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Johnnie Keyes
Keyes at the 2005 FOXE Awards
Born1940 (1940)
Cleveland, Ohio, US
DiedJune 3, 2018(2018-06-03) (aged 77–78)
Seattle, Washington, US
Other namesJohnny Keyes
Children1[1]

Johnnie Keyes (February 21, 1940 – June 3, 2018) was an American pornographic film actor.[2][3]

Early life

Keyes studied at both the School for Theatrical Arts in New York and the Juilliard School.[4]

Career

Keyes had a lead role in Behind the Green Door (1972). He also performed in films in the Swedish Erotica series during the 1980s. In addition to his work in adult film, Keyes starred in musicals and the theater, was a boxer, a singer, and a sex surrogate.[5] He was a part of the documentary After Porn Ends 2.[6]

At the inaugural Urban X Awards, Keyes was inducted into their Hall of Fame.[7] In 2013, Keyes made a cameo in The New Behind the Green Door, a loose remake of Behind the Green Door that featured archival footage from the original film.[8]

Keyes is a member of the AVN and XRCO Halls of Fame.[9][10]

Death

On June 3, 2018, Keyes died in Seattle, Washington, following complications from a recent stroke.[3]

Select appearances

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1972 Behind the Green Door African Stud [3]
1973 Resurrection of Eve Himself Credited as "Johnny Keyes" [11]
1974 Space Is the Place Uncredited [12]
1975 Sodom and Gomorrah: The Last Seven Days Birsha King of Gomorrah
Inside Marilyn Chambers Himself Documentary; credited as "Johnny Keyes" [13]
1976 Femmes de Sade Guy at Party Uncredited [3]
1978 Sex World Himself
1981 Aunt Peg's Fulfillment Tyrone Tipps Credited as "Johny Keyes" [14]
2013 The New Behind the Green Door Himself Cameo [15]
2014 X-Rated: The Greatest Adult Movies of All Time Himself Documentary [16]
2017 After Porn Ends 2 Himself [1]

References

  1. ^ a b Pardon, Rhett (March 24, 2017). "'After Porn Ends 2' Screening Draws Top Legends". AVN. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
  2. ^ "Johnnie Keyes". The New York Times. 2015. Archived from the original on October 3, 2015.
  3. ^ a b c d "Golden Age Icon Johnnie Keyes Dies". AVN. June 4, 2018. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
  4. ^ Jacobs, Roger (August 1, 2005). "Where Are They Now?". XBIZ. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  5. ^ "Johnnie Keyes: The Man Behind The Green Door Podcast 59 - The Rialto Report". The Rialto Report. March 13, 2016. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
  6. ^ "After Porn Ends 2". IMDb. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
  7. ^ Sullivan, David (June 9, 2008). "Urban Spice Awards Announced at Platinum Live". AVN. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  8. ^ Johnson, Bob (September 9, 2013). "Vivid's 'The New Behind the Green Door' Set to Debut Online". XBIZ. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  9. ^ "AVN Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on August 14, 2007. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
  10. ^ "XRCO Hall of Fame". Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  11. ^ "Resurrection of Eve". The A.V. Club. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
  12. ^ Youngquist, Paul (2016). A Pure Solar World: Sun Ra and the Birth of Afrofuturism. Google Books: University of Texas Press. p. 222. ISBN 9780292726369.
  13. ^ "Inside Marilyn Chambers". TCM Movies. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
  14. ^ "Aunt Peg's Fulfillment - 1981". The A.V. Club. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  15. ^ Warren, Peter (September 9, 2013). "P.T.'s 'New Behind the Green Door' Debuts Tuesday". AVN. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
  16. ^ Warren, Peter (December 7, 2014). "'X-Rated' Doc Screened for Industry Elite". AVN. Retrieved November 10, 2023.

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