Marjoe Gortner
Biography
Marjoe Gortner is an American actor and singer who began performing in public as a child. Born in Long Beach, California, he spent his early years on the road before deciding in the late 1960s that his talents might suit acting or singing. He let filmmakers Howard Smith and Sarah Kernochan follow a 1971 tour for the documentary Marjoe (1972), which took the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. He got his start on screen in The Marcus-Nelson Murders, the 1973 pilot for the Kojak series. He played the main antagonist in the disaster film Earthquake (1974) and starred in Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw (1976), The Food of the Gods (1976) and Starcrash (1978). He released the album Bad but Not Evil in 1972, hosted the early 1980s series Speak Up, America, and appeared on Falcon Crest and Airwolf. His last role was in Wild Bill (1995).
82years old
Turns 83 on January 14in 64 days
- Born Long Beach
- Star sign: CapricornThe sign runs December 22 to January 19
- Also credited as Hugh Marjoe Ross Gortner
Movie Career
- Films
- 11
- Career span
- 23 years1972 to 1995
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First role
Gortner's acting career started when he took a featured part in The Marcus-Nelson Murders, the pilot for the Kojak TV series that aired in 1973.
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Marjoe Gortner shares two films with James Gammon, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Mark RobsonDirector, 1 film, 1974
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