# Pygar flaps his last - RIP John Phillip Law

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [May 15, 2008, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pygar-flaps-his-last-rip-john-phillip-law/449433 "2008-05-15T14:25:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![UntouchedTakeaway](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/d78d45/32.png) [@UntouchedTakeaway](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UntouchedTakeaway)\
**Post date:** [May 15, 2008, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pygar-flaps-his-last-rip-john-phillip-law/449433/1 "2008-05-15T14:25:02Z")

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> **[John Phillip Law | 1937-2008](https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-johnphilliplaw-pg-photogallery.html)**

> **[Actor appeared in 'Barbarella' and 'The Russians Are Coming'](https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2008-may-15-me-law15-story.html)**
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> John Phillip Law, a tall, blond actor who cut a striking figure as the blind angel opposite Jane Fonda in 1968's "Barbarella" and in other film roles, has died.

VCNJ~

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**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\
**Post date:** [May 15, 2008, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pygar-flaps-his-last-rip-john-phillip-law/449433/2 "2008-05-15T15:07:32Z")

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“An angel can’t love. An angel is Love.”

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**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\
**Post date:** [May 15, 2008, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pygar-flaps-his-last-rip-john-phillip-law/449433/3 "2008-05-15T15:10:46Z")

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Calgon’s been taken away!

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**Author:** ![CandidGamera](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/candidgamera/32/2878_2.png) [@CandidGamera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CandidGamera)\
**Post date:** [May 15, 2008, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pygar-flaps-his-last-rip-john-phillip-law/449433/4 "2008-05-15T15:54:50Z")

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Let’s hope Eva gets to the mortuary on time…

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**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\
**Post date:** [May 15, 2008, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pygar-flaps-his-last-rip-john-phillip-law/449433/5 "2008-05-15T15:56:29Z")

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[QUOTE=Otto]  
Calgon’s been taken away!  
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I was stunned that my paper’s obituary didn’t mention his [most memorable role!](http://www.mst3kinfo.com/daddyo/di_820.html) !!

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**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\
**Post date:** [May 15, 2008, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pygar-flaps-his-last-rip-john-phillip-law/449433/6 "2008-05-15T17:08:23Z")

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I love that they used the Diabolik image! And it blew me away that he played Sinbad.

Dee dee da, Diabolik.