--- name: "John Phillip Law" canonical: "https://film.one/person/john-phillip-law" roles: ["Actor"] born: "7 September 1937" died: "13 May 2008" reviewed_on_fi1m: 1 average_as: "actor" average_over: 1 updated: "2026-09-20T04:48:01.779969+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # John Phillip Law Actor. Born 7 September 1937 in Los Angeles, California, USA. Died 13 May 2008. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 7 September 1937, Los Angeles, California, USA - **Died:** 13 May 2008 - **Also known as:** John Philip Law - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Phillip_Law, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1339933, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0492342/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/29426 ## Streaming the US now - **Apple TV:** [*The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!*](https://film.one/film/the-russians-are-coming-the-russians-are-coming.md) (70) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography John Phillip Law (also credited as John Philip Law) was an American actor. Born in Los Angeles, California, on 7 September 1937, he died there on 13 May 2008. He studied at the Neighborhood Playhouse and with the Lincoln Center Repertory Theater in New York before appearing in Italian films. He gained notice for his role as Alexei Kolchin in the 1966 comedy *The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming*. Law appeared in *Danger: Diabolik* (1968), *Barbarella* (1968) as Pygar, *Death Rides a Horse* (1967), *The Golden Voyage of Sinbad* (1973) and *The Love Machine* (1971). He worked extensively in Europe and the United States across genres including westerns, fantasy and drama. He was the son of actress Phyllis Sallee. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, latimes.com, nytimes.com.* ## On Fi1m (1) - *The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!* (1966), Fi1m 70, as Alexei Kolchin — [page](https://film.one/film/the-russians-are-coming-the-russians-are-coming.md) ## Complete filmography (74) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Railroad to Hell: A Chinaman's Chance* (2008), as Foreman Dan - *Ray of Sunshine* (2006), Actor - *The Three Faces of Terror* (2004), as Professor Peter Price - *Spider-Man vs. Doc Ock* (2004), as John Hardesky / The Cat (voice) - *Curse of the Forty-Niner* (2002), as Sheriff Murphy - *Murder in the Mountains* (2001), series, as Bob Snyder - *CQ* (2001), as Chairman - *Bad Guys* (2000), as Chief Wilford Brimley - *Wanted* (1999), as 1. Verfolger - *Hindsight* (1996), as Vincent Lehman - *Burning Heart* (1995), as Böhme - *Spider-Man* (1994), series, as John Hardesky / The Cat (voice) - *The Alaska Kid* (1993), series, Actor - *The Day of the Pig* (1993), as Azazel - *Angel Eyes* (1993), as Steven Fox - *The Mountain of the Lord* (1993), as Brigham Young - *Marilyn Alive and Behind Bars* (1992), as Harry Billings - *Delta Force Commando II: Priority Red One* (1990), as Col. Barberon - *Le Gorille* (1990), series, as der Finne - *Alienator* (1990), as Ward Armstrong - *Nerds of a Feather* (1989), as (uncredited) - *Cold Heat* (1989), as R.C. Mallon - *Thunder 3* (1988), as Deputy Sheriff - *Blood Delirium* (1988), as Charles Saint Simone - *Space Mutiny* (1988), as Flight Cmdr. Elijah Kalgan - *Striker* (1988), as Frank Morris - *A Case of Honor* (1988), as Capt. Roger L. Barnes - *The Overthrow* (1987), as Shaw - *Moon in Scorpio* (1987), as Allen - *Johann Strauss: The King Without a Crown* (1987), as Maximilian Steiner - *Gila and Rik* (1987), as Alessio - *Rainy Day Friends* (1985), as Dr. Stephen Kendrick - *American Commandos* (1985), as Kelly - *Night Train to Terror* (1985), as Harry Billings (segment "The Case of Harry Billings") - *Hijacked to Hell* (1984), as Ted Barner - *Murder, She Wrote* (1984), series, as Sven Torvald - *Tin Man* (1983), as Dr. Edison - *Attack Force Z* (1982), as Lieutenant Veitch - *Tarzan the Ape Man* (1981), as Harry Holt - *The Pioneers* (1980), as A.P Karns - *Ring of Darkness* (1979), as The Exorcist - *The Best Place to Be* (1979), as Dr. Gary Mancini - *Der Schimmelreiter* (1978), as Deichgraf Hauke Haien - *The Devil's Bed* (1978), as John Vanetti - *Target of an Assassin* (1977), as Shannon - *The Love Boat* (1977), series, as George Wetlin - *Eyes Behind the Wall* (1977), as Arturo - *The Cassandra Crossing* (1976), as Major Stark - *Your God My Hell* (1976), Actor - *A Whisper in the Dark* (1976), as Alex - *Doctor Justice* (1975), as Dr. Benjamin Justice - *The Spiral Staircase* (1975), as Steven Sherman - *Open Season* (1974), as Greg - *The Golden Voyage of Sinbad* (1973), as Captain Sinbad - *Stardust* (1973), as John - *The Last Movie* (1971), as Little Brother - *The Love Machine* (1971), as Robin Stone - *Von Richthofen and Brown* (1971), as Baron Manfred von Richthofen - *Strogoff* (1970), as Michael Strogoff - *The Hawaiians* (1970), as Noel Hoxworth - *Mondo Rocco* (1970), Actor - *Diary of a Telephone Operator* (1969), as Crispino - *The Sergeant* (1968), as Pfc. Tom Swanson - *Skidoo* (1968), as Stash - *Barbarella* (1968), as Pygar - *Danger: Diabolik* (1968), as Diabolik - *The Harem* (1967), as (uncredited) - *Death Rides a Horse* (1967), as Bill Meceita - *Hurry Sundown* (1967), as Rad McDowell - *The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!* (1966), as Alexei Kolchin — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/the-russians-are-coming-the-russians-are-coming.md) - *Three Nights of Love* (1964), as Fra Felice - *High Infidelity* (1964), as Ronald - *Smog* (1962), Actor - *Citizens*, as Rex Sterling ## Gallery - ![John Phillip Law at the National Film Society convention in 1979.](https://film.one/media/person/1242549/gallery-d3f66c182371.jpg) John Phillip Law at the National Film Society convention in 1979. — Alan Light, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/55/John_Phillip_Law_1979_crop.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![John Phillip Law](https://film.one/media/person/1242549/gallery-df7f9b7be6ea.jpg) John Phillip Law — Giulio Petroni, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4a/John_Phillip_Law_in_Death_Rides_a_Horse_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![John Philip Law as Bill in Death Rides a Horse (1967)](https://film.one/media/person/1242549/gallery-b85924390ca0.jpg) John Philip Law as Bill in Death Rides a Horse (1967) — Giulio Petroni, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/John_Phillip_Law_%28Death_Rides_a_Horse%29.jpg/1280px-John_Phillip_Law_%28Death_Rides_a_Horse%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![John Phillip Law at the National Film Society convention, May 1979. The woman in the photo may or may not be his wife Shawn Ryan. NOTE: Permission granted to co](https://film.one/media/person/1242549/gallery-cbddc5d3c479.jpg) John Phillip Law at the National Film Society convention, May 1979. The woman in the photo may or may not be his wife Shawn Ryan. NOTE: Permission granted to co — Alan Light, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/John_Phillip_Law_%284505901442%29.jpg/1280px-John_Phillip_Law_%284505901442%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![John Phillip Law](https://film.one/media/person/1242549/gallery-4b145d83e13a.jpg) John Phillip Law — Image via TMDB - ![John Phillip Law](https://film.one/media/person/1242549/gallery-94e0db21c9d4.jpg) John Phillip Law — Image via TMDB --- © Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. 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