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Jamie Gillis

Acting

Born April 20, 1943 · New York City, New York, USA

Died February 19, 2010

Also known as James Rugman · Gary Paris · Derald Delancey

Biography

Jamie Gillis (born James Ira Gurman; April 20, 1943 – February 19, 2010) was an American pornographic actor, director and member of the AVN Hall of Fame. Gillis was born in New York City and graduated from Columbia University. He appeared in more than 470 movies as an actor." He also directed several adult movies. A bisexual, he appeared in gay porn, but never engaged in sex with another man on film. Gillis also appeared in a mainstream Hollywood film, Nighthawks (1981) starring Sylvester Stallone in which he played Lindsay Wagner's boss. Gillis died on February 19, 2010 in New York City from melanoma, which was diagnosed four or five months earlier. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jamie Gillis, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Awards & recognition

  • AVN AwardBest Supporting Actor · 1999
  • AVN AwardBest Non-Sex Performance · 1998
  • AVN AwardBest Actor · 1997
  • XRCO Award · 1990
  • AVN AwardBest Supporting Actor · 1989
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  • XRCO Award · 1988
  • AVN AwardBest Boy/Girl Sex Scene · 1986
  • XRCO Award · 1986
  • XRCO Award · 1985
  • XRCO Hall of Fame · 1985
  • AVN Hall of Fame

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