Jim Bakker
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.
Acting
Movie
The Front Runner
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2018
Movie
The Eyes of Tammy Faye
as Himself
2000
Movie
Spin
as Self (archive footage)
1995
Movie
God & Country: The Rise of Christian Nationalism
as Self (archive footage)
2024
Movie
Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1990
TV
The PTL Club
as Himself - Host
Movie
Thy Kingdom Come ... Thy Will Be Done
as Self - TV Evangelist
1988
TV
Better Angels: The Gospel According to Tammy Faye
as Self
2024
TV
One Punk Under God
as Self
2006
Movie
Praise the Lord
as Self
1988
Movie
Something New to Die for
1993
TV
The Jim Bakker Show
as Himself