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Mickey Jones (born June 10, 1941 in Houston, Texas
Houston, Texas

Houston is the fourth-largest city in the United States of America and the largest city within the state of Texas. As of the 2007 U.S. Census estimate, the city has a population of 2.2 million within an area of 600 square miles ....
) is an American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 musician
Musician

A musician is a person who plays or writes music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music:* An instrumentalist plays a musical instrument....
 and actor
Actor

An actor or actress is a person who acting in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio programming in that capacity....
. Jones' career as a drummer
Drummer

A drummer is a musician who plays a drum or drums, particularly a drum kit , marching percussion or hand drums. The term percussionist applies to a musician performing on any percussion instrument, but usually refers to one who plays Classical music or Latin percussion....
 had him backing up such artists as Trini Lopez
Trini Lopez

Trini Lopez is a Mexican-American singing and guitarist....
 and Johnny Rivers
Johnny Rivers

Johnny Rivers is an United States rock and roll singer, songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. He was versatile enough to do folk songs, blues, and revivals of old-time rock 'n' roll songs and some original material....
. In 1966, he was the drummer backing Bob Dylan on his world tour, replacing the aggravated Levon Helm
Levon Helm

Mark Lavon Helm , better known as Levon Helm, is an United States rock and roll musician and actor most famous as the drummer for the rock group The Band....
, with the other members of what would become The Band
The Band

The Band was a rock music group active from 1967 to 1976 and again from 1983 to 1999. The original group consisted of four Canadians: Robbie Robertson ; Richard Manuel ; Garth Hudson ; and Rick Danko , and one American, Levon Helm ....
. This tour included the infamous bootlegged "Royal Albert Hall" concert. Later Jones joined the band The First Edition
The First Edition

The First Edition was a country music/rock band stalwart members being Kenny Rogers , Mickey Jones Terry Williams . The band formed in 1967, with noted folk musician Mike Settle and the operatically trained Thelma Camacho completing the lineup....
 with Kenny Rogers
Kenny Rogers

Kenneth Ray "Kenny" Rogers is an United States country music singer-songwriter, photographer, record producer, actor and entrepreneur.He has been very successful, charting more than 70 hit singles across various music genres and topping the country and pop album charts for more than 420 individual weeks in the United States alone....
 and recorded several international hits.

After the break-up of The First Edition in 1976, Jones concentrated his career as a character actor
Character actor

A character actor is one who predominantly plays a particular type of role rather than leading actor ones. Character actor roles can range from bit parts to leading actor....
 where he's made dozens of appearances in films and television.






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Mickey Jones (born June 10, 1941 in Houston, Texas
Houston, Texas

Houston is the fourth-largest city in the United States of America and the largest city within the state of Texas. As of the 2007 U.S. Census estimate, the city has a population of 2.2 million within an area of 600 square miles ....
) is an American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 musician
Musician

A musician is a person who plays or writes music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music:* An instrumentalist plays a musical instrument....
 and actor
Actor

An actor or actress is a person who acting in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio programming in that capacity....
. Jones' career as a drummer
Drummer

A drummer is a musician who plays a drum or drums, particularly a drum kit , marching percussion or hand drums. The term percussionist applies to a musician performing on any percussion instrument, but usually refers to one who plays Classical music or Latin percussion....
 had him backing up such artists as Trini Lopez
Trini Lopez

Trini Lopez is a Mexican-American singing and guitarist....
 and Johnny Rivers
Johnny Rivers

Johnny Rivers is an United States rock and roll singer, songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. He was versatile enough to do folk songs, blues, and revivals of old-time rock 'n' roll songs and some original material....
. In 1966, he was the drummer backing Bob Dylan on his world tour, replacing the aggravated Levon Helm
Levon Helm

Mark Lavon Helm , better known as Levon Helm, is an United States rock and roll musician and actor most famous as the drummer for the rock group The Band....
, with the other members of what would become The Band
The Band

The Band was a rock music group active from 1967 to 1976 and again from 1983 to 1999. The original group consisted of four Canadians: Robbie Robertson ; Richard Manuel ; Garth Hudson ; and Rick Danko , and one American, Levon Helm ....
. This tour included the infamous bootlegged "Royal Albert Hall" concert. Later Jones joined the band The First Edition
The First Edition

The First Edition was a country music/rock band stalwart members being Kenny Rogers , Mickey Jones Terry Williams . The band formed in 1967, with noted folk musician Mike Settle and the operatically trained Thelma Camacho completing the lineup....
 with Kenny Rogers
Kenny Rogers

Kenneth Ray "Kenny" Rogers is an United States country music singer-songwriter, photographer, record producer, actor and entrepreneur.He has been very successful, charting more than 70 hit singles across various music genres and topping the country and pop album charts for more than 420 individual weeks in the United States alone....
 and recorded several international hits.

