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Jamie Gillis(1943-2010)

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  • Camera and Electrical Department
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Jamie Gillis
A Life in Dirty Movies is a love story about legendary sexploitation director Joe Sarno, "the Ingmar Bergman of 42nd Street," and his loyal wife and collaborator Peggy. The film follows the Sarnos for a year, as 88-year old Joe struggles to get a new film project off the ground - a female-centric softcore film that harkens back to the style of his heyday as a filmmaker in the 1960s. As audiences tag along for the eventful and often hilarious journey between wintery Manhattan and the couple's summer retreat in Sweden, the film's intimate perspective reveals a filmmaker on the verge of being rediscovered in his golden years. Intercut is a look back to the evolution of softcore films seen as racy in their day into unmistakable hardcore porn that all but put Sarno and his artform out of business. The film chronicles Sarno's significant place in film history as an erotic "auteur," whose ambitions as a filmmaker often surpassed the needs of the genre he helped define. A Life in Dirty Movies is a clever and sincere portrait of a unique couple who follow their passion in life - onscreen and off.
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Born in New York City, Jamie Gillis trained as a legitimate actor. In the early 1970s he drifted into performing in pornographic films, and continued to work in that field through the late 1990s. Despite the occasional foray into "legitimate" film, such as a cameo in Nighthawks (1981), Gillis remained identified with the porn industry, and is regarded as one of its most prolific and potent actors. After a stint as one of the "Nasty Bros". in producer Ed Powers' series of amateur "Dirty Debutantes" series, Gillis began branching out to produce homemade porn videos of his own, some of them made in France (where he was able to show off his command of the French language). Never having made a secret of his bisexuality, Gillis made his first all-gay porn film in 1997, a sado-masochistic video in which he did not actually perform sex acts, but rather issued orders to the other members of the cast.
BornApril 20, 1943
DiedFebruary 19, 2010(66)
BornApril 20, 1943
DiedFebruary 19, 2010(66)
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Jamie Gillis in Water Power (1977)

Known for

The Opening of Misty Beethoven
6.8
  • Dr. Seymour Love
  • 1976
The Ecstasy Girls
6.0
  • Jerry Martin(as James Gillis)
  • 1979
Roommates
6.5
  • Joel
  • 1982
Ten Little Maidens
5.6
  • Renfro
  • 1985

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Actor

  • In the VIP
    • (as Buster Hymen)
  • Die You Zombie Bastards! (2005)
    Die You Zombie Bastards!
  • Erotic Nights 2
  • Sunset Stripped
  • Virgin Kink 17
  • Virgin Kink 19
  • Edge Play
  • Whipped Ass
  • Bad Intentions
  • Humiliation of Heidi
  • The Underboss
  • Torment 1
  • Devious Old Gillis
  • Secrets of the Flesh
  • Dark Garden
    • (uncredited)

Director

  • Devious Old Gillis
  • Back on the Prowl 4
  • Back on the Prowl 2
  • Back on the Prowl
  • The Private Tapes: Humiliated White Boy
    • (uncredited)
  • The Private Tapes: Bad Girl Handling
    • (uncredited)
  • The Private Tapes: More on the Job Training
    • (uncredited)
  • The Private Tapes: Painful Lessons
    • (uncredited)
  • The Private Tapes: Openhanded Marriage
  • The Private Tapes: Leather Belt/Red Cheeks
    • (uncredited)
  • The Private Tapes: Bruised Buns
    • (uncredited)
  • The Private Tapes: Domestic Training
    • (uncredited)
  • The Private Tapes: Hard-line Sessions
    • (uncredited)
  • The Private Tapes: Punished Cheeks
    • (uncredited)
  • On the Prowl in Paris

Camera and Electrical Department

  • Back on the Prowl 4
  • Back on the Prowl 2
  • Back on the Prowl
  • More Dirty Debutantes 48
  • The Private Tapes: Humiliated White Boy
    • (uncredited)
  • The Private Tapes: Bad Girl Handling
    • (uncredited)
  • The Private Tapes: More on the Job Training
    • (uncredited)
  • The Private Tapes: Painful Lessons
    • (uncredited)
  • The Private Tapes: Openhanded Marriage
    • (uncredited)
  • The Private Tapes: Leather Belt/Red Cheeks
    • (uncredited)
  • The Private Tapes: Bruised Buns
    • (uncredited)
  • The Private Tapes: Domestic Training
    • (uncredited)
  • The Private Tapes: Hard-line Sessions
    • (uncredited)
  • The Private Tapes: Punished Cheeks
    • (uncredited)
  • On the Prowl in Paris

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A LIFE IN DIRTY MOVIES - Official Redband Trailer
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A LIFE IN DIRTY MOVIES - Official Redband Trailer
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Personal details

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    • April 20, 1943
    • New York City, New York, USA
    • February 19, 2010
    • New York City, New York, USA(melanoma)
  • Other works
    Appeared in the loop "Anal Orgy" with Serena.
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Print Biography
    • 1 Interview
    • 4 Articles
    • 3 Pictorials

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    He was appearing in off-Broadway plays and driving cabs when he answered an ad in "The Village Voice" for nude modeling, beginning his adult career.
    • Hot Honey
      (1978)
      $300

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