Dean Jones (actor)
Dean Carroll Jones (January 25, 1931 – September 1, 2015) was an American actor.[1] He was born in Decatur, Alabama.
Dean Jones | |
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 Dean Jones in 1966 | |
| Born | Dean Carroll Jones January 25, 1931 |
| Died | September 1, 2015 (aged 84) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Parkinson's disease |
| Occupation | Actor, singer |
| Years active | 1956–2009 |
| Spouse(s) |
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| Children | 3 |
| Parent(s) | Andrew Guy and Nolia Elizabeth Wilhite Jones |
Jones was best known for his light-hearted leading roles in several Walt Disney movies between 1965 and 1977. He was known for his roles in The Love Bug and in Beethoven.
Jones died from Parkinson's disease in Los Angeles, California, aged 84. [2]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Somebody Up There Likes Me | Private in Rocky's Tent | Uncredited |
| 1956 | These Wilder Years | Hardware Clerk | |
| 1956 | Tea and Sympathy | Ollie | |
| 1956 | The Opposite Sex | Assistant Stage Manager | Uncredited |
| 1956 | The Rack | Lieutenant | Uncredited |
| 1956 | The Great American Pastime | Buck Rivers | |
| 1957 | Slander | Newscaster | Uncredited |
| 1957 | Ten Thousand Bedrooms | Dan | |
| 1957 | Designing Woman | Assistant Stage Manager (Boston) | Uncredited |
| 1957 | Until They Sail | US Marine Lt. | Uncredited |
| 1957 | Jailhouse Rock | Teddy Talbot | |
| 1958 | Handle with Care | Zachary Davis | |
| 1958 | Imitation General | Cpl. Terry Sellers | |
| 1958 | Torpedo Run | Lt. Jake "Fuzz" Foley | |
| 1959 | Night of the Quarter Moon | Lexington Nelson | |
| 1959 | Never So Few | Sgt. Jim Norby | |
| 1963 | Under the Yum Yum Tree | Dave Manning | |
| 1964 | The New Interns | Dr. Lew Worship | |
| 1965 | Two on a Guillotine | Val Henderson | |
| 1965 | That Darn Cat! | FBI Agent Zeke Kelso | |
| 1966 | The Ugly Dachshund | Mark Garrison | |
| 1966 | Any Wednesday | Cass Henderson | |
| 1967 | Monkeys, Go Home! | Hank Dussard | |
| 1968 | Blackbeard's Ghost | Steve Walker | |
| 1968 | The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit | Fred Bolton | |
| 1968 | The Love Bug | Jim Douglas | |
| 1970 | Mr. Superinvisible | Peter Denwell | |
| 1971 | The $1,000,000 Duck | Professor Albert Dooley | |
| 1972 | Snowball Express | Johnny Baxter | |
| 1974 | The Sugarland Express | Policeman at Football Game | Uncredited |
| 1976 | The Shaggy D.A. | Wilby Daniels | |
| 1977 | Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo | Jim Douglas | |
| 1978 | Born Again | Charles W. Colson | |
| 1986 | St. John in Exile | St. John | |
| 1991 | Other People's Money | Bill Coles | |
| 1992 | The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible | King Ahasuerus (voice) | Direct-to-video ("Queen Esther" segment) |
| 1992 | Beethoven | Dr. Herman Varnick | |
| 1994 | Clear and Present Danger | Judge Moore | |
| 1994 | The Visual Bible: Acts | Luke the Evangelist | Direct-to-video |
| 1996 | Getting Around in Time | Professor Mortimer | |
| 1997 | That Darn Cat | Mr. Flint | |
| 1998 | Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero | Dean Arbagast (voice) | Direct-to-video |
| 2007 | Lavinia's Heist | Tony Cavaletti | Short film |
| 2009 | Mandie and the Secret Tunnel | Jason Bond | |
| 2009 | God Provides | Abraham | Direct-to-video (final film role) |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Zane Grey Theatre | Deputy Bill Devlin | Episode: "The Sunday Man" |
| 1960 | The Aquanauts | John Anderson | Episode: "The Stowaway" |
| 1960 | Outlaws | Danny Cannon | Episode: "Beat the Drum Slowly" |
| 1960 | Stagecoach West | Joe Brady | Episode: "Red Sand" |
| 1961 | The Dick Powell Show | Detective Phil Winslow | Episode: "Who Killed Julie Greer?" |
| 1961 | Bonanza | Danny Kidd | Episode: "The Friendship" |
| 1961 | Tales of Wells Fargo | Jamie Coburn | Episode: "A Killing in Calico" |
| 1962 | Target: The Corruptors! | Barry Steele | Episode: "Play It Blue" |
| 1962 | Wagon Train | Lt. Burton | Episode: "The Lieutenant Burton Story" |
