Mickey Jones (June 10, 1941 – February 7, 2018) was an American musician and actor. He played drums with acts such as
Trini Lopez
Trinidad López III (May 15, 1937 – August 11, 2020) was an American singer, guitarist, and actor. His first album included a cover version of Pete Seeger's " If I Had a Hammer", which earned a Golden Disc for him. His other hits include ...
and
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan (legally Robert Dylan, born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter. Often regarded as one of the greatest songwriters of all time, Dylan has been a major figure in popular culture during a career sp ...
, with whom he played on his 1966 world tour. He became a founding member of
The First Edition with singer
Kenny Rogers
Kenneth Ray Rogers (August 21, 1938 – March 20, 2020) was an American singer, songwriter, and actor. He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2013. Rogers was particularly popular with country audiences but also charted mo ...
, and played on all of their albums. Overall, Jones played on 17
gold records
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from his musical career of over two decades.
After the break-up of The First Edition in 1976, Jones concentrated on his career as a character actor, where he made many appearances in film and television.
Early life and career
Mickey Jones was born on June 10, 1941, in
Houston, Texas
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, to Fred Edward Jones, a U.S. Navy officer, and Frances Marie (née Vieregge) Jones, a homemaker. His sister, Cheryl Marie, died in 2006.
Jones attended
Sunset High School in the
Oak Cliff
Oak Cliff is a neighborhood of Dallas, Texas, that was formerly a separate town in Dallas County; Dallas annexed Oak Cliff in 1901. It has since retained a distinct neighborhood identity as one of Dallas' older established neighborhoods.
Oak C ...
neighborhood of
Dallas
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. It was during this time that he obtained and learned to play his first set of drums. After sitting in with several local bands, Jones and four schoolmates formed their own band, called The Catalinas. Although the band saw some local success, he was replaced by a new drummer, as Jones was only sixteen at the time, and the band wanted someone who was of legal age.
Sideman drumming
After working as a freelance drummer with various acts, Jones was introduced to Trini Lopez. When Lopez's drummer became ill, he was asked to take his place and eventually became the band's new permanent drummer.
In 1959, Jones left Lopez's band to pursue a degree in
business administration
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at North Texas State College (now
University of North Texas
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). After college, he took a job at Rohr Aircraft in San Diego. Seeing that the life of a factory worker was not for him, Jones moved to Los Angeles to get back into the entertainment industry. He landed a job as a page at the
NBC
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studios, while re-establishing his friendship with Lopez, who had moved to Los Angeles as well. Jones would again become Lopez's drummer, while Lopez would see much success with hits such as "If I Had A Hammer", "La Bamba" and "America".
In 1966, Jones was made an offer by
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan (legally Robert Dylan, born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter. Often regarded as one of the greatest songwriters of all time, Dylan has been a major figure in popular culture during a career sp ...
to join him as his back-up drummer. Replacing
Levon Helm
Mark Lavon "Levon" Helm (May 26, 1940 – April 19, 2012) was an American musician who achieved fame as the drummer and one of the three lead vocalists for the Band, for which he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994. H ...
, who had quit, Jones would accompany Dylan with the other members of what would become
The Band, on his world tour of Australia and Europe. It was during this tour while performing at the
Free Trade Hall
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in
Manchester
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, England, on May 17, 1966, that the audience jeered Dylan for playing the electric guitar during the latter half of the show.
Jones' career with Dylan would be cut short when Dylan had to temporarily stop performing in order to recover from a motorcycle accident.
At this time, Jones had decided to pursue a career in acting. He had landed jobs as an
extra
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, when in 1967 he was approached to be the drummer for a new group called The First Edition, with lead singer
Kenny Rogers
Kenneth Ray Rogers (August 21, 1938 – March 20, 2020) was an American singer, songwriter, and actor. He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2013. Rogers was particularly popular with country audiences but also charted mo ...
.
With hits such as "Something's Burning", "
Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town
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" and "
Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)
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", The First Edition would see much success over the next ten years, even having their own television variety show, ''
Rollin' on the River'' (later shortened to ''Rollin''), in the early 1970s.
