- Born
- Died
- Birth nameJames Gene Barge Jr.
- Nickname
- Daddy G
- Gene Barge was born on August 9, 1926 in Norfolk, Virginia, USA. He was an actor, known for Under Siege (1992), Code of Silence (1985) and The Fugitive (1993). He was married to Sarah and ???. He died on February 2, 2025 in Bronzeville, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
- SpousesSarah(? - 2008) (her death, 1 child)??? (divorced, 1 child)
- ChildrenGinaGail Florence
- ParentsJames Barge Sr.Esther Edwards Barge
- RelativesCelestine Bailey(Sibling)
- Worked as a producer and arranger with Chess Records in Chicago in the 1960s and '70s.
- To date he has only appeared in movies directed by Andrew Davis.
- Played the tenor sax solos on the 1957 hit, "C.C. Rider" by Chuck Willis.
- Is the "Daddy G" referred to by Gary U.S. Bonds in the 1961 song, "Quarter To Three" due to his sax playing on an earlier record, "A Night With Daddy G" by The Church Street Five. Played the tenor sax solos on the song as well. Also mentioned in the 1961 hit, "Bristol Stomp" by The Dovells. Barge picked up the name Daddy G from Bishop Daddy Grace, founder of The United House Of Prayer For All People in 1919.
- Mr. Barge, who was a longtime resident of Chatham before moving to Bronzeville about 13 years ago to be closer to his daughter, grew up in Norfolk, Virginia.
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