Personal Info
Birth date
1954-08-12 (71 Years)
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Also known as
Sam J. Jones
Samuel Gerald Jones
Sam J. 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).
Filmography
Diagnosis: Murder
7.1
Overview:
Dr. Mark Sloan is a good-natured, offbeat physician who is called upon to solve murders.Stargate SG-1
8.289
Overview:
The story of Stargate SG-1 begins about a year after the events of the feature film, when the United States government learns that an ancient alien device called the Stargate can access a network of such devices on a multitude of planets. SG-1 is an elite Air Force special operations team, one of more than two dozen teams from Earth who explore the galaxy and defend against alien threats such as the Goa'uld, Replicators, and the Ori.The A-Team
7.467
Overview:
A fictional group of ex-United States Army Special Forces personnel work as soldiers of fortune while on the run from the Army after being branded as war criminals for a "crime they didn't commit."Baywatch
6
Overview:
Join the Baywatch lifeguards on their thrilling adventures filled with beautiful beaches and those iconic red swimsuits.Golden Globe Awards
7.2
Overview:
An annual awards ceremony recognizing excellence in film and television, both domestic and foreign, bestowed by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.Ted 2
6.316
Overview:
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.Walker, Texas Ranger
6.962
Overview:
Modern-day Texas Ranger, Cordell Walker's independent crime-solving methods have their roots in the rugged traditions of the Old West. Walker's closest friend is former Ranger, C.D. Parker, who retired after a knee injury, and now owns "C.D.'s," a Country/Western saloon/restaurant. Rookie Ranger, James "Jimmy" Trivette is an ex-football player who bases his crime-solving methods on reason and uses computers and cellular phones. Alex Cahill is the Assistant DA who shares a mutual attraction with Walker, but often disagrees with his unorthodox approach to law enforcement.Renegade
6.7
Overview:
Framed for murder, Detective Reno Raines becomes a fugitive bounty hunter who fights crime while trying to clear his name. His troubles began after he testified about police corruption, leading Lt. Donald Dixon to set him up.1st & Ten
6.5
Overview:
1st & Ten is an American situation comedy that aired between December 1984 and January 1991 on the cable television network HBO. Featuring series regulars Delta Burke and veteran Reid Shelton, it was one of cable's first attempts to lure the lucrative sit-com audience away from the "Big Three", by taking advantage of their freedom to include occasional cursing and nudity.Pacific Blue
5.4
Overview:
Pacific Blue is an American crime drama series about a team of police officers with the Santa Monica Police Department who patrolled its beaches on bicycles. The show ran for five seasons on the USA Network, from March 2, 1996 to April 9, 2000, with a total of one hundred and one episodes. Often compared as "Baywatch on bikes," the series enjoyed a popular run among the Network's viewers, and was popular in France, Israel, Sweden, Bulgaria, Norway, Spain, Russia, Austria, Germany, Italy, South America, Canada, Denmark, Poland, and other foreign markets.Silk Stalkings
6.3
Overview:
Silk Stalkings is a crime drama television series. The series portrays the daily lives of two detectives who solve sexually-based crimes of passion among the ultra-rich of Palm Beach, Florida.Hunter
7.126
Overview:
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.Ted
6.445
Overview:
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.Hardcastle and McCormick
6.4
Overview:
Hardcastle and McCormick is an American action/drama television series from Stephen J. Cannell Productions, shown on ABC from 1983 through 1986. The series stars Brian Keith as Judge Milton C. Hardcastle and Daniel Hugh Kelly as ex-con and race car driver Mark "Skid" McCormick. The series premise was somewhat recycled from a previous Cannell series, Tenspeed and Brown Shoe.10
5.741
Overview:
A Hollywood songwriter goes through a mid-life crisis and becomes infatuated with a sexy blonde newlywed.An Unlikely Angel
6
Overview:
"An Unlikely Angel" is a heart-warming story about a successful New York City toy executive who faces her biggest challenge yet: being a mom. Janie Caswell, who is fully in control in the boardroom is a complete wreck at the thought of becoming a mom. She is afraid she will get it all wrong--or worse, get it right, then suffer the same illness that took her mom away from her early in life. Through an answer to prayer and the help of a New York cabbie/angel, Janie gets a chance to see what her life could be in the future. Janie realizes that the baby years go by fast, and childhood is too precious a time to waste. Janie is miraculously offered the chance of a "do-over" and relishes every moment of being a wife and new mom.Silent Assassins
4.9
Overview:
The evil criminal leader Kendrick has kidnapped an elderly biochemist who holds the secret to creating a biological superweapon. The only person who can possibly stop Kendrick and his gang is L. A. cop Sam Kettle and martial arts master Jun Kim (uncle of a little girl also kidnapped by Kendrick). Together, they go to war against an army of ninjas to rescue the hostages and bring their kidnappers to justice.Fury of the Fist and the Golden Fleece
3.9
Overview:
When the Fist found a mystical gold fleece jacket, he became the biggest porn star of the 1970s. But in the ‘80s, he’s on the cusp of eviction from a run-down studio apartment, having lost his gold fleece and his mojo along with it. When a local street thug named Superfly enters the diner where Fist works, robbing his customers, Fist and friends fight back. And thus begins a wild adventure, as Superfly’s bosses come to collect from Fist, sending him on a journey that unravels a conspiracy to sell meat pumped full of estrogen, which threatens to emasculate men.The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel
