Jim Bakker
Born: 1940-01-02 in Muskegon, Michigan, USA
Known For: Acting
Biography
Jim Bakker is an American televangelist, television host and author best known for co-founding the PTL (“Praise The Lord”) ministry and hosting the widely viewed Christian talk show The PTL Club throughout the 1970s and 1980s. Born on January 2, 1940, in Muskegon, Michigan, he became a prominent figure in Christian broadcasting alongside his then-wife Tammy Faye Bakker. Bakker’s career faced major upheaval in the late 1980s following financial and legal scandals, but he later returned to television with The Jim Bakker Show, focusing on evangelical commentary, survivalist themes and prophetic discussions. Despite controversy, he remains a recognizable and influential figure in American televangelism.
Filmography
2024
- God & Country: The Rise of Christian Nationalism as Self (archive footage)
- Better Angels: The Gospel According to Tammy Faye as Self
2018
- The Front Runner as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2006
- One Punk Under God as Self
2000
- The Eyes of Tammy Faye as Himself
1995
- Spin as Self (archive footage)
1990
- Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1988
- Praise the Lord as Self
- Thy Kingdom Come ... Thy Will Be Done as Self - TV Evangelist