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Bobby Astyr
New York City, New York, USA
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 -…
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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
Filmography
Movies and shows, newest first
- 2011
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2011
Nite At The Venus
Movie
- 2009
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2007
Young Twins
Movie
- 2006
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1987
Legends of Porn
Movie (archive footage)
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1987
Babes in Joyland
Movie Morris (segment "Sweet Nutcracker") (archive footage) (as Bobby Astor)
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1985
Candy Stripers 2
Movie General Harcourt Clay
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1985
Magic Girls
Movie Surfer / Rushed Guy (archive footage)
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1985
American Babylon
Movie Robert
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1985
Times Square Comes Alive
Movie Porter
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1985
Veronica's Diary
Movie (archive footage)
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1984
Sex Spa USA
Movie "Daddy"
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1984
Behind the Scenes of an Adult Movie
Movie Himself
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1984
BurleXXX
Movie Willy Hyman / Dick Hurtz / Mr. Altacocker
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1984
Pussycat Galore
Movie George
More credits
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1984
Hypersexuals
Movie Mr. Owsley T. Smith
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1984
Office Fantasies
Movie
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1983
Mascara
Movie Mr. Jones
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1983
Back Door Girls
Movie (archive footage)
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1983
Corruption
Movie Larry
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1983
The Playgirl
Movie Nick Ray
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1983
Once Upon a Secretary
Movie Mr. Murphy
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1983
Dinner with Samantha
Movie Marty
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1983
Latin Heat
Movie
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1982
Dirty Looks
Movie (archive footage)
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1982
Foxtrot
Movie Roman
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1982
Roommates
Movie Marv
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1982
I, the Jury
Movie Orgy Participant (uncredited)
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1982
The Devil in Miss Jones 2
Movie Arnold
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1982
Liquid A$$ets
Movie Mr. Cashbox
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1982
Peepholes
Movie Howard
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1982
Undercovers
Movie Harry
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1982
Nasty Nurses
Movie
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1981
C.O.D.
Movie Witch Doctor
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1981
A Girl's Best Friend
Movie Mr. Greenfield
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1981
Silky
Movie Pete
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1981
Platinum Paradise
Movie The Ballet Instructor
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1981
The Love-In Arrangement
Movie Orgy Guy with Cigar
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1981
Outlaw Ladies
Movie Harlan
