Sam J. Jones

Known for: Acting
Born: August 12, 1954, Chicago, Illinois, United States
Movies: 61

Samuel Gerald Jones, known professionally as Sam J. Jones, is an American actor and former football player. He is known for playing the title character in the 1980 film Flash Gordon and for starring in the short-lived TV series The Highwayman (1987–1988).

Best-Known Movies

6.5

Ted

2012

6.3

Ted 2

2015

6.3

Flash Gordon

1980

5.8

1979

5.4

L.A. Takedown

1989

6.5

Making Fun: The Story of Funko

2018

6.2

Axcellerator

2019

6.0

My Chauffeur

1986

5.8

Thunder in Paradise

1993

4.4

Dead Sexy

2001

Filmography

2025	Roswell Delirium	Mr. Leonard
2024	Surge of Power: Where There's Smoke	Ace
2022	An Unlikely Angel	Buck Hanson
2022	In Search of Tomorrow	Self - Interviewee
2021	Decapitarium	Dean Usher
2019	The Silent Natural	Jacob Hoy
2019	Axcellerator	Brink
2018	Fury of the Fist and the Golden Fleece	Flash/Man with the Golden Fleece
2018	Making Fun: The Story of Funko	Self
2017	Life After Flash	Self
2015	Ted 2	Sam J. Jones
2012	Ted	Sam Jones
2007	ReVamped	Jake Hardcastle
2004	Collectormania 6	Self
2002	Redemption	The Brick
2002	Psychotic	Dr. Donald
2001	Down 'n Dirty	Stanton James
2001	Dead Sexy	Rackles
2001	Van Hook	Uncle Dwayne
2001	Gangland	Sgt. Richards
1998	T.N.T.	Greel
1998	Evasive Action	Convict
1997	Earth Minus Zero	Marshal Heller
1996	Where Truth Lies	James
1996	American Tigers	Sergeant Major Ransom
1996	American Strays	Exterminator
1996	Baja Run	Carl Brubaker
1996	R.I.O.T.: The Movie	Jimmy O'Brien
1996	The Killer Inside	Steve Davis
1995	Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder
1995	Ballistic	Braden
1995	Fists of Iron	Tyler Green
1994	Texas Payback	Louis Gentry
1994	Hard Vice	Joe
1993	Lady Dragon 2	Reb
1993	Thunder in Paradise	David Kilmer
1993	South Beach	Billy
1993	Fist of Honor	Fist Sullivan
1993	Da Vinci's War	Jim Holbrook
1993	Expert Weapon	Janson
1992	Maximum Force	Michael Crews
1992	Night Rhythms	Jackson
1992	The Other Woman	Mike Florian
1990	Driving Force	Steve
1990	In Gold We Trust	Jeff Slater
1989	One Man Force	Pete
1989	L.A. Takedown	Jimmy
1989	Trigon Fire	Dr. James Ford
1988	Whiteforce	Johnny Quinn
1988	Silent Assassins	Sam Kettle
1988	Under the Gun	Mike Braxton
1987	Jane and the Lost City	Jungle Jack Buck
1987	The Spirit	Spirit / Denny Colt
1986	My Chauffeur	Battle
1985	Jungle Heat	Gordon
1985	This Wife for Hire	Tommy Sellers
1984	No Man's Land	Eli Howe
1980	Flash Gordon	Flash Gordon
1980	Stunts Unlimited	Bo Carlson
1979	10	David Hanley
1979	The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel	Roy

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