- Serving in the Army during WWII, he spent his service in an army concert party called Stars in Battle Dress and was accompanied on the tours by his wife, Irene Isaac, known to everyone as Robin.
- Long-standing member of the Royal Shakespeare Company.
- Retired at the age of 90, and lived at home for his last seven years with his daughter Gemma and Hatty, his cat. (His wife Robin predeceased him.).
- His father was a Welsh-speaking lead miner.
- Son of William Thomas Jones and Eleanor (Doughty) Jones who disapproved of his choice of profession; educated at Polytechnic Secondary School.
- Father of actress Gemma Jones and actor Nicholas Jones.
- Both he and children Nicholas and Gemma worked at the Royal Shakespeare Festival.
- Studied for the stage at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, graduated there, and won RADA's gold medal in 1932. Became an Associate Member of RADA.
- Played the piano.
- Stalwart British character player of the classical stage, cinema, and TV.
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