Michael Law's career began when he started work as a runner for Strand Film in the late 1930s. During the war he served in the Navy until he was seconded to its film unit to make information films for the service.After his feature film career he moved into the advertising industry and made adverts for television.A fixture of the Soho scene in the 1950s, Law was married to the notorious model and bohemian Henrietta Moraes (real name Audrey Abbott).