
Acting
Marjoe Gortner
Born 1944-01-14 · Long Beach, California
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". Description above from the Wikipedia article Marjoe Gortner, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Acting credits
4.6Aimless country girl Bobbie Jo Baker abandons her carhop job to join Wild West outlaw wannabe Lyle Wheeler for an adventure in theft, mayhem, and murder.
Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw
1976
6.2Various interconnected people struggle to survive when an earthquake of unimaginable magnitude hits Los Angeles, California.
Earthquake
1974
5.7Biopic about famous gunslinger Wild Bill Hickock. The early career of legendary lawman is telescoped and culminates in his relocation in Deadwood and a reunion with Calamity Jane.
Wild Bill
1995
4.8Jackson 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 with a virus. Sean and Jackson have no choice but to fight the Cobra and his bands of ninjas.
American Ninja 3: Blood Hunt
1989
4.2A 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 destroy a mysterious superweapon designed by the evil Count Zartharn. The smugglers are soon recruited by the Emperor to complete the mission, as well as to rescue the Emperor's son, who has gone missing.
Starcrash
1978
1.0Hugh Hefner invites you to Playboy’s Roller Disco and Pajama Party! With your host, Richard Dawson!
Playboy's Roller Disco & Pajama Party
1979
5.0Morgan 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 stumbles across a barn inhabited by an enormous killer chicken. After doing some exploring, they discover the entire island is crawling with animals that have somehow grown to giant size. The most dangerous of all of these, however, are the rats, who are mobilizing to do battle with the human intruders.
The Food of the Gods
1976
6.4The 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 heart attack and the killer uses his gun to shoot the captain and blow out the hydraulics.
Mayday at 40,000 Feet
1977
4.3The Debtors is a comedy about a group of people with various addictions who meet up at the tables in Las Vegas.
The Debtors
1999
4.1A 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 drug baron's private army. At the same time, the Mafia's representative arrive to negotiate future collaboration.
Jungle Warriors
1984
7.6Part documentary, part expose, this film follows one-time child evangelist Marjoe Gortner on the "church tent" Revivalist circuit, commenting on the showmanship of Evangelism and "the religion business", prior to the start of "televangelism". Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2005.
Marjoe
1972
NRPlayboy's Playmate Party 1977
Playboy's Playmate Party
1977
10.0An ageing motocross champ agrees to help design and endorse a new motorcycle.
Sidewinder 1
1977
4.9An unlucky woman’s mother is murdered by a scarf-wielding killer named Silk, leaving the woman injured, traumatised and suffering from amnesia. She’s committed to a mental institution, where Silk follows her, looking for the papers he was trying to get from her mother. And Silk’s only the beginning of her problems, since the asylum is run by a mad doctor, performing experiments in chemical lobotomies!
Hellhole
1985
6.0A feature-length documentary about the life and career of Italian director Luigi Cozzi and his obsession with Science Fiction and Fantasy.
FantastiCozzi
2016
4.6Action-comedy about a wealthy man who fakes suicide for the amusement of watching his family and creditors compete for his wealth. Many cameo appearances!
Fire, Ice and Dynamite
1990
3.3An atomic bomb falls in Siberia and the USA is blamed.
The Survivalist
1987
NRIn 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 plantation owner invites him to his home to meet his daughter.
The Robber Bridegroom
1980
5.1By way of an unnatural urge during her Mother's funeral, Susan enters her family's mausoleum, which unleashes an evil presence to lurk inside of her.
Mausoleum
1983
4.0The legendary stuntman plans his most incredible stunt yet while battling the mob in this action-adventure.
Viva Knievel!
1977
7.6A homicide detective begins to suspect that the black teenager accused of murdering two white girls is being framed by his fellow detectives.
The Marcus-Nelson Murders
1973
6.2Three 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 woman whose boyfriend sticks up for her. The client later disables their van, leading to their deaths in the desert. When the executives piece together what has happened, it leads to a showdown.
Pray for the Wildcats
1974
5.3Filmmaker Alan Rudolph shows Watergate conspirator G. Gordon Liddy and hippie guru Timothy Leary, alone and together onstage.
Return Engagement
1983
6.0In 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. Fearing those who are following him, he assumes the dead minister's identity.
The Gun and the Pulpit
1974
