Samuel 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 . He appeared in “Deadman Switch”, an episode of the television series Stargate SG-1. In 2002. He also had extended cameos (as himself, with his blond Flash Gordon hairstyle) in both the 2012 comedy film Ted and its 2015 sequel, Ted 2.
Ted vs. Flash Gordon: The Ultimate Collection (Ted / Ted 2 / Flash Gordon) – Blu-ray + Digital
A foul-mouthed living teddy bear and his childhood hero come together for an unlikely trio of movies in Ted vs. Flash Gordon: The Ultimate Collection. In Ted, the future of John (Mark Wahlberg) and his girlfriend (Mila Kunis) is jeopardized by his fuzzy best buddy, Ted (voiced by Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane), and Sam Jones, the actor they idolize from Flash Gordon. In Ted 2, the duo joins forces with a smart, hot lawyer (Amanda Seyfried) to fight for Ted’s personhood in court. The out-of-this-world adventures continue with Ted and John’s favorite movie, Flash Gordon, starring Sam Jones as a New York Jets quarterback who finds himself fighting for the planet Mongo after energy waves pull the moon out of orbit. Prepare for a good time and laughs with this motley trio of lifelong best buds!
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