Cast & creator
Sam Scarber
Best known for Desperate Housewives, JAG, Monk
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.
35
film credits
29
television credits
64
1977–2017 · acting roles
6.2
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Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (64)
Showing 64 of 64 credits
Desperate Housewives
Lamar
2004
JAG
Thomas Wilson
1995
Monk
Custodian
2002
Beverly Hills, 90210
Special Agent Cobb
1990
MacGyver
Eddie Jackson
1985
Cheers
Lewis
1982
ER
Willy Archibald
1994ER
Mr. Parnell
1994
Quantum Leap
Warden Clifton Myers
1989
Cold Case
Big Ed Brown (2004)
2003
Hill Street Blues
1981
Taxi
The Video Installer
1978
The A-Team
Landers
1983
The Shield
Boo Ray
2002
My Name Is Earl
Deputy
2005
T. J. Hooker
Nichols
1982
V.I.P.
General Ursus
1998
Family Matters
Basketball Official
1989
Simon & Simon
1981
Renegade
Saunders
1992
Who's the Boss?
1984
Hardcastle and McCormick
1983
227
1985
CHiPs
Franklin
1977
Amen
1986
The Karate Kid
Referee #3
1984
Voyagers!
1982
Mancuso, F.B.I.
1989
Mike Hammer, Private Eye
1997
Over the Top
Harry Bosco
1987
Eraser
Dock Guard #2
1996
Against All Odds
Assistant Coach
1984
Shocker
Cooper
1989
Joe Bash
1986
Shadow of Doubt
Cop #1 at Party
1998
The Morning After
Detective
1986
Railroad to Hell: A Chinaman's Chance
Sgt. Jackson
2008
Take Your Best Shot
Actor
1982
Love and a Bullet
Buddy
2002
Cock & Bull Story
Fletcher
2003
Dead Bang
Detective Bilson
1989
Robot Wars
Lt. Pritchard
1993
A Caribbean Mystery
Sergeant
1983
The Rockford Files: I Still Love L.A.
Sanders
1994
Concrete Beat
Bus Driver
1984
Officer Down
Lieutenant Randy Williams
2005
Soulkeeper
Bartender
2001
George Bush Goes to Heaven
Sam Wainwright
2006
Dead Weekend
General Mills
1995
The Takeover
D.E. Moore
1995
Savage Land
Chris
1994
Basic Training
SWAT Leader
1985
Silent Venom
Captain Rogers
2009
Fear
Radio Detective
1990
Shakedown
Agent Taylor
2002
Absolute Evil
Taylor Jones
2009
My Man Adam
Emerson Crabbe
1985
The Last Fall
Coach Green
2012
The Last Two Lovers at the End of the World
2017
The Outlaws
Bubba
1984
Cut!
Homeless Man
2014
108 Stitches
Coach Hack Jones
2014
Dark Heart
Scrawny
2006
Sci-Fi Slaughter
Lt. Pritchard (archive footage)
2005