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