Despite working in TV and film for over 30 years, Sam J Jones will forever be known as Flash Gordon. The 1980 adaptation of the classic sci-fi comic strip wasn’t a massive hit on it’s initial release, ...

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“Flash Gordon” star Sam J. Jones is taking time from “saving every one of us” to make his debut at the Great Lakes Comic-Con the weekend of Feb. 21. “I’m really looking forward to it. Absolutely! It’s ...

Sam J. Jones will forever be associated with his iconic role as American football star-turned “saviour of the universe” Flash Gordon. It’s a character which has been firmly ingrained in the pop ...

It’s a busy time for Sam Jones, a.k.a. Savior of the Universe. The actor of Flash Gordon fame is working on a Life After Flash documentary, has the release of Ted 2 right around the corner, and is ...

Toying with the Earth in the opening sequence of Flash Gordon, interplanetary tyrant Ming the Merciless creates carnage from his spaceship, using a console that very clearly labels various options for ...