Name: Simon Jones
Date of Birth: 27 July 1950 Studied at Cambridge University, and, while there, was a member of the prestigious Cambridge University Footlights Club. While at Cambridge Revue Club Footlights, he met Douglas Adams, who later cast him as the utterly ordinary Earthman Arthur Dent in his cult classic "The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy" (1981), both in the original 1978 radio series and the 1981 TV mini-series. The two were lifelong friends after college and Jones later spoke at Adams's funeral on 11 May 2001. ... Having worked together before, Douglas Adams wrote the role of Arthur Dent specifically with Jones in mind. He is a first cousin, once removed, of the current James Bond, Daniel Craig, although they've sadly never met. Read more Simon Jones movies (actor)User Comments |
