Bobby Astyr

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

124

Gender

Male

Birthday

1937-11-14

Day of death

2002-04-07 (64 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Bobby Astyr

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

  • I, the Jury

    I, the Jury

  • C.O.D.

    C.O.D.

  • Pelvis

    Pelvis

  • Thrilling Drilling

    Thrilling Drilling

  • Roommates

    Roommates

  • Tigresses

    Tigresses

  • Tramp

    Tramp

  • Dracula Exotica

    Dracula Exotica

  • Cheryl's Surrender

    Cheryl's Surrender

  • Outlaw Ladies

    Outlaw Ladies

  • Expose Me, Lovely

    Expose Me, Lovely

  • Breaker Beauties

    Breaker Beauties

  • Sharon

    Sharon

  • Barbara Broadcast

    Barbara Broadcast

  • Back Door Girls

    Back Door Girls

  • Too Young to Care

    Too Young to Care

  • Magic Girls

    Magic Girls

  • Liquid A$$ets

    Liquid A$$ets

  • Blonde Velvet

    Blonde Velvet

  • Legends of Porn

    Legends of Porn

  • N.Y. Babes

    N.Y. Babes

  • Sherlick Holmes

    Sherlick Holmes

  • Young Twins

    Young Twins

  • The Devil in Miss Jones 2

    The Devil in Miss Jones 2

  • Painful Desires

    Painful Desires

  • The Joyriders

    The Joyriders

  • Mascara

    Mascara

  • Confessions of Seka

    Confessions of Seka

  • Cherry Hustlers

    Cherry Hustlers

  • In-Flight Service

    In-Flight Service

  • Centerfold Fever

    Centerfold Fever

  • Dirty Looks

    Dirty Looks

  • Blue Ecstasy

    Blue Ecstasy

  • A Girl's Best Friend

    A Girl's Best Friend

  • The Kinky World of Annie Sprinkle

    The Kinky World of Annie Sprinkle

  • Nite At The Venus

    Nite At The Venus

  • Tina Russell: 1970s Girl Next Door

    Tina Russell: 1970s Girl Next Door

  • That's Erotic

    That's Erotic

  • Nasty Nurses

    Nasty Nurses

  • Dr. Love and His Strange House of Perversion

    Dr. Love and His Strange House of Perversion

  • Corruption

    Corruption

  • Sue Prentiss, R.N.

    Sue Prentiss, R.N.

  • Satan Was a Lady

    Satan Was a Lady

  • Pussycat Galore

    Pussycat Galore

  • Babylon Pink

    Babylon Pink

  • The Erotic Dr. Jekyll

    The Erotic Dr. Jekyll

  • Lustful Feelings

    Lustful Feelings

  • Double Your Pleasure

    Double Your Pleasure

  • Odyssey: The Ultimate Trip

    Odyssey: The Ultimate Trip

  • Pleasure Palace

    Pleasure Palace

  • Too Many Pieces

    Too Many Pieces

  • October Silk

    October Silk

  • Punk Rock

    Punk Rock

  • Teenage Masseuse

    Teenage Masseuse

  • More

    More

  • The Ganja Express

    The Ganja Express

  • The Double Exposure of Holly

    The Double Exposure of Holly

  • French-Teen

    French-Teen

  • American Babylon

    American Babylon

  • Afternoon Delights

    Afternoon Delights

  • The Love-In Arrangement

    The Love-In Arrangement

  • The Playgirl

    The Playgirl

  • French Shampoo

    French Shampoo

  • Candy Stripers 2

    Candy Stripers 2

  • Behind the Scenes of an Adult Movie

    Behind the Scenes of an Adult Movie

  • Chorus Call

    Chorus Call

  • Woman in Love: A Story of Madame Bovary

    Woman in Love: A Story of Madame Bovary

  • Schoolgirl's Reunion

    Schoolgirl's Reunion

  • Blonde in Black Silk

    Blonde in Black Silk

  • BurleXXX

    BurleXXX

  • Captain Lust

    Captain Lust

  • Peepholes

    Peepholes

  • Tara Tara Tara Tara

    Tara Tara Tara Tara

  • The Seduction of Cindy

    The Seduction of Cindy

  • Thunderbuns

    Thunderbuns

  • Silky

    Silky

  • The Secret Dreams of Mona Q

    The Secret Dreams of Mona Q

  • The Affairs of Janice

    The Affairs of Janice

  • Office Fantasies

    Office Fantasies

  • People

    People

  • Sylvia

    Sylvia

  • Princess

    Princess

  • The Vixens of Kung Fu (A Tale of Yin Yang)

    The Vixens of Kung Fu (A Tale of Yin Yang)

  • Honey Pie

    Honey Pie

  • Sex Spa USA

    Sex Spa USA

  • For Richer for Poorer

    For Richer for Poorer

  • Big Abner

    Big Abner

  • Hypersexuals

    Hypersexuals

  • Intensive Care

    Intensive Care

  • When a Woman Calls

    When a Woman Calls

  • Hot Child in the City

    Hot Child in the City

  • Undercovers

    Undercovers

  • Her Name Was Lisa

    Her Name Was Lisa

  • Honeysuckle Rose

    Honeysuckle Rose

  • Love In Maid

    Love In Maid

  • Prized Possession

    Prized Possession

  • The Passion Seekers

    The Passion Seekers

  • The Love Syndrome

    The Love Syndrome

  • Once Upon a Secretary

    Once Upon a Secretary

  • The Pitfalls of Bunny

    The Pitfalls of Bunny

  • Times Square Comes Alive

    Times Square Comes Alive

  • Fantasy Club of America

    Fantasy Club of America

  • Strange Family

    Strange Family

  • That Lady from Rio

    That Lady from Rio

  • Sizzle

    Sizzle

  • S.W.A.P.

    S.W.A.P.

  • The Story of Eloise

    The Story of Eloise

  • Platinum Paradise

    Platinum Paradise

  • Oriental Blue

    Oriental Blue

  • Once Over Nightly

    Once Over Nightly

  • Joint Venture

    Joint Venture

  • Joy

    Joy

  • French Classmates

    French Classmates

  • Sex Maniac

    Sex Maniac

  • Angie Police Women

    Angie Police Women

  • Ecstasy in Blue

    Ecstasy in Blue

  • Babes in Joyland

    Babes in Joyland

  • Dinner with Samantha

    Dinner with Samantha

  • Veronica's Diary

    Veronica's Diary

  • Foxtrot

    Foxtrot

  • Teenage Bikers

    Teenage Bikers

  • American Babylon (new)

    American Babylon (new)

  • Merle Michaels Anal Strawberry

    Merle Michaels Anal Strawberry

  • Through the Looking Glass

    Through the Looking Glass