 2 Episode 7: "The Prince and the Pauper"
1961
The Spiral Staircase
Stephen Warren
Television film
1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
John 'Jack Duke' Marsden
Season 1 Episode 1: "A Piece of the Action"
1963
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Hugo Myrich
Season 1 Episode 3: "The End of the World, Baby"
1964–1965
The Rogues
Tony Fleming
22 episodes
1965
The Andy Williams Show
Himself
1 episode
1968
Companions in Nightmare
Eric Nicholson
Television film
1971
The Neon Ceiling
Jones
Television filmNominated – Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Single Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
1974
The Great Ice Rip-Off
Harkey Rollins
Television film
1975
John O'Hara's Gibbsvillea.k.a. The Turning Point of Jim Malloy
Ray Whitehead
Television film
1976
McCloud
Jack Haferman
Season 6 Episode 6: "The Day New York Turned Blue"
Sherlock Holmes in New York
Mortimer McGrew
Television film
1976–1977
Gibbsville
Ray Whitehead
13 episodes
1977
Spectre
Dr. Amos "Ham" Hamilton
Television film
· Awards and nominations
1951
Academy Awards
Role(s)
Best Supporting Actor
Notes
Come Fill the Cup
1958
Teacher's Pet
Role(s)
Nominated
Golden Globe Awards
Role(s)
Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture
Notes
Teacher's Pet
Laurel Awards
Role(s)
Top Male Comedy Performance
Notes
Teacher's Pet
1959
Top Male Supporting Performance
Role(s)
The Tunnel of Love
Notes
Won
1963
That Touch of Mink
Role(s)
Won
1969
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
Role(s)
Won
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
Role(s)
Won
1970
British Academy Film Awards
Role(s)
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Notes
Nominated
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards
Role(s)
Best Supporting Actor
Notes
Won
1971
Primetime Emmy Awards
Role(s)
Outstanding Single Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Notes
The Neon Ceiling
Year
Award
Category
Nominated work
Results
Ref.
1951
Academy Awards
Best Supporting Actor
Come Fill the Cup
Nominated
1958
Teacher's Pet
Nominated
1969
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
Won
1970
British Academy Film Awards
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Nominated
1958
Golden Globe Awards
Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture
Teacher's Pet
Nominated
1969
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
Won
1970
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards
Best Supporting Actor
Won
1958
Laurel Awards
Top Male Comedy Performance
Teacher's Pet
4th place
1959
Top Male Supporting Performance
The Tunnel of Love
Won
1963
That Touch of Mink
Won
1971
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Single Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
The Neon Ceiling
Nominated

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