Ken Jones
Born
Kenneth J Jones

(1930-02-20)20 February 1930
Liverpool, England
Died13 February 2014(2014-02-13) (aged 83)
Prescot, Merseyside, England
Years active1964–2014
Spouse
Sheila Fay
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(m. 1964; died 2013)​

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

Jones was born in Liverpool. After working as a signwriter and performing as an amateur, he trained at RADA.[1] Known for his roles as 'Horrible' Ives in Porridge[2] 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[3] until her death on 31 August 2013.[4] He died from bowel cancer on 13 February 2014, seven days before his 84th birthday, in a nursing home in Prescot.[2]

Filmography

Film

1969 The File of the Golden Goose Stroud
1971 Melody Mr. Dicks
1971 Gumshoe Labour Exchange Clerk
1979 Murder by Decree Dock Guard
1979 Porridge Ives
1985 No Surrender Ronny
1994 Stanley's Dragon Millington
1996 Jude Mr. Biles

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1962–1974 Z-Cars Various Guest roles (24 episodes)
1963–64 ITV Play of the Week Garret / Reg Episodes: "Double Stakes", "Find Yourself a Mug"
1963–1972 Dixon of Dock Green Various Guest roles (seasons 10–12, 14, 19)
1964 The Chase Frank Bowles TV film
1964–65 No Hiding Place Luggy Carter / Brooks Episodes: "Play on Letters", "Truth or Dare"
1965 Theatre 625 Kelly Episode: "Progress to the Park"
1965 R3 Eric Episode: "And No Birds Sing"
1965–1969 The Wednesday Play Various Guest roles (7 episodes)
1966 United! Arthur Hackforth Recurring role (18 episodes)
1966, 1972 Thirty Minute Theatre Freddie / Ted Humphries Episodes: "The Queen Street Girls", "Ten Torrey Canyons"
1966, 1972 Play of the Month Totmark / Sgt. Lugg Episodes: "The Making of Jericho", "The Magistrate"
1967 Coronation Street Harry Eastham Episode: "1.661"
1967, 1970 Armchair Theatre Mr. Budge / Rickie Episodes: "I Am Osango", "Poor Mother"
1968 The First Lady Woodley Episode: "Ministry Approved"
1968 Softly Softly Henderson Episode: "Red Herring"
1968 The Golden Vision Joe The Wednesday Play
1968–69 Her Majesty's Pleasure Leslie Mills TV series
1969 ITV Sunday Night Theatre Alf Episode: "Hazel and Her New Gas Cooker"
1969 Wink to Me Only Jack Episode: "The Council Wears Earrings"
1969 The Expert Walker Episode: "No Home in the City"
1970 Germinal Rasseneur TV miniseries
1970 W. Somerset Maugham Horn Episode: "Rain"
1970 Scene Mr. Potter Episode: "£60 Single, £100 Return"
1970 Grady John Dayton Episode: "Look, I'm Nobody"
1970–71 Coronation Street Arthur Burrows Guest role (4 episodes)
1971 Long Voyage Out of War Andy Ipps Episode: "The Gentle Invasion"
1971 The Guardians Sam Wilson Episode: "The Logical Approach"
1971–72 The Last of the Baskets Clifford Basket Main role
1972 The Liver Birds Uncle Dermot Episodes: "Birds on the Dole", "Birds on Strike", "Liverpool or Everton"
1972 The Adventures of Black Beauty Mr. Fox Episode: "The Horsemen"
1973 Look and Read Mr. West Episode: "Joe and the Sheep Rustlers: Part 1"
1973 Owen, M.D. Ivor Bevan Episode: "September Song!"
1973 Hunter's Walk Philips Episode: "The Old Folks at Home"
1974 Thriller Sam Episode: "I'm the Girl He Wants to Kill"
1974 Boy Dominic Samuel Weatherbane Episodes: "Sermons and Snuff", "Ghost in Greenwich", "Lady Bulman Regrets"
1974–75 Porridge Bernard 'Horrible' Ives Guest role (seasons 1–2)
1974–1977 The Squirrels Rex Main role
1975 The Wackers Billy Clarkson TV series
1977 Jesus of Nazareth Jotham TV miniseries
1978 Rumpole of the Bailey Charlie Wheeler Episode: "Rumpole and the Learned Friends"
1979 All Day on the Sands Mr. Cattley TV film
1980 The Nesbitts Are Coming Det. Sgt. Arnold Nixon TV series
1981 Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective Mr. Norris TV film
1981–82 Seconds Out Dave Locket TV series
1982 Dead Ernest Archangel Derek Main role
1983–84 Struggle Stanley Episodes: "One Step Forward Two Steps Back", "Art for the Workers' Sake"
1985 Behind the Bike Sheds Whistle Willie TV series
1986 That Uncertain Feeling Salter Episode: "1.3"
1986 Prospects Mr. Lambert Episode: "Running All the Way: Part 1"
1987 Imaginary Friends Ed Novar TV miniseries
1987–88 Valentine Park Tom TV series
1988 Turn on to T-Bag Prof. Sparkes Episodes: "Sparkes", "Turn on to T-Bag"
1989 Act of Will Dr. Stalkey Episode: "1.1"
1989 Boon Ben Seymour Episode: "All in a Day's Pork"
1991 Watching Uncle Bernard Episodes: "Wining", "Fixing", "Straying"
1996 Goodnight Sweetheart Owen Jones Episode: "It's a Sin to Tell a Lie"
1996 The Detectives King Harold Episode: "Fur Coat, No Knickers"
1996 Murder Most Horrid Mr. Belling Episode: "The Body Politic"
1996 Peak Practice Edward Fellows Episode: "A New Life"
1996, 2000 Casualty Len Chesham / George Bryant Episodes: "Relative Values", "No More Mr. Nice Guy"
1997–98 Out of Sight Grandad Episodes: "Giving Trouble", "Moment of Truth"
1998 Mosley J. H. Thomas Episodes: "Rules of the Game", "Breaking the Mould"
1998 A Certain Justice Harry Naughton Episodes: "1.1", "1.2", "1.3"
2000, 2007 Doctors Ken / Roy Balcombe Episodes: "Second Time Around", "Born and Bread"
2003 Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher Bernard Ives TV film
2005 The 4400 Matthew Lombard Episode: "The Fifth Page"

References

  1. ^ "Ken Jones obituary". The Guardian. 16 February 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Porridge actor Ken Jones, who played 'Horrible' Ives, dies". BBC News. 14 February 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
  3. ^ Selby, Alan (14 February 2014). "Liverpool actor Ken Jones, star of The Liver Birds and Porridge, dies aged 83". liverpoolecho.
  4. ^ "Wackers, The". TV Cream. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2010.

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