Deceased

How Did Jerry Falwell Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 73

Also known asJerry Lamon FalwellGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn11/08/1933Born inLynchburg, Virginia, USADied15/05/2007 (aged 73)Died inLynchburgCauseheart arrhythmiaWikidataQ313896 ↗Buried atVirginiaTMDb#134329 ↗

Jerry Laymon Falwell was an American Baptist pastor, televangelist, and politically conservative activist. He was the founding pastor of the Thomas Road Baptist Church, a megachurch in Lynchburg, Virginia. He founded Lynchburg Christian Academy, later renamed Liberty Christian Academy, in 1967, founded Liberty University in 1971, and co-founded the Moral Majority in 1979.

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Filmography20 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2026	America Who Are You? A History of the American MindsetSeries	Self (archive footage)	93
2024	God & Country: The Rise of Christian NationalismMovie	Self (archive footage)	91
2023	Commitment to LifeMovie	Self (archive)	90
2021	Larry Flynt for PresidentMovie	Self (archive footage)	88
2017	The NinetiesSeries	Self (archive footage)	84
2009	Vote Jesus: The Chronicles of Ken StevensonMovie	Self (archive footage)	76
2008	Starz Inside: In the GutterMovie	Self (archive)	75
2007	Friends of God: A Road Trip with Alexandra PelosiMovie	Self	74
2004	The Hunting of the PresidentMovie	Self - Chancellor, Liberty University	71
2004	With God on Our Side: George W. Bush and the Rise of the Religious Right in AmericaMovie	Self	71
1998	LateLineSeries	Self	65
1996	E! True Hollywood StorySeries	—	63
1993	The National Endowment for the Arts ExposedMovie	Self	60
1989	Common Threads: Stories from the QuiltMovie	Self - Moral Majority Leader (archive footage)	56
1988	Thy Kingdom Come ... Thy Will Be DoneMovie	Self - Baptist Preacher (archive footage)	55
1988	Praise the LordMovie	Self	55
1986	Autumn RitualMovie	Self	53
1983	Quest for Power: Sketches of the American New RightMovie	Self	50
1976	The Grim ReaperMovie	—	43
1963	World in ActionSeries	—	30