Mark Jones (actor)
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Mark Jones | |
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| Born | Gerard Roger Jones 22 April 1939 |
| Died | 14 January 2010 (aged 70) Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, UK |
| Occupation | Actor |
Mark Jones (22 April 1939 – 14 January 2010) was a British actor, who appeared frequently in various films and television series.[1]
Credits include: A Family at War, Z-Cars, Van der Valk, Doctor Who (in the serial The Seeds of Doom), The New Avengers, The Onedin Line, Target, Secret Army, Tales of the Unexpected, Buccaneer, Blott on the Landscape, Casualty, Call Me Mister and Dempsey and Makepeace.[2]
He also appeared in the films Tell Me Lies (1968), Connecting Rooms (1970), Under Milk Wood (1972), Layout for 5 Models (1972), Keep It Up, Jack (1973, title role), The Sexplorer (1975), Secrets of a Superstud (1976), The Medusa Touch (1978), Can I Come Too? (1979), Bear Island (1979), Don't Open till Christmas (1984), and the Star Wars saga film The Empire Strikes Back (1980).[3][1]
On stage he worked with the RSC several times, including in Peter Brook's production of Marat/Sade at the Aldwych Theatre in 1964, and in its Broadway transfer the following year.[4][5] He also appeared in the film version.[6]
Did two years National Service at S.H.A.P.E. Paris 1959-61.
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1967 | Marat/Sade | Mother | |
| 1968 | Tell Me Lies | Mark | |
| 1970 | M*A*S*H | Minor Role | Uncredited |
| 1970 | Connecting Rooms | Johnny | |
| 1972 | Under Milk Wood | Evans the Death | |
| 1972 | Layout for 5 Models | David | |
| 1974 | Keep It Up, Jack | Jack | |
| 1975 | The Sexplorer | Lecher | |
| 1976 | Secrets of a Superstud | Peter | |
| 1978 | The Medusa Touch | Sgt. Hughes | |
| 1979 | Bear Island | Cook | |
| 1979 | Can I Come Too? | Freddy Lawrence | |
| 1980 | The Empire Strikes Back | Commander Nemet (Imperial Officer) | |
| 1981 | 4D Special Agents | Sgt. Bowman | |
| 1983 | Invitation to the Wedding | Customs Officer | |
| 1984 | Don't Open till Christmas | Detective Sergeant Powell |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Mark Jones". BFI. Archived from the original on 14 July 2020.
- ^ "Mark Jones". www.aveleyman.com.
- ^ "Mark Jones | Movies and Filmography". AllMovie.
- ^ "Mark Jones | Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
- ^ "The Persecution and Assassination of Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade – Broadway Play – Original | IBDB". www.ibdb.com.
- ^ "The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade (1966)". BFI. Archived from the original on 12 July 2020.
External links
[edit]- Mark Jones at IMDb
- Mark Jones at the Internet Broadway Database
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