David Thomas Jones (30 December 1945 â€" 29 February 2012) was an
English musician, singer, actor and businessman, best known as a
member of the band the Monkees, and for starring in the TV series of
the same name.His acting credits include a Tony-nominated performance
as the Artful Dodger in the original London and Broadway productions
of Oliver! as well as a guest star role in a hallmark episode of The
Brady Bunch television show and later reprised parody film; Love,
American Style; and My Two Dads. Jones was considered a teen
idol.David Thomas Jones was born at 20 Leamington Street, Openshaw,
Manchester, on 30 December 1945. His television acting debut was on
the British television soap opera Coronation Street, in which he
appeared as Colin Lomax, grandson of the regular character Ena
Sharples, for one episode on 6 March 1961. He also appeared in the BBC
police series Z-Cars. After the death of his mother from emphysema
when he was 14 years old, Jones rejected acting in favour of a career
as a jockey, commencing an apprenticeship with Newmarket trainer Basil
Foster. He dropped out of secondary school to begin his career in that
field. . This career was short-lived, however. Even though Foster
believed Jones would be successful as a jockey, he encouraged his
young protégé to take a role as the Artful Dodger in a production of
Oliver! in London's West End. In 1969 he bought a boat and named it
the Flying Dutchman.
English musician, singer, actor and businessman, best known as a
member of the band the Monkees, and for starring in the TV series of
the same name.His acting credits include a Tony-nominated performance
as the Artful Dodger in the original London and Broadway productions
of Oliver! as well as a guest star role in a hallmark episode of The
Brady Bunch television show and later reprised parody film; Love,
American Style; and My Two Dads. Jones was considered a teen
idol.David Thomas Jones was born at 20 Leamington Street, Openshaw,
Manchester, on 30 December 1945. His television acting debut was on
the British television soap opera Coronation Street, in which he
appeared as Colin Lomax, grandson of the regular character Ena
Sharples, for one episode on 6 March 1961. He also appeared in the BBC
police series Z-Cars. After the death of his mother from emphysema
when he was 14 years old, Jones rejected acting in favour of a career
as a jockey, commencing an apprenticeship with Newmarket trainer Basil
Foster. He dropped out of secondary school to begin his career in that
field. . This career was short-lived, however. Even though Foster
believed Jones would be successful as a jockey, he encouraged his
young protégé to take a role as the Artful Dodger in a production of
Oliver! in London's West End. In 1969 he bought a boat and named it
the Flying Dutchman.
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