Acting career
After the breakup of The First Edition in 1976, Jones pursued a full-time career in acting. As a character actor, he would make many appearances on television and film, such as being part of the cast of ''
Flo'', the short-lived spin-off to the
CBS
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sitcom ''
Alice'', his role as a crooked mechanic/sheriff in ''
National Lampoon's Vacation
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'' and his role as Chris Farber, the buddy of Ham Tyler (
Michael Ironside
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E ...
) in the
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and weekly television series, ''
V''.
Later, Jones would have a cameo in Ironside's film ''
Total Recall'' (1990). Jones had no scenes with Ironside – he played a Martian miner on a train with Doug Quaid (
Arnold Schwarzenegger).
In 1992, he played a small but memorable role in the television show ''
Northern Exposure'' episode "Heroes" as Chris Stevens’ (
John Corbett
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) deceased mentor, Tooley O'Toole, who is delivered to Chris in a wooden box.
He appeared as the subway riding biker in a
Breath Savers
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commercial and had a recurring role as Pete Bilker on the
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sitcom ''
Home Improvement
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''. In 1996, he appeared in ''
Sling Blade
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'' as the drummer in the band (a prominent speaking part in the band scenes), and ''
Tin Cup
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'', with fellow character actor
Dennis Burkley
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Early life
Burkley ...
. He and Burkley were commonly mistaken for each other.
In 2005, he contributed to the documentary, ''
No Direction Home: Bob Dylan''. From 2011 to 2014, he had a recurring role on the television show ''
Justified'', as Rodney "Hot Rod" Dunham, a marijuana distributor who ran a small band of criminals.
Author
In 2007, Jones published his autobiography ''That Would Be Me'', the title based on the catchphrase often used by his character on ''Home Improvement''.
Death
Jones died from complications of diabetes on February 7, 2018, aged 76.
He is survived by his wife, Phyllis Jean Starr, and their two children, and three step children.
Partial filmography
Films
* ''
Wild in the Streets
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'' (1968)
* ''
Tom Horn
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'' (1980) – Brown's Hole Rustler
* ''
Stir Crazy'' (1980) – Guard #8
* ''Stand By Your Man'' (1981, TV Movie) – Eddie
* ''
Making Love
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'' (1982) – Cowboy Musician
* ''
Wrong Is Right
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'' (1982) – Gunman
* ''
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
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'' (1982) – Henry
* ''
Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story'' (1983, TV Movie) – Mickey
* ''
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* Ch ...
'' (1983, Short) – Big Guy
* ''
National Lampoon's Vacation
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'' (1983) – Mechanic
* ''
Starman
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''StarMan'' was first published ...
'' (1984) – Trucker
* ''Savage Dawn'' (1985) – Savage Zero
* ''
Hunter's Blood
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Plot
Five men from the city decide to take a little ...
'' (1986) – Wash Pot
* ''
Welcome to 18
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'' (1986) – Harper
* ''
Extreme Prejudice'' (1987) – Chub Luke
* ''
Nadine'' (1987) – Floyd
* ''
Talking Walls'' (1987)
* ''
The Couch Trip
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Plot
Alleged mental pa ...
'' (1988) – Watkins
* ''
It Takes Two'' (1988) – Bucholtz
* ''
Dead Bang'' (1989) – Sleepy
* ''
Homer & Eddie'' (1989) – Man at Pizza Joint
* ''
Total Recall'' (1990) – Burly Miner
* ''
Dutch
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* Dutch people ()
* Dutch language ()
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* Pennsylvania Dutch Country
People E ...
'' (1991) – Truck Driver
* ''
Pyrates
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Plot
When Ari (Kevin B ...
'' (1991) – Wisconsin Del
* ''
Out on a Limb'' (1992) – Virgil
* ''
Black Ice
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'' (1992) – Lloyd Carter
* ''
Night Trap
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'' (1993) – Bartender
* ''
The Beverly Hillbillies
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'' (1993) – Spittin' Sam
* ''Forced to Kill'' (1994) – Neil
* ''
Drop Zone
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'' (1994) – Deuce
* ''
Sunchaser
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During a medi ...
