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Dean Jones

Acting

Born January 25, 1931 · Decatur, Alabama, USA

Died September 1, 2015

Also known as Dean Carroll Jones · دین جونز

Biography

Dean Carroll Jones (January 25, 1931 – September 1, 2015) was an American actor. He is best known for his leading roles in several Walt Disney movies between 1965 and 1977, most notably The Love Bug.

Awards & recognition

  • Disney Legends · 1995
  • Golden Globe AwardBest Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy · 1971 · nominated

Filmography42 titles

St. John in Exile

1986as John

When Every Day Was the Fourth of July

1978as Ed Cooper

Superman: The Animated Series

1996as Col. Sam Lane (voice)

Murder, She Wrote

1984as Leonard Palmer

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962as Self

Bonanza

1959as Danny Kidd

The Visual Bible: Acts

1994as Luke

Original Cast Album: Company

1970as Self / Bobby

Somebody Up There Likes Me

1956as Private in Rocky's Tent (uncredited)

Six by Sondheim

2013as Self (archive footage)

The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest

1996as Dr. Karel (voice)

Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge

1990as Self (archive footage)

The Long Days of Summer

1980as Ed Cooper

Tea and Sympathy

1956as Ollie

Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero

1998as Dean Arbagast (voice)

Snowball Express

1972as Johnny Baxter

The Dick Cavett Show

1968as Self - Guest

Blackbeard's Ghost

1968as Steve Walker

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

1967as Self (uncredited)

The Ugly Dachshund

1966as Mark Garrison

Designing Woman

1957as Assistant Stage Manager (uncredited)

Clear and Present Danger

1994as Judge Moore

The Sugarland Express

1974as Policeman at Football Game (uncredited)

The Love Bug

1968as Jim Douglas

That Darn Cat!

1965as Zeke Kelso

Imitation General

1958as Cpl. Terry Sellers

These Wilder Years

1956as Hardware Clerk

Saved By the Bell: Hawaiian Style

1992as Harry Bannister

Jailhouse Rock

1957as Teddy Talbot

Two on a Guillotine

1965as Val Henderson

Other People's Money

1991as Bill Coles

Torpedo Run

1958as Lt. Jake 'Fuzz' Foley

Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo

1977as Jim Douglas

The Million Dollar Duck

1971as Professeur Albert Dooley

Beethoven

1992as Dr. Varnick

The Shaggy D.A.

1976as Wilby Daniels

Mr. Superinvisible

1970as Peter Denwell

Never So Few

1959as Sgt. Jim Norby

Monkeys, Go Home!

1967as Hank Dussard

The Opposite Sex

1956as Assistant Stage Manager (uncredited)

That Darn Cat

1997as Mr. Flint

Mandie and the Secret Tunnel

2009as Jason Bond