Dean Jones

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.

Career Overview

Dean Jones has 79 screen credits in a career dating back to 1953. Their work spans 10 cinematic universes — most prominently Herbie with 3 titles. Signature works include The Love Bug, Snowball Express, Beethoven. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

79

Birth Date

1931-01-25 00:00:00

Birth Place

Decatur, Alabama, USA

Known For

• 

  The Love Bug
• 

  Snowball Express
• 

  Beethoven
• 

  Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo
• 

  The Shaggy D.A.
• 

  The Million Dollar Duck

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 10 universes

• Herbie (3 titles)
• A Walk in Time - Collection (2 titles)
• Daniel Cooper Collection (2 titles)
• DC Animated Universe (1 titles)
• Batman (DC Universe Animated) Collection (1 titles)
• The Visual Bible Collection (1 titles)
• Jack Ryan (1 titles)
• The Jack Ryan Collection (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Joe Flynn (2 collaborations)
• Gary Owens (2 collaborations)
• Peter Renaday (2 collaborations)
• Regis Parton (2 collaborations)
• Jack Perkins (2 collaborations)
• Keenan Wynn (2 collaborations)
• Michael McGreevey (2 collaborations)
• Dick Van Patten (2 collaborations)
• John Myhers (2 collaborations)
• Bernard Fox (2 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (78 credits)

  • Six by Sondheim

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2013
  • Mandie and the Secret Tunnel

    Jason Bond

    actor

    actors
    2009
  • The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action Classics

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2008
  • That Loveable Bug

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2003
  • Scrooge and Marley

    Ebenezer Scrooge

    actor

    actors
    2001
  • Disney Through The Decades

    actor

    actors
    2001
  • All About Jesus – Who Is This Jesus?

    Self – Host

    actor

    actors
    2000
  • Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero

    Dean Arbagast (voice)

    actor

    actors
    1998
  • A Walk in Time: The Adventure Continues

    professor Mortimer

    actor

    actors
    1997
  • The Love Bug

    Jim Douglas

    actor

    actors
    1997
  • That Darn Cat

    Mr. Flint

    actor

    actors
    1997
  • A Walk in Time

    Professor Mortimer

    actor

    actors
    1996
  • Special Report: Journey to Mars

    Dr. Scott Berlin

    actor

    actors
    1996
  • Superman: The Animated Series

    - Monkey Fun (1997) ... Col. Sam Lane (voice) actor actors
    1996
  • The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes

    Webster Carlson

    actor

    actors
    1995
  • The Visual Bible: Acts

    Luke

    actor

    actors
    1994
  • Clear and Present Danger

    Judge Moore

    actor

    actors
    1994
  • Saved By the Bell: Hawaiian Style

    Harry Bannister

    actor

    actors
    1992
  • Beethoven

    Dr. Varnick

    actor

    actors
    1992
  • Queen Esther

    King Ahasuerus (voice)

    actor

    actors
    1992
  • Other People's Money

    Bill Coles

    actor

    actors
    1991
  • Fire and Rain

    Jack Ayers

    actor

    actors
    1990
  • Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    1990
  • Friend to Friend: Armenian Earthquake Relief

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1989
  • St. John in Exile

    John

    actor

    actors
    1986
  • America, You're Too Young to Die

    Narrator

    actor

    actors
    1985
  • Don't Ask Me, Ask God

    Future Father

    actor

    actors
    1984
  • Murder, She Wrote

    - Harbinger of Death (1988) ... Leonard Palmer actor actors

    - It's a Dog's Life (1984) ... Marcus Boswell actor actors
    1984
  • Kraft Salutes Walt Disney World's 10th Anniversary

    Mr. Lane

    actor

    actors
    1982
  • The Long Days of Summer

    Ed Cooper

    actor

    actors
    1980
  • Mickey's 50

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1978
  • Born Again

    Charles W. Colson

    actor

    actors
    1978
  • When Every Day Was the Fourth of July

    Ed Cooper

    actor

    actors
    1978
  • Once Upon a Brothers Grimm

    Jacob Grimm

    actor

    actors
    1977
  • Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo

    Jim Douglas

    actor

    actors
    1977
  • The Shaggy D.A.

