Dr. Gary Mancini — The Best Place to Be Character Profile

About Dr. Gary Mancini

Appears to portray the younger man with whom the widowed protagonist has an affair. Production notes describe this lover as a rogue and playboy whom the protagonist eventually realizes is ill-suited for her.

Character Facts

Played by

John Phillip Law

Appears in

The Best Place to Be (1979)

Role

Supporting

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