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Simon Jones(I)

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2015 photo taken by Vanity Fair photographer...
Mere seconds before the Earth is to be demolished by an alien construction crew, journeyman Arthur Dent is swept off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect, a researcher penning a new edition of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy."
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005)
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Simon Jones was born on 27 July 1950 in Charlton Park, Wiltshire, England, UK. He is an actor, known for The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1981), Brideshead Revisited (1981) and The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Radio Show Live (2016). He was previously married to Nancy Lewis.
BornJuly 27, 1950
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Simon Jones and Joe Melia in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1981)
Simon Jones and Richard Vernon in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1981)
David Dixon and Simon Jones in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1981)
Sandra Dickinson, David Dixon, Simon Jones, and Mark Wing-Davey in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1981)
Sandra Dickinson, David Dixon, Simon Jones, Jack May, and Mark Wing-Davey in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1981)
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As Eliot in "Private Lives"
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Known for:

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1981)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
8.0
TV Series
  • Arthur Dent
Brideshead Revisited (1981)
Brideshead Revisited
8.6
TV Mini Series
  • Lord Brideshead 'Bridey'
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Radio Show Live
8.6
  • Arthur Dent
  • 2016
Monty Python Live (Mostly) (2014)
Monty Python Live (Mostly)
7.6
  • Jeremy Portland-Smythe(archive footage, uncredited)
  • 2014

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Actor

  • The Sandman (2020)
    The Sandman
    • Hermas
    • Podcast Series
    • 2022
  • Christine Baranski and Audra McDonald in The Good Fight (2017)
    The Good Fight
    • Judge Carl Gattis
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • Christine Baranski and Carrie Coon in The Gilded Age (2022)
    The Gilded Age
    • Bannister
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • Margate Murder Mystery (2021)
    Margate Murder Mystery
    • The Announcer
    • Podcast Series
    • 2021–2022
  • Elizabeth McGovern, Maggie Smith, Imelda Staunton, Hugh Bonneville, Jim Carter, Raquel Cassidy, Brendan Coyle, Kevin Doyle, Joanne Froggatt, Matthew Goode, Phyllis Logan, Lesley Nicol, Penelope Wilton, Allen Leech, Robert James-Collier, Michelle Dockery, Harry Hadden-Paton, Sophie McShera, Tuppence Middleton, Laura Carmichael, and Michael Fox in Downton Abbey (2019)
    Downton Abbey
    • King George V
    • 2019
  • The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Radio Show Live
    • Arthur Dent
    • 2016
  • Blithe Spirit
    • Video
    • 2014
  • The Search for Simon (2013)
    The Search for Simon
    • The Man in the Hat
    • 2013
  • Spectropia
    • The Duck
    • 2006
  • Griffin & Phoenix (2006)
    Griffin & Phoenix
    • Professor
    • 2006
  • Alan Rickman, Warwick Davis, and Martin Freeman in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005)
    The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
    • Ghostly Image
    • 2005
  • The Question of God: Sigmund Freud & C.S. Lewis (2004)
    The Question of God: Sigmund Freud & C.S. Lewis
    • C.S. Lewis
    • TV Movie
    • 2004
  • Cambridge Spies (2003)
    Cambridge Spies
    • Sir Michael Boal
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2003
  • Oz (1997)
    Oz
    • Judge Mason Kessler
    • TV Series
    • 2000–2003
  • Benjamin Franklin (2002)
    Benjamin Franklin
    • Thomas Penn
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2002

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Trailer
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Monty Pythons The Meaning of Life
Trailer 1:04
Monty Pythons The Meaning of Life
The Devil's Own
Trailer 2:20
The Devil's Own
Privates On Parade
Trailer 2:51
Privates On Parade
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Trailer 1:19
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Brideshead Revisited: Brideshead Deserted
Trailer 1:57
Brideshead Revisited: Brideshead Deserted
Brideshead Revisited: A Twitch Upon The Thread
Trailer 2:00
Brideshead Revisited: A Twitch Upon The Thread

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  • Born
    • July 27, 1950
    • Charlton Park, Wiltshire, England, UK
  • Spouse
    • Nancy LewisDecember 3, 1983 - December 20, 2019 (her death, 1 child)
  • Other works
    He played "Barnabus Goche" in "The Herbal Bed", a play by Peter Whelan (Eugene O'Neill Theatre, New York City, USA).
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    • 2 Interviews

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  • Gender / Gender identity
    • Male

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    Having worked together before, Douglas Adams wrote the role of Arthur Dent specifically with Jones in mind.

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