    Wilby Daniels

    actor

    actors
    1976
  • Disney's Greatest Dog Stars

    Narrator

    actor

    actors
    1976
  • Mitzi & 100 Guys

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1975
  • The Sugarland Express

    Policeman at Football Game (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1974
  • Guess Who's Sleeping in My Bed?

    George Gregory

    actor

    actors
    1973
  • Snowball Express

    Johnny Baxter

    actor

    actors
    1972
  • The Great Man's Whiskers

    James E. Cooper

    actor

    actors
    1972
  • The Million Dollar Duck

    Professeur Albert Dooley

    actor

    actors
    1971
  • Original Cast Album: Company

    Self / Bobby

    actor

    actors
    1970
  • Mr. Superinvisible

    Peter Denwell

    actor

    actors
    1970
  • The Love Bug

    Jim Douglas

    actor

    actors
    1968
  • The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit

    Fredrick 'Fred' Bolton

    actor

    actors
    1968
  • Blackbeard's Ghost

    Steve Walker

    actor

    actors
    1968
  • The Dick Cavett Show

    - Muhammad Ali, Norman Mailer, Dean Jones, Madeline Kahn (1970) ... Self - Guest actor actors
    1968
  • Monkeys, Go Home!

    Hank Dussard

    actor

    actors
    1967
  • Any Wednesday

    Cass Henderson

    actor

    actors
    1966
  • The Ugly Dachshund

    Mark Garrison

    actor

    actors
    1966
  • That Darn Cat!

    Zeke Kelso

    actor

    actors
    1965
  • Two on a Guillotine

    Val Henderson

    actor

    actors
    1965
  • The New Interns

    Dr. Lew Worship

    actor

    actors
    1964
  • Under the Yum Yum Tree

    Dave Manning

    actor

    actors
    1963
  • Burke's Law

    - Who Killed Eleanora Davis? (1963) ... Rudy Davis actor actors
    1963
  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    - Episode 40 (1969) ... Self actor actors

    - Episode 45 (1962) ... Self actor actors
    1962
  • Who Killed Julie Greer?

    Phil Winslow

    actor

    actors
    1961
  • The Mike Douglas Show

    - Episode 42 (1976) ... Self actor actors

    - Episode 110 (1976) ... Self actor actors
    1961
  • Ben Casey

    - Fire in a Sacred Fruit Tree (1963) ... actor actors
    1961
  • Never So Few

    Sgt. Jim Norby

    actor

    actors
    1959
  • Night of the Quarter Moon

    Lexington Nelson

    actor

    actors
    1959
  • Bonanza

    - The Friendship (1961) ... Danny Kidd actor actors
    1959
  • Torpedo Run

    Lt. Jake 'Fuzz' Foley

    actor

    actors
    1958
  • Imitation General

    Cpl. Terry Sellers

    actor

    actors
    1958
  • Handle with Care

    Zachary Davis

    actor

    actors
    1958
  • Designing Woman

    Assistant Stage Manager (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1957
  • Ten Thousand Bedrooms

    Dan

    actor

    actors
    1957
  • Jailhouse Rock

    Teddy Talbot

    actor

    actors
    1957
  • The Great American Pastime

    Buck Rivers

    actor

    actors
    1956
  • The Opposite Sex

    Assistant Stage Manager (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1956
  • Tea and Sympathy

    Ollie

    actor

    actors
    1956
  • These Wilder Years

    Hardware Clerk

    actor

    actors
    1956
  • Somebody Up There Likes Me

    Private in Rocky's Tent (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1956
  • Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

    - The Sunday Man (1960) ... Deputy Bill Devlin actor actors
    1956
  • The Wonderful World of Disney

    - The Love Bug (1979) ... Jim Douglas actor actors
    1954
  • The Oscars

    - The 39th Annual Academy Awards (1967) ... Self actor actors

    - The 31st Annual Academy Awards (1959) ... Self actor actors
    1953

• sound (1 credits)

  • The Shaggy D.A.

    theme song performance

    sound
    1976