Johnnie Keyes

Johnnie Keyes (born 1940) is an African American pornographic actor. He is among the earliest African American porn stars. He was also a boxer, an amateur lightweight champion in the U.S. army from 1960–1965.

Keyes was in the San Francisco production of "Hair", 1970–71. Philip Michael Thomas of Miami Vice fame, was also in that cast.

Keyes starred in the 1972 film Behind the Green Door in which he performed a 45 minute sex scene with Marilyn Chambers. He also performed in films in the Swedish Erotica series during the 1980s.

He has a degree in Theater Arts and taught with James Dunn and Harvey Susser at the College of Marin in Marin County, California. He also taught Theater Arts at Mill Valley Middle School, in Mill Valley, California.

Aside from acting, he is also a professional musician. He currently lives in Seattle, WA, where he plays jazz.

Keyes is a member of the AVN Hall of Fame and the XRCO Hall of Fame.^[1][2]

In the 1979 film Hardcore, there is a character named Big Dick Blaque based on him.^{[citation needed]}

References

External links

• Biography at LukeIsBack.com
• Johnnie Keyes at the Internet Movie Database
• Johnny Keyes at the Internet Adult Film Database
• Johnny Keyes at the Adult Film Database