Harry Reems Real Name: Not Public He/Him

Quick answer

Real name not publicly disclosed: realnameof.com has not found a real name for Harry Reems that the performer shared or mainstream outlets reported, so none is listed. His most famous roles were as Doctor Young in the 1972 adult cult classic Deep Throat and The Teacher in the 1973 classic The Devil in Miss Jones.

Career

Throughout the 1970s and into the mid-1980s, he was one of the most prolific performers in the adult film industry. He became the first American actor to be prosecuted by the United States federal government on obscenity charges solely for appearing in a film. In 1965, at age 18, Harry went to the University of Pittsburgh to become a dentist. Cemano then featured him in his first 16 mm feature film, called The Weirdos and the Oddballs, which was later upgraded to 35 mm and released as Zora Knows Best. It was for this film that he changed his name to Peter Long. He provided narration for the film Mae West. He also appeared in several Swedish-produced porn films, including Justine & Juliette, Bel Ami and Molly, as well as the non-porn SS Operation Wolf Cub. Reems' successful appeal was handled by Alan Dershowitz. In 1982, after an eight-year hiatus from porn, Reems returned to the industry and performed in the film Society Affairs, and reportedly received a six-figure salary.

Awards and recognition

In that same year, he was included in the XRCO Hall of Fame, and is also featured in the AVN Hall of Fame. In 2014, award-winning playwright Craig Hepworth opened his play Porno Chic about Reems and Lovelace and the fallout from Deep Throat in Manchester, UK. The play opened to rave reviews, and the 2016 production went on to win Best Drama at the GMF Awards.

Beyond adult film

His early non-adult acting career was principally in off-Broadway theater for La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club, New York Theater Ensemble and National Shakespeare Company.

About the stage name

Performers in the adult industry commonly work under stage names, partly to separate their professional and private lives. realnameof.com lists a real name only when the performer has shared it publicly or mainstream news outlets have reported it. For Harry Reems, neither condition is met, so no real name is listed, and we do not use leaked records or people-search sites.