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Born in Decatur, Alabama and christened Dean Carroll Jones, the actor's father worked for a railroad company and the family moved often, living in Washington, DC, Nashville, and New Orleans. "It was in New Orleans I really learned how to sing", Jones told the Pittsburgh Press in 1969. Dropping out of school at 15, he worked for a short time singing in a club in that city, but when the club closed, he returned to Decatur and got his degree but Jones had gotten the show business bug.
After serving in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War, Jones got a job acting in a melodrama at Knott's Berry Farm. He was spotted by veteran composer Vernon Duke, who was planning a musical. The musical project fell through, but Duke enabled Jones an audition with Arthur Freed, the famous producer of MGM feature film musicals such as "Singin' In the Rain". It did not go as planned. "He's an actor, not singer!", Freed exclaimed as related by Jones in a 1966 L.A. Times interview.
Still, the studio signed Jones, and in his first credited role, he found himself acting opposite James Cagney in the 1956 drama "These Wilder Years." The veteran actor helped him through their scene. "There I was, just out of the U.S. Navy without an acting lesson to my name," Jones told the Christianity Today. "In walks Cagney and says, 'Walk to your mark and remember your lines.' That's all I've been doing for 50 years."
Jones had mostly small roles of a far grittier nature than his later Disney fare. "I played drug addicts, pimps, hard-cased killers, ex-cons and angry young men," he told The Times in 1995. And he reveled in the movie life. In a 2007 interview with the Pantagraph newspaper in Bloomington, Illinois, he recalled being on the MGM Culver City studio back-lot, with "Liz Taylor yelling, 'Hey Dean-O, let's go down to Stage 22 and watch Bing and Frank sing!'" Jones would appear with Elvis Presley in 1957 in "Jailhouse Rock".
He made his debut on Broadway in 1960 opposite Jane Fonda in "There Was a Little Girl", which flopped. Jones went on to the more successful "Under the Yum-Yum Tree" later that same year. He appeared in the title role of the Disney television series "Ensign O'Toole", a military comedy, which debuted in 1962 on NBC on Sunday evenings. The show was followed by Disney's anthology television show, so Disney caught the end of some episodes of Jones series, and liked what he saw.
Beginning in 1965 with "That Darn Cat!", Jones became closely identified with Disney family fare. In addition to the "Love Bug" and "The Ugly Dachshund", he was the leading man in "Monkeys, Go Home", "The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit", "The Million Dollar Duck", "The Shaggy D.A.", "Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo", and other Disney feature films.
But in the late 1960s and early 1970s, he was leading an off-screen life contrary to his wholesome image. He had numerous affairs and was drinking heavily. "I had thought if I became a star I'd be happy," he said in a 1976 L.A. Times interview. "I had thought if I had a fairly large amount of money I'd be happy. I thought if I had a house on a hill I'd be happy. I thought if I had a Ferrari I'd be happy. One goal after another was accomplished. And with no fulfillment." Jones was able to keep his torment largely separated from his work life. Even the head of the studio was fooled. "I remember having lunch with Walt one day, and he told me, 'Dean, you're a perfect fit for these pictures. You're such a good family man!'" Jones told the Pantagraph. "I wasn't a good family man", Jones acknowledged. "I was showing up at home smelling of perfume that wasn't my wife's".
Jones' first marriage to Mae Inez Entwisle ended in divorce in 1970. They had two daughters. He was married to actress Lory Patrick from 1973 until his death in 2015. Lory had a son, Michael Patrick, whom Jones adopted.- Make-Up Department
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Dean Jones is known for Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993), Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991) and Star Trek: Insurrection (1998).- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Production Manager
- Producer
L. Dean Jones Jr. was born in California, USA. He is known for The Help (2011), Sphere (1998) and Howard the Duck (1986).- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Dean Daley-Jones is known for Mad Bastards (2010), Walk Tall Stand Strong (2011) and Convict (2014).- Additional Crew
- Actor
Bradley Dean Jones is the only person in the world who is 6'5" or taller and a member of both Mensa and SAG-AFTRA. 6'5" with a 163 IQ, Brad has a Master of Arts in Mass Communication degree from the University of Florida and a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism degree from the University of Missouri.- Dean Allen Jones was born on April 3, 1974, to parents, Doyle, a factory worker in Marion, North Carolina, and Bonita Jones, an elementary school teacher in the Avery County school system. He grew up with one brother and two sisters in western North Carolina and graduated from Avery County High School in the summer of 1992. He went on to study Journalism and Mass Communication with a concentration in Advertising at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, obtaining a Bachelor of Art's degree in 1996. Early in Dean's childhood he dreamed of being an author, writing many short stories, novellas and a couple of young adult novels. He also participated in small dramatic productions at his church. It wasn't until 1999 when Dean was cast as the Ghost of Jacob Marley in "A Christmas Carol" did the acting bug really take hold. He spent the next 10 years on various theatre productions with Plumb Line Players as well as a seven year (and holding) stint with the comedy improvisation group, The Un-Intentionals, both based in the Raleigh/Durham area. Dean began acting professionally in 2010 and has worked on such productions as "The Hunger Games," "Iron Man 3" and "Homeland." Dean continues to work diligently in the film and television industry as a character actor. He resides in Cary, North Carolina.
