Jerry Butler (born Paul David Siederman; May 13, 1959 – January 27, 2018) was an American pornographic film actor. His career lasted from 1981 to 1993, and included more than 500 films.

Biography

Butler was born Paul David Siederman in Brooklyn to a Jewish father and a mother of half German/Irish and half Cherokee descent.

Butler initially tried his luck at mainstream acting, performing in a variety of off-Broadway plays. He also had a few walk-on appearances on the soap opera One Life to Live in 1978 and made an uncredited appearance in Frank Henenlotter's 1982 horror film Basket Case. He was generally unhappy with the constant pressure to sleep with men in exchange for parts, and began to slowly grow tired of the wasted effort.

Personal life

In 1987, Butler married former child actress Lisa Loring, who was best known for playing Wednesday Addams on The Addams Family television show in the 1960s. They met on the set of the adult film Traci's Big Trick (1987), where Loring was working as a make-up artist.

In an interview with NBC's Dateline in the 1990s Butler described himself as "addicted to the lifestyle", ashamed of his clandestine behavior and its effect on his marriage. The couple later appeared on the Sally Jessy Raphael Show, again discussing the damage Butler's porn career was causing to their marriage. Butler and Loring divorced in 1992.

Awards

  • 1985 AFAA Best Actor for Snake Eyes
  • 1985 X-Rated Critics Organization (XRCO) Best Actor for Snake Eyes
  • AVN Hall of Fame

Filmography (non-pornographic)

  • Basket Case (1982, uncredited) as Casey Greeter No. 1
  • Preppies (1984, as Paul Sutton) as Dick Foster
  • Evils of the Night (1985, as Paul Siederman) as Eddie
  • Deranged (1987, as Paul Siederman) as Frank
  • Electric Blue 53 (1987) as Dr. Lamarr

Television

  • One Life to Live — Multiple uncredited appearances, 1978
  • The Morton Downey Jr. Show — playing "Himself", September 1988
  • Frontline — playing "Himself" in episode: "Death of a Porn Queen", 1987
  • The Sally Jessy Raphael Show — interviewed alongside his then-wife Lisa Loring, 1989
  • The Joan Rivers Show — January 16, 1990
  • Geraldo — interviewed alongside his then-wife Lisa Loring, 1992

References

  • R.I.P Jerry Butler - The Rialto Report