- Films
- 39
- Avg rating
- 6.61
- Peak run
- 1942’48
- Oscar wins
- 1 of 3
Every film, by IMDb rating
The career
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
As an actor, films with 1,000+ votes
Gig by the numbers
Average
6.61
27 rated films
Vote weighted
6.64
bigger films count more
Median
6.6
half are better
Consistency
±0.57
rating spread
Career
37y
1942 to 1978
Total votes
178K
across every film
Best
7.8
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
Worst
5.9
The Killer Elite
Newest first
Filmography
| 1978 | Game of Death | Jim Marshall | 5.9 | 23,056 |
| 1975 | The Hindenburg | Edward Douglas | 6.3 | 7,368 |
| 1975 | The Killer Elite | Lawrence Weyburn | 5.9 | 8,495 |
| 1974 |  Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia | Quill | 7.4 | 23,646 |
| 1970 | Lovers and Other Strangers | Hal | 6.6 | 1,569 |
| 1969 |  They Shoot Horses, Don't They? | Rocky | 7.8 | 22,086 |
| 1967 | The Shuttered Room | Mike Kelton | 5.8 | 1,988 |
| 1965 | Strange Bedfellows | Richard Bramwell | 6.2 | 1,356 |
| 1963 | For Love or Money | Sonny Smith | · | 650 |
| 1963 | A Ticklish Affair | Key Weedon | · | 706 |
| 1962 | Kid Galahad | Willy Grogan | 6.1 | 3,448 |
| 1962 |  That Touch of Mink | Roger | 6.6 | 11,863 |
| 1962 | Five Miles to Midnight | David Barnes | 6.2 | 1,421 |
| 1959 | Ask Any Girl | Evan Doughton | · | 996 |
| 1959 | The Story on Page One | Larry Ellis | · | 659 |
| 1958 | Teacher's Pet | Dr. Hugo Pine | 7.1 | 5,610 |
| 1958 | The Tunnel of Love | Dick Pepper | 5.8 | 1,624 |
| 1957 |  Desk Set | Mike Cutler | 7.2 | 10,577 |
| 1955 |  The Desperate Hours | Chuck Wright | 7.5 | 11,954 |
| 1954 | Young at Heart | Alex Burke | 6.7 | 3,101 |
Better together?
Gig Young's regulars
- Doris DayCo-star · 4 films · 6.55 avg▼−0.05
- Gordon DouglasDirector and actor · 3 films · 6.60 avg▲+0.16
- Peter GodfreyDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.60 avg▼−0.09
- Charles WaltersDirector and actor · 2 films · 5.60 avg▼−0.99
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
On Gig Young
3 nominations, 1 wins
Awards record
- WonBest Supporting Actor · Academy Awards 1970Gig Young
- NominatedBest Supporting Actor · Academy Awards 1959Gig Young
- NominatedBest Supporting Actor · Academy Awards 1952Gig Young
Information courtesy of IMDb (https://www.imdb.com). Used with permission. Ratings and votes as of the latest nightly refresh.