Dean Jones

Also known as Dean Carroll Jones

American actor (1931–2015)

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Acting · Decatur, Alabama, USA

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.

Known for

Six by Sondheim — Self (archive footage)2013
Mandie and the Secret Tunnel — Jason Bond2009
The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action Classics — Self2008
That Loveable Bug — Self2003
Scrooge and Marley — Ebenezer Scrooge2001
Disney Through The Decades2001
All About Jesus – Who Is This Jesus? — Self – Host2000
Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero — Dean Arbagast (voice)1998

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Article

Dean Carroll Jones (January 25, 1931 – September 1, 2015) was an American actor. He was best known as the Walt Disney Company's main leading man in the 1970s with his roles as Agent Zeke Kelso in That Darn Cat! (1965), Jim Douglas in the Herbie franchise (1969–1997), and with other film companies such as 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.

Early life