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.
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
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Filmography (Movies)
Tina Russell: 1970s Girl Next Door
Character:
Release Date:31/05/2011
Nite At The Venus
Character:
Release Date:24/05/2011
Merle Michaels Anal Strawberry
Character:
Release Date:12/02/2009
Young Twins
Character:
Release Date:01/07/2007
The Kinky World of Annie Sprinkle
Character:
Release Date:17/09/2006
American Babylon (new)
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1990
Legends of Porn
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/1987
Babes in Joyland
Character:Morris (segment "Sweet Nutcracker") (archive footage) (as Bobby Astor)
Release Date:01/01/1987
Candy Stripers 2
Character:General Harcourt Clay
Release Date:28/03/1985
Magic Girls
Character:Surfer / Rushed Guy (archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/1985
American Babylon
Character:Robert
Release Date:01/01/1985
Times Square Comes Alive
Character:Porter
Release Date:01/01/1985
Veronica's Diary
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/1985
Sex Spa USA
Character:"Daddy"
Release Date:01/11/1984
Behind the Scenes of an Adult Movie
Character:Himself
Release Date:26/04/1984
Pussycat Galore
Character:George
Release Date:01/01/1984
BurleXXX
Character:Willy Hyman / Dick Hurtz / Mr. Altacocker
Release Date:01/01/1984
Office Fantasies
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1984
Hypersexuals
Character:Mr. Owsley T. Smith
Release Date:01/01/1984
Mascara
Character:Mr. Jones
Release Date:08/09/1983
Back Door Girls
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:20/07/1983
Corruption
Character:Larry
Release Date:06/06/1983
The Playgirl
Character:Nick Ray
Release Date:19/04/1983
Once Upon a Secretary
Character:Mr. Murphy
Release Date:01/01/1983
Dinner with Samantha
Character:Marty
Release Date:01/01/1983
Dirty Looks
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:29/10/1982
Foxtrot
Character:Roman
Release Date:18/05/1982
Roommates
Character:Marv
Release Date:23/04/1982
I, the Jury
Character:Orgy Participant (uncredited)
Release Date:22/04/1982
The Devil in Miss Jones 2
Character:Arnold
Release Date:12/04/1982
Liquid A$$ets
Character:Mr. Cashbox
Release Date:06/01/1982
Nasty Nurses
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1982
Peepholes
Character:Howard
Release Date:01/01/1982
Undercovers
Character:Harry
Release Date:01/01/1982
C.O.D.
Character:Witch Doctor (as Bobby H. Charles)
Release Date:03/07/1981
A Girl's Best Friend
Character:Mr. Greenfield
Release Date:05/06/1981
Silky
Character:Pete
Release Date:24/03/1981
Platinum Paradise
Character:The Ballet Instructor
Release Date:04/03/1981
The Love-In Arrangement
Character:Orgy Guy with Cigar
Release Date:25/02/1981
Outlaw Ladies
Character:Harlan
Release Date:01/02/1981
Tara Tara Tara Tara
Character:Allan
Release Date:23/01/1981
Centerfold Fever
Character:Swinger
Release Date:01/01/1981
Confessions of Seka
Character:Sidney Triplexxx
Release Date:31/12/1980
Dracula Exotica
Character:Anatole
Release Date:01/12/1980
Afternoon Delights
Character:Dr. Harkness
Release Date:06/10/1980
October Silk
Character:Mr. Winston
Release Date:26/06/1980
Princess
Character:Charly Abrahms
Release Date:12/05/1980
Tramp
Character:Porno Actor
Release Date:22/02/1980
Her Name Was Lisa
Character:Doc
Release Date:30/01/1980
Blue Ecstasy
Character:Dan
Release Date:01/01/1980
The Seduction of Cindy
Character:Mr. Marvin Stern
Release Date:01/01/1980
Sizzle
Character:Pete's Partner
Release Date:01/01/1980
Pleasure Palace
Character:Pete (uncredited)
Release Date:08/12/1979
Angie Police Women
Character:Bobby
Release Date:18/10/1979
Honeysuckle Rose
Character:Tony
Release Date:01/10/1979
N.Y. Babes
Character:Alfred
Release Date:31/08/1979
Babylon Pink
Character:The Husband
Release Date:16/05/1979
The Love Syndrome
Character:Mr. Fredericks
Release Date:29/03/1979
Hot Child in the City
Character:
Release Date:23/03/1979
Tigresses
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1979
That's Erotic
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/1979
