Sam J. Jones

Acting

Sam J. Jones

Born August 12, 1954 · Chicago, Illinois, United States (age 72)

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).

Known For

TedTed · 2012
Ted
★ 6.52012
MovieComedyFantasy
John Bennett, a man whose childhood wish of bringing his teddy bear to life came true, now must decide between keeping the relationship with the bear or his girlfriend, Lori.
Ted 2Ted 2 · 2015
Ted 2
★ 6.32015
MovieComedyFantasy
Newlywed couple Ted and Tami-Lynn want to have a baby, but in order to qualify to be a parent, Ted will have to prove he's a person in a court of law.
Flash GordonFlash Gordon · 1980
Flash Gordon
★ 6.31980
MovieScience FictionAdventure
A football player and his mates travel to the planet Mongo and find themselves fighting the tyranny of Ming the Merciless to save Earth.
1010 · 1979
10
★ 5.81979
MovieComedyRomance
A Hollywood songwriter goes through a mid-life crisis and becomes infatuated with a sexy blonde newlywed.
L.A. TakedownL.A. Takedown · 1989
L.A. Takedown
★ 5.41989
MovieCrimeThriller
The tale of two skilled professionals--one a cop, the other a criminal--who aren't as different as they think. Vincent Hanna is an intense cop on the trail of ruthless armed robber Patrick McLaren. After a botched heist, the two men confront each via a full scale battle on the seedy streets of Los Angeles.
Hard ViceHard Vice · 1994
Hard Vice
★ 3.81994
MovieCrimeDrama
A vice cop and her partner investigate a string of murders apparently tied to high-priced Las Vegas call girls.
South BeachSouth Beach · 1993
South Beach
★ 3.61993
MovieThrillerAction
Former NFL star Mack Derringer now works as a private detective. Someone is out to get Derringer and his ex-wife. Can Derringer put the pieces of this deadly puzzle together before its too late?
Under the GunUnder the Gun · 1988
Under the Gun
★ 7.11988
MovieComedyAction
A St. Louis cop, Mike Braxton (Sam Jones), receives an urgent call for help from his brother Tony (Nick Cassavetes), a small time thief in Los Angeles. Mike rushes to LA and finds that his brother has been murdered and his brother Tony's girlfriend gunned down right in front of him. Mike quickly learns Tony was a courier for an arms smuggler, Simon Stone (John Russell). When Mike meets Stone's lawyer, Samantha Richardson (Vanessa Williams), the two team up to bring down Stone's arms smuggling empire. However, Mike's infatuation with Samantha keeps putting them in greater danger.

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Surge of Power: Where There's SmokeSurge of Power: Where There's Smoke · 2024
Surge of Power: Where There's Smoke
2024
MovieActionFantasy
Off the heels of Surge of Dawn delving further into the devious activities of The Council, Surge has his next team up with guest superhero, The Smoke. Audiences are already familiar with Surge, Omen, MAVIS, Will E. Bee and some members of The Council from previous installments, but who is Falling Apple and what is her role in The Council’s evil scheme? Struggling from a lifetime of trauma, Falling Apple has discarded her civilian life as Chai Appuru for a gritty life full of anger and resentment as she seeks to exact revenge on those she believes killed her father when she was a child, putting the entire Chicago area in peril. Is Falling Apple’s agenda aligned with The Council’s goals?

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HunterHunter · 1984
Hunter
★ 7.11984
SeriesAction & AdventureDrama
Hunter is an American police drama television series created by Frank Lupo, and starring Fred Dryer as Sgt. Rick Hunter and Stepfanie Kramer as Sgt. Dee Dee McCall, which ran on NBC from 1984 to 1991. However, Kramer left after the sixth season to pursue other acting and musical opportunities. In the seventh season, Hunter partnered with two different women officers. The titular character, Sgt. Rick Hunter, was a wily, physically imposing, and often rule-breaking homicide detective with the Los Angeles Police Department. The show's main characters, Hunter and McCall, resolve many of their cases by shooting dead the perpetrators. The show's executive producer during the first season was Stephen J. Cannell, whose company produced the series.

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