John Phillip Law

Infobox actor
name = John Phillip Law


imagesize = 150px
birthdate = Birth date|1937|9|7|
birthplace= Hollywood, California
deathdate = Death date and age|2008|5|13|1937|9|7|df=yes
deathplace= Los Angeles, California
occupation = Film, television actor
spouse = Shawn Ryan (divorced)
website = http://www.johnphilliplaw.com/index.htm

John Phillip Law (September 7 1937 – May 13 2008) was an American film actor, with more than a hundred movie roles to his credit.

Biography

Law was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of actress Phyllis Sallee, and the brother of actor Thomas Augustus Law.

He was best known for his roles as the blind angel Pygar in the 1968 science fiction cult classic "Barbarella", and as news anchor Robin Stone in the 1971 "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 "" 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 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.

In addition to "Barbarella", a few of Law's other movies have become cult classics, including "The Golden Voyage of Sinbad", "Von Richthofen and Brown", "Death Rides a Horse" and "Attack Force Z".

Law co-starred in Roger Corman’s 1970 Von Richthofen and Brown. He played Richthofen opposite Don Stroud's Roy Brown. Corman used Lynn Garrison’s Irish aviation facility, complete with replica World War One aircraft. Garrison taught Law the rudiments of flying so that he could manage to take off and land the aircraft, making some of the footage more realistic.

Two of Law's films, "" 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", a homage to the Italian spy/sci-fi B-movies in which Law often starred during the 1960s.

In his personal life, he was once married to actress Shawn Ryan, and they have a daughter, Dawn.

External links

* [http://www.johnphilliplaw.com/index.htm Official website]
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Persondata
NAME= Law, John Phillip
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION= Film, television actor
DATE OF BIRTH= 1937-9-7
PLACE OF BIRTH= Hollywood, California
DATE OF DEATH= 2008-5-13
PLACE OF DEATH= Los Angeles, California