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Full Name
  
Harold Jones

Role
  
Film actor

Name
  
Griffith Jones


Years active
  
1932-1999

Occupation
  
Actor

Grandchildren
  
Luke G. Jones

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Born
  
19 November 1909 (
1909-11-19
)
London, England

Died
  
January 30, 2007, London, United Kingdom

Spouse
  
Irene Isaac (m. 1932–1985)

Children
  
Gemma Jones, Nicholas Jones

Movies
  
The Wicked Lady, They Made Me a Fugitive, Face in the Night, Miranda, First a Girl

Similar People
  
Gemma Jones, Nicholas Jones, Paul Czinner, Alberto Cavalcanti, David Lean

Griffith Jones (born Harold Jones; 19 November 1909 – 30 January 2007) was an English film, stage and television actor.

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Early life

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Born in London, on 19 November 1909, Jones was the son of Elanor Jones (1878–1973), a Welsh-speaking dairy owner. In 1930 Jones was studying law at University College London when Kenneth Barnes, the Principal of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, noticed him in a student performance and offered him a career as an actor. His first professional engagement was in Carpet Slippers at the Embassy Theatre, Swiss Cottage, in 1930, while still at RADA. He won the annual RADA Gold Medal in 1932.

Career

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His first West End production was Vile Bodies at the Vaudeville and Richard of Bordeaux (in which he appeared with John Gielgud) at the Noël Coward Theatre. The following year he appeared with Laurence Olivier in The Rats of Norway. In 1932 he made his film debut, in The Faithful Heart, and he continued to appear in British films throughout the 1930s. He achieved success on the London stage and on Broadway as "Caryl Sanger" in the play, Escape Me Never, with Elizabeth Bergner, and also starred with her in the 1935 film version.

In 1940 he joined the British Army, but spent most of the Second World War in a touring concert party, returning to the West End in 1945 to star in Lady Windermere's Fan.

Royal Shakespeare Company

He was a stalwart of the Royal Shakespeare Company, appearing in 50 productions with the company between 1975 and 1999.

His first season was in director Buzz Goodbody's noted opening year at The Other Place theatre, playing the Ghost to Ben Kingsley's Hamlet and Sir William Stanley in Perkin Warbeck. His later roles included Duncan, opposite Ian McKellen, in Macbeth, Antigonus in The Winter's Tale, Aegeon in A Comedy of Errors, Gower in Pericles, Prince of Tyre, The Comedy of Errors, Chebutiken and Ferrapont in separate productions of Chekhov's Three Sisters and Tim Linkinwater and Fluggers in Nicholas Nickleby.

His last role, at the age of 90, was Tubal in The Merchant of Venice.

Personal Life and Death

Jones was married to actress Irene Isaac (known as "Robin") from 1932 until her death in 1985. They had two children, who both became actors: Gemma Jones (who was named after the main character in Escape Me Never) and Nicholas Jones.

Jones died in his sleep from Natural Causes at his home in London, England, on 30 January 2007.

