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Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Johnnie_Keyes > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Johnnie_Keyes.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnnie_Keyes > Source revision: 1353519481 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|American pornographic actor (1940– 2018)}} {{more citations needed|date=January 2018}} {{Infobox adult biography |name = Johnnie Keyes |image = Johnnie Keyes 2005 FOXE (cropped).JPG |caption = Keyes at the 2005 FOXE Awards |birth_name = |birth_date = {{birth date|1940|2|21|mf=yes}} |birth_place = [Cleveland](/source/Cleveland), [Ohio](/source/Ohio), U.S. |death_date = {{death date and age|2018|06|03|1940|2|21}} |death_place = [Seattle](/source/Seattle), [Washington](/source/Washington_(state)), U.S. |spouse = |children = 1{{cite web|last=Pardon|first=Rhett|date=March 24, 2017|title='After Porn Ends 2' Screening Draws Top Legends|url=https://www.xbiz.com/news/218228/after-porn-ends-2-screening-draws-top-legends|publisher=AVN|access-date=November 9, 2023}} |height = |other_names = Johnny Keyes }} '''Johnnie Keyes''' (February 21, 1940 – June 3, 2018) was an American [pornographic film actor](/source/pornographic_film_actor){{cite web|title=Johnnie Keyes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151003120913/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/37995/Johnny-Keyes/biography|archivedate=October 3, 2015|url-status=dead|work=[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)|date=2015|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/37995/Johnny-Keyes/biography}}{{Cite web |title=Golden Age Icon Johnnie Keyes Dies |work=AVN |date=June 4, 2018 |url=https://avn.com/business/articles/video/golden-age-icon-johnnie-keyes-dies-779191.html |accessdate=November 9, 2023}} best known for appearing in the 1972 film ''[Behind the Green Door](/source/Behind_the_Green_Door)''. He has been inducted into the [AVN](/source/List_of_members_of_the_AVN_Hall_of_Fame), Urban X, and [XRCO](/source/List_of_members_of_the_XRCO_Hall_of_Fame) Halls of Fame. ==Early life== Keyes was born in [Cleveland, Ohio](/source/Cleveland). He studied at both the School for Theatrical Arts in New York and the [Juilliard School](/source/Juilliard_School).{{cite web|last=Jacobs|first=Roger|date=August 1, 2005|title=Where Are They Now?|url=https://www.xbiz.com/features/80070/where-are-they-now|publisher=XBIZ|access-date=November 10, 2023}} ==Career== Keyes had a lead role in ''[Behind the Green Door](/source/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](/source/Surrogate_partner).{{Cite news|url=https://www.therialtoreport.com/2016/03/13/johnnie-keyes/|title=Johnnie Keyes: The Man Behind The Green Door Podcast 59 - The Rialto Report|date=March 13, 2016|work=The Rialto Report|access-date=June 11, 2018|language=en-US}} He was a part of the documentary, ''[After Porn Ends 2](/source/After_Porn_Ends)''.{{cite web|title=After Porn Ends 2|website=[IMDb](/source/IMDb) |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5168832/|access-date=December 29, 2018}} At the inaugural [Urban X Award](/source/Urban_X_Award)s, Keyes was inducted into their Hall of Fame.{{cite web|last=Sullivan|first=David|date=June 9, 2008|title=Urban Spice Awards Announced at Platinum Live|url=https://avn.com/business/articles/video/Urban-Spice-Awards-Announced-at-Platinum-Live-53168.html|publisher=AVN|access-date=November 10, 2023}} 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.{{cite web|last=Johnson|first=Bob|date=September 9, 2013|title=Vivid's 'The New Behind the Green Door' Set to Debut Online|url=https://www.xbiz.com/news/168664/vivids-the-new-behind-the-green-door-set-to-debut-online|publisher=XBIZ|access-date=November 10, 2023}} Keyes is a member of the [AVN](/source/List_of_members_of_the_AVN_Hall_of_Fame) and [XRCO Halls of Fame](/source/List_of_members_of_the_XRCO_Hall_of_Fame).