6
Overview:
A big-city female doctor returns to her roots in the backwoods of the Blue Ridge Mountains to bring modern medicine to the local folks in the Appalachia of the 1930s and finds herself at odds with the homespun ways of the resident medicine woman.Texas Payback
5
Overview:
A ruthless killer (Gary Hudson), hell bent for revenge, escapes prison and vows to kill the Texas Ranger (Sam Jones) who sent him there. With the aid of his two brothers, he set off on an explosive journey to make his tormentor pay the ultimate price, a slow tortuous death.Redemption
5.2
Overview:
A disgraced cop goes to work for the mob, and must choose between good and evil when he goes up against his former friends on the force.Roswell Delirium
7.5
Overview:
During the 1980s the US is hit by a wave of nuclear attacks, and after the fallout those who remain pretend like everything is normal even though they are all experiencing radiation poisoning. A young girl named Mayday tries to make contact on a series of ham radios with her father who is in space on a shuttle mission.South Beach
2.9
Overview:
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?Earth Minus Zero
2
Overview:
An alien searching for a human specimen for an intergalactic zoo gets more trouble than he bargained for in this family adventure.L.A. Heat
7.3
Overview:
Meet Chase McDonald and August Brooks. Two guys who will do anything to keep L.A. safe . . . even if it means blowing half of it up. An explosive crime drama that follows the action-packed cases of robbery/homicide detectives McDonald and Brooks, who are as different as night and day. L.A. Heat is an American action series starring Wolf Larson and Steven Williams as Los Angeles police detectives, in the tradition of films like Lethal Weapon. The series aired on TNT from March 15, 1999.P.S. I Luv U
5.8
Overview:
P.S. I Luv U is an American crime drama series. The title derived from the phone number of fictitious Palm Security and Investigations, which was 774-5888, which can be reached by dialing "PSI-LUVU" on a standard North American telephone.Flash Gordon
5.5
Overview:
Flash Gordon is an American science fiction television series that debuted on Sci Fi in the United States on August 10, 2007 and continued airing new episodes through February 8, 2008. It has also appeared on the United Kingdom Sci Fi Channel and SPACE in Canada. The series was developed by Peter Hume, who served as executive producer/show runner and wrote the first and last episodes, among others.L.A. Takedown
5.5
Overview:
Michael Mann's gutsy telefilm tells 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.Acting
2025Roswell Delirium as Mr. Leonard
2022An Unlikely Angel as Buck Hanson
2022In Search of Tomorrow as Self - Interviewee
2021Decapitarium as Dean Usher
2019The Silent Natural as Jacob Hoy
2019Axcellerator as Brink
2018Fury of the Fist and the Golden Fleece as Flash/Man with the Golden Fleece
2018Making Fun: The Story of Funko as Self
2017Life After Flash as Self
2015Ted 2 as Sam J. Jones
2012Ted as Sam Jones
2007ReVamped as Jake Hardcastle
2007Flash Gordon (1 Episode) as Krebb
2002Redemption as The Brick
2002Psychotic as Dr. Donald
2001Down 'n Dirty as Stanton James
2001Dead Sexy as Rackles
2001Van Hook as Uncle Dwayne
2001Gangland as Sgt. Richards
1999L.A. Heat (2 Episodes) as Unknown
1998Hollywood Safari (22 Episodes) as Unknown
1998T.N.T. as Greel
1998Evasive Action as Convict
1997Stargate SG-1 (1 Episode) as Aris Boch
1996Where Truth Lies as James
1996American Tigers as Sergeant Major Ransom
1996American Strays as Exterminator
1996Baja Run as Carl Brubaker
1996R.I.O.T.: The Movie as Jimmy O'Brien
1996Pacific Blue (1 Episode) as Rolf
1996Earth Minus Zero as Marshal Heller
1996The Killer Inside as Steve Davis
1995Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder as Unknown
1995Ballistic as Braden
1995Fists of Iron as Tyler Green
1994Texas Payback as Louis Gentry
1994Hard Vice as Joe
1993Diagnosis: Murder (1 Episode) as Lt. 'Buck' Denton
1993Lady Dragon 2 as Reb
1993Thunder in Paradise as David Kilmer
1993South Beach as Billy
1993Fist of Honor as Fist Sullivan
1993Da Vinci's War as Jim Holbrook
1993Walker, Texas Ranger (1, 1 Episode) as Tommy Williams / Samuel J. Bodine, Mick Stanley
1993Expert Weapon as Janson
1992Maximum Force as Michael Crews
1992Renegade (1, 1, 1 Episode) as Unknown, Earl Lyons, Nicky Griffin
1992The Hat Squad (1 Episode) as Unknown
1992Night Rhythms as Jackson
1992The Other Woman as Mike Florian
1991Silk Stalkings (2 Episodes) as Unknown
1991P.S. I Luv U (1 Episode) as Unknown
1990Shades of L.A. (2 Episodes) as Unknown
1990Driving Force as Steve
1990In Gold We Trust as Jeff Slater
1989One Man Force as Pete
1989L.A. Takedown as Jimmy
1989Baywatch (1 Episode) as Unknown
1989Trigon Fire as Dr. James Ford
1988Whiteforce as Johnny Quinn
1988Silent Assassins as Sam Kettle
1988Under the Gun as Mike Braxton
1987The Highwayman (10 Episodes) as The Highwayman
1987Jane and the Lost City as Jungle Jack Buck
1987The Spirit as Spirit / Denny Colt
1986My Chauffeur as Battle
1985Jungle Heat as Gordon
1985This Wife for Hire as Tommy Sellers
19841st & Ten (10 Episodes) as Johnny Valentine
1984Hunter (1 Episode) as Lance Lane
1984No Man's Land as Eli Howe
1983Hardcastle and McCormick (1 Episode) as Unknown
1983The A-Team (1 Episode) as Eric
1981Code Red (21 Episodes) as Chris Rorchek
1980Flash Gordon as Flash Gordon
1980Stunts Unlimited as Bo Carlson
197910 as David Hanley
1979The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel as Roy
1944Golden Globe Awards (1 Episode) as Self