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Born | Dean Carroll Jones January 25, 1931 Decatur, Alabama, U.S. |
Died | September 1, 2015 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | (aged 84)
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1955–2009 |
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Children | 2 |
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.[1]