John Phillip Law

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 antiwar 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 sixfootfive and handsome with steel blue eyes Law became a male sex symbol in the 1960s He was a VIP guest at Hugh Hefners 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 costarred in Roger Cormans 1971 film Von Richthofen and Brown playing Manfred von Richthofen opposite Don Strouds Roy Brown Corman used Lynn Garrisons 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 Laws movies have also become cult classics including The Golden Voyage of Sinbad Death Rides a Horse and Attack Force Z Two of Laws films Danger Diabolik and Space Mutiny were also featured in the moviemocking TV series Mystery Science Theater 3000 In 2001 he appeared in Roman Coppolas directorial debut CQ an homage to the Italian spyscifi Bmovies in which Law often starred during the 1960s Laws final credited film role was in 2008s Chinamans 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 CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia