Gig Young
Acting
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).
Born: November 4, 1913
Place of Birth: Saint Cloud, Minnesota, USA
Known For
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
Six episodes of the original series, restored and on the big screen for the first time, and a special retrospective documentary encompass this Fathom Event.
The Twilight Zone
An anthology series containing drama, psychological thriller, fantasy, science fiction, suspense, and/or horror, often concluding with a macabre or unexpected twist.
Rear Window
A wheelchair-bound photographer spies on his neighbors from his apartment window and becomes convinced one of them has committed murder.
Bruce Lee: The Legend
The Official Golden Harvest tribute to the Master of the Martial Arts Film, Bruce Lee.
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
An account of the life and work of American film director Sam Peckinpah (1925-84), a tortured artist whose genius and inner demons changed the Western genre forever.
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
A continuation of the anthology series “Alfred Hitchcock Presents”, hosted by the master of suspense and featuring thrillers and mysteries.
The Neon Ceiling
A housewife and her teenage daughter, fleeing their boring lives, stop in a diner in the California desert. She runs up against the diner's owner, a gruff, beer-drinking artist whose life's work is the neon sculptures he collects and attaches to the ceiling.
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
In the midst of the Great Depression, manipulative emcee Rocky enlists contestants for a dance marathon offering a $1,500 cash prize. Among them are a failed actress, a middle-aged sailor, a delusional blonde and a pregnant girl.
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight Show franchise from 1962 to 1992. It originally aired during late-night. For its first ten years, Carson's Tonight Show was based in New York City with occasional trips to Burbank, California; in May 1972, the show moved permanently to Burbank, California. In 2002, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson was ranked #12 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.
Sergeant York
Alvin York a hillbilly sharpshooter transforms himself from ruffian to religious pacifist. He is then called to serve his country and despite deep religious and moral objections to fighting becomes one of the most celebrated American heroes of WWI.
Filmography
as Self (archive footage)
as Martin Sloan (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
as Self
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
as Jim Marshall
as Dr. Ham Hamilton
as Ray Whitehead
as Mortimer McGraw
as Edward Douglas
as Lawrence Weyburn
as Ray Whitehead
as Harkey Rollins
as Ofenbauer
as Jones
as Hal Henderson
as Rocky Gravo
as Eric Nicholson
as Self - Guest
as Mike Kelton
as Richard Bramwell
as Brad
as Tony Fleming
as Self
as Hugo Myrich
as Key Weedon
as Sonny Smith
as David Barnes
as Willy Grogan
as Self
as Duke Marsden
as Roger
as Self
as Stephen Warren
as Larry Ellis
as Martin Sloan
as Evan Doughton
as Dick Pepper
as Dr. Hugo Pine
as Self
as Mike Cutler
as Self - Presenter
as Chuck Wright
as Alex Burke
as Edgar Holt
as Jeff's Editor (voice) (uncredited)
as Cliff Willard
as Hob Danvers
as Johnny Kelly
as Vance Court
as Jason Kent
as Dr. Jeff Chadwick
as John Tirsen
as Boyd Copeland
as Ike Vaughn aka Murray
as Jimmy Sampson
as Lt. William Holloway
as Capt. Reiner
as Paul Bennett
as Self
as Tony Marino
as Alexander Darvac
as Pete Thomas
as Samuel 'Sam' Rosen
as Philip Adams / Alan Fredericks
as Porthos
as Self
as Walter Hartright
as Caryl Dubrok
as Rudd Kendall
as Co-Pilot
as Self
as Gig Young
as Peter Varney (as Byron Barr)
as Student (uncredited)
as Soldier
as Lt. Roberts (uncredited)
as First Groom Asking for Dog Licence (uncredited)
as Jim Allen
as Marching Soldier (uncredited)
as Abbott - Guinea Pig 2 Experiment 32 (uncredited)
as Floor Walker (as Byron Barr)