Marvin Gaye
Birthday
1939/04/02
Day of death
1984/04/01 (45 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Also know as
Marvin Pentz Gay Jr.
Biography
Marvin Pentz Gay Jr. was born on April 2, 1939, the second oldest child of domestic worker Alberta Gay and Pentecostalist minister Marvin Gay Sr. From an early age, Gaye took an ardor for singing; he believed that this vocation helped him through his severely troubled youth. Gaye's sister has stated that Gay Sr. beat Marvin often and into his teens. At 17, Gaye became a high school dropout, enlisting in the U.S. Air Force. Disgruntled by the humble labor he had to do, Gaye pretended to have ment...Read more
Acting
(1998) Motown 40: The Music is Forever
as Self (archive footage)
(2021) Best of the 60s: The Story of Ready, Steady, Go!
as Self (archive footage)
(1977) The Day the Music Died
as Self
(2004) Larry presents: Best of The 80s
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(1980) Marvin Gaye: Live at Montreux
as Self
(2021) Mr. Nelson on the North Side
as Self
(2003) Marvin Gaye - Live In Montreux 1980
as Himself
(2004) Funky Dance Grooves
as Self
(2006) Darts Tarts – Welcome to my World
as Self (archive footage)
(2020) The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart
as Self (archive photo)
(2006) Marvin Gaye - Let's get it on
as self
(2003) Prachtig 80: Volume 2
as Self
(2003) The Giants of Black Music
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(2023) They All Came Out to Montreux
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(1984) DTV: Golden Oldies
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Live at Amsterdam 1976
as Himself
(1983) Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever
as Self
(1964) The T.A.M.I. Show
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(1974) The Midnight Special Legendary Performances 1974
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(1971) Chrome and Hot Leather
as Jim
(1969) The Ballad of Andy Crocker
as David Owens
(1973) Save the Children
as Self
(2009) DJ Cinema Presents: Masterpiece Theater Blend Dvd
as Self (archive footage)
(2008) Marvin Gaye: What's Going On
as Self (archive footage)
(2008) Motor City's Burning: Detroit from Motown to the Stooges
as Self (archive footage)
(2004) TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
as Self (archive footage)
(2018) Whitney
as Self (archive footage)
(1980) Standing Room Only: Diana Ross
as Self
(2006) Marvin Gaye: The Real Thing - In Performance 1964-1981
as Himself
(1977) The Midnight Special Legendary Performances 1977
as Self
(2002) Remember Marvin Gaye
as Himself
(1976) Marvin Gaye - Greatest Hits Live in '76
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(2008) What's Going On: The Life and Death of Marvin Gaye
as Self (archive footage)
(1963) Ready Steady Go!
as Self
(2018) The Top Ten Revealed
as Self (archive footage)
(1964) The Hollywood Palace
as Self - Singer
(1964) Shindig!
as Self - Singer
(1965) Hullabaloo
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(1967) Malibu U
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(1972) The Midnight Special
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(1948) The Ed Sullivan Show
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(2021) 1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything
as Self (archive footage)