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Simon Jones

Born: 27 July 1950 (73 years old)
Gender: Male

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Simon Jones is an English actor best known for his appearances in the television and radio series of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, in which he played the lead role of Arthur Dent from 1978 to 2005.

Its author Douglas Adams later said that he wrote the part of Arthur Dent with Simon Jones in mind.

Jones also appeared in various other TV series, including the second season of Blackadder (playing Sir Walter Raleigh) and Brideshead Revisited (in which he played the Earl of Brideshead - Bridey - the heir to the Marquess of Marchmain), and films, including Club Paradise, Privates on Parade, Miracle on 34th Street, Green Card, Griffin & Phoenix and The Devil's Own.

Like some of the Pythons, he studied at Cambridge University and was a member of the famous Footlights, where he also met Douglas Adams. This led to Jones being cast in Out of the Trees and later The Hitchhiker's Guide and the film Monty Python's The Meaning of Life.

In The Meaning of Life Jones had a minor role as one of the guests at the dinner party. He has also appeared in some of the solo film projects of the members of Monty Python: American Friends, Brazil and 12 Monkeys.



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