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William Frank Jones (August 18, 1941 – January 31, 2014), known professionally as Christopher Jones, was an American actor. He was best known for his starring roles in the films Wild in the Streets (1968) and Ryan's Daughter (1970), and for playing the title role in the 1960s television series The Legend of Jesse James .
- Actor
- January 31, 2014 (aged 72), Los Alamitos, California, U.S.
- William Frank Jones, August 18, 1941, Jackson, Tennessee, U.S.
- Hollywood Forever Cemetery
Feb. 8, 2014. Christopher Jones, an actor who seemed poised for stardom before abruptly abandoning his movie career in the late 1960s, died on Jan. 31 in Los Alamitos, Calif. He was 72. The...
Actor: Ryan's Daughter. Christopher Jones was a brief cult star of the late '60s counterculture era and a would-be rebel successor to James Dean had he wanted it. Born William Franklin Jones amid rather impoverished surroundings to a grocery clerk in Jackson, Tennessee, in 1941, his artist mother had to be institutionalized when Chris was 4.
- January 1, 1
- Jackson, Tennessee, USA
- January 1, 1
- Los Alamitos, California, USA
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Mini Bio. Christopher Jones was a brief cult star of the late '60s counterculture era and a would-be rebel successor to James Dean had he wanted it. Born William Franklin Jones amid rather impoverished surroundings to a grocery clerk in Jackson, Tennessee, in 1941, his artist mother had to be institutionalized when Chris was 4.
- August 18, 1941
- January 31, 2014
Jones, 72, died Friday at Los Alamitos Medical Center. He had been diagnosed in December with gallbladder cancer, said his partner, Paule McKenna. He had been living for the last several years...
Gridiron football. Other sports. Other people. See also. Christopher Jones. Christopher or Chris Jones may refer to: Arts and entertainment. Film, TV, theatre. Chris Jones (filmmaker), British filmmaker, author, film director, screenwriter and educator. Christopher Jones (actor, born 1941) (1941–2014), American actor.
Jan 31, 2014 · Biography. William "Billy" Frank Jones, better known as Christopher Jones, was an American character actor, born August 18, 1941 in Jackson, Tennessee. With looks and a manner strikingly reminiscent of the late James Dean, Jones came from a similar background to Dean's, but his interest in the arts began with drawing, which earned him an Art ...
