Dickie Jones
American actor who achieved some success as a child and as a young adult, especially in B-Westerns and in television. The son of a Texas newspaper editor, Jones was a prodigious horseman from infancy, billed at the age of four as the World's Youngest Trick Rider and Trick Roper. At the age of six, he was hired to perform riding and lariat tricks in the rodeo owned by western star Hoot Gibson. Gibson convinced young Jones and his parents that there was a place for him in Hollywood, and the boy and his mother went west. Gibson arranged for some small parts for the boy, whose good looks, energy, and pleasant voice quickly landed him more and bigger parts, both in low-budget Westerns and in more substantial productions. In 1940, he had one of his most prominent (although invisible) roles, as the voice of Pinocchio (1940) in Walt Disney's animated film of the same name. Jones attended Hollywood High School and, at 15, took over the role of Henry Aldrich on the hit radio show "The Aldrich Family." He learned carpentry and augmented his income with jobs in that field. He served in the Army in Alaska during the final months of World War II. Gene Autry, who before the war had cast Jones in several Westerns, put him back to work in films and particularly in television, on programs produced by Autry's company. Now billed as Dick Jones, the handsome young man starred as Dick West, sidekick to the Western hero known as The Range Rider (1951), in a TV series that ran for 76 episodes in 1951 (and for decades in syndication). Then Autry gave Jones his own series, Buffalo Bill, Jr. (1955), which ran for 40 episodes. Jones continued working in films throughout the 1950s, then retired and entered the business world.
Date of Death: 7 July 2014, Northridge, Los Angeles, California
Known For | Acting |
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Most Rating | 1.618 |
Birthday | 1927-02-25 |
Place of Birth | Snyder, Texas, USA |
Also Known As | Richard Percy Jones, Dick Jones, Dicky Jones, |
1943
Mountain Rhythm
0/0
The Weaver family buys some farmland in California, but the headmaster of a nearby boys school doesn't want them as neighbors, and before long the boy...
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Mountain Rhythm
1938
Land of Fighting Men
0/0
A cowboy is framed for the murder of a rancher, which was committed by a landgrabber. The cowboy must clear his name and bring in the real killer.
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Land of Fighting Men
1940
Pinocchio
7.106/5777
A little wooden puppet yearns to become a real boy.
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Pinocchio
1934
Little Men
4/1
The former Jo March and her husband Professor Bhaer operate the Plumfield School for homeless boys. One of the boys, Nat, invites Dan, a street kid, t...
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Little Men
1937
Stella Dallas
6.9/80
After divorcing a society man, a small-town woman tries to build a better life for their daughter.
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Stella Dallas
1935
Queen of the Jungle
0/0
A 12-chapter serial built around stock footage from a 1922 silent serial, "The Jungle Goddess",young David Worth and Joan Lawrence are children with a...
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Queen of the Jungle
1950
Rocky Mountain
5.7/15
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Rocky Mountain
1979
When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion
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Some of TV and film's popular western actors reunite in this tribute special hosted by Glenn Ford.
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1937
The Pigskin Palooka
6.3/3
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1935
The Hawk
4.5/2
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1937
Renfrew of the Royal Mounted
4.3/3
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Renfrew of the Royal Mounted
1953
Last of the Pony Riders
6/1
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Last of the Pony Riders
1954
Attila
5.3/18
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1956
The Wild Dakotas
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1936
Who's Looney Now
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1937
Blake of Scotland Yard
3/3
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Blake of Scotland Yard
1938
A Man to Remember
6.5/6
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A Man to Remember
1936
Daniel Boone
4.8/12
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1961
Shadow of the Boomerang
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1937
Hollywood Round-Up
4.4/5
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Hollywood Round-Up
1937
Flying Fists
5/1
A lumberjack knocks out a champion boxer in a brawl, gets drawn into the boxing world where he is unknowingly set up for a fixed fight.
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Flying Fists
1938
The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
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The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1937
Blake of Scotland Yard
2/2
A 15 episode serial in which Blake battles the "Scorpion" over possession of a 'death ray' machine.
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Blake of Scotland Yard
1941
Adventure in Washington
6.5/2
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Adventure in Washington
1940
The Howards of Virginia
6.333/9
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The Howards of Virginia
1939
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
7.885/1031
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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1962
The Night Rider
0/0
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The Night Rider
1948
The Strawberry Roan
5/1
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The Strawberry Roan
1939
The Man Who Dared
5/1
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The Man Who Dared
1937
Ready, Willing and Able
5/4
Two starving songwriters will only get funding if they get British actress Jane Clarke to star in their show.
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Ready, Willing and Able
1936
Sutter's Gold
0/0
Story of the gold strike on an immigrant's property that started the 1849 California Gold Rush.
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Sutter's Gold
1936
36 Hours to Kill
5.3/5
Duke and Jeanie Benson, an outlaw couple hiding out under assumed names. Duke realizes that he has a winning sweepstake ticket and will win $150,000 i...
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1989
It All Started with a Mouse: The Disney Story
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The story of Walt Disney and the company he built.
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1937
Love Is on the Air
5/3
A newscaster gets demoted for exposing the town's criminal activities over the airwaves.
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2009
The Making of 'Pinocchio': No Strings Attached
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Documentary focusing on the making-of the 1940n adaptation of Pinocchio by the Disney studio, often considered the artistic pinnacle of the Disney fea...