Blonde in Black Silk
Character:Anthony
Release Date:01/01/1979
For Richer for Poorer
Character:Gina's Lover
Release Date:01/01/1979
French Shampoo
Character:Sheik Waldo Ibn Sayyid
Release Date:02/12/1978
People
Character:
Release Date:16/11/1978
Double Your Pleasure
Character:Duncan Efstop
Release Date:06/10/1978
The Ganja Express
Character:Second Yellow Toga Guy (uncredited)
Release Date:29/08/1978
Chorus Call
Character:Ed
Release Date:21/04/1978
Painful Desires
Character:Sigmund, the peasant suitor (uncredited)
Release Date:01/01/1978
Woman in Love: A Story of Madame Bovary
Character:Party Guy on Couch
Release Date:01/01/1978
Prized Possession
Character:William Schneiderman (uncredited)
Release Date:01/01/1978
The Secret Dreams of Mona Q
Character:Forest Pixie
Release Date:01/11/1977
Barbara Broadcast
Character:Maitre d'
Release Date:27/10/1977
Joint Venture
Character:Peter Cox (uncredited)
Release Date:01/10/1977
Breaker Beauties
Character:Ed
Release Date:24/08/1977
Lustful Feelings
Character:Guy with Andy and Turner
Release Date:01/08/1977
Punk Rock
Character:Igor
Release Date:17/07/1977
Teenage Bikers
Character:
Release Date:08/07/1977
Joy
Character:Phil the Plumber
Release Date:03/07/1977
French-Teen
Character:Roy Rogers (uncredited)
Release Date:03/06/1977
Cherry Hustlers
Character:Dick
Release Date:01/05/1977
Pelvis
Character:Snake
Release Date:31/03/1977
Odyssey: The Ultimate Trip
Character:Second Masked Guy in Dream (segment "The End")
Release Date:23/03/1977
The Double Exposure of Holly
Character:Angel
Release Date:17/03/1977
French Classmates
Character:Marcel - Guy Driving Mercedes
Release Date:02/03/1977
Schoolgirl's Reunion
Character:Fred
Release Date:01/03/1977
Captain Lust
Character:Brother Nuncompus
Release Date:01/03/1977
Dr. Love and His Strange House of Perversion
Character:Dr. Frankenschlong
Release Date:01/01/1977
The Passion Seekers
Character:Reiley Lane
Release Date:01/01/1977
The Pitfalls of Bunny
Character:Tony
Release Date:01/01/1977
Fantasy Club of America
Character:Bud Rogers
Release Date:01/01/1977
Strange Family
Character:Uncle Wayne (uncredited)
Release Date:01/01/1977
Blonde Velvet
Character:Dr. Weirdlove
Release Date:03/12/1976
The Affairs of Janice
Character:Little Joe
Release Date:03/12/1976
Sylvia
Character:Orgy host
Release Date:18/11/1976
Through the Looking Glass
Character:Crazed Man
Release Date:22/09/1976
That Lady from Rio
Character:Max
Release Date:02/08/1976
The Story of Eloise
Character:Arnold Benedict
Release Date:31/03/1976
Once Over Nightly
Character:Irving Fields
Release Date:15/03/1976
Expose Me, Lovely
Character:Chi-Chi
Release Date:18/02/1976
Ecstasy in Blue
Character:Charlie
Release Date:20/01/1976
Honey Pie
Character:Dick
Release Date:13/01/1976
Thunderbuns
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/1976
S.W.A.P.
Character:Gus
Release Date:01/01/1976
Cheryl's Surrender
Character:AOA Leader
Release Date:26/12/1975
Sherlick Holmes
Character:The Mayor
Release Date:26/11/1975
Too Many Pieces
Character:Board Member
Release Date:21/11/1975
Too Young to Care
Character:Stoney
Release Date:27/10/1975
Teenage Masseuse
Character:Ronald
Release Date:24/10/1975
More
Character:Shorty
Release Date:15/10/1975
Oriental Blue
Character:Max
Release Date:04/08/1975
Sue Prentiss, R.N.
Character:First Sewer Worker
Release Date:01/08/1975
Satan Was a Lady
Character:Bobby
Release Date:19/07/1975
When a Woman Calls
Character:Arnold
Release Date:27/05/1975
Big Abner
Character:Baby / Grand Pappy Yokum
Release Date:19/05/1975
Sharon
Character:Party Guy in Fourth Bedroom
Release Date:10/05/1975
Love In Maid
Character:
Release Date:29/01/1975
The Joyriders
Character:Michael
Release Date:01/01/1975
In-Flight Service
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1975
The Erotic Dr. Jekyll
Character:Igor
Release Date:01/01/1975
The Vixens of Kung Fu (A Tale of Yin Yang)
Character:Hunter - Red Shirt
Release Date:01/01/1975
Sex Maniac
Character:Fred Adams
Release Date:01/01/1975
Thrilling Drilling
Character:Dentist
Release Date:12/09/1974
Intensive Care
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1974
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