Sam Scarber
Born: 1949-06-24 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Died: 2026-03-08
Known For: Acting
Biography
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.
Filmography
2014
- 108 Stitches as Coach Hack Jones
- Cut! as Homeless Man
2012
- The Last Fall as Coach Green
2009
- Absolute Evil as Taylor Jones
- Silent Venom as Captain Rogers
2008
- Railroad to Hell: A Chinaman's Chance as Sgt. Jackson
2006
- Dark Heart as Scrawny
- George Bush Goes to Heaven as Sam Wainwright
2005
- My Name Is Earl as Deputy
- Officer Down as Lieutenant Randy Williams
- Sci-Fi Slaughter as Lt. Pritchard (archive footage)
2004
- Desperate Housewives as Lamar
2003
- Cold Case as Big Ed Brown (2004)
- Cock & Bull Story as Fletcher
2002
- Monk as Custodian
- The Shield as Boo Ray
- Love and a Bullet as Buddy
- Shakedown as Agent Taylor
2001
- Soulkeeper as Bartender
1998
- V.I.P. as General Ursus
- Shadow of Doubt as Cop #1 at Party
1996
- Eraser as Dock Guard
1995
- JAG as Thomas Wilson
- The Takeover as D.E. Moore
- Dead Weekend as General Mills
1994
- ER as Willy Archibald
- The Rockford Files: I Still Love L.A. as Sanders
- Savage Land as Chris
1993
- Robot Wars as Lt. Pritchard
1992
- Renegade as Saunders
1990
- Beverly Hills, 90210 as Special Agent Cobb
- Fear as Radio Detective
1989
- Quantum Leap as Warden Clifton Myers
- Family Matters as Basketball Official
- Mancuso, F.B.I.
- Shocker as Cooper
- Dead Bang as Detective Bilson
1987
- Over the Top as Harry Bosco
1986
- Amen
- The Morning After as Detective
- Joe Bash
1985
- MacGyver as Eddie Jackson
- 227
- Basic Training as SWAT Leader
- My Man Adam as Emerson Crabbe
1984
- Who's the Boss?
- The Karate Kid as Referee #3
- Against All Odds as Assistant Coach
- The Outlaws as Bubba
- Concrete Beat as Bus Driver
1983
- The A-Team as Landers
- Hardcastle and McCormick
- A Caribbean Mystery as Sergeant
1982
- Cheers as Lewis
- T. J. Hooker as Nichols
- Voyagers!
- Take Your Best Shot as Actor
1978
- Taxi as The Video Installer
1977
- CHiPs as Franklin