Marjoe Gortner
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Hugh Marjoe Ross Gortner, generally known as Marjoe Gortner (January 14, 1944 - October 2, 2026), was a one time revivalist-turned-actor 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. He then parlayed this fame into an acting career, mostly in television series, TV movies, and B-movies. He was best known for "Pray for the Wildcats," "Earthquake," "Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw," "The Food of the Gods," "Starcrash," and "When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder?" 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
Credits
Earthquake (1974)
as Jody
FantastiCozzi (2016)
as Akton (archive footage)
Sidewinder 1 (1977)
as Digger
Starcrash (1978)
as Akton
Marjoe (1972)
as Self
Playboy's Playmate Party (1977)
Actor
Playboy's Roller Disco & Pajama Party (1979)
as Self (uncredited)
American Ninja 3: Blood Hunt (1989)
as The Cobra
The Robber Bridegroom (1980)
as Jamie Lockhart
Wild Bill (1995)
as Preacher
The Food of the Gods (1976)
as Morgan
Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw (1976)
as Lyle Wheeler
Mayday at 40,000 Feet (1977)
as Greco
Fire, Ice and Dynamite (1990)
as Dan Selby
The Marcus-Nelson Murders (1973)
as Teddy Hopper
Hellhole (1985)
as Dr. Dane
Pray for the Wildcats (1974)
as Terry Maxon
Jungle Warriors (1984)
as Larry Schecter
The Gun and the Pulpit (1974)
as Ernie Parsons
Mausoleum (1983)
as Oliver Farrell
Viva Knievel! (1977)
as Jesse
The Debtors (1999)
Actor
When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder? (1979)
as Teddy
Acapulco Gold (1976)
as Ralph Hollio
Frisbee: The Life and Death of a Hippie Preacher (2005)
Actor
The Survivalist (1987)
as Lt. Youngman
Return Engagement (1983)
as Self