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name: "Marvin Hayes"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/marvin-hayes"
fi1m_id: "marvin-hayes"
tmdb_id: 2211600
roles: []
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-25T06:52:27.001134+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Marvin Hayes

## Identity

Marvin Hayes

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/marvin-hayes
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** marvin-hayes
- **TMDB ID:** 2211600
- **Same entity:** https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2211600

Actor. Born in North Carolina, USA.

## Details

- **Elsewhere:** https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2211600

## Biography

Marvin Hayes (1926–1995) was an American actor and bass-baritone singer. He provided the singing voice for Husky Miller in the 1954 film *Carmen Jones*, and performed the song "Stan' Up an' Fight" for the soundtrack.

Born into a large family in North Carolina, Hayes sang with the US Army gospel choir "Wings Over Jordan" during military service. He studied with teachers including Todd Duncan and Pierre Bernac, and made his recital debut at Town Hall in New York in the 1950s. He performed widely across the United States, frequently as bass soloist in Beethoven's Ninth Symphony.

Hayes later lived in Pacific Palisades, California, and taught voice at institutions including Pomona College. He appeared as himself on the television series *Lamp Unto My Feet* in 1962. He was married to concert pianist Althea Waites.

*Sources: imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Carmen Jones* (1954), Fi1m 65, as Husky Miller (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/carmen-jones.md)

## Complete filmography (2)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *What Up?* (2008), Writer
- *Carmen Jones* (1954), as Husky Miller (voice) — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/film/carmen-jones.md)

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