Biography
Marvin Gaye
Acting
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 pr…
Career works
50
Movies
38
Series
12
Career average
7.1/10
Birth date
04/02/1939
Place of birth
Washington, D.C., USA
Date of death
04/01/1984
Filmography highlights
Movies
Marvin Gaye - Visionär des Soul
2026 · 8.0
Mr. Nelson on the North Side
2024
Best of the 60s: The Story of Ready, Steady, Go!
2021
The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart
2020 · 7.6
Whitney
2018 · 7.3
The Summer of Love
2017 · 7.2
Marvin Gaye - Let's get it on
2015
Marvin Gaye: What's Going On
2008
What's Going On: The Life and Death of Marvin Gaye
2008 · 6.5
Motor City's Burning: Detroit from Motown to the Stooges
2008
Marvin Gaye: The Real Thing - In Performance 1964-1981
2006 · 7.0
Marvin Gaye Live In Belgium 1981
2006
Funky Dance Grooves
2004
Larry presents: Best of The 80s
2004
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
2004 · 5.3
Series
1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything
2021 · 7.6
The Top Ten Revealed
2018 · 8.0
Forensic Justice
2016
The Midnight Special
1972 · 8.1
Hullabaloo
1965 · 10.0
Shindig!
1964 · 6.4
The Hollywood Palace
1964 · 5.0
Top of the Pops
1964 · 6.7
Ready Steady Go!
1963 · 7.0
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · 7.5
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · 6.8