Dean Jones, the affable boyish-looking actor best remembered for starring in numerous motion pictures from Walt Disney Productions during the 1960s and 1970s, passed away on Tuesday in Los Angeles from Parkinson's disease at age 84.
A Navy veteran, Mr. Jones had so impressed Mr. Disney with his portrayal of the prank-loving title role in the sitcom Ensign O'Toole (NBC-TV, 1962-63) that Walt gave him a job.
Dean would appear in a number of Disney movies including "That Darn Cat" (1965), "The Ugly Dachshund" (1966), "Monkeys, Go Home" (1967), and, most notably, "The Love Bug" (1968), as well as the 1977 sequel "Herbie Goes To Monte Carlo" and the 1982 made-for-TV flick "Herbie, The Love Bug."
In earlier times, Dean had a minor role as a disc jockey in the 1957 Elvis Presley movie "Jailhouse Rock."
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