Sam J. Jones
Date of birth: 1954-08-12
Place of birth: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Sam J. Jones, Samuel Gerald Jones
Biography
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).
Movie Credits
Flash Gordon
1980-12-05
A football player and his mates travel to the planet Mongo and find themselves fighting the tyranny
ReVamped
2007-09-15
Successful businessman Richard Clarke is bitten by a beautiful vampire and is plunged into the dark
10
1979-10-05
A Hollywood songwriter goes through a mid-life crisis and becomes infatuated with a sexy blonde newl
Silent Assassins
1988-05-18
The evil criminal leader Kendrick has kidnapped an elderly biochemist who holds the secret to creati
Fists of Iron
1995-01-01
When Dale Hartwell's best friend gets killed, he swears revenge on the bloodthirsty promoter and fig
Night Rhythms
1992-09-09
Nick, a late night DJ, has sex with a listener that he's invited to the station. The session goes ou
My Chauffeur
1986-01-24
A feisty young woman accepts a mysterious offer to become a chauffeur for a Beverly Hills limousine
Lady Dragon 2
1993-09-22
A woman seeks revenge on the men who raped her and murdered her husband.
Fist of Honor
1993-05-19
As two rival Godfathers view to take control of the city, a hot-tempered family member kills two rel
Ted
2012-06-29
John Bennett, a man whose childhood wish of bringing his teddy bear to life came true, now must deci
One Man Force
1989-09-21
In this action packed film, an L.A. cop speeds off to get revenge upon the dirty drug-dealing dogs w
Earth Minus Zero
1997-10-15
An alien searching for a human specimen for an intergalactic zoo gets more trouble than he bargained
Gangland
2001-01-01
In post-apocalyptic Los Angeles, an evil pack of outlaws is systematically turning civilians into pr
American Tigers
1996-09-18
Terrorists from all countries are to be reunited in order to join forces against their governments.
American Strays
1996-09-12
Somewhere on the fringe of society, ten dangerous strangers are on a road to Red's Desert Oasis Dine
South Beach
1993-08-04
Former NFL star Mack Derringer now works as a private detective. Someone is out to get Derringer a
Jane and the Lost City
1987-09-03
Jane and the Colonel must journey to Africa to the lost city to retrieve the diamonds before the Naz
Driving Force
1990-05-11
In the near future Steve takes a job as a tow truck driver that has to battle a gang of baddies led
Thunder in Paradise
1993-09-22
Terry "Hulk" Hogan stars as R. J. "Hurricane" Spencer who is an ex-Navy S. E. A. L. and confirmed ba
Whiteforce
1988-11-22
Johnny Quinn has been set up by a drug lord and must find a way to clear his name before the bad guy
The Spirit
1987-07-31
A legally dead police detective decides to battle crime as a masked superhero.
Texas Payback
1994-11-11
A ruthless killer (Gary Hudson), hell bent for revenge, escapes prison and vows to kill the Texas Ra
Baja Run
1996-04-30
A young Japanese woman and a naive American drug courier witness a L.A. drug-deal-gone-wrong shootou
Under the Gun
1988-04-25
A St. Louis cop, Mike Braxton (Sam Jones), receives an urgent call for help from his brother Tony (N
This Wife for Hire
1985-03-18
A housewife starts a business hiring herself out as a "wife," to provide various domestic services.
Where Truth Lies
1996-12-28
Doctor Ian Lazarre is a hopeless alcoholic. After the tragic death of his wife and the failure of hi
Dead Sexy
2001-10-02
A female detective gets involved with a murder suspect in a series of serial killings.
Hard Vice
1994-07-27
A vice cop and her partner investigate a string of murders apparently tied to high-priced Las Vegas
Roswell Delirium
2025-01-10
During the 1980s the US is hit by a wave of nuclear attacks, and after the fallout those who remain
No Man's Land
1984-05-27
Sheriff Stella Stevens uses her wiles and the help of her three resourceful daughters -- one by each
Redemption
2002-05-28
A disgraced cop goes to work for the mob, and must choose between good and evil when he goes up agai
Ted 2
2015-06-25
Newlywed couple Ted and Tami-Lynn want to have a baby, but in order to qualify to be a parent, Ted w
Maximum Force
1992-10-07
Three renegade cops team up to take on the corrupt chief of police and a crime lords hatchet-man.
The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel
1979-01-02
A big-city female doctor returns to her roots in the backwoods of the Blue Ridge Mountains to bring
R.I.O.T.: The Movie
1996-03-05
Fear believes that the absolute worst will happen; faith believes the absolute best will happen.
Da Vinci's War
1993-05-12
A veteran and his war buddies hunt for the killer of the veteran's sister.
The Other Woman
1992-08-05
A ambitious reporter investigating a murder case becomes intrigued with a mysterious woman whom she
Stunts Unlimited
1980-01-04
A group of Hollywood stunt performers are recruited by former U.S. Intelligence agent Dirk Macauley
The Killer Inside
1996-01-01
A sexy young women journey through a film noir full of deceit, murder, and dangerous romance.
Trigon Fire
1989-01-01
A bounty hunter is hired to go after an Irish terrorist.
Making Fun: The Story of Funko
2018-01-22
From a small garage in Redmond, Washington, to the furthest corners of the earth, Funko's story is o
Fury of the Fist and the Golden Fleece
2018-05-25
When the Fist found a mystical gold fleece jacket, he became the biggest porn star of the 1970s. But
Life After Flash
2017-10-02
A look at the roller coaster life of Sam J. Jones since his role as Flash Gordon, his struggles and
Expert Weapon
1993-03-25
While on death row for killing a policeman, small-time criminal Adam (Ian Jacklin) is sprung from hi
In Gold We Trust
1990-01-01
Story about a group of commandos trying to retrieve some gold, which is stored in a NASA capsule. Du
Evasive Action
1998-01-01
When Redwood Federal Penitentiary closes, there are going to be several hundred prisoners looking fo
Down 'n Dirty
2001-10-23
Dakota Smith is an experienced policeman with a problem: his partner was shot dead, and corrupt cops
T.N.T.
1998-01-09
The Tactical Neutralization Team, or T.N.T., is a squad of elite soldiers sent on top-secret, near-s
Axcellerator
2019-05-18
When a young car thief stumbles on the invention of the century (and the various government agencies
In Search of Tomorrow
2022-02-19
A nostalgic journey through ’80s Sci-Fi-films, exploring their impact and relevance today, told by t
Jungle Heat
1985-05-25
Towards the end of the Vietnam war, the US is running low on drivers for their supplies so they brin
Psychotic
2002-04-01
L.A. Takedown
1989-08-27
The tale of two skilled professionals--one a cop, the other a criminal--who aren't as different as t
The Silent Natural
2019-06-02
William Hoy was one of the first Deaf Major League Baseball players in the 1800's. Being deaf, he in
Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder
1995-03-20
Ray investigates the murder of a judge.
Decapitarium
2021-04-01
A young girl discovers a dark secret hiding beneath her small college town as Cyborgs emerge from th
Ballistic
1995-02-28
Jesse Gavin is an undercover cop, part of an elite police team and highly skilled in lethal martial
Van Hook
2001-02-01
Two young men from North Dakota, Kip and Job are shown their "Alternate lives" as an escape from wha
An Unlikely Angel
2022-08-26
Successful, married, and very pregnant, Janie Caswell is about to have it all: career, family, succe