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