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John Phillip Law
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Acting
Birthday
1937-09-07,Los Angeles, California, USA
Gender
Male
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia John Phillip Law (September 7, 1937 – May 13, 2008) was an American film actor with over one hundred movie roles to his credit. He was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of actress Phyllis Sallee and the brother of actor Thomas Augustus Law (also known as Tom Law). He was best known for his roles as the blind angel Pygar in the 1968 science fiction cult classic anti-war film Barbarella, and as news anchor Robin Stone in the 1971 movie The Love Machine. (The latter reteamed him with Alexandra Hay, his costar from the 1968 "acid comedy" Skidoo.) He also gained attention in the title role of the 1968 thriller Danger: Diabolik and as a Russian sailor stranded in a New England village in The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming. Tall (six-foot-five) and handsome, with steel blue eyes, Law became a male sex symbol in the 1960s. He was a VIP guest at Hugh Hefner's Playboy Mansion and in Hollywood society. While he never achieved superstar status, he became a popular action hero, particularly in the Italian movie market, with movies ranging from science fiction, and fantasy to comedy, westerns, drama, and war movies. Law co-starred in Roger Corman's 1971 film Von Richthofen and Brown, playing Manfred von Richthofen opposite Don Stroud's Roy Brown. Corman used Lynn Garrison's Irish aviation facility, complete with replica World War I aircraft. Garrison taught Law the basics of flying so that he could take off and land, making some of the footage more realistic. Some other of Law's movies have also become cult classics, including The Golden Voyage of Sinbad, Death Rides a Horse and Attack Force Z. Two of Law's films, Danger: Diabolik and Space Mutiny, were also featured in the movie-mocking TV series Mystery Science Theater 3000. In 2001 he appeared in Roman Coppola's directorial debut CQ, an homage to the Italian spy/sci-fi B-movies in which Law often starred during the 1960s. Law's final credited film role was in 2008's Chinaman's Chance. In his personal life, he was once married to actress Shawn Ryan, with whom he had a daughter named Dawn. His doctors told him in late 2007 that he had pancreatic cancer and only six months to live. Law died May 13, 2008, at his Los Angeles home. His remains were cremated and the ashes remain with his daughter, Dawn and his grandson, Ryan. Description above from the Wikipedia John Phillip Law, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

Ring of Darkness

5.1

Ring of Darkness
1979-10-29

Danger: Diabolik

6.3

Danger: Diabolik
1968-01-24

5.3

Strogoff
1970-10-28

6

Barbarella
1968-10-10

The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!

6.333

The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!
1966-05-25

The Cassandra Crossing

6.265

The Cassandra Crossing
1976-12-18

2.7

Space Mutiny
1988-08-01

Tarzan the Ape Man

4.1

Tarzan the Ape Man
1981-08-07

4.9

Skidoo
1968-12-19

5.9

CQ
2001-05-12

8

The Pioneers
1980-11-30

4

Angel Eyes
1993-03-17

Marilyn Alive and Behind Bars

0

Marilyn Alive and Behind Bars
1992-01-01

Moon in Scorpio

3.7

Moon in Scorpio
1987-10-14

6.2

Attack Force Z
1982-06-01

The Three Faces of Terror

4.4

The Three Faces of Terror
2004-08-20

The Golden Voyage of Sinbad

6.7

The Golden Voyage of Sinbad
1973-12-20

Death Rides a Horse

6.978

Death Rides a Horse
1967-08-31

5.8

Open Season
1974-08-01

Delta Force Commando II: Priority Red One

7

Delta Force Commando II: Priority Red One
1990-11-17

0

Bad Guys
2000-08-17

Von Richthofen and Brown

6.2

Von Richthofen and Brown
1971-06-30

Ray of Sunshine

0

Ray of Sunshine
2006-08-17

6.409

Wanted
1999-10-08

5.4

The Hawaiians
1970-06-17

3.5

Alienator
1990-02-08

Eyes Behind the Wall

6.4

Eyes Behind the Wall
1977-06-07

4.6

Blood Delirium
1988-08-08

6.4

The Sergeant
1968-12-20

3.3

Thunder III
1988-08-13

6.5

Hurry Sundown
1967-02-09

The Spiral Staircase

4.9

The Spiral Staircase
1975-01-31

A Whisper in the Dark

6.1

A Whisper in the Dark
1976-08-12

Hijacked to Hell

3.7

Hijacked to Hell
1984-11-30

Diary of a Telephone Operator

5.8

Diary of a Telephone Operator
1969-11-06

Johann Strauss: The King Without a Crown

0

Johann Strauss: The King Without a Crown
1987-03-20

Nerds of a Feather

0

Nerds of a Feather
1989-12-31

The Love Machine

4.2

The Love Machine
1971-08-14

The Swinging Lust World of John Philip Law

0

The Swinging Lust World of John Philip Law
2007-01-01

A Case of Honor

5

A Case of Honor
1988-01-01

American Commandos

6.8

American Commandos
1985-11-11

Your God My Hell

0

Your God My Hell
1976-09-01

Der Schimmelreiter

0

Der Schimmelreiter
1978-03-29

Target of an Assassin

4.9

Target of an Assassin
1977-12-10

4.3

Striker
1987-01-01

0

Cold Heat
1989-11-11

Three Nights of Love

5.8

Three Nights of Love
1964-10-08

4.4

Doctor Justice
1975-12-17

3.3

Tin Man
1983-01-01

0

The Overthrow
1987-12-03

5.6

Smog
1962-10-04

2

Mondo Rocco
1970-02-04

Ray Harryhausen: Working with Dinosaurs

7

Ray Harryhausen: Working with Dinosaurs
1999-12-25

Curse of the Forty-Niner

4.4

Curse of the Forty-Niner
2002-10-01

Monsters and Magic

0

Monsters and Magic
1972-01-01

0

Burning Heart
1995-01-25

6.8

Faye
2024-05-15

The Devil's Bed

5

The Devil's Bed
1978-01-01

Mario Bava: Maestro of the Macabre

5.9

Mario Bava: Maestro of the Macabre
2000-10-01

5.5

The Harem
1967-10-06

3

Hindsight
1996-01-01

5.6

The Last Movie
1971-09-29

High Infidelity

5.3

High Infidelity
1964-01-22

6.7

Stardust
1973-11-15

The Best Place to Be

6

The Best Place to Be
1979-05-27

Danger: Diabolik - From Fumetti to Film

4

Danger: Diabolik - From Fumetti to Film
2005-06-14

Night Train to Terror

4.6

Night Train to Terror
1985-05-01

0

Gila and Rik
1987-01-01

The Mountain of the Lord

7.9

The Mountain of the Lord
1993-03-01

Railroad to Hell: A Chinaman's Chance

0

Railroad to Hell: A Chinaman's Chance
2008-05-14

Rainy Day Friends

0

Rainy Day Friends
1985-12-20

Mario Bava: Operazione paura

6

Mario Bava: Operazione paura
2004-04-30

Murder, She Wrote

7.6

Murder, She Wrote
1984-09-30

8.284

Spider-Man
1994-11-19

7

Le Gorille
1990-04-29

7

The Alaska Kid
1993-12-01

5

SOKO Kitzbühel
2001-11-15

6.291

The Love Boat
1977-09-24