Sam J. Jones Biography

Fast Facts

• Received the Citizen of the Year award from the California State Senate
• Received the Outstanding Achievement Award in the Entertainment Industry from the Southern California Motion Picture Council
• Made his onscreen debut opposite Bo Derek in "10․"
• Quote: "(On why he left acting) "You reach a point in your career when the weeks turn into a month or more of the phone not ringing․""
• Quote: "(On being in scary situations as a security guard) "Bad guys are usually bad actors․ Seriously․ They don't know how to commit to the character that they're doing․""
• Served in the United States Marine Corps before entering acting
• Is widely recognized for his portrayal as "Flash Gordon" in the cult film of the same name
• Formed the company Inner Cordon Inc․, which specializes in in corporate security and hostage extraction
• Beat out Kurt Russell and Arnold Schwarzenegger for the lead role in "Flash Gordon․"
• Posed for a centerfold pictorial in the June 1975 issue of Playgirl Magazine under the name Andrew Cooper III