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Newcomer Sam J. Jones was cast by De Laurentiis, after his mother-in-law saw the actor on an episode of The Dating Game.At the time, Jones' only prior acting appearance was a supporting role in the romantic comedy 10 (1979).
1980 Flash Gordon: Flash Gordon: 1985 Jungle Heat: Gordon 1986 My Chauffeur: Battle Witherspoon 1987 Jane and the Lost City: Jungle Jack Buck 1988 Under the Gun: Mike Braxton 1988 Silent Assassins: Sam Kettle 1988 Whiteforce: Johnny Quinn 1989 Driving Force: Steve 1989 One Man Force: Pete 1989 Trigon Fire: Dr. James Ford 1990 In Gold We Trust ...
In films, he appeared as Francois in the sex comedy On the Game (1974), the guitarist Kevin in Stardust (1974), Kit Nubbles in Mister Quilp (1975), the luckless Richard in The Lifetaker (1976), and in a brief role in the film Flash Gordon (1980), with his character dying after a few minutes on screen.
1980 Flash Gordon: Man at airfield [16] Death Watch: Limousine Driver [16] 1981 Subway Riders: Crime Detective [16] 1982 Britannia Hospital: Striking worker on picket line Cameo role [16] Scrubbers: Puff Guts [16] 1983 Ghost Dance: George [16] Krull: Rhun [16] 1984 Chinese Boxes: Harwood [16] 1985 National Lampoon's European Vacation: Man in ...
Haddon was originally cast for the role of Dale Arden in the 1980 film version of Flash Gordon, but producer Dino De Laurentiis replaced her with Melody Anderson just before filming commenced. [10] She took a hiatus from acting in the mid-1980s and returned to the industry when she took the lead role in Cyborg (1989). [11]
In 1936, he was selected over several stars to play Flash Gordon in the first, very successful Universal Pictures Flash Gordon serial, which was followed by two sequels released in 1938 and 1940. The series was later edited and shown extensively on American television during the 1950s and 1960s, then fully restored for home video release.
As an actress, her most high-profile role was playing Dale Arden in the 1980 adaptation of Flash Gordon. She later starred in the 1986 film Firewalker, with Chuck Norris. While singing, she also trained as an actress, leading to roles in films and television during the late 1970s and 1980s.
Life After Flash is a 2017 British documentary film directed, produced and edited by Lisa Downs. It chronicles the making of the 1980 film version of Flash Gordon and its eventual cult following , with particular focus placed on how the life and career of the film's lead, Sam J. Jones (who also served as an executive producer on this film), was ...