Sam Scarber

Sam Scarber

Actor Jun 24 (died age 76) St. Louis, Missouri, USA 1977–2017 (40 year career)

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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.

Known For

The Karate Kid

The Karate Kid

Referee #3

Over the Top

Over the Top

Harry Bosco

Eraser

Eraser

Dock Guard

Shocker

Shocker

Cooper

Against All Odds

Against All Odds

Assistant Coach

Dead Bang

Dead Bang

Detective Bilson

The Morning After

The Morning After

Detective

Fear

Fear

Radio Detective

Filmography

Acting (63)

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Movies (35)

The Last Two Lovers at the End of the World

The Last Two Lovers at the End of the World

108 Stitches

108 Stitches

as Coach Hack Jones

Cut!

Cut!

as Homeless Man

The Last Fall

The Last Fall

as Coach Green

Silent Venom

Silent Venom

as Captain Rogers

Absolute Evil

Absolute Evil

as Taylor Jones

Railroad to Hell: A Chinaman's Chance

Railroad to Hell: A Chinaman's Chance

as Sgt. Jackson

Dark Heart

Dark Heart

as Scrawny

George Bush Goes to Heaven

George Bush Goes to Heaven

as Sam Wainwright

Officer Down

Officer Down

as Lieutenant Randy Williams

Sci-Fi Slaughter

Sci-Fi Slaughter

as Lt. Pritchard (archive footage)

Cock & Bull Story

Cock & Bull Story

as Fletcher

Love and a Bullet

Love and a Bullet

as Buddy

Shakedown

Shakedown

as Agent Taylor

Soulkeeper

Soulkeeper

as Bartender

Shadow of Doubt

Shadow of Doubt

as Cop #1 at Party

Eraser

Eraser

as Dock Guard

The Takeover

The Takeover

as D.E. Moore

Dead Weekend

Dead Weekend

as General Mills

Savage Land

Savage Land

as Chris

The Rockford Files: I Still Love L.A.

The Rockford Files: I Still Love L.A.

as Sanders

Robot Wars

Robot Wars

as Lt. Pritchard

Fear

Fear

as Radio Detective

Shocker

Shocker

as Cooper

Dead Bang

Dead Bang

as Detective Bilson

Over the Top

Over the Top

as Harry Bosco

The Morning After

The Morning After

as Detective

Basic Training

Basic Training

as SWAT Leader

My Man Adam

My Man Adam

as Emerson Crabbe

The Karate Kid

The Karate Kid

as Referee #3

Against All Odds

Against All Odds

as Assistant Coach

The Outlaws

The Outlaws

as Bubba

Concrete Beat

Concrete Beat

as Bus Driver

A Caribbean Mystery

A Caribbean Mystery

as Sergeant

Take Your Best Shot

Take Your Best Shot

as Actor

Television (28)

My Name Is Earl

My Name Is Earl

as Deputy

Desperate Housewives

Desperate Housewives

as Lamar

Cold Case

Cold Case

as Big Ed Brown (2004)

Monk

Monk

as Custodian

The Shield

The Shield

as Boo Ray

V.I.P.

V.I.P.

as General Ursus

Mike Hammer, Private Eye

Mike Hammer, Private Eye

JAG

JAG

as Thomas Wilson

ER

as Mr. Parnell

Renegade

Renegade

as Saunders

Beverly Hills, 90210

Beverly Hills, 90210

as Special Agent Cobb

Quantum Leap

Quantum Leap

as Warden Clifton Myers

Family Matters

Family Matters

as Basketball Official

Mancuso, F.B.I.

Mancuso, F.B.I.

Amen

Amen

Joe Bash

Joe Bash

MacGyver

MacGyver

as Eddie Jackson

227

227

Who's the Boss?

Who's the Boss?

The A-Team

The A-Team

as Landers

Hardcastle and McCormick

Hardcastle and McCormick

Cheers

Cheers

as Lewis

T. J. Hooker

T. J. Hooker

as Nichols

Voyagers!

Voyagers!

Hill Street Blues

Hill Street Blues

Simon & Simon

Simon & Simon

Taxi

Taxi

as The Video Installer

CHiPs

CHiPs

as Franklin