You reach a point in your career when the weeks turn into a month or more of the phone not ringing.

In 2001 Jones was cast in the Animal Planet's family series Hollywood Safari as a park ranger. a firm that specialises in corporate security and hostage extraction.

Samuel Gerald Jones (born August 12 1954) is an American actor better known by his stage name Sam J. He is best known for playing the title character in the 1980 film Flash Gordon.