Norman Jones (16 June 1932Report by Toby Neal. – 23 April 2013) was an English actor, primarily on television. He appeared in three ''

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'' serials — ''

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'' (1967, as Khrisong), '' Doctor Who and the Silurians'' (1970, as Major Baker) and ''

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'' (1976, as Hieronymous). A native of

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, Norman Jones was born at Donnington, son of coal miner Clar (''sic'') and his wife Florrie Jones. He was educated at

Adams' Grammar School Haberdashers' Adams is a grammar school for boys aged 11–18 and girls aged 16–18, located in Newport, Shropshire, offering day and boarding education. Current (2021) boarding fees are £12,144 per year and £13,644 per year for overseas stud ...

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. After taking part in local amateur dramatics in Donnington, employment as a cost clerk at the

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and Sankey's in the area, and work at

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, he began his screen career in 1962, the year of his 30th birthday. Over the following twenty-six years he appeared in numerous episodes of British TV series such as ''

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'' (as milkman Ralph Palmer), ''

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'', and ''

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'', where he was cast as Detective Inspector Perrault in the 1976 episode "Bad Apple". Jones also played another detective, Chief Inspector Bell, in the first series of ''

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'', broadcast in 1987. He also had roles in films, including '' You Only Live Twice'' (1967), ''

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'' (1969), '' The Mind of Mr. Soames'' (1970) and ''

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'' (1971). Another notable role for Norman Jones was his performance as Nicholas Higgins in the 1975 TV serial ''

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''. He also played Ernest Defarge in the 1980 TV adaptation of ''

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''. He also appeared in the title role of ''The Crooked Man'' in the

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series ''

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''. His last appearance was in the 1988 shot-on-video British independent production, ''The Assassinator'' (released on DVD as ''Hitman''). He lived and worked in the United States for a time, as well as in

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and

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, before settling in

. He died, after a

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, at the Princess Royal Hospital in

Telford Telford () is a town in the borough of Telford and Wrekin and ceremonial county of Shropshire, England, about east of Shrewsbury, south west of Stafford, north west of Wolverhampton and from Birmingham in the same direction. With an est ...

on 23 April 2013, aged 80. He was cremated at Telford Crematorium.
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* English male film actors English male soap opera actors People educated at Adams' Grammar School People from Telford 1932 births 2013 deaths Actors from Shropshire {{england-screen-actor-stub