Acting · Los Angeles, California, USA · Born September 7, 1937
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.
MovieTitans of Destruction: The Evolution of Giant Monster Movies
2021
as Self - (archive footage)
MovieRailroad to Hell: A Chinaman's Chance
2008
as Foreman Dan
The Swinging Lust World of John Philip Law
2007
as Himself
MovieRay of Sunshine
2006
MovieDanger: Diabolik - From Fumetti to Film
2005
as Self
MovieThe Three Faces of Terror
2004
as Professor Peter Price
MovieSpider-Man vs. Doc Ock
2004
as John Hardesky / The Cat (voice)
MovieMario Bava: Operazione paura
2004
as Self
MovieCurse of the Forty-Niner
2002
as Sheriff Murphy
TVMurder in the Mountains
2001
as Bob Snyder
MovieCQ
2001
as Chairman
MovieMario Bava: Maestro of the Macabre
2000
as Self
MovieBad Guys
2000
as Chief Wilford Brimley
MovieRay Harryhausen: Working with Dinosaurs
1999
as Self
MovieWanted
1999
as 1. Verfolger
MovieHindsight
1996
as Vincent Lehman
MovieBurning Heart
1995
as Böhme
TVSpider-Man
1994
as John Hardesky / The Cat (voice)
TVThe Alaska Kid
1993
The Day of the Pig
1993
as Azazel
MovieAngel Eyes
1993
as Steven Fox
MovieThe Mountain of the Lord
1993
as Brigham Young
MovieMarilyn Alive and Behind Bars
1992
as Harry Billings
MovieDelta Force Commando II: Priority Red One
1990
as Col. Barberon
TVLe Gorille
1990
as der Finne
MovieAlienator
1990
as Ward Armstrong
MovieNerds of a Feather
1989
as (uncredited)
Cold Heat
1989
as R.C. Mallon
MovieThunder 3
1988
as Deputy Sheriff
MovieBlood Delirium
1988
as Charles Saint Simone
MovieSpace Mutiny
1988
as Flight Cmdr. Elijah Kalgan
MovieStriker
1988
as Frank Morris
MovieA Case of Honor
1988
as Capt. Roger L. Barnes
MovieThe Overthrow
1987
as Shaw
MovieMoon in Scorpio
1987
as Allen
MovieJohann Strauss: The King Without a Crown
1987
as Maximilian Steiner
MovieGila and Rik
1987
as Alessio
MovieRainy Day Friends
1985
as Dr. Stephen Kendrick
MovieAmerican Commandos
1985
as Kelly
MovieNight Train to Terror
1985
as Harry Billings (segment "The Case of Harry Billings")
MovieHijacked to Hell
1984
as Ted Barner
TVMurder, She Wrote
1984
as Sven Torvald
Tin Man
1983
as Dr. Edison
MovieAttack Force Z
1982
as Lieutenant Veitch
MovieTarzan the Ape Man
1981
as Harry Holt
MovieThe Pioneers
1980
as A.P Karns
MovieRing of Darkness
1979
as The Exorcist
MovieThe Best Place to Be
1979
as Dr. Gary Mancini
MovieDer Schimmelreiter
1978
as Deichgraf Hauke Haien
MovieThe Devil's Bed
1978
as John Vanetti
MovieTarget of an Assassin
1977
as Shannon
TVThe Love Boat
1977
as George Wetlin
MovieEyes Behind the Wall
1977
as Arturo
MovieThe Cassandra Crossing
1976
as Major Stark
Your God My Hell
1976
MovieA Whisper in the Dark
1976
as Alex
MovieDoctor Justice
1975
as Dr. Benjamin Justice
MovieThe Spiral Staircase
1975
as Steven Sherman
MovieOpen Season
1974
as Greg
MovieThe Golden Voyage of Sinbad
1973
as Captain Sinbad
MovieStardust
1973
as John
MovieMonsters and Magic
1972
as Self
MovieThe Last Movie
1971
as Little Brother
MovieThe Love Machine
1971
as Robin Stone
MovieVon Richthofen and Brown
1971
as Baron Manfred von Richthofen
MovieStrogoff
1970
as Michael Strogoff
MovieThe Hawaiians
1970
as Noel Hoxworth
MovieMondo Rocco
1970
MovieDiary of a Telephone Operator
1969
as Crispino
MovieThe Sergeant
1968
as Pfc. Tom Swanson
MovieSkidoo
1968
as Stash
MovieBarbarella
1968
as Pygar
MovieDanger: Diabolik
1968
as Diabolik
MovieThe Harem
1967
as (uncredited)
MovieDeath Rides a Horse
1967
as Bill Meceita
MovieHurry Sundown
1967
as Rad McDowell
MovieThe Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!
1966
as Alexei Kolchin
MovieThree Nights of Love
1964
as Fra Felice
MovieHigh Infidelity
1964
as Ronald
MovieSmog
1962
