Acting

Sam Scarber

Born 1949-06-24 · St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Died 2026-03-08

Sam Willis Scarber Jr. (June 24, 1949 – March 8, 2026) was an American actor and American football fullback in the National Football League (NFL) for the San Diego Chargers. He played college football at the University of New Mexico and was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the third round (69th overall) of the 1971 NFL draft.

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The Last Two Lovers at the End of the World
2017
108 Stitches
as Coach Hack Jones
2014
Cut!
as Homeless Man
2014
The Last Fall
as Coach Green
2012
Silent Venom
as Captain Rogers
2009
Absolute Evil
as Taylor Jones
2009
Railroad to Hell: A Chinaman's Chance
as Sgt. Jackson
2008
George Bush Goes to Heaven
as Sam Wainwright
2006
Dark Heart
as Scrawny
2006
My Name Is Earl
as Deputy
2005
Officer Down
as Lieutenant Randy Williams
2005
Sci-Fi Slaughter
as Lt. Pritchard (archive footage)
2005
Desperate Housewives
as Lamar
2004
Cold Case
as Big Ed Brown (2004)
2003
Cock & Bull Story
as Fletcher
2003
Shakedown
as Agent Taylor
2002
Love and a Bullet
as Buddy
2002
Monk
as Custodian
2002
The Shield
as Boo Ray
2002
Soulkeeper
as Bartender
2001
V.I.P.
as General Ursus
1998
Shadow of Doubt
as Cop #1 at Party
1998
Mike Hammer, Private Eye
1997
Eraser
as Dock Guard #2
1996
Dead Weekend
as General Mills
1995
JAG
as Thomas Wilson
1995
The Takeover
as D.E. Moore
1995
The Rockford Files: I Still Love L.A.
as Sanders
1994
ER
as Willy Archibald
1994
ER
as Mr. Parnell
1994
Savage Land
as Chris
1994
Robot Wars
as Lt. Pritchard
1993
Renegade
as Saunders
1992
Beverly Hills, 90210
as Special Agent Cobb
1990
Fear
as Radio Detective
1990
Shocker
as Cooper
1989
Mancuso, F.B.I.
1989
Family Matters
as Basketball Official
1989
Quantum Leap
as Warden Clifton Myers
1989
Dead Bang
as Detective Bilson
1989
Over the Top
as Harry Bosco
1987
The Morning After
as Detective
1986
Amen
1986
Joe Bash
1986
Basic Training
as SWAT Leader
1985
My Man Adam
as Emerson Crabbe
1985
MacGyver
as Eddie Jackson
1985
227
1985
Who's the Boss?
1984
The Outlaws
as Bubba
1984
Concrete Beat
as Bus Driver
1984
The Karate Kid
as Referee #3
1984
Against All Odds
as Assistant Coach
1984
A Caribbean Mystery
as Sergeant
1983
Hardcastle and McCormick
1983
The A-Team
as Landers
1983
Take Your Best Shot
as Actor
1982
Voyagers!
1982
Cheers
as Lewis
1982
T. J. Hooker
as Nichols
1982
Simon & Simon
1981
Hill Street Blues
1981
Taxi
as The Video Installer
1978
CHiPs
as Franklin
1977