Filmography

Actor
1982
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (TV Mini Series) as
Flunkey / Old Lord / Mr. Fluggers / ...
- Part 4 (1982) - Flunkey / Old Lord / Mr. Fluggers / -
- Part 1 (1982) - Flunkey / Old Lord / Mr. Fluggers / -
1981
The Three Sisters (TV Movie) as
Chebutikin
1980
The English Programme (TV Series) as
Duncan
- Macbeth: Act V Scene 1 to End (1980) - Duncan
- Macbeth: Act IV Scene 1 to Act IV Scene 3 (1980) - Duncan
- Macbeth: Act III Scene 3 to Act IV Scene 1 (1980) - Duncan
- Macbeth: Act II Scene 3 to Act IV Scene 1 (1980) - Duncan
- Macbeth: Act I Scene 3 to Act II Scene 3 (1980) - Duncan
- Macbeth: Opening to Act I Scene 5 (1980) - Duncan
1980
Spy! (TV Series) as
Dr. Harold Dearden
- Camp 020 (1980) - Dr. Harold Dearden
1979
Macbeth (TV Movie) as
Duncan
1978
The Comedy of Errors (TV Movie) as
Aegeon
1975
Spy Trap (TV Series) as
Alick Stuart
- April Sixty-Seven (1975) - Alick Stuart
1965
Public Eye (TV Series) as
George Berry / Pete Shoemaker
- Fit of Conscience (1975) - George Berry
- Protection Is a Man's Best Friend (1965) - Pete Shoemaker
1967
BBC Play of the Month (TV Series) as
Foreign Secretary / Sir Edgar Jones
- The Apple Cart (1975) - Foreign Secretary
- The Cabinet Papers (1967) - Sir Edgar Jones
1974
Fall of Eagles (TV Mini Series) as
Hintze
- End Game (1974) - Hintze
- The Secret War (1974) - Hintze (uncredited)
- The Honest Broker (1974) - Hintze (uncredited)
1974
Crown Court (TV Series) as
Bryan Hodge
- The Woman Least Likely: Part 3 (1974) - Bryan Hodge
1973
The Black Arrow (TV Series) as
Lord Risingham
- The Last Arrow (1973) - Lord Risingham
- The Chess Game (1973) - Lord Risingham
- The Cattle Drive (1973) - Lord Risingham
1972
The Lotus Eaters (TV Series) as
Alan Fletcher
- You Might Get Hurt, Jocasta (1972) - Alan Fletcher
1971
The Persuaders! (TV Series) as
Lars Seelman
- The Morning After (1971) - Lars Seelman
1971
Paul Temple (TV Series) as
Charolais
- Has Anybody Here Seen Kelly? (1971) - Charolais
1970
Armchair Theatre (TV Series) as
Marquis Brown
- Warm Feet, Warm Heart (1970) - Marquis Brown
1970
Doomwatch (TV Series) as
Falken
- Hear No Evil (1970) - Falken
1969
Strange Report (TV Series) as
Sir George Davies
- Report 1553: Racist - A Most Dangerous Proposal (1969) - Sir George Davies
1969
ITV Playhouse (TV Series) as
Gerald
- End of Story (1969) - Gerald
1969
The Inside Man (TV Series) as
Sir Charles Apsley
- Death of a Friendship (1969) - Sir Charles Apsley
1968
The Avengers (TV Series) as
Sir Rodney Baines
- Noon Doomsday (1968) - Sir Rodney Baines
1968
Decline and Fall... of a Birdwatcher as
Sir Humphrey Maltravers
1968
Thirty-Minute Theatre (TV Series) as
The Rt. Hon. Martin Fane
- A Matter of Principle (1968) - The Rt. Hon. Martin Fane
1968
Man in a Suitcase (TV Series) as
Frank Arnoldson
- Why They Killed Nolan (1968) - Frank Arnoldson
1967
Mogul (TV Series) as
Brian Winstanley
- Thanks for Nothing (1967) - Brian Winstanley
1967
Boy Meets Girl (TV Series) as
Mr. David
- Love with a Few Hairs (1967) - Mr. David
1966
Vendetta (TV Series) as
Mattia
- The Lullaby Man (1966) - Mattia
1966
Emergency-Ward 10 (TV Series) as
Jack Owen
- The Long Small Hours (1966) - Jack Owen
1965
Strangler's Web as
Jackson Delacorte
1965
Secret Agent (TV Series) as
Sir Noel Blanchard
- The Black Book (1965) - Sir Noel Blanchard
1965
The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre (TV Series) as
Jackson Delacorte
- Strangler's Web (1965) - Jackson Delacorte
1965
Treasure Island (TV Movie) as
Long John Silver
1964
R3 (TV Series) as
Dr. Sibley
- Against the Stream (1964) - Dr. Sibley
1956
ITV Play of the Week (TV Series) as
Charles Condomine / Lt.Col. Vershinin / Stewart / ...
- A Choice of Coward #2: Blithe Spirit (1964) - Charles Condomine
