Jamie Gillis

Jamie Gillis

Jamie Gillis
Born James Ira Gurman
April 20, 1943(1943-04-20)
New York City, U.S.
Died February 19, 2010(2010-02-19) (aged 66)
New York City, U.S.
Other names Al Cianelli, Jamier Kantor, Jaime Gillis, Jaimie Gillis, Jaimi Gillis, Jamey Gillis, Jamie Grill, Buster Hymen, Jamey, James Kleeman, Ronny Morgan, Barry Gillis
Ethnicity Dutch American

Jamie Gillis (born James Ira Gurman;[1] April 20, 1943 – February 19, 2010) was an American pornographic actor, director and member of the AVN Hall of Fame.

Gillis was born in New York City into a Jewish family and graduated from Columbia University. He appeared in more than 470 movies as an actor."[2] He also directed several adult movies. Openly bisexual, he appeared in many gay porn films, but never engaged in sex with a man on camera.[3] Gillis also appeared in a mainstream Hollywood film, Nighthawks (1981) starring Sylvester Stallone in which he played Lindsay Wagner's boss.

He is 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.,[4] as well as the Walking Toilet Bowl series of films that focused on golden showers and coprophilia.

Gillis died on February 19, 2010 in New York City from melanoma, which was diagnosed four or five months earlier.[5]

Filmography

As an actor, selected

'Night of the Zombies' (1981?)

As a director, selected

Awards

Source

References

  1. ^ IMDb profile
  2. ^ "The Underboss". Gay Erotic Video Index. http://www.wtule.net/v9718.html. Retrieved 2007-09-08 
  3. ^ Biography
  4. ^ http://www.xbiz.com/articles/profiles/84467
  5. ^ Peter Warren (2010-02-19). "Jamie Gillis Passes Away". business.avn.com. http://business.avn.com/articles/37411.html. Retrieved 2010-02-19. 
  6. ^ a b c d e f g "rame awards list". http://www.rame.net/library/lists/best.html. Retrieved 2007-12-27. 
  7. ^ MayorDefacto. "Transcript of the video A Night of Legends: First Annual XRCO Adult Film Awards". http://docs.google.com/View?docid=dcpxgmgk_0hrghhdgp. Retrieved 2008-08-09. 
  8. ^ a b c "Past AVN Award Winners". http://www.avnawards.com/index.php?content=pastwinners. Retrieved 2007-12-27. 
  9. ^ "AVN Hall of Fame". http://www.avnawards.com/index.php?content=halloffame. Retrieved 2007-12-27. 
  10. ^ "Legends of Erotica". http://www.ainews.com/story/12687/. Retrieved 2007-12-27. 
  11. ^ "XRCO Hall of Fame". http://www.bwdl.net/XRCO-2/hall.htm. Retrieved 2007-12-27. 

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