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Bobby Astyr
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Bobby Astyr, the "Clown Prince of Porn," was one of the pioneering generation of actors who made a name for themselves in blue movies in the 1970s, thriving in an industry where - aside from the legendary John Holmes- women were the star attractions. Like many of the first generation of adult entertainment stars, Astyr was Jewish (it was said of that first cohort that the female stars almost entirely had been born & baptized Roman Catholics and that the male stars - aside from the obviously gentile Holmes - were primarily Jewish, and that this had something to do with the repression of the Catholic Church and the lack of same in Conservative and Reform Judaism). Bobby himself believed th…
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Bobby Astyr, the "Clown Prince of Porn," was one of the pioneering generation of actors who made a name for themselves in blue movies in the 1970s, thriving in an industry where - aside from the legendary John Holmes- women were the star attractions. Like many of the first generation of adult entertainment stars, Astyr was Jewish (it was said of that first cohort that the female stars almost entirely had been born & baptized Roman Catholics and that the male stars - aside from the obviously gentile Holmes - were primarily Jewish, and that this had something to do with the repression of the Catholic Church and the lack of same in Conservative and Reform Judaism). Bobby himself believed that his religion made him more of a "mensch," someone who tried to help his fellow performers, many of whom were troubled or addicted to drugs. While never a male porn star of the magnitude of Jamie Gillis or John Leslie, let alone the fabled King himself, John Holmes, Bobby Astyr appeared in well over 140 known blue movies, and perhaps was in scores more of loops that are now lost. Bobby won his sobriquet "The Cown Prince" by his uninhibited on-screen antics; he was't afraid to look foolish to get a laugh. His most remembered performance likely remains that of the non-plussed maitre d' in the 1977 classic "Barbara Broadcast" who, in case of any breakage caused by waitresses or restaurant patrons, penalized the perpetrator by "taking it out in trade." The following year, he met and fell in love with adult film actress Samantha Fox; they continued in a long-term relationship, sharing side-by-side apartments, for almost 24 years, until Astyr died of lung cancer in 2002. Birth Name: Robert H. Charles
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BODY OF WORK
Bobby Astyr's Filmography
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Tina Russell: 1970s Girl Next Door
Nite At The Venus
No Poster
Merle Michaels Anal Strawberry
No Poster
Young Twins
The Kinky World of Annie Sprinkle
Legends of Porn
as (archive footage)
No Poster
Babes in Joyland
as Morris (segment "Sweet Nutcracker") (archive footage) (as Bobby Astor)
Candy Stripers 2
as General Harcourt Clay
Magic Girls
as Surfer / Rushed Guy (archive footage)
American Babylon
as Robert
Times Square Comes Alive
as Porter
Veronica's Diary
as (archive footage)
Sex Spa USA
as "Daddy"
Behind the Scenes of an Adult Movie
as Himself
Pussycat Galore
as George
BurleXXX
as Willy Hyman / Dick Hurtz / Mr. Altacocker
Office Fantasies
Hypersexuals
as Mr. Owsley T. Smith
Mascara
as Mr. Jones
Back Door Girls
as (archive footage)
Corruption
as Larry
The Playgirl
as Nick Ray
Once Upon a Secretary
as Mr. Murphy
No Poster
Dinner with Samantha
as Marty
Latin Heat
Dirty Looks
as (archive footage)
Foxtrot
as Roman
Roommates
as Marv
I, the Jury
as Orgy Participant (uncredited)
The Devil in Miss Jones 2
as Arnold
Liquid A$$ets
as Mr. Cashbox
Nasty Nurses
Peepholes
as Howard
Undercovers
as Harry
C.O.D.
as Witch Doctor
A Girl's Best Friend
as Mr. Greenfield
Silky
as Pete
Platinum Paradise
as The Ballet Instructor
The Love-In Arrangement
as Orgy Guy with Cigar
Outlaw Ladies
as Harlan
Tara Tara Tara Tara
as Allan
Centerfold Fever
as Swinger
World of Henry Paris
Confessions of Seka
as Sidney Triplexxx
Dracula Exotica
as Anatole
Afternoon Delights
as Dr. Harkness
October Silk
as Mr. Winston
Princess
as Charly Abrahms
Tramp
as Porno Actor
Blue Ecstasy
as Dan
The Seduction of Cindy
as Mr. Marvin Stern
Sizzle
as Pete's Partner
Pleasure Palace
as Pete (uncredited)
Angie Police Women
as Bobby
Honeysuckle Rose
as Tony
N.Y. Babes
as Alfred
Babylon Pink
as The Husband
The Love Syndrome
as Mr. Fredericks
Hot Child in the City
Tigresses
That's Erotic
as (archive footage)
Blonde in Black Silk
as Anthony
For Richer for Poorer
as Gina's Lover
Her Name Was Lisa
as Doc
French Shampoo
as Sheik Waldo Ibn Sayyid
People
as Mr. Jones (segment "The Hooker")
Double Your Pleasure
as Duncan Efstop
The Ganja Express
as Second Yellow Toga Guy (uncredited)
Chorus Call
as Ed
Painful Desires
as Sigmund, the peasant suitor (uncredited)
Woman in Love: A Story of Madame Bovary
as Party Guy on Couch
Prized Possession
as William Schneiderman (uncredited)
The Secret Dreams of Mona Q
as Forest Pixie
Barbara Broadcast
as Maitre d'
Joint Venture
as Peter Cox (uncredited)
Breaker Beauties
as Ed
Lustful Feelings
as Guy with Andy and Turner
Punk Rock
as Igor
No Poster
Teenage Bikers
Joy
as Phil the Plumber
French-Teen
as Roy Rogers (uncredited)
Cherry Hustlers
as Dick
Pelvis
as Snake
Odyssey: The Ultimate Trip
as Second Masked Guy in Dream (segment "The End")
The Double Exposure of Holly
as Angel
French Classmates
as Marcel - Guy Driving Mercedes
Schoolgirl's Reunion
as Fred
Captain Lust
as Brother Nuncompus
No Poster
Dr. Love and His Strange House of Perversion
as Dr. Frankenschlong
The Passion Seekers
as Reiley Lane
The Pitfalls of Bunny
as Tony
Fantasy Club of America
as Bud Rogers
Strange Family
as Uncle Wayne (uncredited)
Honeymoon Haven
Blonde Velvet
as Dr. Weirdlove
The Affairs of Janice
as Little Joe
Sylvia
as Orgy host
Through the Looking Glass
as Crazed Man
That Lady from Rio
as Max
The Story of Eloise
as Arnold Benedict
Once Over Nightly
as Irving Fields
Expose Me, Lovely
as Chi-Chi
Ecstasy in Blue
as Charlie
Honey Pie
as Dick
Thunderbuns
as (archive footage)
S.W.A.P.
as Gus
Cheryl's Surrender
as AOA Leader
Sherlick Holmes
as The Mayor
Too Many Pieces
as Board Member
Too Young to Care
as Stoney
Teenage Masseuse
as Ronald
More
as Shorty
Too Hot to Handle
as Bill
Oriental Blue
as Max
Sue Prentiss, R.N.
as First Sewer Worker
Satan Was a Lady
as Bobby
When a Woman Calls
as Arnold
Big Abner
as Baby / Grand Pappy Yokum
Sharon
as Party Guy in Fourth Bedroom
Love In Maid
The Joyriders
as Michael
In-Flight Service
The Erotic Dr. Jekyll
as Igor
The Vixens of Kung Fu (A Tale of Yin Yang)
as Hunter - Red Shirt
Sex Maniac
as Fred Adams
Thrilling Drilling
as Dentist
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