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1993
Pinocchio: The Making of a Masterpiece
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The making of the Disney classic hosted by Robby Benson.
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1943
The Outlaw
5.5/93
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The Outlaw
1938
Girls on Probation
5.9/8
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1940
Virginia City
6.1/31
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1939
Nancy Drew... Reporter
6.196/28
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1939
Young Mr. Lincoln
7.2/163
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1939
On Borrowed Time
7.5/23
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On Borrowed Time
1936
Gasoloons
0/0
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1935
The Call of the Savage
5/1
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The Call of the Savage
1939
Destry Rides Again
7.1/157
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Destry Rides Again
1935
O'Shaughnessy's Boy
6/4
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1939
Sergeant Madden
6/1
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1939
Sky Patrol
4/1
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Sky Patrol
1937
Smoke Tree Range
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A cowboy aids an orphaned girl whose cattle are being rustled by an outlaw gang.
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Smoke Tree Range
1936
Wild Horse Round-Up
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Wild Horse Round-Up
1949
Sons of New Mexico
5/1
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Sons of New Mexico
1935
Westward Ho
5.265/17
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Westward Ho
1952
The Old West
5/1
Doc Lockwood and his gang are trying to take away Autry's contract for supplying horses to the stagecoach line. Parson Brooks joins Autry in an effort...
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The Old West
1936
The Adventures of Frank Merriwell
4/2
A 12-episode serial in which scholastic sports star Frank Merriwell leaves school to search for his missing father. His adventures involve a mysteriou...
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The Adventures of Frank Merriwell
1934
Babes in Toyland
6.385/131
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Babes in Toyland
2000
A Wish Came True: The Making of 'Pinocchio'
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This documentary showcases the making of "Pinocchio".
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1950
Military Academy with That Tenth Avenue Gang
6/1
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Military Academy with That Tenth Avenue Gang
1935
Moonlight on the Prairie
5.5/2
A singing medicine-show cowboy and his magician partner catch a killer.
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Moonlight on the Prairie
1940
Brigham Young
4.4/15
Based on the story of the famous Mormon leader, it follows Brigham Young and his challenge to transport his people across the Rocky mountains to settl...
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Brigham Young
1938
The Frontiersmen
5/1
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The Frontiersmen
1951
Fort Worth
6.6/7
Ex-gunfighter Ned Britt returns to Fort Worth after the civil war to help run a newspaper which is against ambitious men and their schemes for control...
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Fort Worth
1936
Love Begins at Twenty
6/1
A henpecked husband tries to help his daughter marry the man she loves and his wife loathes.
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Love Begins at Twenty
1965
Requiem for a Gunfighter
6/1
A gunfighter takes the identity of a murdered judge in order to avenge his death.
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Requiem for a Gunfighter
1937
Land Beyond the Law
7/1
A wild cowboy changes course and becomes a sheriff after his father is murdered.
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Land Beyond the Law
1940
Knute Rockne All American
5.886/21
The story of legendary Notre Dame football player and coach Knute Rockne.
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Knute Rockne All American
1940
Maryland
6.2/2
A woman tormented by the hunting death of her husband forbids her son to have anything to do with horses. But when he falls for the daughter of his fa...
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Maryland
1950
Sands of Iwo Jima
6.4/133
Haunted by personal demons, Marine Sgt. John Stryker is hated and feared by his men, who see him as a cold-hearted sadist. But when their boots hit th...
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Sands of Iwo Jima
1950
Redwood Forest Trail
0/0
Forest Ranger and singing cowboy, Rex Allen, attempts to save a camp for underprivileged boys with the help of "Alfalfa " Switzer who plays one of the...
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Redwood Forest Trail
1952
Wagon Team
6/2
Gene Autry is back in the saddle again as an undercover detective in this action-packed Western complete with a showdown. Gene poses as a jailbird to...
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Wagon Team
1939
Woman Doctor
1/1
Woman Doctor is a 1939 American drama film
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Woman Doctor
1938
The Kid Comes Back
5.3/3
A ring veteran turns a Texas tenderfoot into a winning fighter.
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The Kid Comes Back
1942
The Vanishing Virginian
6/1
The perineal District Attorney and conservative southern patriarch cherishes the old ways and does his best to adjust to change.
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The Vanishing Virginian
1938
The Devil's Party
5.5/6
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The Devil's Party
1938
Border Wolves
0/0
Just after Carson's gang murder members of a wagon train, Rusty and Clem come along and are arrested. Knowing they are innocent Judge Coleman breaks t...
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Border Wolves
1964
The Devil's Bedroom
6/1
Misunderstanding and small town prejudice lead to the tragic persecution of an ordinary local man who is a "loner".
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The Devil's Bedroom
1944
The Adventures of Mark Twain
6.6/9
A dramatised life of Samuel Langhorn Clemens, or Mark Twain.
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The Adventures of Mark Twain
1937
Black Legion
6.5/50
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Black Legion
1954
The Bamboo Prison
6.4/8
A communist POW sides with his North Korean guards against his fellow prisoners.
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The Bamboo Prison
1958
The Cool and the Crazy
5.1/6
High school thug is front man for a local marijuana ring.
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The Cool and the Crazy
1944
Musical Movieland
6/1
A group of tourists is given a tour of a movie studio lot. They see the various permanent sets that are used for different types of movies, and they a...
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Musical Movieland
1935
Our Gang Follies of 1936
5.8/2
The gang puts on a show, everything goes well, except they're missing an act.
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