Norman Jones (actor)

Norman Jones (16 June 1932^[1] – 23 April 2013) was an English actor, primarily on television. He appeared in three Doctor Who serials — The Abominable Snowmen (1967, as Khrisong), Doctor Who and the Silurians (1970, as Major Baker) and The Masque of Mandragora (1976, as Hieronymous).^[2]

A native of Shropshire, Norman Jones was born at Donnington, son of coal miner Clar (sic) and his wife Florrie Jones. He was educated at Adams' Grammar School, Newport, Shropshire.^[1] After taking part in local amateur dramatics in Donnington, employment as a cost clerk at the Lilleshall Company and Sankey's in the area, and work at Birmingham Repertory Theatre,^[1] he began his screen career in 1962, the year of his 30th birthday.^[3]

Over the following twenty-six years he appeared in numerous episodes of British TV series such as Crossroads (as milkman Ralph Palmer), The Professionals , and The Sweeney , where he was cast as Detective Inspector Perrault in the 1976 episode "Bad Apple".^[3] Jones also played another detective, Chief Inspector Bell, in the first series of Inspector Morse , broadcast in 1987.^[4]

He also had roles in films, including You Only Live Twice (1967), Oh! What a Lovely War (1969), The Mind of Mr. Soames (1970) and The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971).^[4]

Another notable role for Norman Jones was his performance as Nicholas Higgins in the 1975 TV serial North and South .^[5] He also played Ernest Defarge in the 1980 TV adaptation of A Tale of Two Cities .^[6]

He also appeared in the title role of The Crooked Man in the Granada Television series The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes .^[7] His last appearance was in the 1988 shot-on-video British independent production, The Assassinator (released on DVD as Hitman).^[8]

He lived and worked in the United States for a time, as well as in Manchester, Birmingham and London, before settling in Newport, Shropshire. He died, after a heart attack, at the Princess Royal Hospital in Telford on 23 April 2013, aged 80. He was cremated at Telford Crematorium.^{[1] [9]}

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