Samuel Jones (December 17, 1819 – July 31, 1887) was a major general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War . At the midpoint of the war, he commanded the Department of Western Virginia, defending the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad and the vital salt mines. Later he commanded the district of South Carolina.
23-524: Sam Jones or Sammy Jones may refer to: Entertainment [ edit ] Sam J. Jones (born 1954), American actor, played Flash Gordon Sam Jones III (born 1983), American actor who played Pete Ross on Smallville Sam Jones (musician) (1924–1981), American jazz bassist, cellist, and composer Sam Jones (photographer) , Los Angeles-based photographer, director, and TV show host Fictional [ edit ] Sam Jones ( Dynasty ) , character in
46-519: A crowdfunded feature-length documentary about Flash Gordon . The documentary, which chronicles the original film's production and cult following through interviews with fans and members of its cast and crew, including Melody Anderson , Brian Blessed , Peter Wyngarde , Mark Millar , Robert Rodriguez , Stan Lee and Brian May , also explores how Jones' falling-out with De Laurentiis impacted his life and career. Jones married Lynn Eriks in 1982; they had two children and divorced in 1987. Following
69-465: A working man. Whatever it takes to provide, I'm a working man". In 2007, he played the prisoner Krebb in the Sci Fi Channel original television series Flash Gordon . He also had extended cameos (as himself, with his blond Flash Gordon hairstyle) in both the 2012 comedy film Ted and its 2015 sequel, Ted 2 . Jones then starred in, and served as an executive producer of, Life After Flash ,
92-422: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Sam J. Jones Samuel Gerald Jones (born August 12, 1954), known professionally as Sam J. Jones , is an American actor and former football player. He is known for playing the title character in the 1980 film Flash Gordon and for starring in the short-lived TV series The Highwayman (1987–1988). Jones
115-558: Is not acting or working autograph booths on the ComicCon circuit, he is a high-end security professional in San Diego, protecting executives traveling to Mexico. In his words "I became a security professional 15 years ago. My wife looked at me and said, 'You've been waiting for the phone to ring. The phone isn't ringing. We have kids. There's the door. Don’t come back until you're providing.' That's why I walked away from labels years ago. Actor? I'm
138-631: The 1980 film of the same name . Jones' hair was dyed blonde for this role. The film was moderately successful at the box office grossing $ 27.1 million in North America, and $ 22 million in the UK, double its $ 20 million budget. However, a falling-out between Jones and producer Dino De Laurentiis led to the scrapping of a planned film trilogy. After the release of Flash Gordon , Playgirl reprinted his 1975 nude photo spread in its January 1981 issue, this time using his real name. He went on to play Chris Rorchek in
161-626: The 2nd Artillery Regiment on September 28, 1841. His first duty was on the Maine frontier, at Houlton , pending the Disputed Territory controversy with Canada . He was on duty at West Point, 1846–51, as assistant professor of mathematics and assistant instructor in artillery and infantry tactics. He was appointed assistant to the Judge Advocate of the Army at Washington and continued in the discharge of
184-511: The 1986 theatrical release My Chauffeur and the straight-to-video movies Jungle Heat (1985), Jane and the Lost City (1987), Under the Gun (1988), Silent Assassins (1988), Whiteforce (1988), Driving Force (1989), and One Man Force (1989). In the 1990s, Jones had roles in films including In Gold We Trust (1990), Maximum Force (1992), Fist of Honor (1993), Hard Vice (1994), Enter
207-1650: The 2017 Dynasty TV series reboot Sam Jones ( Fireman Sam ), animated children's character Sam Jones ( Mayberry R.F.D. ) , character on The Andy Griffith Show and Mayberry R.F.D. Sam Jones ( On the Up ) , British sitcom character Samantha Jones ( Sex and the City ) , character on Sex and the City and The Carrie Diaries Samantha "Sam" Jones, character in Doctor Who Politics [ edit ] Sam H. Jones (1897–1978), governor of Louisiana Sam Jones (Alabama politician) (born 1947), Alabama state representative since 2018; mayor of Mobile, Alabama 2005–2013 Sam Jones (Australian politician) (1923–1999), Member for Waratah, New South Wales, 1965–1984 Sam Jones (Louisiana politician) (born 1953), Louisiana state representative for St. Mary Parish since 2008 Sports [ edit ] Association football [ edit ] Sam Jones (footballer, born 1991) , English footballer Sam Jones (Welsh footballer) , Welsh footballer Sammy Jones (footballer) (1911–1993), Irish footballer Other sports [ edit ] Sam Jones (American football) (born 1996), American football offensive lineman Sam Jones (Australian footballer) (born 1974), Australian rules footballer Sad Sam Jones (1892–1966), American baseball player Sam Jones (baseball) (1925–1971), American baseball player known as "Toothpick Sam" Sam Jones (basketball, born 1933) (1933–2021), American basketball player in
230-470: The C.S. Army of Northern Virginia. He served on the staff of General P G T Beauregard at the First Battle of Manassas , and was appointed to the command of the brigade of C.S. Army Colonel Francis S. Bartow , which had lost its commander on the field of Manassas. On January 22, 1862, C.S. Army Brigadier General Jones was appointed to the command of the department of which Pensacola was the headquarters. He
