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    Bobby Astyr

    1937-11-14 (87 years old) in 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 - 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

    Movies

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    Nite At The Venus
    0 %|May 24, 2011
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    Young Twins
    0 %|Jul 1, 2007
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    Legends of Porn
    30 %|Jan 1, 1987
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    Babes in Joyland
    0 %|Jan 1, 1987
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    Candy Stripers 2
    50 %|Mar 28, 1985
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    Magic Girls
    0 %|Jan 1, 1985
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    American Babylon
    0 %|Jan 1, 1985
    Comedy
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    Veronica's Diary
    0 %|Jan 1, 1985
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    Sex Spa USA
    0 %|Nov 1, 1984
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    Pussycat Galore
    70 %|Jan 1, 1984
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    BurleXXX
    70 %|Jan 1, 1984
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    Office Fantasies
    0 %|Jan 1, 1984
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    Hypersexuals
    40 %|Jan 1, 1984
    Comedy
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    Mascara
    52 %|Sep 8, 1983
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    Back Door Girls
    50 %|Jul 20, 1983
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    Corruption
    70 %|Jun 6, 1983
    Crime, Drama, Horror
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    The Playgirl
    52 %|Apr 19, 1983
    Romance
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    Once Upon a Secretary
    0 %|Jan 1, 1983
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    Dinner with Samantha
    0 %|Jan 1, 1983
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    Dirty Looks
    70 %|Oct 29, 1982
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    Foxtrot
    60 %|May 18, 1982
    Drama
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    Roommates
    71 %|Apr 23, 1982
    Romance, Drama
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    I, the Jury
    57 %|Apr 22, 1982
    Crime, Thriller, Mystery
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    The Devil in Miss Jones 2
    58 %|Apr 12, 1982
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    Liquid A$$ets
    68 %|Jan 6, 1982
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    Nasty Nurses
    0 %|Jan 1, 1982
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    Peepholes
    0 %|Jan 1, 1982
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    Undercovers
    0 %|Jan 1, 1982
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    C.O.D.
    30 %|Jul 3, 1981
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    Silky
    0 %|Mar 24, 1981
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    Platinum Paradise
    65 %|Mar 4, 1981
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    The Love-In Arrangement
    0 %|Feb 25, 1981
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    Outlaw Ladies
    65 %|Feb 1, 1981
    Drama, Romance
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    Tara Tara Tara Tara
    40 %|Jan 23, 1981
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    Centerfold Fever
    0 %|Jan 1, 1981
    Drama, Comedy
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    Confessions of Seka
    52.5 %|Dec 31, 1980
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    Dracula Exotica
    58.33 %|Dec 1, 1980
    Comedy, Horror
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    Afternoon Delights
    80 %|Oct 6, 1980
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    October Silk
    40 %|Jun 26, 1980
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    Princess
    50 %|May 12, 1980
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    Tramp
    50 %|Feb 22, 1980
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    Her Name Was Lisa
    61 %|Jan 30, 1980
    Drama, Thriller
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    Blue Ecstasy
    75 %|Jan 1, 1980
    Drama
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    The Seduction of Cindy
    100 %|Jan 1, 1980
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    Sizzle
    0 %|Jan 1, 1980
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    Pleasure Palace
    50 %|Dec 8, 1979
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    Angie Police Women
    30 %|Oct 18, 1979
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    Honeysuckle Rose
    0 %|Oct 1, 1979
    Drama
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    N.Y. Babes
    0 %|Aug 31, 1979
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    Babylon Pink
    46 %|May 16, 1979
    Comedy, Drama
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    The Love Syndrome
    70 %|Mar 29, 1979
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    Hot Child in the City
    0 %|Mar 23, 1979
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    Tigresses
    85 %|Jan 1, 1979
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    That's Erotic
    0 %|Jan 1, 1979
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    Blonde in Black Silk
    0 %|Jan 1, 1979
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    For Richer for Poorer
    0 %|Jan 1, 1979
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    French Shampoo
    0 %|Dec 2, 1978
