John Phillip Law
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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.
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Movies (76)
Faye
2024 · Self - Actor: 'Harry Sundown' (archive footage)
Titans of Destruction: The Evolution of Giant Monster Movies
2021 · Self (archive footage)
Railroad to Hell: A Chinaman's Chance
2008 · Foreman Dan
The Swinging Lust World of John Philip Law
2007 · Himself
Ray of Sunshine
2006
Danger: Diabolik - From Fumetti to Film
2005 · Self
The Three Faces of Terror
2004 · Professor Peter Price
Spider-Man vs. Doc Ock
2004 · John Hardesky / The Cat (voice)
Mario Bava: Operazione paura
2004 · Self
Curse of the Forty-Niner
2002 · Sheriff Murphy
CQ
2001 · Chairman
Mario Bava: Maestro of the Macabre
2000 · Self
Bad Guys
2000 · Chief Wilford Brimley
Ray Harryhausen: Working with Dinosaurs
1999 · Self
Wanted
1999 · 1. Verfolger
Hindsight
1996 · Vincent Lehman
Burning Heart
1995 · Böhme
The Day of the Pig
1993 · Azazel
Angel Eyes
1993 · Steven Fox
The Mountain of the Lord
1993 · Brigham Young
Marilyn Alive and Behind Bars
1992 · Harry Billings
Delta Force Commando II: Priority Red One
1990 · Col. Barberon
Alienator
1990 · Ward Armstrong
Nerds of a Feather
1989 · (uncredited)
Cold Heat
1989 · R.C. Mallon
Thunder 3
1988 · Deputy Sheriff
Blood Delirium
1988 · Charles Saint Simone
Space Mutiny
1988 · Flight Cmdr. Elijah Kalgan
Striker
1988 · Frank Morris
A Case of Honor
1988 · Capt. Roger L. Barnes
The Overthrow
1987 · Shaw
Moon in Scorpio
1987 · Allen
Johann Strauss: The King Without a Crown
1987 · Maximilian Steiner
Gila and Rik
1987 · Alessio
Rainy Day Friends
1985 · Dr. Stephen Kendrick
American Commandos
1985 · Kelly
Night Train to Terror
1985 · Harry Billings (segment "The Case of Harry Billings")
Hijacked to Hell
1984 · Ted Barner
Tin Man
1983 · Dr. Edison
Attack Force Z
1982 · Lieutenant Veitch
Tarzan the Ape Man
1981 · Harry Holt
The Pioneers
1980 · A.P Karns
Ring of Darkness
1979 · The Exorcist
The Best Place to Be
1979 · Dr. Gary Mancini
Der Schimmelreiter
1978 · Deichgraf Hauke Haien
The Devil's Bed
1978 · John Vanetti
Target of an Assassin
1977 · Shannon
Eyes Behind the Wall
1977 · Arturo
The Cassandra Crossing
1976 · Major Stark
Your God My Hell
1976
A Whisper in the Dark
1976 · Alex
Doctor Justice
1975 · Dr. Benjamin Justice
The Spiral Staircase
1975 · Steven Sherman
Open Season
1974 · Greg
The Golden Voyage of Sinbad
1973 · Captain Sinbad
Stardust
1973 · John
Monsters and Magic
1972 · Self
The Last Movie
1971 · Little Brother
The Love Machine
1971 · Robin Stone
Von Richthofen and Brown
1971 · Baron Manfred von Richthofen
Strogoff
1970 · Michael Strogoff
The Hawaiians
1970 · Noel Hoxworth
Mondo Rocco
1970
Diary of a Telephone Operator
1969 · Crispino
The Sergeant
1968 · Pfc. Tom Swanson
Skidoo
1968 · Stash
Barbarella
1968 · Pygar
Danger: Diabolik
1968 · Diabolik
The Harem
1967 · (uncredited)
Death Rides a Horse
1967 · Bill Meceita
Hurry Sundown
1967 · Rad McDowell
The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!
1966 · Alexei Kolchin
Three Nights of Love
1964 · Fra Felice
High Infidelity
1964 · Ronald
Smog
1962
Citizens
· Rex Sterling
