Dean Carroll Jones

 Dean Carroll Jones (January 25, 1931 – September 1, 2015),

Jones was best known for his roles as Agent Zeke Kelso in That Darn Cat! (1965), Jim Douglas in The Love Bug (1968), Albert Dooley in The Million Dollar Duck (1971; for which he received a Golden Globe nomination) and Dr. Herman Varnick in Beethoven (1992). He served with the United States Naval Corps during the Korean War and during this period, he entertained troops. Following the war, he resumed his career as a vocalist, prior to being discovered by Hollywood. He marked his motion picture with an uncredited part in the Paul Newman picture "Somebody Up There Likes Me" (1956) and followed this with roles of better substance in "Tea and Sympathy" (1956), "Jailhouse Rock" (1957) and "Never So Few" (1959). After several TV guest roles, he landed his own series playing the title role in the short-lived "Ensign O'Toole" (1962 to 1963). Jones co-starred in the Jack Lemmon film "Under the Yum Yum Tree" (1963) and two years later, he co-starred with Hayley Mills in Disney's "That Darn Cat!" (1965). He also appeared as a cast member in the long running Broadway hit "Company" from 1970 until 1972. In addition to his career in entertainment, Jones was highly-active in charitable causes. Jones died of complications from Parkinson's disease at age 84 on September 1, 2015.