John Phillip Law
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 7, 1937
- Died
- May 13, 2008 (aged 70)
- Birthplace
- Los Angeles, California, USA
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.
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Filmography
Citizens
Movie · as Rex Sterling
Faye
Movie · as Self - Actor: 'Harry Sundown' (archive footage)
Titans of Destruction: The Evolution of Giant Monster Movies
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Railroad to Hell: A Chinaman's Chance
Movie · as Foreman Dan
The Swinging Lust World of John Philip Law
Movie · as Himself
Ray of Sunshine
Movie
Danger: Diabolik - From Fumetti to Film
Movie · as Self
The Three Faces of Terror
Movie · as Professor Peter Price
Mario Bava: Operazione paura
Movie · as Self
Spider-Man vs. Doc Ock
Movie · as John Hardesky / The Cat (voice)
Curse of the Forty-Niner
Movie · as Sheriff Murphy
CQ
Movie · as Chairman
Murder in the Mountains
TV · as Bob Snyder · 1 ep
Bad Guys
Movie · as Chief Wilford Brimley
Mario Bava: Maestro of the Macabre
Movie · as Self
Wanted
Movie · as 1. Verfolger
Ray Harryhausen: Working with Dinosaurs
Movie · as Self
Hindsight
Movie · as Vincent Lehman
Burning Heart
Movie · as Böhme
Spider-Man
TV · as John Hardesky / The Cat (voice) · 2 eps
Angel Eyes
Movie · as Steven Fox
The Mountain of the Lord
Movie · as Brigham Young
The Day of the Pig
Movie · as Azazel
The Alaska Kid
TV · 13 eps
Marilyn Alive and Behind Bars
Movie · as Harry Billings
Delta Force Commando II: Priority Red One
Movie · as Col. Barberon
Alienator
Movie · as Ward Armstrong
Le Gorille
TV · as der Finne · 13 eps
Nerds of a Feather
Movie · as (uncredited)
Cold Heat
Movie · as R.C. Mallon
Space Mutiny
Movie · as Flight Cmdr. Elijah Kalgan
Blood Delirium
Movie · as Charles Saint Simone
Thunder 3
Movie · as Deputy Sheriff
A Case of Honor
Movie · as Capt. Roger L. Barnes
Striker
Movie · as Frank Morris
Moon in Scorpio
Movie · as Allen
Johann Strauss: The King Without a Crown
Movie · as Maximilian Steiner
The Overthrow
Movie · as Shaw
Gila and Rik
Movie · as Alessio
American Commandos
Movie · as Kelly
Night Train to Terror
Movie · as Harry Billings (segment "The Case of Harry Billings")
Rainy Day Friends
Movie · as Dr. Stephen Kendrick
Hijacked to Hell
Movie · as Ted Barner
Murder, She Wrote
TV · as Sven Torvald · 1 ep
Tin Man
Movie · as Dr. Edison
Attack Force Z
Movie · as Lieutenant Veitch
Tarzan the Ape Man
Movie · as Harry Holt
The Pioneers
Movie · as A.P Karns
Ring of Darkness
Movie · as The Exorcist
The Best Place to Be
Movie · as Dr. Gary Mancini
Der Schimmelreiter
Movie · as Deichgraf Hauke Haien
The Devil's Bed
Movie · as John Vanetti
Eyes Behind the Wall
Movie · as Arturo
Target of an Assassin
Movie · as Shannon
The Love Boat
TV · as George Wetlin · 1 ep
The Cassandra Crossing
Movie · as Major Stark
A Whisper in the Dark
Movie · as Alex
Your God My Hell
Movie
The Spiral Staircase
Movie · as Steven Sherman
Doctor Justice
Movie · as Dr. Benjamin Justice
Open Season
Movie · as Greg
The Golden Voyage of Sinbad
Movie · as Captain Sinbad
Stardust
Movie · as John
Monsters and Magic
Movie · as Self
Von Richthofen and Brown
Movie · as Baron Manfred von Richthofen
The Love Machine
Movie · as Robin Stone
The Last Movie
Movie · as Little Brother
Strogoff
Movie · as Michael Strogoff
The Hawaiians
Movie · as Noel Hoxworth
Mondo Rocco
Movie
Diary of a Telephone Operator
Movie · as Crispino
Danger: Diabolik
Movie · as Diabolik
Barbarella
Movie · as Pygar
Skidoo
Movie · as Stash
The Sergeant
Movie · as Pfc. Tom Swanson
Death Rides a Horse
Movie · as Bill Meceita
Hurry Sundown
Movie · as Rad McDowell
The Harem
Movie · as (uncredited)
The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!
Movie · as Alexei Kolchin
Three Nights of Love
Movie · as Fra Felice
High Infidelity
Movie · as Ronald
Smog
Movie