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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
November 14, 1937
Died
April 7, 2002
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
- Zeke Tyler
- Bobby Astyre
- Bob Charles
- Boby Astyr
- Bobby Astor
- Paul Marens
- Booby Ayster
- Babby Astyr
- Robert H. Charles
- Lee Roy St. John
- Zeke Taylor
- Mac Harris
- Bobby Ayster
- Bobby Aster
- Bobbie Astyr
- Rob Astor
- Bobby Astyn
- Bob Astyr
- Paul Marcus
- Rob Astyr
Bobby Astyr
1.4 Popularity
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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Tina Russell: 1970s Girl Next Door
2011
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Nite At The Venus
2011
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Merle Michaels Anal Strawberry
2009
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Young Twins
2007
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The Kinky World of Annie Sprinkle
2006
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American Babylon (new)
1990
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(archive footage)
Legends of Porn
1987
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Morris (segment "Sweet Nutcracker") (archive footage) (as Bobby Astor)
Babes in Joyland
1987
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General Harcourt Clay
Candy Stripers 2
1985
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Surfer / Rushed Guy (archive footage)
Magic Girls
1985
Credits
Tina Russell: 1970s Girl Next Door
2011
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Nite At The Venus
2011
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Merle Michaels Anal Strawberry
2009
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Young Twins
2007
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The Kinky World of Annie Sprinkle
2006
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American Babylon (new)
1990
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Legends of Porn
as (archive footage)
1987
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Babes in Joyland
as Morris (segment "Sweet Nutcracker") (archive footage) (as Bobby Astor)
1987
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Candy Stripers 2
as General Harcourt Clay
1985
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Magic Girls
as Surfer / Rushed Guy (archive footage)
1985
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American Babylon
as Robert
1985
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Times Square Comes Alive
as Porter (as Bobby Astyre)
1985
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Veronica's Diary
as (archive footage)
1985
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Sex Spa USA
as "Daddy"
1984
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Behind the Scenes of an Adult Movie
as Himself
1984
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Pussycat Galore
as George
1984
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BurleXXX
as Willy Hyman / Dick Hurtz / Mr. Altacocker
1984
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Office Fantasies
1984
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Hypersexuals
as Mr. Owsley T. Smith
1984
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Mascara
as Mr. Jones
1983
5.9
Back Door Girls
as (archive footage)
1983
5.0
Corruption
as Larry
1983
7.2
The Playgirl
as Nick Ray
1983
5.2
Once Upon a Secretary
as Mr. Murphy
1983
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Dinner with Samantha
as Marty
1983
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Dirty Looks
as (archive footage)
1982
5.5
Foxtrot
as Roman
1982
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Roommates
as Marv
1982
7.3
I, the Jury
as Orgy Participant (uncredited)
1982
5.8
The Devil in Miss Jones 2
as Arnold
1982
5.8
Liquid A$$ets
as Mr. Cashbox
1982
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Nasty Nurses
1982
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Peepholes
as Howard
1982
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Undercovers
as Harry
1982
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C.O.D.
