Dean Jones has died aged 84
Best known for playing struggling race car driver Jim Douglas in the 1968 film The Love Bug, Dean Jones has passed away in Los Angeles aged 84. The actor suffered complications related to Parkinson's disease, his publicist Richard Hoffman has confirmed.
After a career that began in TV, Jones went on to appear in 46 films, including 10 for Disney.
As well as his famed portrayal in The Love Bug, where his character acquires a human-like Volkswagen named, Herbie, Jones also appeared in That Darn Cat!, Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo and Beethoven.
In addition to his wife of 42 years and his three children, Jones is also survived by eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Vale, Dean Jones!
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