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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…
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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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John Phillip Law's Filmography
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Faye
as Self - Actor: 'Harry Sundown' (archive footage)
Titans of Destruction: The Evolution of Giant Monster Movies
as Self (archive footage)
Railroad to Hell: A Chinaman's Chance
as Foreman Dan
No Poster
The Swinging Lust World of John Philip Law
as Himself
Ray of Sunshine
Danger: Diabolik - From Fumetti to Film
as Self
The Three Faces of Terror
as Professor Peter Price
Spider-Man vs. Doc Ock
as John Hardesky / The Cat (voice)
Mario Bava: Operazione paura
as Self
Curse of the Forty-Niner
as Sheriff Murphy
CQ
as Chairman
Mario Bava: Maestro of the Macabre
as Self
Bad Guys
as Chief Wilford Brimley
Ray Harryhausen: Working with Dinosaurs
as Self
Wanted
as 1. Verfolger
Hindsight
as Vincent Lehman
Burning Heart
as Böhme
No Poster
The Day of the Pig
as Azazel
Angel Eyes
as Steven Fox
The Mountain of the Lord
as Brigham Young
Marilyn Alive and Behind Bars
as Harry Billings
Delta Force Commando II: Priority Red One
as Col. Barberon
Alienator
as Ward Armstrong
Nerds of a Feather
as (uncredited)
No Poster
Cold Heat
as R.C. Mallon
Thunder 3
as Deputy Sheriff
Blood Delirium
as Charles Saint Simone
Space Mutiny
as Flight Cmdr. Elijah Kalgan
Striker
as Frank Morris
A Case of Honor
as Capt. Roger L. Barnes
The Overthrow
as Shaw
Moon in Scorpio
as Allen
Johann Strauss: The King Without a Crown
as Maximilian Steiner
Gila and Rik
as Alessio
Rainy Day Friends
as Dr. Stephen Kendrick
American Commandos
as Kelly
Night Train to Terror
as Harry Billings (segment "The Case of Harry Billings")
Hijacked to Hell
as Ted Barner
No Poster
Tin Man
as Dr. Edison
Attack Force Z
as Lieutenant Veitch
Tarzan the Ape Man
as Harry Holt
The Pioneers
as A.P Karns
Ring of Darkness
as The Exorcist
The Best Place to Be
as Dr. Gary Mancini
Der Schimmelreiter
as Deichgraf Hauke Haien
The Devil's Bed
as John Vanetti
Target of an Assassin
as Shannon
Eyes Behind the Wall
as Arturo
The Cassandra Crossing
as Major Stark
No Poster
Your God My Hell
A Whisper in the Dark
as Alex
Doctor Justice
as Dr. Benjamin Justice
The Spiral Staircase
as Steven Sherman
Open Season
as Greg
The Golden Voyage of Sinbad
as Captain Sinbad
Stardust
as John
Monsters and Magic
as Self
The Last Movie
as Little Brother
The Love Machine
as Robin Stone
Von Richthofen and Brown
as Baron Manfred von Richthofen
Strogoff
as Michael Strogoff
The Hawaiians
as Noel Hoxworth
Mondo Rocco
Diary of a Telephone Operator
as Crispino
The Sergeant
as Pfc. Tom Swanson
Skidoo
as Stash
Barbarella
as Pygar
Danger: Diabolik
as Diabolik
The Harem
as (uncredited)
Death Rides a Horse
as Bill Meceita
Hurry Sundown
as Rad McDowell
The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!
as Alexei Kolchin
Three Nights of Love
as Fra Felice
High Infidelity
as Ronald
Smog
No Poster
Citizens
as Rex Sterling