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 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.
Danger: Diabolik
as DiabolikInternational man of mystery Diabolik and his sensuous lover Eva Kant pull off heist after...
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In the far future, a highly sexual woman is tasked with finding and stopping the evil...
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The Cassandra Crossing
as Major StarkPassengers on a European train have been exposed to a deadly disease, and nobody will let them...
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Death Rides a Horse
as Bill MeceitaBill Meceita, a boy whose family was murdered in front of him by a gang, sets out 15 years later...
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The Last Movie
as Little BrotherAfter a film production wraps in Peru, an American wrangler decides to stay behind, witnessing...
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CQ
as ChairmanA young filmmaker in 1960s Paris juggles directing a cheesy sci-fi debacle, directing his own...
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The Golden Voyage of Sinbad
as Captain SinbadSinbad and his crew intercept a homunculus carrying a golden tablet. Koura, the creator of the...
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The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!
as Alexei KolchinWhen a Soviet submarine gets stuck on a sandbar off the coast of a New England island, its...
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Hurry Sundown
as Rad McDowellPost-WWII, a corporation seeks Georgia farmland, but two owners—a white veteran and a black...
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Angel Eyes
as Steven FoxAngel is a disturbed teen who becomes obsessed with her nice stepfather Steven. After her mother...
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Space Mutiny
as Flight Cmdr. Elijah KalganA pilot is the only hope to stop the mutiny of a spacecraft by its security crew, who plot to...
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Tarzan the Ape Man
as Harry HoltThe Tarzan story from Jane's point of view. Jane Parker visits her father in Africa where she...
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Faye
as Self - Actor, Hurry Sundown (archive footage)Through honest reflection, complemented by insight from colleagues and friends, Faye Dunaway...
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Attack Force Z
as Lieutenant VeitchTim Burstall directs then-up-and-comers Mel Gibson and Sam Neill in this action-packed Cannes...
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Diary of a Telephone Operator
as CrispinoMarta works as a telephone operator for a telephone company. She lives with her friend Nanda in...
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Night Train to Terror
as Harry Billings (segment "The Case of Harry Billings")God and Satan are on a train discussing the fate of three individuals. The stories of the people...
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Skidoo
as StashEx-gangster Tony Banks is called out of retirement by mob kingpin God to carry out a hit on...
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Eyes Behind the Wall
as ArturoIvano it’s a wheelchair bound man with some strange perversions.He gets his sexual kicks by...
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The Sergeant
as Pfc. Tom SwansonTHE SERGEANT is the story of the dark inner struggle of Master Sergeant Albert Callan to...
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Alienator
as Ward ArmstrongA space commander sends a female android to Earth to destroy an escaped convict.
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Moon in Scorpio
as AllenA Vietnam vet with PTSD and his new wife are invited for their honeymoon aboard his war buddy's...
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Von Richthofen and Brown
as Baron Manfred von RichthofenSpend time on both sides of World War I, partly with German flying ace Baron Manfred Von...
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The Harem
as uncreditedA seductive woman pushes three men to the limits toying with their sexual desires and male pride.
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Stardust
as JohnThe lives of two local professional dancers change suddenly as American soldiers stop in their...
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Striker
as Frank MorrisJohn Slade is hired to rescue a journalist named Frank Morris from a Sandinista prison in...
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A Case of Honor
as Capt. Roger L. BarnesA Case of Honor is a 1991 film directed by Eddie Romero. After escaping from a Vietnamese pow...
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Nerds of a Feather
as (uncredited)Filled with the fast-paced thrills of a 007 epic and the suave sophistication of a Pee Wee...
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Curse of the Forty-Niner
as Sheriff MurphyA group of friends discover gold deep inside an old mine. But by taking the gold and think...
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Target of an Assassin
as ShannonAn ailing African leader is kidnapped by a nurse after being admitted to hospital, and finds...
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Mario Bava: Maestro of the Macabre
as SelfDirector Garry S. Grant’s insightful documentary celebrates the work and legacy of auteur...
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American Commandos
as KellyA group of Vietnam vets are sent to Southeast Asia to destroy drug-smuggling operations in the...
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Three Nights of Love
as Fra FeliceOmnibus film with individual segments directed by Renato Castellani, Luigi Comencini and Franco...
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The Hawaiians
as Noel HoxworthA wanderer returns home only to find political turmoil, disease and romantic difficulties.
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Delta Force Commando II: Priority Red One
as Col. BarberonOnly one enemy has ever beat him. Now he needs her to save his life.
