Bobby Astyr
Born
November 14, 1937
Died
April 7, 2002 (64 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
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
Tina Russell: 1970s Girl Next Door
2011
Nite At The Venus
2011
Merle Michaels Anal Strawberry
2009
Young Twins
2007
The Kinky World of Annie Sprinkle
2006
American Babylon (new)
1990
Legends of Porn
(archive footage)
1987
Babes in Joyland
Morris (segment "Sweet Nutcracker") (archive footage) (as Bobby Astor)
1987
Candy Stripers 2
General Harcourt Clay
1985
Magic Girls
Surfer / Rushed Guy (archive footage)
1985
American Babylon
Robert
1985
Times Square Comes Alive
Porter (as Bobby Astyre)
1985
Veronica's Diary
(archive footage)
1985
Sex Spa USA
"Daddy"
1984
Behind the Scenes of an Adult Movie
Himself
1984
Pussycat Galore
George
1984
BurleXXX
Willy Hyman / Dick Hurtz / Mr. Altacocker
1984
Office Fantasies
1984
Hypersexuals
Mr. Owsley T. Smith
1984
Mascara
Mr. Jones
1983
Back Door Girls
(archive footage)
1983
Corruption
Larry
1983
The Playgirl
Nick Ray
1983
Once Upon a Secretary
Mr. Murphy
1983
Dinner with Samantha
Marty
1983
Dirty Looks
(archive footage)
1982
Foxtrot
Roman
1982
Roommates
Marv
1982
I, the Jury
Orgy Participant (uncredited)
1982
The Devil in Miss Jones 2
Arnold
1982
Liquid A$$ets
Mr. Cashbox
1982
Nasty Nurses
1982
Peepholes
Howard
1982
Undercovers
Harry
1982
C.O.D.
Witch Doctor (as Bobby H. Charles)
1981
Silky
Pete
1981
Platinum Paradise
The Ballet Instructor
1981
The Love-In Arrangement
Orgy Guy with Cigar
1981
Outlaw Ladies
Harlan
1981
Tara Tara Tara Tara
Allan
1981
Centerfold Fever
Swinger
1981
Confessions of Seka
Sidney Triplexxx
1980
Dracula Exotica
Anatole
1980
Afternoon Delights
Dr. Harkness
1980
October Silk
Mr. Winston
1980
Princess
Charly Abrahms
1980
Tramp
Porno Actor
1980
Her Name Was Lisa
Doc
1980
Blue Ecstasy
Dan
1980
The Seduction of Cindy
Mr. Marvin Stern
1980
Sizzle
Pete's Partner
1980
Pleasure Palace
Pete (uncredited)
1979
Angie Police Women
Bobby
1979
Honeysuckle Rose
Tony
1979
N.Y. Babes
Alfred
1979
Babylon Pink
The Husband
1979
The Love Syndrome
Mr. Fredericks
1979
Hot Child in the City
1979
Tigresses
1979
That's Erotic
(archive footage)
1979
Blonde in Black Silk
Anthony
1979
For Richer for Poorer
Gina's Lover
1979
French Shampoo
Sheik Waldo Ibn Sayyid
1978
People
1978
Double Your Pleasure
Duncan Efstop
1978
The Ganja Express
Second Yellow Toga Guy (uncredited)
1978
A Girl's Best Friend
Mr. Greenfield
1978
Chorus Call
Ed
1978
Painful Desires
Sigmund, the peasant suitor (uncredited)
1978
Woman in Love: A Story of Madame Bovary
Party Guy on Couch
1978
Prized Possession
William Schneiderman (uncredited)
1978
The Secret Dreams of Mona Q
Forest Pixie
1977
Barbara Broadcast
Maitre d'
1977
Joint Venture
Peter Cox (uncredited)
1977
Breaker Beauties
Ed
1977
Lustful Feelings
Guy with Andy and Turner
1977
Punk Rock
Igor
1977
Teenage Bikers
1977
Joy
Phil the Plumber
1977
French-Teen
Roy Rogers (uncredited)
1977
Cherry Hustlers
Dick
1977
Pelvis
Snake
1977
Odyssey: The Ultimate Trip
Second Masked Guy in Dream (segment "The End")
1977
The Double Exposure of Holly
Angel
1977
French Classmates
Marcel - Guy Driving Mercedes
1977
Schoolgirl's Reunion
Fred
1977
Captain Lust
Brother Nuncompus
1977
Dr. Love and His Strange House of Perversion
Dr. Frankenschlong
1977
The Passion Seekers
Reiley Lane
1977
The Pitfalls of Bunny
Tony
1977
Fantasy Club of America
Bud Rogers
1977
Strange Family
Uncle Wayne (uncredited)
1977
Blonde Velvet
Dr. Weirdlove
1976
The Affairs of Janice
Little Joe
1976
Sylvia
Orgy host
1976
Through the Looking Glass
Crazed Man
1976
That Lady from Rio
Max
1976
The Story of Eloise
Arnold Benedict
1976
Once Over Nightly
Irving Fields
1976
Expose Me, Lovely
Chi-Chi
1976
Ecstasy in Blue
Charlie
1976
Honey Pie
Dick
1976
Thunderbuns
(archive footage)
1976
S.W.A.P.
Gus
1976
Cheryl's Surrender
AOA Leader
1975
Sherlick Holmes
The Mayor
1975
Too Many Pieces
Board Member
1975
Too Young to Care
Stoney
1975
Teenage Masseuse
Ronald
1975
More
Shorty
1975
Oriental Blue
Max
1975
Sue Prentiss, R.N.
First Sewer Worker
1975
Satan Was a Lady
Bobby
1975
When a Woman Calls
Arnold
1975
Big Abner
Baby / Grand Pappy Yokum
1975
Sharon
Party Guy in Fourth Bedroom
1975
Love In Maid
1975
The Joyriders
Michael
1975
In-Flight Service
1975
The Erotic Dr. Jekyll
Igor
1975
The Vixens of Kung Fu (A Tale of Yin Yang)
Hunter - Red Shirt
1975
Sex Maniac
Fred Adams
1975
Thrilling Drilling
Dentist
1974
Intensive Care
1974