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Sam Scarber

1949 - 2026 (age 76) • Acting

Born: 6/24/1949 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Died: 3/8/2026 (age 76)

Known for: Acting

Sam Scarber

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

Desperate Housewives

79%

Lamar

2004

Monk

79%

Custodian

2002

My Name Is Earl

77%

Deputy

2005

The A-Team

75%

Landers

1983

ER

78%

Mr. Parnell / Willy Archibald

1994

MacGyver

77%

Eddie Jackson

1985

The Shield

82%

Boo Ray

2002

Beverly Hills, 90210

73%

Special Agent Cobb

1990

The Last Two Lovers at the End of the World

2017

108 Stitches

27%

Coach Hack Jones

2014

Cut!

42%

Homeless Man

2014

The Last Fall

58%

Coach Green

2012

Silent Venom

48%

Captain Rogers

2009

Absolute Evil

57%

Taylor Jones

2009

Railroad to Hell: A Chinaman's Chance

47%

Sgt. Jackson

2008

George Bush Goes to Heaven

Sam Wainwright

2006

Dark Heart

50%

Scrawny

2006

My Name Is Earl

77%

Deputy

2005

Officer Down

56%

Lieutenant Randy Williams

2005

Sci-Fi Slaughter

60%

Lt. Pritchard (archive footage)

2005

Desperate Housewives

79%

Lamar

2004

Cold Case

77%

Big Ed Brown (2004)

2003

Cock & Bull Story

48%

Fletcher

2003

Shakedown

44%

Agent Taylor

2002

Love and a Bullet

47%

Buddy

2002

Monk

79%

Custodian

2002

The Shield

82%

Boo Ray

2002

Soulkeeper

51%

Bartender

2001

V.I.P.

53%

General Ursus

1998

Shadow of Doubt

48%

Cop #1 at Party

1998

Mike Hammer, Private Eye

69%

Unknown

1997

Eraser

61%

Dock Guard #2

1996

Dead Weekend

30%

General Mills

1995

JAG

72%

Thomas Wilson

1995

The Takeover

40%

D.E. Moore

1995

The Rockford Files: I Still Love L.A.

64%

Sanders

1994