Terry Jones

Terence Graham Parry Jones (1 February 1942 – 21 January 2020) was a Welsh actor, comedian, director, historian, poet, presenter and writer. He was a member of Monty Python.

Terry Jones
Jones in 2014
Born	Terence Graham Parry Jones (1942-02-01)1 February 1942 Colwyn Bay, Denbighshire, Wales
Died	21 January 2020(2020-01-21) (aged 77) Highgate, London, England
Alma mater	St Edmund Hall, Oxford
Occupation	Actor author comedian director historian poet presenter writer
Years active	1966–2016
Known for	One of the six members of Monty Python
Spouse(s)	Alison Telfer (m. 1970; div. 2012) Anna Söderström (m. 2012)
Children	3

Jones was born on 1 February 1942 in Colwyn Bay, Denbighshire, Wales. He was married to Alison Telfer, and later to Anna Söderström.

In September 2016 it was announced that Jones had been diagnosed with primary progressive aphasia, a rare form of dementia that impairs the ability to speak and communicate, and that he was no longer able to give interviews. On 21 January 2020, Jones died from problems caused by the disease, at his home in North London, aged 77.

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  Jones (right) behind the counter during the “Spam sketch” at Monty Python Live (Mostly) in 2014. He plays a waitress who recites a menu in which nearly every dish contains Spam

Other websites

• Terry Jones on IMDb