as Witch Doctor (as Bobby H. Charles)
1981
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Silky
as Pete
1981
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Platinum Paradise
as The Ballet Instructor
1981
6.5
The Love-In Arrangement
as Orgy Guy with Cigar
1981
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Outlaw Ladies
as Harlan
1981
6.5
Tara Tara Tara Tara
as Allan
1981
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Centerfold Fever
as Swinger
1981
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Confessions of Seka
as Sidney Triplexxx
1980
5.3
Dracula Exotica
as Anatole
1980
5.1
Afternoon Delights
as Dr. Harkness
1980
6.3
October Silk
as Mr. Winston
1980
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Princess
as Charly Abrahms
1980
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Tramp
as Porno Actor
1980
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Her Name Was Lisa
as Doc
1980
6.2
Blue Ecstasy
as Dan
1980
7.5
The Seduction of Cindy
as Mr. Marvin Stern
1980
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Sizzle
as Pete's Partner
1980
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Pleasure Palace
as Pete (uncredited)
1979
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Angie Police Women
as Bobby
1979
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Honeysuckle Rose
as Tony
1979
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N.Y. Babes
as Alfred
1979
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Babylon Pink
as The Husband
1979
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The Love Syndrome
as Mr. Fredericks
1979
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Hot Child in the City
1979
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Tigresses
1979
8.5
That's Erotic
as (archive footage)
1979
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Blonde in Black Silk
as Anthony
1979
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For Richer for Poorer
as Gina's Lover
1979
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French Shampoo
as Sheik Waldo Ibn Sayyid
1978
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People
1978
7.0
Double Your Pleasure
as Duncan Efstop
1978
4.0
The Ganja Express
as Second Yellow Toga Guy (uncredited)
1978
3.8
A Girl's Best Friend
as Mr. Greenfield
1978
4.5
Chorus Call
as Ed
1978
3.0
Painful Desires
as Sigmund, the peasant suitor (uncredited)
1978
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Woman in Love: A Story of Madame Bovary
as Party Guy on Couch
1978
5.7
Prized Possession
as William Schneiderman (uncredited)
1978
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The Secret Dreams of Mona Q
as Forest Pixie
1977
6.0
Barbara Broadcast
as Maitre d'
1977
6.5
Joint Venture
as Peter Cox (uncredited)
1977
3.0
Breaker Beauties
as Ed
1977
4.5
Lustful Feelings
as Guy with Andy and Turner
1977
6.2
Punk Rock
as Igor
1977
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Teenage Bikers
1977
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Joy
as Phil the Plumber
1977
6.6
French-Teen
as Roy Rogers (uncredited)
1977
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Cherry Hustlers
as Dick
1977
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Pelvis
as Snake
1977
4.8
Odyssey: The Ultimate Trip
as Second Masked Guy in Dream (segment "The End")
1977
4.6
The Double Exposure of Holly
as Angel
1977
6.3
French Classmates
as Marcel - Guy Driving Mercedes
1977
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Schoolgirl's Reunion
as Fred
1977
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Captain Lust
as Brother Nuncompus
1977
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Dr. Love and His Strange House of Perversion
as Dr. Frankenschlong
1977
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The Passion Seekers
as Reiley Lane
1977
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The Pitfalls of Bunny
as Tony
1977
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Fantasy Club of America
as Bud Rogers
1977
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Strange Family
as Uncle Wayne (uncredited)
1977
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Blonde Velvet
as Dr. Weirdlove
1976
7.5
The Affairs of Janice
as Little Joe
1976
4.0
Sylvia
as Orgy host
1976
4.7
Through the Looking Glass
as Crazed Man
1976
6.1
That Lady from Rio
as Max
1976
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The Story of Eloise
as Arnold Benedict
1976
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Once Over Nightly
as Irving Fields
1976
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Expose Me, Lovely
as Chi-Chi
1976
5.5
Ecstasy in Blue
as Charlie
1976
3.0
Honey Pie
as Dick
1976
5.0
Thunderbuns
as (archive footage)
1976
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S.W.A.P.
as Gus
1976
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Cheryl's Surrender
as AOA Leader
1975
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Sherlick Holmes
as The Mayor
1975
4.5
Too Many Pieces
as Board Member
1975
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Too Young to Care
as Stoney
1975
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Teenage Masseuse
as Ronald
1975
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More
as Shorty
1975
6.5
Oriental Blue
as Max
1975
4.3
Sue Prentiss, R.N.
as First Sewer Worker
1975
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Satan Was a Lady
as Bobby
1975
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When a Woman Calls
as Arnold
1975
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Big Abner
as Baby / Grand Pappy Yokum
1975
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Sharon
as Party Guy in Fourth Bedroom
1975
6.3
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Love In Maid
1975
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The Joyriders
as Michael
1975
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In-Flight Service
1975
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The Erotic Dr. Jekyll
as Igor
1975
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The Vixens of Kung Fu (A Tale of Yin Yang)
as Hunter - Red Shirt
1975
4.1
Sex Maniac
as Fred Adams
1975
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Thrilling Drilling
as Dentist
1974
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Intensive Care
1974
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