Marjoe Gortner

Marjoe Gortner

Acting

Birthday

1944/01/14 (81 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Long Beach, California

Also know as

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Biography

Hugh Marjoe Ross Gortner, generally known as Marjoe Gortner (born January 14, 1944, in Long Beach, California), is a former revivalist who first gained a certain fame in the late 1940s when he became the youngest ordained preacher at the age of four. He then gained outright notoriety in the 1970s when he starred in an Oscar-winning, behind-the-scenes documentary about the lucrative business of Pentecostal preaching. The name "Marjoe" is a portmanteau of the names "Mary" and "Joseph". Descriptio...Read more

Acting
Earthquake
6.1

(1974) Earthquake

as Jody

Starcrash
4.2

(1978) Starcrash

as Akton

American Ninja 3: Blood Hunt
4.7

(1989) American Ninja 3: Blood Hunt

as The Cobra

Hellhole
5.0

(1985) Hellhole

as Dr. Dane

The Food of the Gods
5.0

(1976) The Food of the Gods

as Morgan

Marjoe
7.6

(1972) Marjoe

as Himself

Mausoleum
5.0

(1983) Mausoleum

as Oliver Farrell

Wild Bill
5.7

(1995) Wild Bill

as Preacher

Los Angeles Plays Itself
7.7

(2004) Los Angeles Plays Itself

as Joby in Earthquake (archive footage)

When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder?
6.2

(1979) When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder?

as Teddy

Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw
4.4

(1976) Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw

as Lyle Wheeler

Pray for the Wildcats
6.4

(1974) Pray for the Wildcats

as Terry Maxon

Return Engagement
6.0

(1983) Return Engagement

as Self

Mayday at 40,000 Feet!
6.5

(1977) Mayday at 40,000 Feet

as Greco

Frisbee: The Life and Death of a Hippie Preacher
5.0

(2005) Frisbee: The Life and Death of a Hippie Preacher

as ---

The Gun and the Pulpit
6.5

(1974) The Gun and the Pulpit

as Ernie Parsons

Sidewinder 1
0.0

(1977) Sidewinder 1

as Digger

Playboy's Roller Disco & Pajama Party
1.0

(1979) Playboy's Roller Disco & Pajama Party

as Self (uncredited)

Acapulco Gold
3.7

(1976) Acapulco Gold

as Ralph Hollio

The Marcus-Nelson Murders
6.9

(1973) The Marcus-Nelson Murders

as Teddy Hopper

FantastiCozzi
6.0

(2016) FantastiCozzi

as Akton (archive footage)

Jungle Fever
3.9

(1984) Jungle Warriors

as Larry Schecter

The Robber Bridegroom
0.0

(1980) The Robber Bridegroom

as Jamie Lockhart

Viva Knievel!
3.6

(1977) Viva Knievel!

as Jesse

The Survivalist
2.4

(1987) The Survivalist

as Lt. Youngman

Fire, Ice & Dynamite
4.6

(1990) Fire, Ice & Dynamite

as Dan Selby

Falcon Crest
5.5

(1981) Falcon Crest

as Vince Karlotti

T. J. Hooker
6.3

(1982) T. J. Hooker

as Jack Lewis / Marino

The A-Team
7.5

(1983) The A-Team

as Tom Anderson

Otherworld
5.0

(1985) Otherworld

as Chalktrauma

Hotel
6.8

(1982) Hotel

as ---

Medical Center
6.1

(1969) Medical Center

as ---

Police Story
6.9

(1973) Police Story

as ---

Matt Houston
6.2

(1982) Matt Houston

as ---

7.5

(1975) Archer

as ---

Broadway on Showtime
0.0

(1979) Broadway on Showtime

as Jamie Lockhart

Airwolf
7.6

(1984) Airwolf

as Brother Jebediah / Johann Rector

Street Hawk
6.8

(1985) Street Hawk

as Joseph Cannon

Kojak
7.0

(1973) Kojak

as Teddy Hopper

The Dick Cavett Show
6.6

(1968) The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest

Barnaby Jones
6.9

(1973) Barnaby Jones

as David Colton

T. J. Hooker
6.3

(1982) T. J. Hooker

as Marino