I'm not saying that Sam J. Jones was Flash Gordon - there's no such thing. No actor can be the person, that's a bunch of crap. People pay to see an actor be himself, whether he plays Hamlet or whatever.

In 2001 Jones was cast in the Animal Planet's family series Hollywood Safari as a park ranger. a firm that specialises in corporate security and hostage extraction.

Samuel Gerald Jones (born August 12 1954) is an American actor better known by his stage name Sam J. He is best known for playing the title character in the 1980 film Flash Gordon.