After the break-up of The First Edition in 1976, Jones concentrated his career as a character actor
Character actor

A character actor is one who predominantly plays a particular type of role rather than leading actor ones. Character actor roles can range from bit parts to leading actor....
 where he's made dozens of appearances in films and television. Jones starred in the short lived 1980 spin off television series Flo
Flo

Flo was an United States Situation comedy television series which ran from 1980 to 1981 on CBS. The series was a spin-off for Polly Holliday, whose portrayal of the sassy and street-smart waitress Florence Jean Castleberry on the sitcom Alice struck a chord with viewers....
 as Chester, and is well known in the science fiction
Science fiction

Science fiction is a broad genre of fiction that often involves speculations based on current or future science or technology. Science fiction is found in books, art, television, films, games, theatre, and other media....
 community for his role as Chris Faber in the mini series V
V (TV series)

V is a science fiction franchise created by United States writer, producer and director Kenneth Johnson about aliens known as "Visitors " trying to take over Earth, and the human Resistance group attempting to stop them....
 . Mickey Jones also had a recurring role on the television show Home Improvement
Home Improvement

Home Improvement is an situation comedy starring Tim Allen, which aired 1991 to 1999. The show was created by Matt Williams , Carmen Finestra and David MacFadzean....
.

Selected filmography


Films

  • Necrosis (2009)
  • High Desert (2007)
  • Corners (2007)
  • Simple Things (2006)
  • Penny Dreadful
    Penny Dreadful (film)

    Penny Dreadful is a 2006 independent horror film. It was shown at the horror film festival 8 Films To Die For in the same year....
     (2006)
  • No Direction Home: Bob Dylan (2005)
  • Iowa
    Iowa

    The State of Iowa is a U.S. state in the Midwestern region of the United States of America, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland." It is bordered by Minnesota to the north, Wisconsin and Illinois to the east, Nebraska and South Dakota to the west, and Missouri to the south....
     (2005)
  • The Fighting Temptations
    The Fighting Temptations

    The Fighting Temptations is a 2003 in film romantic comedy film-Comedy-drama film produced by Paramount Pictures and MTV Films. It stars Cuba Gooding, Jr....
     (2003)
  • Shattered Lies (2002)
  • Vice
    Vice

    Vice is a practice or habit considered immoral, depraved, and/or degrading in the associated society. In more minor usage, vice can refer to a fault, a defect, an infirmity or merely a bad habit....
     (2000)
  • The Last Best Sunday (1999)
  • Sling Blade
    Sling Blade

    Sling Blade is an Academy Award-winning drama film set in rural Arkansas, written, directed by and starring Billy Bob Thornton.It tells the story of a mental retardation man named Karl Childers who is released from a psychiatric hospital where he has lived since killing his mother and her lover when he was 12 years old....
     (1996)
  • Tin Cup
    Tin Cup

    Tin Cup is a 1996 in film romantic comedy film co-written and directed by Ron Shelton, and starring Kevin Costner and Rene Russo with Cheech Marin and Don Johnson in major supporting roles....
     (1996)
  • Drop Zone
    Drop zone

    In parachuting, a drop zone or DZ is the area above and around a location where a parachutist jumps and expects to land. It is usually situated beside a small airport, often sharing the facility with other general aviation activities....
     (1994)
  • Dutch
    Dutch (film)

    Dutch is a 1991 in film United States comedy film/drama film directed by Peter Faiman and written by John Hughes . The original music score was composed by Alan Silvestri....
     (1991)
  • Total Recall (1990)
  • Homer & Eddie (1989)
  • The Couch Trip
    The Couch Trip

    The Couch Trip is a 1988 in film comedy film starring Dan Aykroyd as a mental patient who gets a chance to go to Hollywood and host a radio talk show....
     (1988)
  • Talking Walls (1987)
  • Nadine
    Nadine (1987 film)

