
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.

The Front Runner
2018 · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

God & Country: The Rise of Christian Nationalism
2024 · as Self (archive footage)

Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol
1990 · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Eyes of Tammy Faye
2000 · as Himself

Praise the Lord
1988 · as Self

Spin
1995 · as Self (archive footage)

Thy Kingdom Come ... Thy Will Be Done
1988 · as Self - TV Evangelist

Something New to Die for
1993