
Acting
Born September 7, 1937 · Los Angeles, California, USA
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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Railroad to Hell: A Chinaman's Chance
2008
The Swinging Lust World of John Philip Law
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Ray of Sunshine
2006

Danger: Diabolik - From Fumetti to Film
2005

The Three Faces of Terror
2004

Mario Bava: Operazione paura
2004

Curse of the Forty-Niner
2002

CQ
2001

Mario Bava: Maestro of the Macabre
2000

Bad Guys
2000

Ray Harryhausen: Working with Dinosaurs
1999

Wanted
1999

Hindsight
1996

Burning Heart
1995
The Day of the Pig
1993

Angel Eyes
1993

The Mountain of the Lord
1993

Marilyn Alive and Behind Bars
1992

Delta Force Commando II: Priority Red One
1990

Alienator
1990

Nerds of a Feather
1989
Cold Heat
1989

Thunder III
1988

Blood Delirium
1988

Space Mutiny
1988

Striker
1988

A Case of Honor
1988

The Overthrow
1987