253-810: The NBA, inducted into Basketball Hall of Fame Sam Jones (basketball, born 1978) , American basketball player and coach Sammy Jones (1861–1951), Australian cricketer Sam Jones (drag racer) , American drag racer Sam Jones (rugby union) (born 1991), English rugby union footballer Sam Jones (ice hockey) (born 1997), English ice hockey player Others [ edit ] Ar-pi-uck-i (1760–1860), known as Sam Jones, Seminole Native American chief Sam Jones (Confederate Army officer) (1819–1887), Civil War Confederate Major General See also [ edit ] Samuel Jones (disambiguation) Samantha Jones (disambiguation) All pages with titles containing Sam Jones [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
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#1732844297073276-630: The Shootfighter (1995), Texas Payback (1995), The Killer Inside (1996), Earth Minus Zero (1996), Baja Run (1996) and American Tigers (1996), and guest roles in the TV shows Baywatch , Diagnosis Murder and Walker: Texas Ranger . In 2001, Jones was cast in Animal Planet 's family series Hollywood Safari as a park ranger. He appeared in " Deadman Switch ", an episode of the television series Stargate SG-1 . In 2002, Jones retrained and when he
299-498: The TV series Code Red (1981–1982). He had guest roles in other TV shows including The A-Team , Hunter , and Riptide . In 1987, he played the lead role in a TV adaptation of Will Eisner 's comics character The Spirit . He also played the title character in the short-lived NBC sci-fi series The Highwayman . In the late 1980s and early 1990s he portrayed Johnny Valentine on the HBO series 1st & Ten . Jones starred in
322-546: The alias "Andrew Cooper III" as the centerfold for a photo-spread in the June issue of Playgirl magazine. He also starred in TV commercials for a sporting goods store in Seattle before finally moving to Los Angeles in 1977. Jones made his first film appearance in the 1979 romantic comedy film 10 . His appearance in 10 allowed him to beat Kurt Russell and Arnold Schwarzenegger for his most famous role, that of Flash Gordon in
345-520: The bombardment unless he wanted to risk killing his own men. An irate Foster retaliated by placing captured Confederates, including Brig. Gen. M. Jeff Thompson , directly in the line of fire from Jones's guns. In February 1865, Jones was named the commander of the Department of Florida and South Georgia , a post he held until the end of hostilities. Here he made one of the last stands of the Confederacy at
368-581: The divorce from Eriks, he married Myrtille Blervaque, a French actress he met when he was filming on the island of Mauritius. They were married in Nevada on August 15, 1987, and divorced three years later. He married Ramona Lynn Jones on June 26, 1992; they have three children. Sam Jones (Confederate Army officer) On December 17, 1819, Samuel Jones was born at "Woodfield", his parents' plantation in Powhatan County, Virginia . His father, Samuel Jones,
391-641: The duties of his position until he resigned his commission in the Army of the United States April 27, 1861. Thus immediately prior to the American Civil War he was on the staff of the Judge Advocate of the Army in Washington, D.C. With the secession of Virginia in 1861, Jones was commissioned as a major in the State of Virginia corps of artillery on May 1, 1861 in the military force of Virginia and later
414-403: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sam_Jones&oldid=1237956639 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
437-399: Was a nephew and ward of Governor William Branch Giles , of Virginia, under whose care he was brought up, and a graduate of Princeton College . Jones' mother was Ann Moseley, daughter of Mr. Edward Moseley, of Powhatan County. Jones was appointed a cadet at West Point United States Military Academy from Virginia July 1, 1837, and was graduated and was brevetted as a second lieutenant in
460-834: Was born in Chicago , Illinois , and grew up in Sacramento , California . In 1972, after high school, Jones enlisted in the United States Marine Corps where he played American football . With service in the Corps completed, he moved to Seattle with the ambition of joining the Seahawks but was turned down. Instead, in 1976, he played for their practice team, the Flyers, as a semi-professional. To supplement his income, Jones also began modeling. Starting in 1975, he appeared full-frontal nude under
483-502: Was promoted to major general on March 10, 1862. On September 23, 1862, he was assigned to the command of the Department of East Tennessee . From December 4, 1862, until March 4, 1864, Jones commanded the Department of Western Virginia , with his headquarters at Dublin, Virginia . He was in general charge of the operations in defense of the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad and the vital salt mines . The September 1863 Battle of Blountville
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#1732844297073506-598: Was promoted to be Colonel. He later joined the Provisional Confederate Army and was promoted to colonel in recognition of his service, and on July 21, 1861, was promoted to brigadier general (the brigade consisted of the Seventh, Eighth, Ninth and Eleventh Georgia, and the Fourth Kentucky Regiments of Infantry and Alberto's Artillery). On July 22, 1861, he was made Chief of Artillery and Ordnance of
529-659: Was the initial step in a Union attempt to force Jones and his command to retire from East Tennessee . Jones was replaced in favor of General John Cabell Breckinridge . From April, 1864 to October, 1864, he was in command of the Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida . He then commanded the District of South Carolina until January 1865. When the Union Navy began shelling Charleston, South Carolina , Jones placed fifty captured Federal officers brought into town under guard. He then advised Union Maj. Gen. John G. Foster to stop
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