    Nadine is a 1987 in film comedy film about a woman living in 1950s Texas who inveigles her ex-husband into helping her break into a photographer's studio to retrieve embarrassing cheesecake pictures....
     (1987)
  • Extreme Prejudice
    Extreme Prejudice (film)

    Extreme Prejudice is an American action film originally released in 1987 in film.The movie was directed by Walter Hill ; it was written by John Milius, Fred Rexer and Deric Washburn....
     (1987)
  • Hunter's Blood (1987)
  • Savage Dawn
    Savage Dawn

    Savage Dawn is a 1985 Action movie and drama film. The Fifth Chapter Motorcycle Club made an appearance in the film. The film was directed by Simon Nuchtern....
     (1985)
  • Starman
    Starman (film)

    John Carpenter's Starman is a 1984 in film Science fiction film-fantasy film directed by John Carpenter which tells the story of an extraterrestrial life who has come to earth in response to the invitation found on the Voyager Golden Record installed on one of the Voyager program space probes....
     (1984)
  • National Lampoon's Vacation
    National Lampoon's Vacation

    National Lampoon's Vacation is a 1983 in film comedy film directed by Harold Ramis and starring Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Randy Quaid, Dana Barron and Anthony Michael Hall....
     (1983)
  • Wrong Is Right
    Wrong Is Right

    Wrong Is Right is a prescient black comedy Thriller about the theft of two suitcase bombs, featuring the then novel plot conventions of media bias, Conspiracy theory, and Islamic terrorism....
     (1982)


Television

  • Flo
    Flo

    Flo was an United States Situation comedy television series which ran from 1980 to 1981 on CBS. The series was a spin-off for Polly Holliday, whose portrayal of the sassy and street-smart waitress Florence Jean Castleberry on the sitcom Alice struck a chord with viewers....
     (1980-1981)
  • V: The Series
    V (TV series)

    V is a science fiction franchise created by United States writer, producer and director Kenneth Johnson about aliens known as "Visitors " trying to take over Earth, and the human Resistance group attempting to stop them....
     (1984-1985)
  • V: The Final Battle (1984)
  • Misfits of Science
    Misfits of Science

    Misfits of Science is a short-lived US superhero fantasy television series that aired on NBC Fridays at 8 P.M. EST from October 1985 in television to February 1986 in television....
     (1985)
  • Baywatch
    Baywatch

    Baywatch is an United States television series about the Los Angeles County Lifeguards who patrol the crowded beaches of Los Angeles County, California....
     (1990-1992)
  • Home Improvement
    Home Improvement

    Home Improvement is an situation comedy starring Tim Allen, which aired 1991 to 1999. The show was created by Matt Williams , Carmen Finestra and David MacFadzean....
     (1991)-(1999)
  • Northern Exposure
    Northern Exposure

    Northern Exposure is a dramedy Television series. It was created by Joshua Brand-John Falsey Productions, which was recognized with a rare pair of consecutive Peabody Awards in 1991?92 for the show's "depict[ion] in a comedic and often poetic way, [of] the cultural clash between a transplanted New York doctor and the townspeople of fictio...
     Heroes (as Chris' deceased mentor, Tooley) (1992)
  • Married... with Children
    Married... with Children

    Married...with Children or Married with Children is a Golden Globe and Emmy Award-nominated American situation comedy about a dysfunctional family living in a Chicagoland suburb that lasted 11 seasons....
     (1996)
  • Entourage
    Entourage (TV series)

    Entourage is an HBO original series created by Doug Ellin that chronicles the rise of Vincent Chase ? a young A-list movie star ? and his childhood friends from Queens, New York City as they navigate the unfamiliar terrain of Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, California....
     (2007)
  • The Incredible Hulk
  • an episode of The Dukes of Hazzard (year unknown).
  • an episode of Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
    Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction

    Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction? was an anthology television show produced by the Fox Broadcasting Company. Each episode features five stories, all of which appear to defy logic, some of which are allegedly based on actual events....
     (year unknown).
  • an episode of Rockford Files (year unknown).


Music Videos

  • Sunset Blvd (song)
    Sunset Blvd (song)

    "Sunset Blvd" is a song by Scott Grimes, which appears on his album, Livin' on the Run. The single was written by Scott Grimes and Dave Harris and produced by Tom Fletcher....
     (2005)


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