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Open Season
as GregThree Vietnam vets have become so conditioned to violence that they have developed psychotic...
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Doctor Justice
as Dr. Benjamin JusticeBased on the title character, a World Health Organisation (WHO) doctor and martial arts expert...
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The Love Machine
as Robin StoneAn ambitious TV newscaster has an affair with the wife of a network executive to get a promotion.
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Johann Strauss: The King Without a Crown
as Maximilian SteinerA biopic about Austrian composer Johann Strauß.
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Ring of Darkness
as The ExorcistOnce a Satanist who surrendered her soul and body to the devil himself, Carlotta Rhodes begins...
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Bad Guys
as Chief Wilford BrimleyTwo undercover cops accidentally find themselves in the middle of a small-town bank robbery.
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The Spiral Staircase
as StevenA mute young woman is stalked by a serial killer at her uncle's mansion.
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Strogoff
as Michael StrogoffA captain in the Czar's army encounters danger and romance while carrying a secret message...
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Smog
as uncreditedAn ambitious Italian attorney has his flight delayed in Los Angeles. The vapid lawyer goes to...
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High Infidelity
as RonaldFour different directors present lighthearted stories about married Italian couples and their...
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Hindsight
as Vincent LehmanThings heat up when a promising young actor begins an affair with a glamorous model in order to...
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The Best Place to Be
as Dr. Gary ManciniA widow's life is thrown into turmoil by her hippie daughter, her rebellious teenage son, and an...
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Danger: Diabolik - From Fumetti to Film
as SelfFamous comic book artist Stephen R. Bissette, creator of DC Comic Book character "The Swamp...
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Rainy Day Friends
as Dr. Stephen KendrickA tough street kid from the L.A. barrios is discovered during an examination to have stomach...
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Ray Harryhausen: Working With Dinosaurs
as selfA tribute to stopmotion supremo and special effects genius extraordinaire Ray Harryhausen, the...
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The Three Faces of Terror
as Professor Peter PriceIn the first story two grave robbers, thieving from an ancient Etruscan burial ground, gets in...
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Blood Delirium
as Charles Saint SimoneAfter his beloved wife dies, an unbalanced painter who believes himself to be the reincarnation...
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Burning Heart
as BöhmeFollows the life of the famous German politician, writer, and communist activist, Gustav Regler,...
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Thunder III
as Deputy SheriffThey took his wife... but he's still Walking Tall, they drew First Blood, but he's gonna fight...
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The Overthrow
as ShawOn their way to cover a sporting event in Argentina, reporter John Teller and photographer Bob...
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Railroad to Hell: A Chinaman's Chance
as Foreman Dan1870's America. A Chinese immigrant falsely accused of murdering a white woman is viciously...
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The Mountain of the Lord
as Brigham YoungRecounts the 40-year history of building the Salt Lake Temple, shown as if recounted by Wilford...
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Hijacked to Hell
as Ted BarnerReleased directly to video, this action film features John Phillip Law as Ted Barner, a...
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A Whisper in the Dark
as AlexMartino is a young child who claims to have an invisible friend called Luca. His parents assume...
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Mario Bava: Operazione paura
as SelfMario Bava Operazione Paura", hosted by Joe Dante, is an hommage of the Master of the Terror,...
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Ray of Sunshine
as uncreditedRachael, an aspiring pianist with a troubled past, disguises herself as a boy and searches for...
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Monsters and Magic
as SelfA behind the scenes look at the making of "The Golden Voyage of Sinbad".
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The Devil's Bed
as John VanettiA young engineer is supposed to do surveyings for a projected nuclear power station in an...
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Mondo Rocco
as uncreditedMondo Rocco is a collection of short films weaved together as it was seen in the Park Theater in...
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The Pioneers
as A.P KarnsWu Linfang, an immigrant from the mainland to Taiwan more than a hundred years ago, grows from a...
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The Love Boat
as George WetlinPassengers who search for romantic nights aboard a beautiful ship travelling to tropical or...
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Murder, She Wrote
as Sven TorvaldAn unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life...
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Spider-Man
as John Hardesky / The Cat (voice)Bitten by a neogenetic spider, Peter Parker develops spider-like superpowers. He uses these to...
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SOKO Kitzbühel
as Bob SnyderSOKO Kitzbühel is an Austrian television series produced by ORF and ZDF. It is a spin-off of the...
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The Alaska Kid
as uncreditedThe Alaska Kid is a 1991 German / Russian / Polish television miniseries, based on Jack London's...
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