Dean Carroll Jones (January 25, 1931 â€" September 1, 2015) was an
American actor best known for his roles as Agent Zeke Kelso in That
Darn Cat! (1965), Jim Douglas in The Love Bug (1968) and Herbie Goes
to Monte Carlo (1977) and 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, Jones was inducted
as a Disney Legends award winner for his film work.Jones was born in
Decatur, Alabama, to Andrew Guy Jones (1901â€"1979), a traveling
construction worker, and the former Nolia Elizabeth Wilhite
(1902â€"1977).As a student at Riverside High School in Decatur, Jones
had his own local radio show, Dean Jones Sings. Jones served in the
United States Navy during the Korean War, and after his discharge
worked at the Bird Cage Theater at Knott's Berry Farm in Buena Park,
California.Jones attended Asbury University in Wilmore near Lexington,
Kentucky. A member of its Class of 1953, he did not graduate, but the
university in 2003 awarded him an honorary degree. On March 4, 2011,
he addressed the community during the dedication ceremony of Asbury's
Andrew S. Miller Center for Communications Arts.
American actor best known for his roles as Agent Zeke Kelso in That
Darn Cat! (1965), Jim Douglas in The Love Bug (1968) and Herbie Goes
to Monte Carlo (1977) and 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, Jones was inducted
as a Disney Legends award winner for his film work.Jones was born in
Decatur, Alabama, to Andrew Guy Jones (1901â€"1979), a traveling
construction worker, and the former Nolia Elizabeth Wilhite
(1902â€"1977).As a student at Riverside High School in Decatur, Jones
had his own local radio show, Dean Jones Sings. Jones served in the
United States Navy during the Korean War, and after his discharge
worked at the Bird Cage Theater at Knott's Berry Farm in Buena Park,
California.Jones attended Asbury University in Wilmore near Lexington,
Kentucky. A member of its Class of 1953, he did not graduate, but the
university in 2003 awarded him an honorary degree. On March 4, 2011,
he addressed the community during the dedication ceremony of Asbury's
Andrew S. Miller Center for Communications Arts.
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