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Ken Jones(1930-2014)

  • Actor
  • Director
  • Writer
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Ken Jones was born on 20 February 1930 in Liverpool, England, UK. He was an actor and director, known for Porridge (1979), Melody (1971) and W. Somerset Maugham (1969). He was married to Sheila Fay. He died on 13 February 2014 in Prescot, Merseyside, England, UK.
BornFebruary 20, 1930
DiedFebruary 13, 2014(83)
BornFebruary 20, 1930
DiedFebruary 13, 2014(83)
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Known for

Ronnie Barker in Porridge (1979)
Porridge
7.2
  • Ives
  • 1979
Melody (1971)
Melody
7.5
  • Mr. Dicks
  • 1971
W. Somerset Maugham (1969)
W. Somerset Maugham
7.2
TV Series
  • Horn
BBC Play of the Month (1965)
BBC Play of the Month
7.1
TV Series
  • Totmark
  • Sergeant Lugg

Credits

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Actor

  • Doctors (2000)
    Doctors
    4.6
    TV Series
    • Ken
    • Roy Balcombe
    • 2000–2007
  • The 4400 (2004)
    The 4400
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Matthew Lombard
    • 2005
  • Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher (2003)
    Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher
    7.6
    TV Movie
    • Bernard Ives
    • 2003
  • Oliver Hudson, Kris Lemche, Emmanuelle Vaugier, Lauren Hodges, and Brian Dietzen in My Guide to Becoming a Rock Star (2002)
    My Guide to Becoming a Rock Star
    7.8
    TV Series
    • 2002
  • Casualty (1986)
    Casualty
    6.2
    TV Series
    • George Bryant
    • Len Chesham
    • 1996–2000
  • Ronnie Barker in Comedy Greats: Ronnie Barker (1999)
    Comedy Greats: Ronnie Barker
    8.4
    Video
    • Ives
    • 1999
  • Out of Sight (1996)
    Out of Sight
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Grandad
    • 1997–1998
  • A Certain Justice (1998)
    A Certain Justice
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Harry Naughton
    • 1998
  • Mosley (1998)
    Mosley
    7.2
    TV Series
    • J.H. Thomas
    • 1998
  • Peak Practice (1993)
    Peak Practice
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Edward Fellows
    • 1996
  • Kate Winslet and Christopher Eccleston in Jude (1996)
    Jude
    6.9
    • Mr Biles
    • 1996
  • Murder Most Horrid (1991)
    Murder Most Horrid
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Mr. Belling
    • 1996
  • The Detectives (1993)
    The Detectives
    7.4
    TV Series
    • King Harold
    • 1996
  • Michelle Holmes, Dervla Kirwan, and Nicholas Lyndhurst in Goodnight Sweetheart (1993)
    Goodnight Sweetheart
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Owen Jones
    • 1996
  • Judd Trichter in Stanley's Dragon (1994)
    Stanley's Dragon
    5.9
    • Millington
    • 1994

Director

  • Scene (1968)
    Scene
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1976

Writer

  • Scene (1968)
    Scene
    6.7
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1976

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Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Kenneth Jones
  • Height
    • 5′ 6″ (1.68 m)
  • Born
    • February 20, 1930
    • Liverpool, England, UK
  • Died
    • February 13, 2014
    • Prescot, Merseyside, England, UK(bowel cancer)
  • Spouse
    • Sheila FayOctober 30, 1964 - August 31, 2013 (her death)
  • Other works
    TV commercial for Swinton Insurance

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Best known for his role as "Horrible" Ives alongside with 'Ronnie Barker' in the British sitcom 'Porridge'.

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