| 1962–63 | Ensign O'Toole | Ensign O'Toole | Main role (32 episodes) |
| 1963 | Ben Casey | Dr. Richard Connell | Episode: "Fire in a Sacred Fruit Tree" |
| 1963 | Burke's Law | Rudy Davis | Episode: "Who Killed Eleanora Davis?" |
| 1965 | Kraft Suspense Theatre | Eddie Carew | Episode: "The Rise and Fall of Eddie Carew" |
| 1965 | Vacation Playhouse | Alec Tate | Episode: "Alec Tate" |
| 1968 | Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color | Narrator (voice) | Episode: "The Mickey Mouse Anniversary Show" |
| 1969 | What's It All About, World? | Himself | Host (13 episodes) |
| 1971 | The Chicago Teddy Bears | Linc McCray | Main role (13 episodes) |
| 1972 | The Great Man's Whiskers | James E. Cooper | Television film |
| 1973 | Guess Who's Sleeping in My Bed? | George Gregory | Television film |
| 1974 | Medical Center | Dr. Ronston | Episode: "Spectre" |
| 1976 | Good Heavens | Brad | Episode: "Coffee, Tea, or Gloria" |
| 1977 | Once Upon a Brothers Grimm | Jacob Grimm, Grandmother | Television film |
| 1978 | When Every Day Was the Fourth of July | Ed Cooper | Television film |
| 1980 | The Long Days of Summer | Ed Cooper | Television film |
| 1981 | Aloha Paradise | Alex | Episode: "Alex and Annie" |
| 1982 | Herbie, the Love Bug | Jim Douglas | Main role (5 episodes) |
| 1983 | The Gospel According to Scrooge | Narrator (voice) | Television film |
| 1984 | Don't Ask Me, Ask God | Future Father | Television special |
| 1984 | The Love Boat | Marty Chenault | Episode: "Julie and the Producer" (Parts 1 & 2) |
| 1984 | Finder of Lost Loves | Steve Marsh | Episode: "Yesterday's Child" |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote | Marcus Boswell | Episode: "It's a Dog's Life" |
| 1988 | Murder, She Wrote | Leonard Palmer | Episode: "Harbinger of Death" |
| 1989 | Fire and Rain | Jack Ayers | Television film |
| 1992 | Saved by the Bell: Hawaiian Style | Harry Bannister | Television film |
| 1994 | Beethoven | George Newton (voice) | Main role (26 episodes) |
| 1995 | Nowhere Man | Jonathan Crane | Episode: "Father" |
| 1995 | The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes | Dean Webster Carlson | Television film |
| 1996 | Special Report: Journey to Mars | Dr. Scott Berlin | Television film |
| 1996 | The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest | Dr. Karel (voice) | Episode: "DNA Doomsday" |
| 1996 | Superman: The Animated Series | Col. Sam Lane (voice) | Episode: "Monkey Fun" |
| 1997 | The Love Bug | Jim Douglas | Television film |
| 1998 | Adventures from the Book of Virtues | Chauncey (voice) | Episode: "Trustworthiness" |
| 2001 | Scrooge & Marley | Ebenezer Scrooge | Television special |
Broadway appearances
| Title | Role | Dates | Theatre |
|---|---|---|---|
| There Was a Little Girl | Stan Walters | February 29 – March 12, 1960 | Cort Theatre |
| Under the Yum Yum Tree | Dave Manning | November 16, 1960 – April 15, 1961 | Henry Miller's Theatre |
| Company | Robert | April 26 – May 28, 1970 | Alvin Theatre |
| Into the Light | James Prescott | October 22 – October 26, 1986 | Neil Simon Theatre |
| Company | Robert | April 11 – April 12, 1993 | Vivian Beaumont Theater |
Dean Jones (actor) Media
Guest stars for the premiere episode of The Dick Powell Show, "Who Killed Julie Greer?" Standing, from left: Ronald Reagan, Nick Adams, Lloyd Bridges, Mickey Rooney, Edgar Bergen, Jack Carson, Ralph Bellamy, Kay Thompson, Dean Jones. Seated, from left, Carolyn Jones and Dick Powell.
References
- ↑ "Dean Jones, Boyish Disney Star dies at 84". Eyewitness News. ABC, Inc. September 2, 2015. Archived from the original on September 4, 2015. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
- ↑ Stedman, Alex (September 2, 2015). "Dean Jones, 'The Love Bug' Star, Dies at 84". Variety. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
Other websites
- Dean Jones (actor) at Find a Grave
- Dean Jones on IMDb
- Dean Jones (actor) at the TCM Movie Database
- Dean Jones (actor) at the Internet Broadway Database
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