Marjoe Gortner was the youngest child evangelist, who later exposed it for the racket that it can be. This documentary won an Oscar in 1973.

Many of us know him solely from his role as the psychotic armed forces grunt who was interested in Victoria Principle's character from the movie Earthquake.

Anyone else know of this? I though I had heard it all...

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by Anonymousreply 25May 26, 2019 6:00 PM

I think I saw him in a really bad remake of H G Well's "Food of the Gods." It was lame but then I like B-movies. I think this one might have been a D-movie.

by Anonymousreply 1September 11, 2010 8:17 PM

I remember seeing a photo feature in "Hustler" featuring him and nude female models reenacting the Crucifixion.

by Anonymousreply 2September 11, 2010 8:20 PM

I actually saw Marjoe when it first came out - I think at the Playboy Theater in Chicago. I had quite a crush on him for awhile but that ended when I saw Earthquake.

by Anonymousreply 5September 14, 2010 2:59 PM

What do you want to know? %0D %0D He was a child evangelist, he got religion, in a manner of speaking, and turned against the Christer racket. Made the documentary. Made some not very good movies.%0D %0D

by Anonymousreply 6September 14, 2010 3:09 PM

Freaky guy and family. I loved that movie! Go see it...

by Anonymousreply 7September 14, 2010 3:10 PM

My sibs and I remember him for his brilliant performance as a junkie in THE MARCUS-NELSON MURDERS (TV movie that spawned Kojack).%0D %0D To this day, we'll randomly say, "I'm SICK, man!" What an awesome line reading.

by Anonymousreply 8September 14, 2010 3:21 PM

I saw the movie when it first came out - it was weirdly fascinating. Go see it if you ever get a chance.

by Anonymousreply 9September 14, 2010 3:35 PM

R5:%0D %0D Esquire, Clark, State/Lake, Sheridan.%0D %0D Remember those?%0D %0D

by Anonymousreply 10September 14, 2010 3:51 PM

I saw the documentary years ago (I rented it). It was a great film and deserved the Oscar.%0D %0D Marjoe was terribly used and mistreated as a child, but the movie depicts him as being a charismatic, likeable, self-aware, well-adjusted, down to earth character. His girlfriend in the movie is a very plain African American woman. He seemed rather unscathed from his horrible childhood.%0D %0D But after the movie made him famous he turned into a typical Hollywood dick, hanging out at the Playboy mansion, dating Playboy bunnies and "models" and generally behaving like an asshole. Although exciting to watch as a preacher, as an singer and actor he was a dismal failure. He was never taken seriously as anything more than an oddity.

by Anonymousreply 11September 14, 2010 4:10 PM

Is he still alive?

What is he doing these days?

Can anyone link to the Hustler photos?

by Anonymousreply 12September 14, 2010 4:19 PM

"Is he still alive?%0D %0D What is he doing these days?"%0D %0D Still alive. And according to Wikipedia, this is what he's doing these days:%0D %0D "Today he sponsors charity golf tournaments and other events, as well as working as a public speaker."%0D %0D %0D %0D

by Anonymousreply 14September 14, 2010 6:49 PM

Anyone remember him in Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw with Lynda Carter? Super cheesy with plenty of Lynda Carter's naked boobs. I think it's on Hulu.

I also remember Food of the Gods, but I don't recall the nudity, just the giant rubber mosquitoes.

by Anonymousreply 15September 14, 2010 7:11 PM

MarJoe is 71 today, January 14, 2015.

Super creepy kid, creepier adult. Perfectly cast in EARTHQUAKE.

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by Anonymousreply 17January 14, 2015 3:30 PM

The best part about "Food of the Gods" was that the old couple had jars of Food of the Gods marked "FOTG."

by Anonymousreply 19January 14, 2015 3:52 PM

Crazy that this is mentioned. I just saw Earthquake on the big screen in downtown LA on Saturday. The actress who played Loren Greene's secretary was there, answering questions about the film and Ava Gardner.

Marjoe was very creepy and SHRILL.

by Anonymousreply 20January 14, 2015 5:36 PM

I think he dated Susan Sullivan for a while, no?

by Anonymousreply 21January 14, 2015 5:39 PM

I know he was married to Candy Clark for a while.

Clark was considered a hot property with a great future in film for about 5 minutes in the mid-70s.

by Anonymousreply 22January 14, 2015 11:13 PM

I bet Michael Jackson would've helped him out.

by Anonymousreply 23May 26, 2019 5:52 PM

The racket that it CAN BE?

by Anonymousreply 24May 26, 2019 5:56 PM

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