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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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Filmography
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Movies 69
TV Shows 6
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Railroad to Hell: A Chinaman's Chance (2008)
The Swinging Lust World of John Philip Law (2007)
Ray of Sunshine (2006)
Danger: Diabolik - From Fumetti to Film (2005)
The Three Faces of Terror (2004)
Curse of the Forty-Niner (2002)
SOKO Kitzbühel (2001)
CQ (2001)
Mario Bava: Maestro of the Macabre (2000)
Bad Guys (2000)
Wanted (1999)
Hindsight (1996)
Burning Heart (1995)
Spider-Man (1994)
The Alaska Kid (1993)
Angel Eyes (1993)
The Mountain of the Lord (1993)
Marilyn Alive and Behind Bars (1992)
Delta Force Commando II: Priority Red One (1990)
Le Gorille (1990)
Alienator (1990)
Nerds of a Feather (1989)
Cold Heat (1989)
Thunder III (1988)
Blood Delirium (1988)
Space Mutiny (1988)
A Case of Honor (1988)
The Overthrow (1987)
Moon in Scorpio (1987)
Johann Strauss: The King Without a Crown (1987)
Gila and Rik (1987)
Striker (1987)
Rainy Day Friends (1985)
American Commandos (1985)
Night Train to Terror (1985)
Hijacked to Hell (1984)
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
Tin Man (1983)
Attack Force Z (1982)
Tarzan the Ape Man (1981)
The Pioneers (1980)
Ring of Darkness (1979)
The Best Place to Be (1979)
Der Schimmelreiter (1978)
The Devil's Bed (1978)
Target of an Assassin (1977)
The Love Boat (1977)
Eyes Behind the Wall (1977)
The Cassandra Crossing (1976)
Your God My Hell (1976)
A Whisper in the Dark (1976)
Doctor Justice (1975)
The Spiral Staircase (1975)
Open Season (1974)
The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (1973)
Stardust (1973)
The Last Movie (1971)
The Love Machine (1971)
Von Richthofen and Brown (1971)
Strogoff (1970)
The Hawaiians (1970)
Mondo Rocco (1970)
Diary of a Telephone Operator (1969)
The Sergeant (1968)
Skidoo (1968)
Barbarella (1968)
Danger: Diabolik (1968)
The Harem (1967)
Death Rides a Horse (1967)
Hurry Sundown (1967)
The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming! (1966)
Three Nights of Love (1964)
High Infidelity (1964)
Smog (1962)
Ray Harryhausen: Working With Dinosaurs
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GenderMale
Birthday1937-09-07
Deathday2008-05-13 (70 years old)
Birth PlaceHollywood, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsJohn Philip Law
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