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- Director
- Production Manager
Dean Jones is known for UFO: Down to Earth (1997), Countryfile (1988) and Play Your Cards Right (1980).- Dean Jones was born on 24 March 1961 in Coburg, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. He was an actor, known for The Ashes (1930), Victory (2009) and Frank Worrell Trophy (1960). He was married to Jane. He died on 24 September 2020 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
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- Additional Crew
- Producer
Dean Jones was a production manager and producer, known for Hole in the Wall (2008), The Greatest Dancer (2019) and Game of Talents UK (2021). Dean was married to Graham. Dean died on 6 July 2023.- Animation Department
Dean Jones is known for Abby's Flying Fairy School (2009).- Make-Up Department
Dean Jones is known for A Haunted House 2 (2014).- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Dean L. Jones is known for James and the Giant Peach (1996).- Cinematographer
- Camera and Electrical Department
Howard Dean-Jones is known for Aswang (2018), The Red Circle (2008) and Kyoshi Michel Laurin Prepares You for Yellow & Orange Belt (2010).- Dean Jones is known for Sammy (1977).
- Dean Jones is known for At the Mountains of Madness (2016).
- Dean Jones is known for Close Encounters: Horizon (1994).
- Mathew Dean Jones is known for It's My Shout: Short Films from Wales (2016).
- Sound Department
Dean Jones is known for Shackletons Cabin (2022) and Zig and Zag (2016).- Dean K. Jones is known for The Seeker: The Story of Uther Pendragon (2022).
- Additional Crew
Dean Jones is known for Seven Women (2016).- Costume Designer
Lory Dean Jones is known for The Blue Boy (1997).- Actor
- Cinematographer
- Visual Effects
Dean K.M. Jones is known for Family (2018), Triggered (2017) and Suite Dreams (2019). He has been married to Edwina Jones since 26 May 1990. They have three children.- Dean Jones is known for Jimmy's (1987).
- Composer
- Sound Department
Dean Jones is known for Saddle Up (2016).- Art Department
Dean Jones is known for Ginger Snaps Back: The Beginning (2004) and Christmas in Wonderland (2006).- Music Department
Dean Jones is known for Envy (2004) and Kingdom Hearts Re: Chain of Memories (2007).- Dean Jones is known for Once a Clown (2019) and Always a Clown: The Making of Once a Clown (2019).
- Actress
- Animation Department
- Art Department
Alexis Dean-Jones is known for Chicory: A Colorful Tale (2021).- Sound Department
- Composer
- Dean Jones is known for UFO: Down to Earth (1997).
- Dean Jones is known for The Waiting Room (2018).
- Additional Crew
Dean Jones is known for World of Warcraft (2005).- Sound Department
Dean Jones is known for Tempvs (2022).- Dean Alan Jones is known for Bad Romance (2013), For Granted (2011) and Detective Doctor Felon Mystery Woman (2011).
- Additional Crew
Dean Jones is known for A Mind to Kill (1994).- Dean Jones is known for What About Christmas? (2022).
- Actor
- Producer
Justin Dean Jones is known for Better with You (2010), The Unhealer (2020) and The Tale of Santa Muerte.- Special Effects
- Actor
- Producer
Dean Jones is known for Frostbiter: Wrath of the Wendigo (1995), Lunatics: A Love Story (1991) and Singapore Harbor, U.S.A. (1989).- Dean Jones is known for The Redemption: Kickboxer 5 (1995).
- Herbert Dean Jones III is known for Red Dead Redemption (2010).
- Charlie Dean Jones is known for Call It a Day (2019).
- Make-Up Department
Dean Jones is known for Two Lies (1990).- Dean Jones is known for A spasso nel tempo - L'avventura continua (1997).
- Dean Jones is known for Duty's Veil (2019).