Updated: September 10, 2024

David Thomas Jones ( 30 December 1945 â€" 29 February 2012 ) was an English actor and singer. Best known as a member of the band The Monkees and a co-star of the TV series The Monkees ( 1966 to 1968 ), Jones was considered a teen idol.

Aside from his work on The Monkees TV show, Jones's acting credits include a Tony-nominated performance as the Artful Dodger in the original London and Broadway productions of Oliver! and a guest-starring role in a hallmark episode of The Brady Bunch television show and a later reprised parody film. David Thomas Jones was born on 30 December 1945 in Openshaw, England, to Harry and Doris Jones. He had three sisters: Hazel, Lynda and Beryl. Jones' mother died from emphysema when he was 14 years of age.