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Biography

Gig Young was a debonair actor who played a sardonic character, who typically never got the girl. He began his career in films in…more

Born

11/4/1913, St Cloud, Minnesota, USA

Died

10/19/1978

Birth Name

Byron Elsworth Barr

Gender

Male

Credits

Star (3)

Role
- Gibbsville
  Ray Whitehead
  - S 1: Ep 6 Afternoon Waltz
    12/30/76
  - S 1: Ep 5 Andrew
    12/23/76
  - S 1: Ep 5 All the Young Girls
    12/16/76
  - S 1: Ep 3 Trapped
    12/9/76
  - S 1: Ep 2 Saturday Night
    11/18/76
  - + 9 More Credits
- The Rogues
  Tony Fleming, the American cousin
  - S 1: Ep 30 A Daring Step Backward
    4/18/65
  - S 1: Ep 29 Mr. White's Christmas
    4/4/65
  - S 1: Ep 28 Grave Doubts
    3/28/65
  - S 1: Ep 27 Wherefore Art Thou, Harold?
    3/21/65
  - S 1: Ep 26 Our Men in Marawat
    3/14/65
  - + 25 More Credits
- The Twilight Zone
  Martin Sloan
  - S 1: Ep 5 Walking Distance
    10/30/59
Recurring Role (1)

Role
- Conflict
  Host
  - S 1: Ep 3 Casablanca: Who Holds Tomorrow?
    9/27/55
Guest Star (37)

Role
- McCloud
  Jack Hefferman
  - S 6: Ep 6 The Day New York Turned Blue
    2/22/76
- Dinah!
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 77 January 2, 1976
    1/2/76
- The Academy Awards
  Himself - Presenter
  - S 43: Ep 1 The 43rd Annual Academy Awards
    4/15/71
- The Academy Awards
  Himself
  - S 42: Ep 1 The 42nd Annual Academy Awards
    4/7/70
- Della!
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 197 March 13, 1970
    3/13/70
- The David Frost Show
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 83 December 24, 1969
    12/24/69
- Playboy After Dark
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 9 Steppenwolf; John Hartford; Gig Young; Dolores Hall; McCall & Brill
    12/17/69
- The Ed Sullivan Show
  Himself, audience bow
  - S 23: Ep 12 December 14, 1969: The Jackson 5, Lainie Kazan, Wayne & Shuster
    12/14/69
- The Hollywood Squares (1966)
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 13 November 18-22, 1968
    11/18/68
  - S 1: Ep 7 November 28-December 2, 1966
    11/28/66
  - S 1: Ep 6 November 21-25, 1966
    11/21/66
- The Joey Bishop Show
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 50 November 12, 1968
    11/12/68
- The Merv Griffin Show
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 177 May 7, 1968
    5/7/68
  - S 5: Ep 97 January 16, 1968
    1/16/68
  - S 5: Ep 43 November 1, 1967
    11/1/67
  - S 13: Ep 79 December 19, 1975
    12/19/75
  - S 13: Ep 73 December 11, 1975
    12/11/75
  - + 6 More Credits
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 54 November 16, 1967
    11/16/67
  - S 5: Ep 231 Week of July 24, 1967
    7/24/67
  - S 8: Ep 137 March 10, 1970
    3/10/70
- The Pat Boone Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 24 November 17, 1966
    11/17/66
- The Red Skelton Comedy Hour
  Guest
  - S 16: Ep 1 Gig Young / Johnny Rivers
    9/13/66
- The Red Skelton Show
  Himself
  - S 16: Ep 1 Gig Young / Johnny Rivers
    9/13/66
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Himself/Co-host
  - S 4: Ep 140 March 18, 1966
    3/18/66
  - S 4: Ep 139 March 17, 1966
    3/17/66
  - S 4: Ep 138 March 16, 1966
    3/16/66
  - S 4: Ep 137 March 15, 1966
    3/15/66
  - S 4: Ep 136 Week of March 14, 1966
    3/14/66
- The Andy Williams Show (1962)
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 5 October 25, 1965
    10/25/65
- The Hollywood Palace
  Himself, host
  - S 1: Ep 6 Host: Gig Young
    2/8/64
- Kraft Suspense Theatre
  Hugo Myrich
  - S 1: Ep 3 The End of the World, Baby
    10/24/63
- The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
  Duke Marsden
  - S 1: Ep 1 A Piece Of The Action
    9/20/62
- Here's Hollywood
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 42 June 15, 1961
    6/15/61
- Shirley Temple's Storybook
  Miles Hendon
  - S 2: Ep 7 The Prince and the Pauper
    4/23/61
- What's My Line?
  Guest Panelist
  - S 12: Ep 20 EPISODE #547
    1/15/61
  - S 10: Ep 39 EPISODE #466
    5/31/59
  - S 9: Ep 36 EPISODE #413
    5/4/58
- Shirley Temple Theatre
  Miles Hendon
  - S 1: Ep 7 The Prince and the Pauper
    10/30/60
- The Twilight Zone
  Martin Sloan
- Alcoa Theatre
  Herman Worth
  - S 2: Ep 7 The Spy
    11/3/58
- Studio One
  Philip Adams/Alan Fredericks
  - S 10: Ep 23 A Dead Ringer
    3/10/58
- Climax!
  Edgar Holt
  - S 4: Ep 5 Jacob and the Angels
    10/3/57
- The United States Steel Hour
  Dave Corman
  - S 4: Ep 3 Sauce for the Goose
    10/10/56
- The Lux Video Theatre
  Guest Star
  - S 5: Ep 13 Captive City
    11/18/54
- Producers' Showcase
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 1 Tonight at 8:30
    10/18/54
- Toast of the Town
  Guest
  - S 7: Ep 19 Harry Belafonte; Tony Bennett; Gig Young; Betsy Von Furstenberg; Franchot Tone; Senor Wences
    1/17/54
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
  Guest Star
  - S 3: Ep 16 Part of the Game
    12/18/53
- Robert Montgomery Presents Your Lucky Strike Theatre
  Tony Marino
  - S 5: Ep 8 The Sunday Punch
    10/19/53
- The Bigelow Theatre
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 4 Lady With Ideas
    4/15/51
- The Pulitzer Prize Playhouse
  George Callahan
  - S 1: Ep 15 Ned McCobb's Daughter
    1/12/51
- The Silver Theater
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 32 Lady with Ideas
    5/8/50

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- Gig's parents were John and Emma Barr.
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- He attended Washington DC's McKinley High School.
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- Gig was 6'1" tall.
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- Gig: Acting is the exaggeration of life, and if you can blow it up and still make it look real, the better your performance. Any actor who loves what he is doing can't take his mind off it.
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- Gig: (On his film career) 30 years and 55 pictures - not more than five that were any good, or any good for me. I've picked the best from the lousy parts they offered me.
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