Bobby Astyr
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 14, 1937
- Died
- April 7, 2002 (aged 64)
- Birthplace
- New York City, New York, USA
Biography
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
Known For
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Filmography
Nite At The Venus
Movie
Tina Russell: 1970s Girl Next Door
Movie
Merle Michaels Anal Strawberry
Movie
Young Twins
Movie
The Kinky World of Annie Sprinkle
Movie
Legends of Porn
Movie · as (archive footage)
Babes in Joyland
Movie · as Morris (segment "Sweet Nutcracker") (archive footage) (as Bobby Astor)
Magic Girls
Movie · as Surfer / Rushed Guy (archive footage)
American Babylon
Movie · as Robert
Candy Stripers 2
Movie · as General Harcourt Clay
Times Square Comes Alive
Movie · as Porter
Veronica's Diary
Movie · as (archive footage)
Pussycat Galore
Movie · as George
Behind the Scenes of an Adult Movie
Movie · as Himself
BurleXXX
Movie · as Willy Hyman / Dick Hurtz / Mr. Altacocker
Office Fantasies
Movie
Sex Spa USA
Movie · as "Daddy"
Hypersexuals
Movie · as Mr. Owsley T. Smith
Back Door Girls
Movie · as (archive footage)
Mascara
Movie · as Mr. Jones
Corruption
Movie · as Larry
The Playgirl
Movie · as Nick Ray
Once Upon a Secretary
Movie · as Mr. Murphy
Dinner with Samantha
Movie · as Marty
Latin Heat
Movie
Roommates
Movie · as Marv
I, the Jury
Movie · as Orgy Participant (uncredited)
Liquid A$$ets
Movie · as Mr. Cashbox
The Devil in Miss Jones 2
Movie · as Arnold
Dirty Looks
Movie · as (archive footage)
Nasty Nurses
Movie
Peepholes
Movie · as Howard
Undercovers
Movie · as Harry
Foxtrot
Movie · as Roman
Outlaw Ladies
Movie · as Harlan
Centerfold Fever
Movie · as Swinger
A Girl's Best Friend
Movie · as Mr. Greenfield
C.O.D.
Movie · as Witch Doctor
The Love-In Arrangement
Movie · as Orgy Guy with Cigar
Tara Tara Tara Tara
Movie · as Allan
Silky
Movie · as Pete
Platinum Paradise
Movie · as The Ballet Instructor
World of Henry Paris
Movie
Tramp
Movie · as Porno Actor
Dracula Exotica
Movie · as Anatole
Confessions of Seka
Movie · as Sidney Triplexxx
Blue Ecstasy
Movie · as Dan
October Silk
Movie · as Mr. Winston
Afternoon Delights
Movie · as Dr. Harkness
The Seduction of Cindy
Movie · as Mr. Marvin Stern
Princess
Movie · as Charly Abrahms
Sizzle
Movie · as Pete's Partner
Tigresses
Movie
N.Y. Babes
Movie · as Alfred
That's Erotic
Movie · as (archive footage)
Babylon Pink
Movie · as The Husband
Pleasure Palace
Movie · as Pete (uncredited)
Blonde in Black Silk
Movie · as Anthony
For Richer for Poorer
Movie · as Gina's Lover
Hot Child in the City
Movie
Her Name Was Lisa
Movie · as Doc
Honeysuckle Rose
Movie · as Tony
The Love Syndrome
Movie · as Mr. Fredericks
Angie Police Women
Movie · as Bobby
Painful Desires
Movie · as Sigmund, the peasant suitor (uncredited)
Double Your Pleasure
Movie · as Duncan Efstop
The Ganja Express
Movie · as Second Yellow Toga Guy (uncredited)
French Shampoo
Movie · as Sheik Waldo Ibn Sayyid
Chorus Call
Movie · as Ed
Woman in Love: A Story of Madame Bovary
Movie · as Party Guy on Couch
People
Movie · as Mr. Jones (segment "The Hooker")
Prized Possession
Movie · as William Schneiderman (uncredited)
Breaker Beauties
Movie · as Ed
Barbara Broadcast
Movie · as Maitre d'
Cherry Hustlers
Movie · as Dick
Pelvis
Movie · as Snake
Dr. Love and His Strange House of Perversion
Movie · as Dr. Frankenschlong
Lustful Feelings
Movie · as Guy with Andy and Turner
Odyssey: The Ultimate Trip
Movie · as Second Masked Guy in Dream (segment "The End")
Punk Rock
Movie · as Igor
The Double Exposure of Holly
Movie · as Angel
French-Teen
Movie · as Roy Rogers (uncredited)
Schoolgirl's Reunion
Movie · as Fred
Captain Lust
Movie · as Brother Nuncompus
The Secret Dreams of Mona Q
Movie · as Forest Pixie
The Passion Seekers
Movie · as Reiley Lane
The Pitfalls of Bunny
Movie · as Tony
Fantasy Club of America
Movie · as Bud Rogers
Strange Family
Movie · as Uncle Wayne (uncredited)
Joint Venture
Movie · as Peter Cox (uncredited)
Joy
Movie · as Phil the Plumber
French Classmates
Movie · as Marcel - Guy Driving Mercedes
Teenage Bikers
Movie
Honeymoon Haven
Movie
Expose Me, Lovely
Movie · as Chi-Chi
Blonde Velvet
Movie · as Dr. Weirdlove
Thunderbuns
Movie · as (archive footage)
The Affairs of Janice
Movie · as Little Joe
Sylvia
Movie · as Orgy host
Honey Pie
Movie · as Dick
That Lady from Rio
Movie · as Max
S.W.A.P.
Movie · as Gus
The Story of Eloise
Movie · as Arnold Benedict
Once Over Nightly
Movie · as Irving Fields
Ecstasy in Blue
Movie · as Charlie
Through the Looking Glass
Movie · as Crazed Man
Cheryl's Surrender
Movie · as AOA Leader
Sharon
Movie · as Party Guy in Fourth Bedroom
Too Young to Care
Movie · as Stoney
Sherlick Holmes
Movie · as The Mayor
The Joyriders
Movie · as Michael
In-Flight Service
Movie
Sue Prentiss, R.N.
Movie · as First Sewer Worker
Satan Was a Lady
Movie · as Bobby
The Erotic Dr. Jekyll
Movie · as Igor
Too Many Pieces
Movie · as Board Member
Teenage Masseuse
Movie · as Ronald
More
Movie · as Shorty
The Vixens of Kung Fu (A Tale of Yin Yang)
Movie · as Hunter - Red Shirt
Big Abner
Movie · as Baby / Grand Pappy Yokum
When a Woman Calls
Movie · as Arnold
Love In Maid
Movie
Oriental Blue
Movie · as Max
Sex Maniac
Movie · as Fred Adams
Too Hot to Handle
Movie · as Bill
Thrilling Drilling
Movie · as Dentist
Intensive Care
Movie
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