- Three Sisters (1963) - Lt.Col. Vershinin
- Freedom in September (1962) - Stewart
- Hell Hath No Fury (1961) - Charles
- A Woman of No Importance (1960) - Lord Illingworth
- Dead on Nine (1957) - Robert Leigh
- Down Came a Blackbird (1956)
1961
No Hiding Place (TV Series) as
Ivor Kendrick / Henry Potter
- Pillar to Post (1963) - Ivor Kendrick
- The Widower (1961) - Henry Potter
1961
By Invitation Only (TV Movie) as
Stuart Gordon-Davies
1957
ITV Television Playhouse (TV Series) as
Harry / Tom Bates / John Ackroyd / ...
- The Collection (1961) - Harry
- A Moment in the Sun (1960) - Tom Bates
- The Breaking Point (1959) - John Ackroyd
- The Roof Garden (1957) - Writer
1961
Maigret (TV Series) as
Dr. Bellamy
- On Holiday (1961) - Dr. Bellamy
1960
International Detective (TV Series) as
Mr. Gryffyd
- The Stevenson Case (1960) - Mr. Gryffyd
1959
The Invisible Man (TV Series) as
Lucian Currie
- Strange Partners (1959) - Lucian Currie
1959
The Crowning Touch as
Mark
1951
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (TV Series) as
Christopher Weetbrook / Lewis Paulton / Robert Browning / ...
- When in Rome (1959) - Christopher Weetbrook
- The Whole Truth (1955) - Lewis Paulton
- The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1951) - Robert Browning
- Festival Drama: The Way of the World (1951) - Mirabell
1959
Hidden Homicide as
Michael Cornforth
1958
Target (TV Series)
- The Clean Kill (1958)
1958
Saturday Playhouse (TV Series) as
Sir Hubert Ware, Bt
- The Ware Case (1958) - Sir Hubert Ware, Bt
1958
Dial 999 (TV Series) as
Paul Grant
- The Big Fish (1958) - Paul Grant
1957
Kill Her Gently as
Jeff Martin
1957
The New Adventures of Martin Kane (TV Series) as
Widerum
- The Swindle Story (1957) - Widerum
1957
Not Wanted on Voyage as
Guy Harding
1957
The Truth About Women as
Sir Jeremy
1957
Account Rendered as
Robert Ainsworth
1957
King's Rhapsody (TV Movie) as
Nikki
1957
Menace in the Night as
Rapson
1955
Lilli Palmer Theatre (TV Series) as
Timothy Grigson
- A Present from Bessie (1955) - Timothy Grigson
1955
Cornelia (TV Movie) as
Lucas Bilke
1954
The Sea Shall Not Have Them as
Group Capt. Todd
1954
The Scarlet Web as
Jake Winter
1954
Star of My Night as
Michael Donovan
1952
For Better or Worse (TV Movie) as
Hugo
1951
Due mogli sono troppe as
David Fry
1950
Triple Bill (TV Movie)
1949
Once Upon a Dream as
Jackson
1948
Look Before You Love as
Charles Kent
1948
Good-Time Girl as
Danny Martin
1948
Miranda as
Dr. Paul Martin
1947
I Became a Criminal as
Narcissus aka Narcy
1945
Notorious Gentleman as
Sandy Duncan
1945
The Wicked Lady as
Sir Ralph Skelton
1944
Henry V as
Earl of Salisbury
1942
Uncensored as
Father de Gruyte
1942
The Avengers as
Police Inspector Gunter (as Griffiths Jones)
1942
This Was Paris as
Capt. Bill Hamilton, MI5
1941
Atlantic Ferry as
David MacIver
1939
Young Man's Fancy as
Lord Alban
1939
The Secret Four as
James Brodie
1939
Marco Millions (TV Movie) as
Marco Polo
1938
A Yank at Oxford as
Paul Beaumont
1937
The Face Behind the Scar as
James Martin
1937
Wife of General Ling as
John Fenton
1936
The Mill on the Floss as
Stephen Guest
1935
Line Engaged as
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
1935
First a Girl as
Robert
1935
Escape Me Never as
Caryl Sanger
1934
Leave It to Blanche as
Philip Amesbury
1934
The Rise of Catherine the Great as
Grigory Orlov
1932
Money Talks as
Jimmy Dale, the Kid's rival
1932
Faithful Hearts as
Mr. Ellis (uncredited)
Self
1948
Stars on Parade (Documentary short) as
Self
Archive Footage
2002
Heroes of Comedy (TV Series documentary)
- Hattie Jacques (2002)
1961
Kraft Mystery Theater (TV Series) as
Robert Ainsworth
- Account Rendered (1961) - Robert Ainsworth

References

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