Deep Throat star Harry Reems dies at 65
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LOS ANGELES (AFP) - Former United States porn actor Harry Reems, who starred opposite Linda Lovelace in the pioneering 1972 adult film Deep Throat, has died aged 65, a friend said on Wednesday.
The ex-actor, real name Herbert Streicher, fell out with Lovelace and became a real estate agent in the western state of Utah, marrying a deeply religious woman, according to the IMDb movie industry website.
He was later offered a role as Coach Calhoun with John Travolta in Grease (1978), but producers replaced him with Sid Caesar at the last moment for fear his porn notoriety would taint the movie.
The actor's death on Tuesday was first reported by colleague Don Schenk, who knew him after he quit acting in the 1980s, and confirmed by media including The Hollywood Reporter.
