Cast & creator
John Phillip Law
Best known for The Love Boat, Murder, She Wrote, Murder in the Mountains
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.
Also known as: John Philip Law
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Filmography (82)
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The Love Boat
George Wetlin
1977
Murder, She Wrote
Sven Torvald
1984
Murder in the Mountains
Bob Snyder
2001
Spider-Man
John Hardesky / The Cat (voice)
1994
The Cassandra Crossing
Major Stark
1976
CQ
Chairman
2001
Barbarella
Pygar
1968
The Golden Voyage of Sinbad
Captain Sinbad
1973
Tarzan the Ape Man
Harry Holt
1981
Death Rides a Horse
Bill Meceita
1967
The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!
Alexei Kolchin
1966Citizens
Rex Sterling
Open Season
Greg
1974
Hurry Sundown
Rad McDowell
1967
Alienator
Ward Armstrong
1990
Danger: Diabolik
Diabolik
1968
The Alaska Kid
1993
Railroad to Hell: A Chinaman's Chance
Foreman Dan
2008
Von Richthofen and Brown
Baron Manfred von Richthofen
1971
Le Gorille
der Finne
1990
Burning Heart
Böhme
1995
High Infidelity
Ronald
1964
The Hawaiians
Noel Hoxworth
1970
Titans of Destruction: The Evolution of Giant Monster Movies
Self - (archive footage)
2021
Night Train to Terror
Harry Billings (segment "The Case of Harry Billings")
1985
Attack Force Z
Lieutenant Veitch
1982
Faye
Self - Actor: 'Harry Sundown' (archive footage)
2024
Three Nights of Love
Fra Felice
1964
The Last Movie
Little Brother
1971
Diary of a Telephone Operator
Crispino
1969
Johann Strauss: The King Without a Crown
Maximilian Steiner
1987
Skidoo
Stash
1968
Mondo Rocco
1970
Ring of Darkness
The Exorcist
1979
Curse of the Forty-Niner
Sheriff Murphy
2002
Spider-Man vs. Doc Ock
John Hardesky / The Cat (voice)
2004
The Love Machine
Robin Stone
1971
The Best Place to Be
Dr. Gary Mancini
1979
Bad Guys
Chief Wilford Brimley
2000
Space Mutiny
Flight Cmdr. Elijah Kalgan
1988
Nerds of a Feather
(uncredited)
1989
Mario Bava: Operazione paura
Self
2004
A Whisper in the Dark
Alex
1976
Eyes Behind the Wall
Arturo
1977
The Devil's Bed
John Vanetti
1978
Delta Force Commando II: Priority Red One
Col. Barberon
1990
Mario Bava: Maestro of the Macabre
Self
2000
Angel Eyes
Steven Fox
1993
Wanted
1. Verfolger
1999
Danger: Diabolik - From Fumetti to Film
Self
2005
Target of an Assassin
Shannon
1977
Hijacked to Hell
Ted Barner
1984
Striker
Frank Morris
1988
Gila and Rik
Alessio
1987
Stardust
John
1973
Marilyn Alive and Behind Bars
Harry Billings
1992
The Spiral Staircase
Steven Sherman
1975
A Case of Honor
Capt. Roger L. Barnes
1988
Smog
1962
Rainy Day Friends
Dr. Stephen Kendrick
1985
The Mountain of the Lord
Brigham Young
1993
Ray Harryhausen: Working with Dinosaurs
Self
1999
Hindsight
Vincent Lehman
1996
The Harem
(uncredited)
1967
The Sergeant
Pfc. Tom Swanson
1968
Thunder 3
Deputy Sheriff
1988
The Three Faces of Terror
Professor Peter Price
2004
Blood Delirium
Charles Saint Simone
1988
Monsters and Magic
Self
1972
The Pioneers
A.P Karns
1980
Moon in Scorpio
Allen
1987
Strogoff
Michael Strogoff
1970The Day of the Pig
Azazel
1993Your God My Hell
1976
American Commandos
Kelly
1985
Doctor Justice
Dr. Benjamin Justice
1975
The Overthrow
Shaw
1987
Ray of Sunshine
2006
Der Schimmelreiter
Deichgraf Hauke Haien
1978Cold Heat
R.C. Mallon
1989The Swinging Lust World of John Philip Law
Himself
2007Tin Man
Dr. Edison
1983