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John Phillip Law

1937 - 2008

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John Phillip Law (September 7, 1937 – May 13, 2008) was an American film actor. Following a breakthrough role as a Russian sailor in The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming (1966), Law became best known for his roles as gunfighter Bill Meceita in the spaghetti western Death Rides a Horse (1967) with Lee Van Cleef, the blind angel Pygar in the science fiction film Barbarella (1968) with Jane Fonda, the title character in the action film Danger: Diabolik (1968), Manfred von Richthofen in Von Richthofen and Brown (1971), and news anchor Robin Stone in The Love Machine (1971). The latter reteamed him with Alexandra Hay, his co-star from the 1968 "acid comedy" Skidoo. His most famous role is that of Sinbad in The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (1973), which was a worldwide box office hit and won the first Saturn Award for Best Fantasy Film.. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Phillip Law is the 3,425th most popular actor (down from 2,968th in 2019), the 5,676th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,548th in 2019) and the 1,609th most popular American Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, John Phillip Law ranks 3,425 out of 13,578Before him are Anne Revere, W. C. Fields, Casper Van Dien, Maggie Q, Kevin Pollak, and Julian Beck. After him are R. G. Armstrong, Kiti Mánver, Vilma Bánky, Nathan Lane, Taryn Power, and Judy Holliday.

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Among people born in 1937, John Phillip Law ranks 288Before him are Vittorio Adorni, Francisco Xavier do Amaral, Vitaly Zholobov, Albert Brülls, Gary Hocking, and Jennifer Welles. After him are Zdeněk Zikán, Eero Mäntyranta, Boris Cyrulnik, Joaquim Carvalho, Willi Koslowski, and Guy Marchand. Among people deceased in 2008, John Phillip Law ranks 199Before him are Lennart Bergelin, Patrick Hillery, Ken Ogata, Marlyn Meltzer, Paavo Haavikko, and Grigory Romanov. After him are Lydia Shum, Yury Glazkov, Prince Ludwig of Bavaria, Anatoly Khrapaty, Semka Sokolović-Bertok, and Aleksandr Abdulov.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Phillip Law ranks 5,676 out of 20,380Before him are Kevin Pollak (1957), George Segal (1924), Jennifer Welles (1937), Frank Carlucci (1930), Julian Beck (1925), and Lester R. Brown (1934). After him are Rikky von Opel (1947), R. G. Armstrong (1917), Major Taylor (1878), Steven Adler (1965), Ed Hamm (1906), and Joshua Logan (1908).

Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, John Phillip Law ranks 1,609Before him are Anne Revere (1903), W. C. Fields (1880), Casper Van Dien (1968), Maggie Q (1979), Kevin Pollak (1957), and Julian Beck (1925). After him are R. G. Armstrong (1917), Nathan Lane (1956), Taryn Power (1953), Judy Holliday (1921), Bradford Dillman (1930), and Harry Morgan (1915).