John Phillip Law
Acting • Born 1937-09-07 – Died 2008-05-13
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
79 credits
Ring of Darkness
Movie • 1979
The Exorcist
Danger: Diabolik
Movie • 1968
Diabolik
Strogoff
Movie • 1970
Michael Strogoff
Barbarella
Movie • 1968
Pygar
The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!
Movie • 1966
Alexei Kolchin
The Cassandra Crossing
Movie • 1976
Major Stark
Space Mutiny
Movie • 1988
Flight Cmdr. Elijah Kalgan
Tarzan the Ape Man
Movie • 1981
Harry Holt
Skidoo
Movie • 1968
Stash
CQ
Movie • 2001
Chairman
The Pioneers
Movie • 1980
A.P Karns
Angel Eyes
Movie • 1993
Steven Fox
Marilyn Alive and Behind Bars
Movie • 1992
Harry Billings
Moon in Scorpio
Movie • 1987
Allen
Attack Force Z
Movie • 1982
Lieutenant Veitch
The Three Faces of Terror
Movie • 2004
Professor Peter Price
The Golden Voyage of Sinbad
Movie • 1973
Captain Sinbad
Death Rides a Horse
Movie • 1967
Bill Meceita
Open Season
Movie • 1974
Greg
Delta Force Commando II: Priority Red One
Movie • 1990
Col. Barberon
Bad Guys
Movie • 2000
Chief Wilford Brimley
Von Richthofen and Brown
Movie • 1971
Baron Manfred von Richthofen
Ray of Sunshine
Movie • 2006
Wanted
Movie • 1999
1. Verfolger
The Hawaiians
Movie • 1970
Noel Hoxworth
Alienator
Movie • 1990
Ward Armstrong
Eyes Behind the Wall
Movie • 1977
Arturo
Blood Delirium
Movie • 1988
Charles Saint Simone
The Sergeant
Movie • 1968
Pfc. Tom Swanson
Thunder III
Movie • 1988
Deputy Sheriff
Hurry Sundown
Movie • 1967
Rad McDowell
The Spiral Staircase
Movie • 1975
Steven Sherman
A Whisper in the Dark
Movie • 1976
Alex
Hijacked to Hell
Movie • 1984
Ted Barner
Diary of a Telephone Operator
Movie • 1969
Crispino
Johann Strauss: The King Without a Crown
Movie • 1987
Maximilian Steiner
Nerds of a Feather
Movie • 1989
(uncredited)
The Love Machine
Movie • 1971
Robin Stone
The Swinging Lust World of John Philip Law
Movie • 2007
Himself
A Case of Honor
Movie • 1988
Capt. Roger L. Barnes
American Commandos
Movie • 1985
Kelly
Your God My Hell
Movie • 1976
Der Schimmelreiter
Movie • 1978
Deichgraf Hauke Haien
Target of an Assassin
Movie • 1977
Shannon
Striker
Movie • 1988
Frank Morris
Cold Heat
Movie • 1989
R.C. Mallon
Three Nights of Love
Movie • 1964
Fra Felice
Doctor Justice
Movie • 1975
Dr. Benjamin Justice
Tin Man
Movie • 1983
Dr. Edison
The Overthrow
Movie • 1987
Shaw
Smog
Movie • 1962
Mondo Rocco
Movie • 1970
Ray Harryhausen: Working with Dinosaurs
Movie • 1999
Self
Curse of the Forty-Niner
Movie • 2002
Sheriff Murphy
Monsters and Magic
Movie • 1972
Self
Burning Heart
Movie • 1995
Böhme
The Devil's Bed
Movie • 1978
John Vanetti
Mario Bava: Maestro of the Macabre
Movie • 2000
Self
The Harem
Movie • 1967
(uncredited)
Hindsight
Movie • 1996
Vincent Lehman
The Last Movie
Movie • 1971
Little Brother
High Infidelity
Movie • 1964
Ronald
Stardust
Movie • 1973
John
The Best Place to Be
Movie • 1979
Dr. Gary Mancini
Danger: Diabolik - From Fumetti to Film
Movie • 2005
Self
Night Train to Terror
Movie • 1985
Harry Billings (segment "The Case of Harry Billings")
Gila and Rik
Movie • 1987
Alessio
The Mountain of the Lord
Movie • 1993
Brigham Young
Railroad to Hell: A Chinaman's Chance
Movie • 2008
Foreman Dan
Rainy Day Friends
Movie • 1985
Dr. Stephen Kendrick
Mario Bava: Operazione paura
Movie • 2004
Self
The Day of the Pig
Movie • 1993
Azazel
Titans of Destruction: The Evolution of Giant Monster Movies
Movie • 2021
Self - (archive footage)
Murder, She Wrote
TV • 1984
Sven Torvald
Spider-Man
TV • 1994
John Hardesky / The Cat (voice)
Le Gorille
TV • 1990
der Finne
The Alaska Kid
TV • 1993
SOKO Kitzbühel
TV • 2001
Bob Snyder
The Love Boat
TV • 1977
George Wetlin