Bobby Astyr
Known for Acting · 126 credits
- Born
- 1937-11-14
- Died
- 2002-04-07
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Zeke Tyler · Bobby Astyre · Bob Charles · Boby Astyr · Bobby Astor · Paul Marens
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
Movies (126)
I, the Jury
1982
as Orgy Participant (uncredited)
Pelvis
1977
as Snake
C.O.D.
1981
as Witch Doctor
Corruption
1983
as Larry
The Vixens of Kung Fu (A Tale of Yin Yang)
1975
as Hunter - Red Shirt
Honey Pie
1976
as Dick
Mascara
1983
as Mr. Jones
Confessions of Seka
1980
as Sidney Triplexxx
Princess
1980
as Charly Abrahms
Oriental Blue
1975
as Max
Thrilling Drilling
1974
as Dentist
Roommates
1982
as Marv
Tigresses
1979
Tramp
1980
as Porno Actor
Dracula Exotica
1980
as Anatole
Cheryl's Surrender
1975
as AOA Leader
Outlaw Ladies
1981
as Harlan
Expose Me, Lovely
1976
as Chi-Chi
Breaker Beauties
1977
as Ed
Sharon
1975
as Party Guy in Fourth Bedroom
Barbara Broadcast
1977
as Maitre d'
Back Door Girls
1983
as (archive footage)
Too Young to Care
1975
as Stoney
Magic Girls
1985
as Surfer / Rushed Guy (archive footage)
Liquid A$$ets
1982
as Mr. Cashbox
Blonde Velvet
1976
as Dr. Weirdlove
Legends of Porn
1987
as (archive footage)
N.Y. Babes
1979
as Alfred
Sherlick Holmes
1975
as The Mayor
Young Twins
2007
The Devil in Miss Jones 2
1982
as Arnold
Painful Desires
1978
as Sigmund, the peasant suitor (uncredited)
The Joyriders
1975
as Michael
Cherry Hustlers
1977
as Dick
In-Flight Service
1975
Centerfold Fever
1981
as Swinger
Dirty Looks
1982
as (archive footage)
Blue Ecstasy
1980
as Dan
A Girl's Best Friend
1981
as Mr. Greenfield
The Kinky World of Annie Sprinkle
2006
Nite At The Venus
2011
Tina Russell: 1970s Girl Next Door
2011
That's Erotic
1979
as (archive footage)
Nasty Nurses
1982
Dr. Love and His Strange House of Perversion
1977
as Dr. Frankenschlong
Sue Prentiss, R.N.
1975
as First Sewer Worker
Satan Was a Lady
1975
as Bobby
Pussycat Galore
1984
as George
Babylon Pink
1979
as The Husband
The Erotic Dr. Jekyll
1975
as Igor
Lustful Feelings
1977
as Guy with Andy and Turner
Double Your Pleasure
1978
as Duncan Efstop
Odyssey: The Ultimate Trip
1977
as Second Masked Guy in Dream (segment "The End")
Pleasure Palace
1979
as Pete (uncredited)
Too Many Pieces
1975
as Board Member
October Silk
1980
as Mr. Winston
Punk Rock
1977
as Igor
Teenage Masseuse
1975
as Ronald
More
1975
as Shorty
The Ganja Express
1978
as Second Yellow Toga Guy (uncredited)
The Double Exposure of Holly
1977
as Angel
French-Teen
1977
as Roy Rogers (uncredited)
American Babylon
1985
as Robert
Afternoon Delights
1980
as Dr. Harkness
The Love-In Arrangement
1981
as Orgy Guy with Cigar
The Playgirl
1983
as Nick Ray
French Shampoo
1978
as Sheik Waldo Ibn Sayyid
Candy Stripers 2
1985
as General Harcourt Clay
Behind the Scenes of an Adult Movie
1984
as Himself
Chorus Call
1978
as Ed
Woman in Love: A Story of Madame Bovary
1978
as Party Guy on Couch
Schoolgirl's Reunion
1977
as Fred
Blonde in Black Silk
1979
as Anthony
BurleXXX
1984
as Willy Hyman / Dick Hurtz / Mr. Altacocker
Captain Lust
1977
as Brother Nuncompus
Peepholes
1982
as Howard
Tara Tara Tara Tara
1981
as Allan
The Seduction of Cindy
1980
as Mr. Marvin Stern
Thunderbuns
1976
as (archive footage)
Silky
1981
as Pete
The Secret Dreams of Mona Q
1977
as Forest Pixie
The Affairs of Janice
1976
as Little Joe
Office Fantasies
1984
People
1978
Sylvia
1976
as Orgy host
Sex Spa USA
1984
as "Daddy"
For Richer for Poorer
1979
as Gina's Lover
Big Abner
1975
as Baby / Grand Pappy Yokum
Hypersexuals
1984
as Mr. Owsley T. Smith
Intensive Care
1974
When a Woman Calls
1975
as Arnold
Hot Child in the City
1979
Undercovers
1982
as Harry
Her Name Was Lisa
1980
as Doc
Honeysuckle Rose
1979
as Tony
Love In Maid
1975
Prized Possession
1978
as William Schneiderman (uncredited)
The Passion Seekers
1977
as Reiley Lane
The Love Syndrome
1979
as Mr. Fredericks
Once Upon a Secretary
1983
as Mr. Murphy
The Pitfalls of Bunny
1977
as Tony
Times Square Comes Alive
1985
as Porter
Fantasy Club of America
1977
as Bud Rogers
Strange Family
1977
as Uncle Wayne (uncredited)
That Lady from Rio
1976
as Max
Sizzle
1980
as Pete's Partner
S.W.A.P.
1976
as Gus
The Story of Eloise
1976
as Arnold Benedict
Platinum Paradise
1981
as The Ballet Instructor
Once Over Nightly
1976
as Irving Fields
Joint Venture
1977
as Peter Cox (uncredited)
Joy
1977
as Phil the Plumber
French Classmates
1977
as Marcel - Guy Driving Mercedes
Sex Maniac
1975
as Fred Adams
Angie Police Women
1979
as Bobby
Ecstasy in Blue
1976
as Charlie
Babes in Joyland
1987
as Morris (segment "Sweet Nutcracker") (archive footage) (as Bobby Astor)
Dinner with Samantha
1983
as Marty
Veronica's Diary
1985
as (archive footage)
Foxtrot
1982
as Roman
About 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… With 126 credits spanning from 1973 to 2011, Bobby Astyr has appeared in 126 films and 0 TV shows.
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- I, the Jury (1982) — as Orgy Participant (uncredited)
- Pelvis (1977) — as Snake
- C.O.D. (1981) — as Witch Doctor
- Corruption (1983) — as Larry
- The Vixens of Kung Fu (A Tale of Yin Yang) (1975) — as Hunter - Red Shirt
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