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”.
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Marjoe Gortner Biography / Wiki
| Name | Marjoe Gortner |
| Also Know | |
| Gender | Male |
| Known For | Acting |
| Place of Birth | Long Beach, California |
| Date of Birth | 1944-01-14 |
| Age(as in 2022) | 78 |
| Deathday |
Marjoe Gortner Acting Movies
| Movie Name | Character | Release Date | Overview |
| Starcrash | Akton | 1978-12-21 | A pair of smugglers manage to pick up a castaway while running from the authorities, who turns out to be the only survivor from a secret mission to de… |
| The Food of the Gods | Morgan | 1976-06-18 | Morgan and his friends are on a hunting trip on a remote Canadian island when they are attacked by a swarm of giant wasps. Looking for help, Morgan st… |
| Marjoe | Himself | 1972-07-24 | Part documentary, part expose, this film follows one-time child evangelist Marjoe Gortner on the “church tent” Revivalist circuit, commenting on the s… |
| Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw | Lyle Wheeler | 1976-03-01 | A young country-star wannabe takes off from her carhop career to join with a young, modern Billy the Kid wannabe for an adventure in theft, murder and… |
| The Gun and the Pulpit | Ernie Parsons | 1974-04-03 | In the days of the “Wild West,” a gunslinger, with a price on his head, discovers the body of a traveling minister who has been killed in an ambush. F… |
| Sidewinder 1 | Digger | 1977-08-01 | An ageing motocross champ agrees to help design and endorse a new motorcycle…. |
| Acapulco Gold | Ralph Hollio | 1976-06-01 | In this rollicking adventure set on the high seas, an innocent insurance agent working on the beautiful Hawaiian island of Kauai, is framed as a drug … |
| The Robber Bridegroom | Jamie Lockhart | 1980-06-01 | In a small Southern town, a plantation owner is duped into thinking a thief is a kind stranger. To repay the stranger for stopping a robbery, the plan… |
| Mausoleum | Oliver Farrell | 1983-05-01 | Traumatized by her mother’s death, young Susan is becoming possessed by the same demon that possessed her mother before she died. More and more her hu… |
| When You Comin’ Back, Red Ryder? | Teddy | 1979-02-09 | A drug dealer’s car breaks down in a small U.S. town. In turn, the town’s people become victim to his unique brand of physical and mental torture…. |
| The Marcus-Nelson Murders | Teddy Hopper | 1973-03-08 | A homicide detective begins to suspect that the black teenager accused of murdering two white girls is being framed by his fellow detectives…. |
| American Ninja 3: Blood Hunt | The Cobra | 1989-02-24 | Jackson is back, and now he has a new partner, karate champion Sean, as they must face a deadly terrorist known as “The Cobra”, who has infected Sean … |
| Hellhole | Dr. Dane | 1985-03-15 | An unlucky woman’s mother is murdered by a scarf-wielding killer named Silk, leaving the woman injured, traumatised and suffering from amnesia. Sheâ… |
| Pray for the Wildcats | Terry Maxon | 1974-01-23 | Three ad agency executives are pressured into taking a motorbike trip to Baja by a big-ticket client. Along the way, the client is spurned by a young … |
| The Survivalist | Lt. Youngman | 1987-01-02 | An atomic bomb falls in Siberia and the USA is blamed…. |
| Jungle Warriors | Larry Schecter | 1984-05-11 | A group of models fly into the jungle of some South American country to look for a photo location. Their plane is shot down and they are captured by a… |
| Return Engagement | Self | 1983-07-09 | Return Engagement is a 1983 documentary film directed by Alan Rudolph about the tour debate between Timothy Leary and G. Gordon Liddy…. |
| Mayday at 40,000 Feet! | Greco | 1977-04-29 | The co-pilot and engineer of a passenger jet struggle to keep the plane airborne after a marshal onboard, transporting a murderer to prison, has a hea… |
| Earthquake | Jody | 1974-01-01 | Various interconnected people struggle to survive when an earthquake of unimaginable magnitude hits Los Angeles, California…. |
| Fire, Ice & Dynamite | Dan Selby | 1990-10-18 | Action-comedy about a wealthy man who fakes suicide for the amusement of watching his family and creditors compete for his wealth. Many cameo appearan… |
| Wild Bill | Preacher | 1995-12-01 | Biopic about famous gunslinger Wild Bill Hickock. The early career of legendary lawman is telescoped and culminates in his relocation in Deadwood and … |
| Viva Knievel! | Jesse | 1977-06-10 | The legendary stuntman plans his most incredible stunt yet while battling the mob in this action-adventure…. |
| FantastiCozzi | Akton (archive footage) | 2016-05-21 | A feature-length documentary about the life and career of Italian director Luigi Cozzi and his obsession with Science Fiction and Fantasy…. |
Marjoe Gortner Production Movies
| Movie Name | Job | Release Date | Overview |
| When You Comin’ Back, Red Ryder? | Producer | 1979-02-09 | A drug dealer’s car breaks down in a small U.S. town. In turn, the town’s people become victim to his unique brand of physical and mental torture…. |
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