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    People
    70 %|Nov 16, 1978
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    Double Your Pleasure
    40 %|Oct 6, 1978
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    The Ganja Express
    38 %|Aug 29, 1978
    Action
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    A Girl's Best Friend
    40 %|May 11, 1978
    Comedy, Crime
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    Chorus Call
    30 %|Apr 21, 1978
    Drama
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    Painful Desires
    0 %|Jan 1, 1978
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    Prized Possession
    0 %|Jan 1, 1978
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    The Secret Dreams of Mona Q
    60 %|Nov 1, 1977
    Comedy
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    Barbara Broadcast
    65 %|Oct 27, 1977
    Comedy, Drama
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    Joint Venture
    30 %|Oct 1, 1977
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    Breaker Beauties
    30 %|Aug 24, 1977
    Comedy, Music
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    Lustful Feelings
    62 %|Aug 1, 1977
    Drama, Thriller, Romance
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    Punk Rock
    60 %|Jul 17, 1977
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    Teenage Bikers
    0 %|Jul 8, 1977
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    Joy
    63 %|Jul 3, 1977
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    French-Teen
    0 %|Jun 3, 1977
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    Cherry Hustlers
    0 %|May 1, 1977
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    Pelvis
    48 %|Mar 31, 1977
    Comedy, Music
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    Odyssey: The Ultimate Trip
    46 %|Mar 23, 1977
    Drama
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    The Double Exposure of Holly
    55 %|Mar 17, 1977
    Crime
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    French Classmates
    0 %|Mar 2, 1977
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    Schoolgirl's Reunion
    70 %|Mar 1, 1977
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    Captain Lust
    50 %|Mar 1, 1977
    Adventure, Action
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    The Passion Seekers
    0 %|Jan 1, 1977
    Fantasy
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    The Pitfalls of Bunny
    0 %|Jan 1, 1977
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    Fantasy Club of America
    0 %|Jan 1, 1977
    Fantasy
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    Strange Family
    0 %|Jan 1, 1977
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    Blonde Velvet
    80 %|Dec 3, 1976
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    The Affairs of Janice
    40 %|Dec 3, 1976
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    Sylvia
    47 %|Nov 18, 1976
    Drama
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    That Lady from Rio
    0 %|Aug 2, 1976
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    The Story of Eloise
    0 %|Mar 31, 1976
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    Once Over Nightly
    0 %|Mar 15, 1976
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    Expose Me, Lovely
    53 %|Feb 18, 1976
    Crime
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    Ecstasy in Blue
    30 %|Jan 20, 1976
    Drama, Horror
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    Honey Pie
    50 %|Jan 13, 1976
    Drama
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    Thunderbuns
    0 %|Jan 1, 1976
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    S.W.A.P.
    0 %|Jan 1, 1976
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    Cheryl's Surrender
    0 %|Dec 26, 1975
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    Sherlick Holmes
    45 %|Nov 26, 1975
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    Too Many Pieces
    60 %|Nov 21, 1975
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    Too Young to Care
    0 %|Oct 27, 1975
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    Teenage Masseuse
    70 %|Oct 24, 1975
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    More
    73 %|Oct 15, 1975
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    Oriental Blue
    43 %|Aug 4, 1975
    Drama, Crime
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    Sue Prentiss, R.N.
    70 %|Aug 1, 1975
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    Satan Was a Lady
    40 %|Jul 19, 1975
    Horror
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    When a Woman Calls
    0 %|May 27, 1975
    Drama
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    Big Abner
    40 %|May 19, 1975
    Comedy, Horror
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    Sharon
    67 %|May 10, 1975
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    Love In Maid
    0 %|Jan 29, 1975
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    The Joyriders
    0 %|Jan 1, 1975
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    In-Flight Service
    0 %|Jan 1, 1975
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    The Erotic Dr. Jekyll
    0 %|Jan 1, 1975
    Science Fiction, Comedy, Horror
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    Sex Maniac
    0 %|Jan 1, 1975
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    Thrilling Drilling
    0 %|Sep 12, 1974
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    Intensive Care
    0 %|Jan 1, 1974
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