Actor Dean Jones, who starred in The Love Bug, That Darn Cat! and other classic Walt Disney movies, has died at age 84. In addition to his film work, Jones played the role of Bobby in the original Broadway cast of Stephen Sondheim’s Company in 1970.
Jones died in Los Angeles on Tuesday, according to his publicist, Richard Hoffman. The cause of death is reportedly related to Parkinson’s disease.
With an everyman quality and a knack for comedy that allowed him to appeal to a wide audience, Jones made a total of 10 Disney movies; one of his first, The Love Bug, became one of the highest-grossing films of 1968.
Jones’ other films include The Shaggy D.A., The Million Dollar Duck, Snowball Express, and Herbie Goes To Monte Carlo.
“Jones’ film grosses exceeded $960 million and six of his ten films for Walt Disney are on Variety’s all-time hit list,” according to an obituary sent by his publicist.