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Herbert Streicher (better known by his stage name Harry Reems) (August 27, 1947 – March 19, 2013) was an American pornographic actor who was best known as Doctor Young of the 1972 cult classic ''Deep Throat''. Throughout the 1970s he was one of the most prolific performers in the adult industry. He retired from the industry in 1989. ==Early life and career== Reems was born Herbert Streicher. He attended the University of Pittsburgh for a year before briefly serving in the United States Marine Corps, from which he received an honorable discharge following hardship leave. He then elected to pursue an acting career, principally in off-Broadway theater. Prior to appearing in ''Deep Throat'', Herb Streicher was chosen by filmmaker Eduardo Cemano to do a hardcore scene in a film called ''The Deviates'', which had been released previously as a softcore film. It was a body-painting sex scene that Streicher later described as his most painful sex experience because the Tempera paint used began to dry and crack. Cemano then starred him in his first 16mm feature film, called ''The Weirdos and the Oddballs'', which was later upgraded to 35mm and released as ''Zora Knows Best''. It was for this film that he changed his name to Peter Long. Looking for ways to support himself, Streicher appeared in dozens of short silent stag films, often referred to as "loops," during the early 1970s. He eventually went on to appear in approximately 140 feature-length sexploitation and hardcore films between 1971 and 1989, with ''Deep Throat'' (1972) and ''The Devil in Miss Jones'' (1973) being the best known, as well as grindhouse roughies like ''Forced Entry'' (1973) and ''Sex Wish'' (1976); in the former he plays a sadistic Vietnam veteran hellbent on rape and murder, while in the latter he plays a husband turned vigilante seeking revenge over the rape and murder of his wife. In 1975 he published a memoir, ''Here Comes Harry Reems,'' in which he details the early years of his adult film career. For the production of ''Deep Throat'' in Miami, Florida, in January 1972, Streicher was hired to be part of the lighting crew, but the director was unable to cast one of the roles and asked him to play the part. He was paid $250 for one day of acting work. Streicher was unaware that the director had given him the name "Harry Reems" until he saw the movie.〔Jim Gallagher, "Porn fame is a trying experience for Reems," ''Chicago Tribune'', October 14, 1976, p. A1.〕 Reems's appearance in ''Deep Throat'' led to his arrest by FBI agents in New York City in July 1974〔(Inside Deep Throat: Timeline ).〕 and his indictment in Memphis, Tennessee, in June 1975 on federal charges of conspiracy to distribute obscenity across state lines.〔(v. Battista'', 646 F.2d 237, 241 (C.A. Tenn., 1981) ). The federal district court in Memphis had jurisdiction and venue because ''Deep Throat'' had been transported across state lines to be shown in Memphis in February 1974. (v. Peraino'', 645 F.2d 548, 549 (C.A.Tenn., 1981) ).〕 Reems called it forum shopping. He was convicted in April 1976 with 11 other individuals and four corporations.〔"'Deep Throat' Obscene, Jury Rules; 12 Convicted", ''Los Angeles Times'', May 1, 1976, p. 11. "Notables Aid Convicted 'Deep Throat' Star", ''The New York Times'', June 29, 1976, p. 26.〕 His conviction was overturned on appeal in April 1977 because his activities in making the film occurred before a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on obscenity in 1973 (''Miller v. California''), and Reems was granted a new trial.〔"Judge Grants New Trial for 'Deep Throat' Star", ''New York Times'', April 12, 1977, p. 12. The jury instruction at Reems's trial had improperly used the post-''Miller'' definition of obscenity.〕 The charges against Reems were dropped in August.〔 Reems's defense claimed that he was the first American actor to be prosecuted by the federal government merely for appearing in a film, and he received considerable support from established Hollywood and New York celebrities during his trial.〔Among them: Jack Nicholson, Warren Beatty, Shirley MacLaine, Richard Dreyfuss, Gregory Peck, Colleen Dewhurst, Rod McKuen, Ben Gazzara, Mike Nichols, Julie Newmar, Dick Cavett, George Plimpton, and Stephen Sondheim ((Inside Deep Throat: Timeline )). Nicholson, Beatty, and Louise Fletcher were ready to testify on his behalf at his trial.〕 His successful appeal was handled by attorney Alan Dershowitz. Reems was cast in the 1978 musical film ''Grease'' as Coach Calhoun (he had done legitimate theater before turning to pornography), but out of fear that his notoriety would jeopardize the film's box office in the Southern United States, he was later replaced by Sid Caesar.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Harry Reems )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Harry Reems」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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