Dean Carroll Jones (January 25, 1931 - September 1, 2015) was an American actor from Decatur, Alabama.
He was best known for a string of roles he played in comedies made by Walt Disney Productions, including That Darn Cat!, The Ugly Dachshund, Blackbeard's Ghost, the Love Bug series and The Snowball Express. He also created the role of Bobby in Stephen Sondheim's Company on Broadway.
He was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for his performance as Albert Dooley in The Million Dollar Duck in 1971, and was inducted in the Disney Legends in 1995.
His roles include:
- Never So Few (1959) as Sgt. Norby
- Bonanza (1961) as Danny Kidd
- Burke's Law (1963) as Rudy Davis
- That Darn Cat! (1965) as FBI agent Zeke Kelso
- 1997 remake as Mr. Flint
- The Ugly Dachshund (1966) as Mark Garrison
- Blackbeard's Ghost (1968) as Steve Walker
- The Horse In The Gray Flannel Suit (1968) as Fred Bolton
- The Love Bug (1969) as Jim Douglas
- Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo (1977)
- Herbie, the Love Bug (1982)
- The Love Bug (1997)
- The Million Dollar Duck (1971) as Albert Dooley
- Snowball Express (1972) as John Baxter
- Once Upon a Brothers Grimm (1977) as Jacob Grimm
- Beethoven (1992) as Dr. Herman Varnick
- Clear and Present Danger (1994) as Judge Arthur Moore
- Superman: The Animated Series (1997) as Colonel Sam Lane
- Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero (1998) as Dean Arbagast
Tropes & Trivia in his career:
- Remake Cameo: He had a small cameo in the 1997 remake of 1965's That Darn Cat!, in which he played one of the leads.
- Those Two Actors: He was frequently paired with Suzanne Pleshette in Walt Disney Productions comedies.
