John Davidson was "everyone's favorite model," even though he only worked for about six months.
"Butchie" (nobody called him John) was born in Bronxville, New York in December 1945, and grew up near Baltimore, Maryland. After graduating from high school in 1964, he moved to New York and puttered around, making money by hustling and modeling. His first professional photos were taken by Walter Kundcziz's Champion Studios.
In March 1965, Butchie joined the Marines and was sent to L.A. for a 12-week boot camp. He found time to model, too, posing for Pat Milo, Spartan Studios, and Bob Mizer of the Athletic Model Guild.
He got a USMC tattoo.
Mizer said that Butchie was "one of the liveliest, most energetic models we have ever had," and filmed him eight times, giving him starring roles in The Improvident Immigrant (with his Marine buddy Al Emonds, who he brought along for the day), Vicious Guard (where he did a jail-house card game scene with Pat White), Gladiator and the Slave, and The Sassy Seaman and the Officer.
He also put Butchie on the cover of the June 1965 issue of Physique Pictorial.
The secret symbols Mizer used reveal that Butchie was Greek passive (an anal bottom), French active (into oral), "a ball" (fun to work with), and "an experienced hustler."
In June 1965, Butchie shipped out to Vietnam, but he never made it. While on shore leave on the island of Okinawa, he contracted Japanese encephalitis from a mosquito bite. He died on July 4th, 1965, only 19 years old.
But he managed to cram a lot of great experiences into those 19 years.
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