Acting
Bobby Astyr
EN cinema · 128 credits
Born
14 November 1937
Died
7 April 2002 (aged 64)
Birthplace
New York City, New York, USA
Also known as Zeke Tyler · Bobby Astyre · Bob Charles · Boby Astyr · Bobby Astor · Paul Marens
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
Filmography
Legends of Porn
as (archive footage)
Babes in Joyland
1987
Babes in Joyland
as Morris (segment "Sweet Nutcracker") (archive footage) (as Bobby Astor)
Magic Girls
as Surfer / Rushed Guy (archive footage)
American Babylon
as Robert
Candy Stripers 2
as General Harcourt Clay
Times Square Comes Alive
as Porter
Veronica's Diary
as (archive footage)
Pussycat Galore
as George
BurleXXX
as Willy Hyman / Dick Hurtz / Mr. Altacocker
Sex Spa USA
as "Daddy"
Hypersexuals
as Mr. Owsley T. Smith
Back Door Girls
as (archive footage)
Mascara
as Mr. Jones
Corruption
as Larry
The Playgirl
as Nick Ray
Once Upon a Secretary
as Mr. Murphy
Roommates
as Marv
I, the Jury
as Orgy Participant (uncredited)
Liquid A$$ets
as Mr. Cashbox
Dirty Looks
as (archive footage)
Peepholes
as Howard
Undercovers
as Harry
Foxtrot
as Roman
Outlaw Ladies
as Harlan
Centerfold Fever
as Swinger
A Girl's Best Friend
as Mr. Greenfield
C.O.D.
as Witch Doctor
The Love-In Arrangement
as Orgy Guy with Cigar
Tara Tara Tara Tara
as Allan
Silky
as Pete
Platinum Paradise
as The Ballet Instructor
Tramp
as Porno Actor
Dracula Exotica
as Anatole
Confessions of Seka
as Sidney Triplexxx
Blue Ecstasy
as Dan
October Silk
as Mr. Winston
Afternoon Delights
as Dr. Harkness
The Seduction of Cindy
as Mr. Marvin Stern
Princess
as Charly Abrahms
Sizzle
as Pete's Partner
N.Y. Babes
as Alfred
That's Erotic
as (archive footage)
Babylon Pink
as The Husband
Pleasure Palace
as Pete (uncredited)
Blonde in Black Silk
as Anthony
For Richer for Poorer
as Gina's Lover
Honeysuckle Rose
as Tony
The Love Syndrome
as Mr. Fredericks
Angie Police Women
as Bobby
Painful Desires
as Sigmund, the peasant suitor (uncredited)
Double Your Pleasure
as Duncan Efstop
The Ganja Express
as Second Yellow Toga Guy (uncredited)
French Shampoo
as Sheik Waldo Ibn Sayyid
Woman in Love: A Story of Madame Bovary
as Party Guy on Couch
People
as Mr. Jones (segment "The Hooker")
Prized Possession
as William Schneiderman (uncredited)
Barbara Broadcast
as Maitre d'
Cherry Hustlers
as Dick
Pelvis
as Snake
Dr. Love and His Strange House of Perversion
1977
Dr. Love and His Strange House of Perversion
as Dr. Frankenschlong
Lustful Feelings
as Guy with Andy and Turner
Odyssey: The Ultimate Trip
as Second Masked Guy in Dream (segment "The End")
Punk Rock
as Igor
French-Teen
as Roy Rogers (uncredited)
Captain Lust
as Brother Nuncompus
The Secret Dreams of Mona Q
as Forest Pixie
The Passion Seekers
as Reiley Lane
Fantasy Club of America
as Bud Rogers
Strange Family
as Uncle Wayne (uncredited)
Joint Venture
as Peter Cox (uncredited)
Joy
as Phil the Plumber
French Classmates
as Marcel - Guy Driving Mercedes
Expose Me, Lovely
as Chi-Chi
Blonde Velvet
as Dr. Weirdlove
Thunderbuns
as (archive footage)
The Affairs of Janice
as Little Joe
Sylvia
as Orgy host
Honey Pie
as Dick
The Story of Eloise
as Arnold Benedict
Once Over Nightly
as Irving Fields
Ecstasy in Blue
as Charlie
Through the Looking Glass
as Crazed Man
Cheryl's Surrender
as AOA Leader
Sharon
as Party Guy in Fourth Bedroom
Too Young to Care
as Stoney
Sherlick Holmes
as The Mayor
The Joyriders
as Michael
Sue Prentiss, R.N.
as First Sewer Worker
Satan Was a Lady
as Bobby
Too Many Pieces
as Board Member
Teenage Masseuse
as Ronald
More
as Shorty
The Vixens of Kung Fu (A Tale of Yin Yang)
as Hunter - Red Shirt
Big Abner
as Baby / Grand Pappy Yokum
When a Woman Calls
as Arnold
Sex Maniac
as Fred Adams
Thrilling Drilling
as Dentist