'' (1996) – Fuzzy, Biker #1
* ''
Tin Cup
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'' (1996) – Turk
* ''
Sling Blade
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'' (1996) – Monty Johnson
* ''
The Fanatics'' (1997) – Rex Tweedy
* ''
Ringmaster'' (1998) – Man on Show (uncredited)
* ''
The Last Best Sunday'' (1999) – Bartender
* ''Grizzly Adams and the Legend of Dark Mountain'' (1999) – Sergeant Evans
* ''
Vice
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'' (2000) – Officer Duke
* ''
The Last Real Cowboys'' (2000, Short) – Slope
* ''
The View from the Swing'' (2000) – Mountain Man
* ''Never Look Back'' (2000)
* ''Shattered Lies'' (2002) – Kenny Kingman
* ''
Shattered Lies'' (2002) – William Holt
* ''
The Fighting Temptations
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'' (2003) – Scooter
* ''True Legends of the West'' (2003) – Two Gun Sly Willy
* ''
Bob Dylan - World Tour 1966: The Home Movies'' (2003) – Himself – The Band
* ''Iowa'' (2005) – Darrell McNeely
* ''
No Direction Home: Bob Dylan'' (2005)
* ''Collier & Co.'' (2006)
* ''
Penny Dreadful
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'' (2006) – Eddie
* ''
Country Remedy'' (2006)
* ''Simple Things'' (2007) – Stan Slyder
* ''Corners'' (2007)
* ''
High Desert'' (2007)
* ''
Necrosis
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'' (2009) – Hank
* ''
Downstream
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'' (2010) – Meat Vendor
* ''
Thriftstore Cowboy'' (2012) – Billy Henley
* ''Rebel On The Highway'' (2018) – Uncle Mickey (final film role)
Television
* ''
Rollin' on the River'' (1971) – First Edition Drummer
* ''
The Dream Makers
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'' (1975, TV Movie) – Jesse
* ''
The Rockford Files
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'' (1977) – Chubby Pool Player
* ''
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'' (1978–1981) – George / Doc / Ricky Detter
* ''
Charlie’s Angels'' (1979) – Bo Mackey
* ''
The Dukes of Hazzard
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'' (1979) – B.B. Davenport
* ''
Galactica 1980
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'' (1980) – (Pilot Episode: Donzo)
* ''
CHiPs
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'' (1980) Satin's Angels (Big Daddy)
* ''
Flo'' (1980–1981) – Chester
* ''
M*A*S*H
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Th ...
'' (1981) – M.P. #2
* ''
Hear No Evil'' – (1982
made-for-TV-movie) Blackman
* ''
V: The Series'' (1984–1985) – Chris Farber
* ''
V: The Final Battle'' (1984) – Chris Farber
* ''
Misfits of Science
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Plot
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'' (1985) – Arnold Biefneiter
* ''
ALF'' (1986) – Artie
* ''
In The Heat of the Night'' "Country Mouse, City Mouse" (as Willie Baylor) (1989) – Willie Baylor
* ''
21 Jump Street'' (1989) – Bobo
* ''
Baywatch
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'' (1990–1992) – Lonny / Red
* ''
Home Improvement
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'' (1991–1999) – Pete Bilker
* ''
Get a Life'' (1991) – Ray
* ''
Northern Exposure'' "Heroes" (as Chris' deceased mentor, Tooley) (1992–1994) – Toolie / Tooley
*
Step by Step (1993) – Virgil
* ''
Saved by the Bell: Wedding in Las Vegas'' (1994) – Ray
* ''
Married... with Children'' (1996) – Parley Wayne Rockefeller
* ''
Boy Meets World
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'' (1996–1999) – Ezekial / Milkshake Guy
* ''
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction'' (1997)
* ''
Lizzie McGuire
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'' (2002) – Sonny Reid
* ''
Entourage
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'' (2007) – Mickey Jones
* ''
Justified'' (2011–2014) – Rodney 'Hot Rod' Dunham
* ''
Workaholics
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'' (2012) – Arthur
* ''
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
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'' (2013) – Gunther
* ''
Growing Up Fisher
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'' (2014) – Ronnie
* ''
Newsreaders
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'' (2015) – Kelson Habson
Music videos
* "
Sunset Blvd" (2005)
References
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