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Billy Graham

Billy Graham

William Franklin Graham Jr. (November 7, 1918 – February 21, 2018) was an American evangelist, a prominent evangelical Christian figure, and an ordained Southern Baptist minister who became well-known internationally in the late 1940s. One of his biographers has placed him "among the most influential Christian leaders" of the 20th century. As a preacher, he held large indoor and outdoor rallies with sermons that were broadcast on radio and television; some were still being re-broadcast into the 21st century. In his six decades on television, Graham hosted annual "Crusades", evangelistic campaigns that ran from 1947 until his retirement in 2005. He also hosted the radio show Hour of Decision from 1950 to 1954. He repudiated racial segregation and insisted on racial integration for his revivals and crusades, starting in 1953; he also invited Martin Luther King Jr. to preach jointly at a revival in New York City in 1957. In addition to his religious aims, he helped shape the worldview of a huge number of people who came from different backgrounds, leading them to find a relationship between the Bible and contemporary secular viewpoints. According to his website, Graham preached to live audiences of 210 million people in more than 185 countries and territories through various meetings, including BMS World Mission and Global Mission. Graham was a spiritual adviser to U.S. presidents, and he provided spiritual counsel for every president from Harry S. Truman (33rd) to Barack Obama (44th). He was particularly close to Dwight D. Eisenhower, Lyndon B. Johnson (one of Graham's closest friends), and Richard Nixon. He was also lifelong friends with another televangelist, the founding pastor of the Crystal Cathedral, Robert Schuller, whom Graham talked into starting his own television ministry. Graham operated a variety of media and publishing outlets. According to his staff, more than 3.2 million people have responded to the invitation at Billy Graham Crusades to "accept Jesus Christ as their personal savior". Graham's evangelism was appreciated by mainline Protestant and Roman Catholic denominations because he encouraged new converts to become members of these churches. As of 2008, Graham's estimated lifetime audience, including radio and television broadcasts, topped 2.2 billion. One special televised broadcast in 1996 alone may have reached a television audience of as many as 2.5 billion people worldwide. Because of his crusades, Graham preached the gospel to more people in person than anyone in the history of Christianity. Graham was on Gallup's list of most admired men and women a record 61 times. Grant Wacker writes that by the mid-1960s, he had become the "Great Legitimator": "By then his presence conferred status on presidents, acceptability on wars, shame on racial prejudice, desirability on decency, dishonor on indecency, and prestige on civic events". From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Personal information

Birthday

1918-11-07

Birth Place

Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

Movies and TV shows :

A Billy Graham Music Homecoming Volume 1

A Billy Graham Music Homecoming Volume 1

2001

0.0

Movie
A Billy Graham Music Homecoming Volume 2

A Billy Graham Music Homecoming Volume 2

2001

0.0

Movie
A Gathering of Souls: The Billy Graham Crusades

A Gathering of Souls: The Billy Graham Crusades

2014

0.0

Movie
Billy Graham

Billy Graham

2021

7.0

Movie
poster

Billy Graham

0.0

TV
Billy Graham: A Life Remembered

Billy Graham: A Life Remembered

2018

0.0

Movie
Billy Graham: An Extraordinary Journey

Billy Graham: An Extraordinary Journey

2018

6.2

Movie
Billy Graham: God's Ambassador

Billy Graham: God's Ambassador

2006

6.2

Movie
Born Again

Born Again

1978

0.0

Movie
Caught

Caught

1987

10.0

Movie
Crusade: The Life of Billy Graham

Crusade: The Life of Billy Graham

1993

6.0

Movie
Cry from the Mountain

Cry from the Mountain

1985

7.5

Movie
For Pete's Sake

For Pete's Sake

1966

6.0

Movie
George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business

George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business

1983

8.0

Movie
Hail Satan?

Hail Satan?

2019

7.1

Movie
Heaven

Heaven

2014

0.0

Movie
Man in the 5th Dimension

Man in the 5th Dimension

1964

0.0

Movie
Mickey's 50

Mickey's 50

1978

0.0

Movie
Nixon by Nixon: In His Own Words

Nixon by Nixon: In His Own Words

2014

7.2

Movie
Oiltown, U.S.A.

Oiltown, U.S.A.

1953

5.0

Movie
Power Play

Power Play

1994

0.0

Movie
Repeat Performance

Repeat Performance

1996

0.0

Movie
poster

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

1967

6.4

TV
Rules Don't Apply

Rules Don't Apply

2016

5.7

Movie
scenes of a darty

scenes of a darty

2024

0.0

Movie
Shadow of the Boomerang

Shadow of the Boomerang

1961

0.0

Movie
Something to Sing About

Something to Sing About

2000

5.8

Movie
Souls in Conflict

Souls in Conflict

1954

0.0

Movie
poster

The American President

2000

0.0

TV
The Case For Faith

The Case For Faith

2008

5.5

Movie
poster

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

1973

5.3

TV
poster

The Dick Cavett Show

1968

6.7

TV
The Heart is a Rebel

The Heart is a Rebel

1958

0.0

Movie
The Home Coming

The Home Coming

1996

6.0

Movie
poster

The Jack Benny Program

1950

7.7

TV
The Johnny Cash Christmas Special 1976

The Johnny Cash Christmas Special 1976

1976

0.0

Movie
poster

The Johnny Cash Show

1969

6.5

TV
poster

The Merv Griffin Show

1962

5.6

TV
poster

The Mike Douglas Show

1961

5.1

TV
The Restless Ones

The Restless Ones

1965

4.2

Movie
poster

The Steve Allen Show

1956

5.0

TV
poster

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962

7.4

TV
The Unelected Statesman

The Unelected Statesman

0.0

Movie
The Woody Allen Special

The Woody Allen Special

1969

3.0

Movie
Time to Run

Time to Run

1973

4.3

Movie
Two A Penny

Two A Penny

1967

1.5

Movie
poster

What's My Line?

1950

6.7

TV
When the World is Shaken

When the World is Shaken

2021

3.0

Movie
Wiretapper

Wiretapper

1955

5.0

Movie