{{cite web |url=http://www.avnawards.com/halloffame.php |title=AVN Hall of Fame |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070814014605/http://www.avnawards.com/halloffame.php |archivedate=August 14, 2007|access-date=November 9, 2023}}{{cite web |url=http://www.dirtybob.com/xrco/hall.htm |title=XRCO Hall of Fame |accessdate=November 10, 2023}} ==Death== On June 3, 2018, Keyes died in [Seattle](/source/Seattle) following complications from a recent [stroke](/source/stroke). ==Select appearances== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" |- !scope="col"|Year !scope="col"|Title !scope="col"|Role !scope="col" class="unsortable" |Notes !scope="col" class="unsortable" |{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- |1972 |''[Behind the Green Door](/source/Behind_the_Green_Door)'' |African Stud | |style="text-align:center;"| |- |1973 |''[Resurrection of Eve](/source/Resurrection_of_Eve)'' |Himself |Credited as "Johnny Keyes" |style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web|title=Resurrection of Eve|url=https://www.avclub.com/film/reviews/resurrection-of-eve-1973|publisher=The A.V. Club|access-date=November 9, 2023}} |- |1974 |''[Space Is the Place](/source/Space_Is_the_Place)'' | |Uncredited |style="text-align:center;"|{{cite book|last=Youngquist|first=Paul|date=2016|title=A Pure Solar World: Sun Ra and the Birth of Afrofuturism|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GefRDAAAQBAJ&dq=space+is+the+place+johnnie+keyes&pg=PA301|location=Google Books|publisher=University of Texas Press|page=222|isbn=9780292726369}} |- |rowspan="2"|1975 |''[Sodom and Gomorrah: The Last Seven Days](/source/Sodom_and_Gomorrah%3A_The_Last_Seven_Days)'' |Birsha King of Gomorrah | | |- |''Inside Marilyn Chambers'' |Himself |Documentary; credited as "Johnny Keyes" |style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web|title=Inside Marilyn Chambers|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/486818/inside-marilyn-chambers/#overview|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201028181148/https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/486818/inside-marilyn-chambers#overview|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 28, 2020|publisher=TCM Movies|access-date=November 9, 2023}} |- |1976 |''[Femmes de Sade](/source/Femmes_de_Sade)'' |Guy at Party |Uncredited |style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"| |- |1978 |''[Sex World](/source/Sex_World)'' |Himself | |- |1981 |''Aunt Peg's Fulfillment'' |Tyrone Tipps |Credited as "Johny Keyes" |style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web|title=Aunt Peg's Fulfillment - 1981|url=https://www.avclub.com/film/reviews/aunt-peg-s-fulfillment-1981|publisher=The A.V. Club|access-date=November 10, 2023}} |- |2013 |''The New Behind the Green Door'' |Himself |Cameo |style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web|last=Warren|first=Peter|date=September 9, 2013|title=P.T.'s 'New Behind the Green Door' Debuts Tuesday|url=https://avn.com/business/articles/video/p-t-s-new-behind-the-green-door-debuts-tuesday-528832.html|publisher=AVN|access-date=November 9, 2023}} |- |2014 |''X-Rated: The Greatest Adult Movies of All Time'' |Himself |Documentary |style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web|last=Warren|first=Peter|date=December 7, 2014|title='X-Rated' Doc Screened for Industry Elite|url=https://avn.com/business/articles/video/x-rated-doc-screened-for-industry-elite-581975.html|publisher=AVN|access-date=November 10, 2023}} |- |2017 |''[After Porn Ends 2](/source/After_Porn_Ends)'' |Himself | |style="text-align:center;"| |} == References == {{reflist}} == External links == * {{IMDb name|0450822|Johnnie Keyes}} * {{iafd name|id=JKeyes|gender=male|name=Johnny Keyes}} * {{afdb name|id=2165|gender=male|name=Johnny Keyes}} {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Keyes, Johnnie}} Category:1940 births Category:2018 deaths Category:African-American pornographic film actors Category:American male pornographic film actors Category:20th-century African-American male actors Category:20th-century American male actors Category:21st-century African-American male actors Category:21st-century American male actors --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Johnnie Keyes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnnie_Keyes) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnnie_Keyes?action=history)). 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