Marjoe Gortner AKA Hugh Marjoe Ross Gortner Born: 14-Jan-1944 Birthplace: Long Beach, CA
Gender: Male Race or Ethnicity: White Sexual orientation: Straight Occupation: Religion, Actor Nationality: United States Executive summary: Former child preacher Hellfire-and-brimstone evangelical preacher beginning at 3 (three) years of age, and came to national attention after performing his first marriage ceremony the following year. He claimed to have seen God in a vision while his parents were giving him a bath, a story young Gortner often recounted -- but eventually recanted, explaining that his parents had made it up and forced him to memorize and repeat the lie.
Through touring, preaching, and passing the collection plate, he became a millionaire by age 16, when he left his family and became effectively homeless for several years before returning to the ministry in his 20s. After again earning fame and fortune as a celebrity evangelist, he cooperated in the making of Marjoe (1972), a documentary focused on the backstage hypocrisy of travelling revival ministry shows. The film won an Oscar for Best Documentary, and Gortner left the ministry to become a moderately successful actor in film and television. As an actor, he is probably best known for a short stint on Falcon Crest. Father: Vernon Gortner (preacher) Wife: (m. 1960, div., one daughter) Wife: Candy Clark (actress, m. 1978, div. 1979)
Ordained (1948; age four) Risk Factors: Glossolalia
TELEVISION Falcon Crest Vince Karlotti (1986-87)
FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR Wild Bill (1-Dec-1995) · Preacher Fire, Ice & Dynamite (18-Oct-1990) American Ninja 3: Blood Hunt (24-Feb-1989) Hellhole (Mar-1985) Jungle Warriors (11-May-1984) Mausoleum (1983) When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder? (9-Feb-1979) Starcrash (21-Dec-1978) · Akton Sidewinder 1 (Aug-1977) Viva Knievel! (15-Jul-1977) The Food of the Gods (18-Jun-1976) · Morgan Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw (Mar-1976) Earthquake (15-Nov-1974) · Jody The Gun and the Pulpit (3-Apr-1974) Marjoe (24-Jul-1972)
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