Kenneth J Jones (20 February 1930 – 13 February 2014) was an English actor. Jones was born in

Liverpool Liverpool is a City status in the United Kingdom, city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. With a population of in 2019, it is the List of English districts by population, 10th largest English district by population and its E ...

. After working as a signwriter and performing as an amateur, he trained at

RADA The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA; ) is a drama school in London, England, that provides vocational conservatoire training for theatre, film, television, and radio. It is based in the Bloomsbury area of Central London, close to the S ...

. Known for his roles as

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in ''

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'' and as Rex in '' The Squirrels'', he also appeared in '' The Liver Birds'' as Uncle Dermot, in '' Goodnight Sweetheart'' as Owen Jones, and in ''Seconds Out'' as Dave Locket.

Personal life

Jones was married to the actress Sheila Fay, also a native of Liverpool, from 30 October 1964 until her death on 31 August 2013. He died from

bowel cancer Colorectal cancer (CRC), also known as bowel cancer, colon cancer, or rectal cancer, is the development of cancer from the colon or rectum (parts of the large intestine). Signs and symptoms may include blood in the stool, a change in bowel m ...

on 13 February 2014, seven days before his 84th birthday, in a nursing home in

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Filmography

Film

Television

References

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* * 1930 births 2014 deaths Alumni of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art Deaths from cancer in England Deaths from colorectal cancer English male television actors Male actors from Liverpool 20th-century English male actors 21st-century English male actors {{UK-screen-actor-stub