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Marjoe Gortner

Marjoe Gortner

Known For Acting
Birthday Jan 14, 1944 (81)
Birthplace Long Beach, California
Popularity 0.5 (history)
Updated Aug 07, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 wh ... en 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". Description above from the Wikipedia article Marjoe Gortner, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Filmography

FantastiCozzi

FantastiCozzi

2016

as Akton (archive footage)

Los Angeles Plays Itself

Los Angeles Plays Itself

2004

as Joby in Earthquake (archive footage)

Wild Bill

Wild Bill

1995

as Preacher

Fire, Ice & Dynamite

Fire, Ice & Dynamite

1990

as Dan Selby

American Ninja 3: Blood Hunt

American Ninja 3: Blood Hunt

1989

as The Cobra

The Survivalist

The Survivalist

1987

as Lt. Youngman

Hellhole

Hellhole

1985

as Dr. Dane

Jungle Warriors

Jungle Warriors

1984

as Larry Schecter

Mausoleum

Mausoleum

1983

as Oliver Farrell

The Robber Bridegroom

The Robber Bridegroom

1980

as Jamie Lockhart

Sidewinder 1

Sidewinder 1

1977

as Digger

Mayday at 40,000 Feet

Mayday at 40,000 Feet

1977

as Greco

Viva Knievel!

Viva Knievel!

1977

as Jesse

Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw

Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw

1976

as Lyle Wheeler

The Food of the Gods

The Food of the Gods

1976

as Morgan

Acapulco Gold

Acapulco Gold

1976

as Ralph Hollio

The Gun and the Pulpit

The Gun and the Pulpit

1974

as Ernie Parsons

Pray for the Wildcats

Pray for the Wildcats

1974

as Terry Maxon

Earthquake

Earthquake

1974

as Jody

The Marcus-Nelson Murders

The Marcus-Nelson Murders

1973

as Teddy Hopper

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Falcon Crest

as Vince Karlotti

Episodes: 17

First Aired: Dec 04, 1981

T. J. Hooker

as Jack Lewis / Marino

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 13, 1982

The A-Team

as Tom Anderson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 23, 1983

Otherworld

as Chalktrauma

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 26, 1985

Broadway on Showtime

as Jamie Lockhart

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 04, 1979

Airwolf

as Brother Jebediah / Johann Rector

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 22, 1984

Street Hawk

as Joseph Cannon

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 04, 1985

Kojak

as Teddy Hopper

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 24, 1973

Barnaby Jones

as David Colton

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 28, 1973

T. J. Hooker

as Marino

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 13, 1982

Police Story

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Mar 20, 1973

Hotel

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 21, 1982

Medical Center

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1969

Matt Houston

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 26, 1982

Archer

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 30, 1975

The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 06, 1968

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