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Dean Jones

Actor | * 01/25/1931 († 84, 09/01/2015) | Decatur, Alabama (United States of America (USA))
Dean Carroll Jones (January 25, 1931 – September 1, 2015) was an American actor. He was best known for his roles as Agent Zeke Kelso in That Darn Cat! (1965), Jim Douglas in the Herbie franchise (1969–1997), and Dr. Herman Varnick in Beethoven (1992). He was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for his performance as Albert Dooley in The Million Dollar Duck (1971). In 1995, he was inducted as a Disney Legend for his film work. ()
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Dean Jones (1931–2015) was an American actor. Jones is best known for his leading roles in several Walt Disney movies between 1965 and 1977, most notably The Love Bug.

Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Drama | Kids & Family

Known for these Movies & Shows

The Newton family live in their comfortable home, but there seems to something missing. This "hole" is filled by a small puppy, who walks into their home and their lives. Beethoven, as he is named, gr ...

Beethoven

U

1992 | 2.9/5 | 1h 27min
Kids & Family, Comedy
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CIA Analyst Jack Ryan is drawn into an illegal war fought by the US government against a Colombian drug cartel. ...

Clear and Present Danger

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1994 | 3.3/5 | 2h 21min
Action, Drama, Thriller
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The Garrisons are the "proud parents" of three adorable dachshund pups - and one overgrown Great Dane named Brutus, who nevertheless thinks of himself as a dainty dachsie. His identity crisis results ...

The Ugly Dachshund

U

1966 | 3.3/5 | 1h 33min
Comedy, Drama, Kids & Family
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Down-on-his-luck race car driver Jim Douglas teams up with a little VW Bug that has a mind of its own, not realizing Herbie's worth until a sneaky rival plots to steal him. ...

The Love Bug

U

1968 | 3.3/5 | 1h 47min
Comedy, Kids & Family, Fantasy
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Awards & Nominations for Dean Jones

Disney Legends Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
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Movies with Dean Jones as Actor(55)

as Self (archive footage)2013 Six by Sondheim
as Jason Bond2009 Mandie and the Secret Tunnel
as Ebenezer Scrooge2001 Scrooge and Marley
as Dean Arbagast (voice)1998 Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero
as professor Mortimer1997 A spasso nel tempo - L'avventura continua
as Jim Douglas1997 The Love Bug
as Mr. Flint1997 That Darn Cat
as Dr. Scott Berlin1996 Special Report: Journey to Mars
as Professor Mortimer1996 A Walk in Time
as Webster Carlson1995 The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
as Judge Moore1994 Clear and Present Danger
as Luke1994 The Visual Bible - Acts
as Herman Varnick1992 Beethoven
as Harry Bannister1992 Saved by the Bell: Hawaiian Style
as Bill Coles1991 Other People's Money
as Jack Ayers1990 Fire and Rain
as John1986 St. John in Exile
as Narrator1985 America, You're Too Young to Die
as Ed Cooper1980 The Long Days of Summer
as Ed Cooper1978 When Every Day Was the Fourth of July
as Charles W. Colson1978 Born Again
as Jim Douglas1977 Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo
as Jacob Grimm1977 Once Upon a Brothers Grimm
as Wilby Daniels1976 The Shaggy D.A.
as himself1975 Mitzi & 100 Guys
as Policeman at Football Game (uncredited)1974 The Sugarland Express
as George Gregory1973 Guess Who's Sleeping in My Bed?
as James E. Cooper1972 The Great Man's Whiskers
as Johnny Baxter1972 Snowball Express
as Professeur Albert Dooley1971 The Million Dollar Duck
as Self / Bobby1970 Original Cast Album: Company
as Peter Denwell1970 Mr. Superinvisible
as Steve Walker1968 Blackbeard's Ghost
as Jim Douglas1968 The Love Bug
as Fredrick 'Fred' Bolton1968 The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit
as Hank Dussard1967 Monkeys, Go Home!
as Cass Henderson1966 Any Wednesday
as Mark Garrison1966 The Ugly Dachshund
as Val Henderson1965 Two on a Guillotine
as Zeke Kelso1965 That Darn Cat!
as Dr. Lew Worship1964 The New Interns
as Dave Manning1963 Under the Yum-Yum Tree
as Sgt. Jim Norby1959 Never So Few
as Lexington Nelson1959 Night of the Quarter Moon
as Zachary Davis1958 Handle with Care
as Lt. Jake 'Fuzz' Foley1958 Torpedo Run
as Cpl. Terry Sellers1958 Imitation General
as Assistant Stage Manager (uncredited)1957 Designing Woman
as Dan1957 Ten Thousand Bedrooms
as Teddy Talbot1957 Jailhouse Rock
as Hardware Clerk1956 These Wilder Years
as Assistant Stage Manager (uncredited)1956 The Opposite Sex
as Private in Rocky's Tent (uncredited)1956 Somebody Up There Likes Me
as Buck Rivers1956 The Great American Pastime
as Ollie1956 Tea and Sympathy

TV Shows/Series with Dean Jones as Actor(29)

as Col. Sam Lane (voice)1996 Superman: The Animated Series
as Dr. Karel (voice)1996 The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
as Jonathan Crane1995 Nowhere Man
as George Newton (voice)1994 Beethoven
as Marcus Boswell1984 Murder, She Wrote
as Steve Marsh1984 Finder of Lost Loves
as Jim Douglas1982 Herbie, the Love Bug
1981 Aloha Paradise
1976 Good Heavens
1971 The Chicago Teddy Bears
1969 Medical Center
as Self - Guest1968 The Dick Cavett Show
as himself1967 The Danny Thomas Hour
as himself1965 Hullabaloo
as Self - Host1965 Hullabaloo
as Rudy Davis1963 Burke's Law
as Alec Tate1963 Vacation Playhouse
as Eddie Carew1963 Kraft Suspense Theatre
as himself1962 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Ensign O'Toole1962 Ensign O'Toole
1961 Target: The Corruptors!
as himself1961 The Mike Douglas Show
1961 Ben Casey
1960 Outlaws
as John Anderson1960 The Aquanauts
as himself1957 Tonight Starring Jack Paar
as Self - Singer1956 The Steve Allen Show
as himself1956 The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
as Deputy Bill Devlin1956 Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Full Name: Dean Jones
Born: Sunday, 01/25 1931 (January) in Decatur, Alabama (United States of America (USA))
Died: Tuesday, 09/01 2015 (September) in Los Angeles (aged: 84)
Zodiac sign: Aquarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Goat)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: Asbury University
Record Label: Liberty Records
Other names for Dean Jones (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Dean Carroll Jones"
Dean Jones frequently works together with these people:
Cesar Romero (14x, Actor)
Ed Nelson (13x, Actor)
Steve Forrest (12x, Actor)
James Whitmore (11x, Actor)
Eddie Albert (10x, Actor)
Macdonald Carey (10x, Actor)
Keenan Wynn (10x, Actor)
Denver Pyle (10x, Actor)
Carl Reiner (10x, Actor)
Nick Adams (10x, Actor)
Arlene Dahl (10x, Actress)
John B. Mansbridge (8x, Crew)

Other people with this name: Dean Jones, Dean Jones

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