Buck Adams

Buck "Backhand" Adams (born Charles Stephen Allen; November 15, 1955 – October 28, 2008[1]) was an American pornographic film actor and director.

Buck Adams
Buck Adams in 2007
Born
Charles Stephen Allen[1]

(1955-11-15)November 15, 1955
United States
DiedOctober 28, 2008(2008-10-28) (aged 52)
Northridge, California, U.S.
Other namesBackhand, Chuck Majors, Buick Adams, D.A. Adams, Claymore Rush, Brick Adams

Career

Adams was a boxer and bouncer before entering the pornographic film industry in the early 1980s, shortly after his sister Amber Lynn began her adult film career.[1] He made his directorial debut with the 1988 movie Squirt.[1] He performed in over 600 movies and directed about 80.[2]

Death

Adams died on October 28, 2008, due to complications from heart failure. He died at Northridge Hospital Medical Center, Los Angeles, with his daughter Christa, his sister Amber Lynn, and his close friend Harold Jenkins at his side. Adams had survived several heart attacks during the 1990s. Just before his death he built a studio where he intended to produce Internet videos.[1]

Awards
  • 1987 AVN Award – Best Actor (Video) – Rockey X[3]
  • 1990 XRCO Award – Best Sex Scene – The Chameleon (with Tori Welles)[4]
  • 1992 AVN Award – Best Actor (Film) – Roxy[5]
  • 1995 AVN Award – Best Actor (Film) – No Motive[6]
  • 1995 XRCO Hall of Fame inductee[7]
  • AVN Hall of Fame inductee[1]
gollark: Wħat were they having you eßoprogram, anyway?
gollark: So they hired an esolangologist.
gollark: Maybe a bored programmer said "just use brainf\*ck" as a joke.
gollark: Why would they *do* such a thing?
gollark: WHY‽

References
  1. Sullivan, David (2008-10-28). "AVN Hall of Famer Buck Adams Dies". AVN.com. Retrieved 2010-06-19.
  2. "Buck Adams". IAFD.com. Retrieved 2008-02-23.
  3. "1987 Winners". AVN Awards. Archived from the original on 2014-01-18. Retrieved 2014-07-11.
  4. William Margold (2010-04-29). "History: XRCO 1990". Adult Industry News. Retrieved 2014-05-25.
  5. "1992 Winners". AVN Awards. Archived from the original on 2013-12-31. Retrieved 2014-07-11.
  6. "Adult Video News Award Winners - 1994". RAME. 1995-07-18. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2014-07-11.
  7. "XRCO Hall of Fame". X-Rated Critics Organization. Retrieved 2014-07-11.
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