ACTOR
Dean Jones
Known for Bonanza · Murder, She Wrote · The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
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.
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- Born
- Jan 25, 1931
- Died
- Sep 1, 2015
- Birthplace
- Decatur, Alabama, USA
- Known For
- Acting
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.
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Known For
Filmography
Movies
Somebody Up There Likes MePrivate in Rocky's Tent (uncredited)
1956
Tea and SympathyOllie
1956
The Great American PastimeBuck Rivers
1956
The Opposite SexAssistant Stage Manager (uncredited)
1956
These Wilder YearsHardware Clerk
1956
Designing WomanAssistant Stage Manager (uncredited)
1957
Jailhouse RockTeddy Talbot
1957
Ten Thousand BedroomsDan
1957
Handle with CareZachary Davis
1958
Imitation GeneralCpl. Terry Sellers
1958
Torpedo RunLt. Jake 'Fuzz' Foley
1958
Never So FewSgt. Jim Norby
1959
Night of the Quarter MoonLexington Nelson
1959
Who Killed Julie Greer?Phil Winslow
1961
Under the Yum Yum TreeDave Manning
1963
The New InternsDr. Lew Worship
1964
That Darn Cat!Zeke Kelso
1965
Two on a GuillotineVal Henderson
1965
Any WednesdayCass Henderson
1966
The Ugly DachshundMark Garrison
1966
Monkeys, Go Home!Hank Dussard
1967
Blackbeard's GhostSteve Walker
1968
The Horse in the Gray Flannel SuitFredrick 'Fred' Bolton
1968
The Love BugJim Douglas
1968
Mr. SuperinvisiblePeter Denwell
1970
Original Cast Album: CompanySelf / Bobby
1970
The Million Dollar DuckProfesseur Albert Dooley
1971
Snowball ExpressJohnny Baxter
1972
The Great Man's WhiskersJames E. Cooper
1972
Guess Who's Sleeping in My Bed?George Gregory
1973
The Sugarland ExpressPoliceman at Football Game (uncredited)
1974
Mitzi & 100 GuysSelf
1975
Disney's Greatest Dog StarsNarrator
1976
The Shaggy D.A.Wilby Daniels
1976The Shaggy D.A.Theme Song Performance
1976
Herbie Goes to Monte CarloJim Douglas
1977
Once Upon a Brothers GrimmJacob Grimm
1977
Born AgainCharles W. Colson
1978
Mickey's 50Self
1978
When Every Day Was the Fourth of JulyEd Cooper
1978
The Long Days of SummerEd Cooper
1980
Kraft Salutes Walt Disney World's 10th AnniversaryMr. Lane
1982
Don't Ask Me, Ask GodFuture Father
1984
America, You're Too Young to DieNarrator
1985
St. John in ExileJohn
1986
Friend to Friend: Armenian Earthquake ReliefSelf
1989
Fire and RainJack Ayers
1990
Steve McQueen: Man on the EdgeSelf (archive footage)
1990
Other People's MoneyBill Coles
1991
BeethovenDr. Varnick
1992
Queen EstherKing Ahasuerus (voice)
1992
Saved by the Bell: Hawaiian StyleHarry Bannister
1992
Clear and Present DangerJudge Moore
1994
The Visual Bible: ActsLuke
1994
The Computer Wore Tennis ShoesWebster Carlson
1995
A Walk in TimeProfessor Mortimer
1996
Special Report: Journey to MarsDr. Scott Berlin
1996
A Walk in Time: The Adventure Continuesprofessor Mortimer
1997
That Darn CatMr. Flint
1997
The Love BugJim Douglas
1997
Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZeroDean Arbagast (voice)
1998
All About Jesus – Who Is This Jesus?Self – Host
2000
Disney Through The Decades
2001
Scrooge and MarleyEbenezer Scrooge
2001
That Loveable BugSelf
2003
The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action ClassicsSelf
2008
Mandie and the Secret TunnelJason Bond
2009
Six by SondheimSelf (archive footage)
2013Television
The OscarsSelf · 2 eps
1953
The Wonderful World of DisneyJim Douglas · 1 eps
1954
Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreDeputy Bill Devlin · 1 eps
1956
The Dinah Shore Chevy ShowSelf · 2 eps
1956
The Steve Allen ShowSelf - Singer · 2 eps
1956
Tonight Starring Jack PaarSelf · 1 eps
1957
BonanzaDanny Kidd · 1 eps
1959
Outlaws1 eps
1960
The AquanautsJohn Anderson · 1 eps
1960
Ben Casey1 eps
1961
Target: The Corruptors!1 eps
1961
The Mike Douglas ShowSelf · 2 eps
1961
Ensign O'TooleEnsign O'Toole · 32 eps
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf · 2 eps
1962
Burke's LawRudy Davis · 1 eps
1963
Kraft Suspense TheatreEddie Carew · 1 eps
1963VP
Vacation PlayhouseAlec Tate · 1 eps
1963
HullabalooSelf · 1 eps
1965HullabalooSelf - Host · 1 eps
1965
The Danny Thomas HourHimself · 1 eps
1967
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-InSelf (uncredited) · 1 eps
1968
The Dick Cavett ShowSelf - Guest · 1 eps
1968
Medical Center1 eps
1969WI
What's It All About, World?13 eps
1969TC
The Chicago Teddy Bears13 eps
1971
Good Heavens1 eps
1976
Aloha Paradise1 eps
1981
Herbie, the Love BugJim Douglas · 5 eps
1982
Finder of Lost LovesSteve Marsh · 1 eps
1984
Murder, She WroteLeonard Palmer · 1 eps
1984Murder, She WroteMarcus Boswell · 1 eps
1984
BeethovenGeorge Newton (voice) · 26 eps
1994
Nowhere ManJonathan Crane · 1 eps
1995
Superman: The Animated SeriesCol. Sam Lane (voice) · 1 eps
1996
The Real Adventures of Jonny QuestDr. Karel (voice) · 1 eps
1996Photos
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