Jamie Gillis (April 20, 1943 â€" February 19, 2010) was an American
pornographic actor, director and member of the AVN Hall of Fame.Gillis
was born Jamey Ira Gurman in New York City. He was named after the
Tyrone Power character in the film The Black Swan (1942), and he took
the name Gillis from the girlfriend he was living with when he made
his first films. Gillis later attended Columbia University and
graduated magna cum laude. While supporting himself driving a cab, he
answered an ad in The Village Voice.He appeared in more than 470
movies as an actor." He also directed several adult movies. Openly
bisexual, he appeared in many gay porn films, including a sex scene
with Zebedy Colt in the 1975 Gerard Damiano BDSM-themed film The Story
of Joanna. Gillis also appeared in the mainstream Hollywood film
Nighthawks (1981) as the boss of Lindsay Wagner's character. He also
made his name in two Radley Metzger films, The Opening of Misty
Beethoven (1976) and Barbara Broadcast (1977); the former is
considered, by award-winning author Toni Bentley, the "crown jewel" of
the Golden Age of Porn.According to Al Goldstein, Gillis was always
described as "sexually the wildest, most decadent, off-the-wall guy in
the business." He was a pioneer in the pornographic style known as
Gonzo. In addition to starring in the first Buttman film, he also
created the influential On the Prowl series. Featuring a porn star who
rides in a limo looking for regular guys to have sex with, the video
series was very popular and inspired a scene in the movie Boogie
Nights. He also co-produced the popular Dirty Debutante series with
fellow director and performer Ed Powers, as well as the Walking Toilet
Bowl series of films that focused on golden showers and coprophilia.
pornographic actor, director and member of the AVN Hall of Fame.Gillis
was born Jamey Ira Gurman in New York City. He was named after the
Tyrone Power character in the film The Black Swan (1942), and he took
the name Gillis from the girlfriend he was living with when he made
his first films. Gillis later attended Columbia University and
graduated magna cum laude. While supporting himself driving a cab, he
answered an ad in The Village Voice.He appeared in more than 470
movies as an actor." He also directed several adult movies. Openly
bisexual, he appeared in many gay porn films, including a sex scene
with Zebedy Colt in the 1975 Gerard Damiano BDSM-themed film The Story
of Joanna. Gillis also appeared in the mainstream Hollywood film
Nighthawks (1981) as the boss of Lindsay Wagner's character. He also
made his name in two Radley Metzger films, The Opening of Misty
Beethoven (1976) and Barbara Broadcast (1977); the former is
considered, by award-winning author Toni Bentley, the "crown jewel" of
the Golden Age of Porn.According to Al Goldstein, Gillis was always
described as "sexually the wildest, most decadent, off-the-wall guy in
the business." He was a pioneer in the pornographic style known as
Gonzo. In addition to starring in the first Buttman film, he also
created the influential On the Prowl series. Featuring a porn star who
rides in a limo looking for regular guys to have sex with, the video
series was very popular and inspired a scene in the movie Boogie
Nights. He also co-produced the popular Dirty Debutante series with
fellow director and performer Ed Powers, as well as the Walking Toilet
Bowl series of films that focused on golden showers and coprophilia.
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