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1. Adam R says; May 15, 2008 @ 4:15 am

   Sad to see him go, Diabolik is one of my favorite movies. I just hope he was able to go peacefully, and not encased in molten gold.

2. Keith says; May 15, 2008 @ 7:04 am

   OMG. I didn’t know he had passed away until I saw your blog. I’m so heartbroken now. I’m a big fan of his. I’ve seen pretty much most of those films that you named. Danger: Diabolik is one of my favorite films. I saw him not that long ago when I watched CQ. Not sure how I never saw that film until a few months back. So how did he die? R.I.P. John Phillip Law

3. Tenebrous Kate says; May 15, 2008 @ 8:00 am

   Oh no! This is incredibly sad news. Your tribute is lovely and I’ll be linking over to this. Couldn’t say anything more than you’ve said here.

4. Jeremy says; May 15, 2008 @ 10:17 am

   This is just terrible news…I really hate to think of him gone. I posted my own ten favorites over at Moon In The Gutter and am now kicking myself even more that I missed TCMs showing of Skidoo.

   He was amazing and will be missed…

5. cinebeats says; May 15, 2008 @ 11:38 am

   Adam - I’m obviously with ya bout Diabolik! It’s one of my favorite films too and I never get tired of watching it. I have to disagree about death by gold though. I think being encased in gold would be a pretty nifty way to leave this world… maybe.

   Keith - I’m not sure how he died since the L.A. Times obit is vague, but I suspect that it was probably health problems associated with aging or cancer.

   Kate - I’m glad you liked it. Law will always be young and sexy in my minds eye. He may have aged but I always saw him as one of the ’60s and ’70s most gorgeous actors.

   Jeremy - Tahnks and I’m gald you shared your favorite Law films as well. Skidoo is a funny and smart film but I personally find The Love Machine and The Sergeant more compelling so I’m keeping my fingers crossed that they get released on DVD before Skidoo.

6. christian says; May 15, 2008 @ 3:31 pm

   It is sad. I got to know John the past few years due to my SKIDOO screenings, and he was always ready to show up. I posted my tribute up at my blog and you can see an interview I did with him focusing on SKIDOO. Diabolik!

7. Vanwall says; May 16, 2008 @ 11:06 am

   That’s too bad, like so many others here, I loved “Danger: Diabolik”. :(

8. ichabod says; May 17, 2008 @ 9:21 am

   What a wonderful write up honoring one of the most beautiful men to grace the silver screen (hold your ears, Kier Dullea!) He may have been flexing his cinematic muscle while I was still in the crib, but I still count Sinbad, Diabolik and, of course, Pygar, as some of my very favorite hunky Hollywood heroes. I hope “The Swinging Lust World of John Phillip Law” film becomes a reality (and that the finished work is amazing as that trailer).

   Rest in peace, good sir.

9. ARBOGAST says; May 17, 2008 @ 9:56 am

   It was always a bit hard to watch Diabolik capering with Eva Kant and knowing that Marisa Mell died so young; now it will be doubly hard with the understanding that both actors are no longer with us. They were so cool, so effortlessly cool, and so into each other - they were the Billy Bob and Angelina of their day and they never broke up.

10. Robert Monell says; May 17, 2008 @ 2:06 pm

    I just found out about his passing this morning from THE MOON IN THE GUTTER. I’ve added my own tribute on my blog. My own personal favorite of his is the over the top BLOOD DELIRIUM, which I discuss there. I’m also looking for his obscure 1977 Italian thriller L’OCCHIO DIETRO LA PARETE. Thanks for the tribute, Kimberly.

11. Javier says; May 20, 2008 @ 12:05 pm

    A sad news for me ,this man has work in some of my favourites movies like Diabolik ,barbarella ,the golden voyage of sinbad.He was not considered as a star but to me he was a great actor, and looks as if he was a good and simple person who never wanted to be a part of that “hollywood star system”.
    Hasta siempre john.

12. Terry says; July 17, 2008 @ 1:09 am

    He was one of the great offbeat male beauties like Jack Beutel in ‘The Outlaw’. And his Pygar in ‘Barbarella’ was one of the iconic images of late ’60s glamour and camp; the image of him flying with Jane Fonda in his arms shooting her enormous raygun was indelible to my twelve-year-old eyes when I saw the film in a San Francisco revival house on Market Street in the early ’80s. Pretty good actor too. Thanks for this tribute to an underrated performer.

13. Mady Maguire says; December 6, 2008 @ 1:38 am

    John also co-starred with Brando in “Reflections in a Golden Eye.” I’ve got a great photo of us in a fan magazine taken when John was at the top of his career and I was trying to break into show biz. I never got any good movie roles, but John was amused by the exploitation films I did and always told me I was his favorite actress. We ran into each other about ten years ago at a San Diego health spa and had a week to reminisce … John was still such fun, the picture of good health, charming and as handsome as ever. Gather ye rosebuds…

14. Mady Maguire says; January 6, 2009 @ 9:11 pm

    My bad…it was John’s role in “The Sergeant” instead of “Reflections in a Golden Eye” that I was thinking of…I confused the two because both films addressed homosexuality and came out (no pun intended) only about a year apart.

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