Trivia

He sponsors charity golf tournaments and other events. (2005)

Since childhood, he studied a number of musical instruments - drums, saxophone, organ, guitar, accordion and piano. Before hitting the road to film Marjoe (1972), he had a rock band in L.A. - and, on the strength of the movie's success and his musical ability, he recorded a solo album for RCA Records in 1973. Its title was Marjoe's description of himself: "Bad, But Not Evil".

His name is a combination of "Mary" and "Joseph", a fact his parents exploited during the child evangelist period of his life.

As a child evangelist, Gortner performed his first marriage ceremony at the age of four.

Started out at a young age as as a preacher (evangelist) and, coincidentally, his last role (to date) was as a preacher in the film Wild Bill (1995).

The 10 March 1982, issue of Variety announced the film "The Glory Road", directed by Marjoe Gortner starring Gary Busey, Dabney Coleman, and Mary Crosby, started filming 1 February 1982; filming suspended 8 February 1982. The film went bankrupt and was never completed.

Former child evangelist.

He, along with Joseph Smith, is one of the case studies in Christopher Hitchens' 'God Is Not Great' (2009).

Considered an unorthodox choice at the time for the role of Jody Joad in Earthquake (1974); what won him the role was his persona in Marjoe (1972).

Billed simply as Marjoe, hit #109 on Billboard's "Bubbling Under" singles chart in 1972 with "Lo and Behold" (Chelsea 0107).