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Sam Scarber

Acting

Born June 24, 1949 · St Louis, Missouri, U.S.

Died March 9, 2026

IMDb

Biography

Sam Willis Scarber (June 24, 1949) is a retired professional football player and actor. He was in the 3rd round of the 1971 NFL Draft. After football he had his first supporting role in Against All Odds (1984).

Filmography40 titles

The Shield

2002as Boo Ray

Monk

2002as Custodian

Quantum Leap

1989as Warden Clifton Myers

Desperate Housewives

2004as Lamar

Cold Case

2003as Big Ed Brown (2004)

ER

1994as Mr. Parnell

My Name Is Earl

2005as Deputy

MacGyver

1985as Eddie Jackson

Cheers

1982as Lewis

Hill Street Blues

1981

The A-Team

1983as Landers

Voyagers!

1982

Who's the Boss?

1984

JAG

1995as Thomas Wilson

Beverly Hills, 90210

1990as Special Agent Cobb

Taxi

1978as The Video Installer

The Karate Kid

1984as Referee #3

Take Your Best Shot

1982as Actor

CHiPs

1977as Franklin

Family Matters

1989as Basketball Official

227

1985

Renegade

1992as Saunders

Simon & Simon

1981

Mike Hammer, Private Eye

1997

Over the Top

1987as Harry Bosco

Hardcastle and McCormick

1983

T. J. Hooker

1982as Nichols

Dead Bang

1989as Detective Bilson

A Caribbean Mystery

1983as Sergeant

Eraser

1996as Dock Guard

The Morning After

1986as Detective

Fear

1990as Radio Detective

Against All Odds

1984as Assistant Coach

Shocker

1989as Cooper

Savage Land

1994as Chris

V.I.P.

1998as General Ursus

Love and a Bullet

2002as Buddy

Shakedown

2002as Agent Taylor

Cut!

2014as Homeless Man

Robot Wars

1993as Lt. Pritchard