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
Dentist
Thrilling Drilling
Marv
Roommates
Tigresses
Porno Actor
Tramp
Anatole
Dracula Exotica
AOA Leader
Cheryl's Surrender
Harlan
Outlaw Ladies
Chi-Chi
Expose Me, Lovely
Ed
Breaker Beauties
Party Guy in Fourth Bedroom
Sharon
Maitre d'
Barbara Broadcast
(archive footage)
Back Door Girls
Stoney
Too Young to Care
Surfer / Rushed Guy (archive footage)
Magic Girls
Orgy Participant (uncredited)
I, the Jury
Mr. Cashbox
Liquid A$$ets
Dr. Weirdlove
Blonde Velvet
(archive footage)
Legends of Porn
Alfred
N.Y. Babes
The Mayor
Sherlick Holmes
Young Twins
Arnold
The Devil in Miss Jones 2
Sigmund, the peasant suitor (uncredited)
Painful Desires
Michael
The Joyriders
Mr. Jones
Mascara
Sidney Triplexxx
Confessions of Seka
Dick
Cherry Hustlers
In-Flight Service
Swinger
Centerfold Fever
(archive footage)
Dirty Looks
Snake
Pelvis
Dan
Blue Ecstasy
Mr. Greenfield
A Girl's Best Friend
The Kinky World of Annie Sprinkle
Nite At The Venus
Tina Russell: 1970s Girl Next Door
(archive footage)
That's Erotic
Nasty Nurses
Dr. Frankenschlong
Dr. Love and His Strange House of Perversion
Larry
Corruption
First Sewer Worker
Sue Prentiss, R.N.
Bobby
Satan Was a Lady
George
Pussycat Galore
The Husband
Babylon Pink
Witch Doctor (as Bobby H. Charles)
C.O.D.
Igor
The Erotic Dr. Jekyll
Guy with Andy and Turner
Lustful Feelings
Duncan Efstop
Double Your Pleasure
Second Masked Guy in Dream (segment "The End")
Odyssey: The Ultimate Trip
Pete (uncredited)
Pleasure Palace
Board Member
Too Many Pieces
Mr. Winston
October Silk
Igor
Punk Rock
Ronald
Teenage Masseuse
Shorty
More
Second Yellow Toga Guy (uncredited)
The Ganja Express
Angel
The Double Exposure of Holly
Roy Rogers (uncredited)
French-Teen
Robert
American Babylon
Dr. Harkness
Afternoon Delights
Orgy Guy with Cigar
The Love-In Arrangement
Nick Ray
The Playgirl
Sheik Waldo Ibn Sayyid
French Shampoo
General Harcourt Clay
Candy Stripers 2
Himself
Behind the Scenes of an Adult Movie
Ed
Chorus Call
Party Guy on Couch
Woman in Love: A Story of Madame Bovary
Fred
Schoolgirl's Reunion
Anthony
Blonde in Black Silk
Brother Nuncompus
Captain Lust
Willy Hyman / Dick Hurtz / Mr. Altacocker
BurleXXX
Howard
Peepholes
Allan
Tara Tara Tara Tara
Mr. Marvin Stern
The Seduction of Cindy
(archive footage)
Thunderbuns
Pete
Silky
Forest Pixie
The Secret Dreams of Mona Q
Little Joe
The Affairs of Janice
Office Fantasies
People
Orgy host
Sylvia
Charly Abrahms
Princess
Hunter - Red Shirt
The Vixens of Kung Fu (A Tale of Yin Yang)
Dick
Honey Pie
"Daddy"
Sex Spa USA
Gina's Lover
For Richer for Poorer
Baby / Grand Pappy Yokum
Big Abner
Mr. Owsley T. Smith
Hypersexuals
Intensive Care
Arnold
When a Woman Calls
Hot Child in the City
Harry
Undercovers
Doc
Her Name Was Lisa
Tony
Honeysuckle Rose
Love In Maid
William Schneiderman (uncredited)
Prized Possession
Reiley Lane
The Passion Seekers
Mr. Fredericks
The Love Syndrome
Mr. Murphy
Once Upon a Secretary
Tony
The Pitfalls of Bunny
Porter
Times Square Comes Alive
Bud Rogers
Fantasy Club of America
Uncle Wayne (uncredited)
Strange Family
Max
That Lady from Rio
Pete's Partner
Sizzle
Gus
S.W.A.P.
Arnold Benedict
The Story of Eloise
The Ballet Instructor
Platinum Paradise
Irving Fields
Once Over Nightly
Max
Oriental Blue
Peter Cox (uncredited)
Joint Venture
Phil the Plumber
Joy
Marcel - Guy Driving Mercedes
French Classmates
Fred Adams
Sex Maniac
Bobby
Angie Police Women
Charlie
Ecstasy in Blue
Morris (segment "Sweet Nutcracker") (archive footage) (as Bobby Astor)
Babes in Joyland
Marty
Dinner with Samantha
(archive footage)
Veronica's Diary
Roman
Foxtrot
Teenage Bikers
American Babylon (new)
Merle Michaels Anal Strawberry
Crazed Man
Through the Looking Glass
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
124
Gender
Male
Birthday
1937-11-14
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
Zeke Tyler