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Actor Born: January 25, 1931 in Morgan County, AL Biography:After a four-year hitch with the Air Corps, "Dean Jones" worked the nightclub and cabaret circuit as a blues singer. It was, however, as an actor that Jones was signed to an MGM contract in 1956; he spent the next four years essaying showy supporting roles in films like "Tea and Sympathy" (1956), "Jailhouse Rock" (1957) and "Torpedo Run" (1958). He made his first Broadway appearance in 1960, then went on to star in the TV service sitcom "Ensign O'Toole" (1962). Jones spent the next several years in light leading-man assignments in such Disney fare as "The Ugly Dachshund" (1965) "The Love Bug" (1968) and "The Boatniks" (1970). He returned to TV in 1970 as host of "What's It All About World" (1969), then scored a Broadway hit as the central character in the "Steven Sondheim" musical Company. In 1971, it was back to sitcom-land with the 13-week TVer Chicago Teddy Bears. Throughout the 1970s, Jones became... Full Biography
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