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Marjoe Gortner

Profession
Acting
Born
January 14, 1944 · Long Beach, California
Died
October 2, 2026

Biography

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

The A-Team poster
The A-Team
Series · 1983 · ★ 7.5
Airwolf poster
Airwolf
Series · 1984 · ★ 7.6
Earthquake poster
Earthquake
Film · 1974 · ★ 6.1
Starcrash poster
Starcrash
Film · 1978 · ★ 4.3
American Ninja 3: Blood Hunt poster
American Ninja 3: Blood Hunt
Film · 1989 · ★ 4.8
Wild Bill poster
Wild Bill
Film · 1995 · ★ 5.7
The Food of the Gods poster
The Food of the Gods
Film · 1976 · ★ 5.0
Street Hawk poster
Street Hawk
Series · 1985 · ★ 7.0
T. J. Hooker poster
T. J. Hooker
Series · 1982 · ★ 6.5
Mausoleum poster
Mausoleum
Film · 1983 · ★ 5.1
Falcon Crest poster
Falcon Crest
Series · 1981 · ★ 5.6
Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw poster
Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw
Film · 1976 · ★ 4.6

Filmography