Another notable radio role was as Mervyn Bunter in the BBC Radio 4 adaptations of Dorothy L. Sayers' Lord Peter Wimsey stories. His multi-instrumental skills range from vocals to keyboards, piano, guitar, bass, saxophone, clarinet, recorder, whistles, and various percussion instruments. Along with his regular weekly football commentaries, Jones covered almost every major football event from the late 1960s until his death, including the FA Cup Final of 1968, the replay (but not the first match) in 1970 and all finals from 1971 to 1989. Peter Jones Wemben született 1920-ban,[1] a város gimnáziumába és az Ellesmere College főiskolára járt. On one occasion, he was so disgusted with Duncan for unprofessionally undercutting his bid he responded with "You've just put a guy on the bloody edge here and you've just completely been a sly little shit". His other roles in radio included starring in the BBC radio comedyIn All Directions, and as asMervyn Bunterinthe Lord Peter Wimseystories. As a serious broadcaster with a mellifluous voice and a deep sense of gravitas, he was regularly called upon to describe the opening and closing ceremonies at events such as the Olympic Games and World Cup, and also covered non-sporting events such as the wedding of Prince Charles to Lady Diana Spencer in 1981, and that of Prince Andrew to Sarah Ferguson in 1986. 12 June 1920 Jones featured in a number of films, including Private's Progress (1956), School for Scoundrels (1960, reprising his Dudley Grosvenor character as a used-car salesman with Dennis Price), Just like a Woman (1967) alongside Wendy Craig, The Return of the Pink Panther (1975) and Chariots of Fire (1981). [4], He was the voice of The Book in the original radio series of Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. He has built a considerable commercial and residential property portfolio, is a long term investor in the equity markets and continues to back businesses that offer differentiation. Three recordings survive in the BBC Sound Archive. He also appeared as himself in the Making of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy documentary. Peter also invested in many small businesses between 2004/8, including firms like Wines4Business.com, an online retailer specialising in the sale of wine and champagne to corporate clients, as well as Celcius, a specialist recruitment business. [This quote needs a citation], Learn how and when to remove this template message, https://www.sportsjournalists.co.uk/other-bodies/football-writers/former-times-football-writer-stuart-jones-has-died/, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Peter_Jones_(broadcaster)&oldid=939502111, British association football commentators, Articles lacking sources from December 2009, Wikipedia articles with WorldCat identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 6 February 2020, at 21:34. He also appeared as Maurice Morris in Season 5 Episode 3 of the British comedy series Man About The House (1975), From 1969 to 1971 Jones starred opposite Sheila Hancock in a sitcom (for ITV, by Yorkshire Television) called Mr Digby, Darling, lasting 3 series (and 19 episodes). After working for Siemens Nixdorf he worked in the telecoms market for 12 months and made enough money to set-up his next venture Phones International Group in April 1998. In his early years he commentated on group matches in the 1966 World Cup, held in England, but in 1970, 1974, 1978, 1982 and 1986 he was the main commentator on the World Cup, covering the final. Currently, he serves as […] Peter Jones (born 6 October 1980) is a Nottingham -based British musician. Színészként 16 évesen jelent meg először Wolverhamptonben, majd egy kelet-angliai színházban. Dr. Peter Jones. Másik nevezetes rádiós szerepe Bunter alakítása volt Dorothy L. Sayers Lord Peter Wimsey-történeteiben. Peter Jones [citation needed], Jones had a role in Patrick Barlow's The Patrick and Maureen Maybe Music Experience. Tehetséges forgatókönyvíróként Peter Jones alkotta meg a Mr Big című komédia forgatókönyvét, illetve az ő munkája a J Kingston Platt’s Showbiz Handbook forgatókönyve, melynek szereplője is volt egyben. 1433(?) Group turnover for 2005/2006 was in excess of £150 million. Divorced, he lives with his girlfriend Tara Capp and their three children Natalia, Isabella, and Tallulah, in a home in Buckinghamshire. Jones lost his sight at 15 months due to retinoblastoma, a form of cancer that attacks the light sensing portion of the eyes. Not that we did much at those desks! He also lent his talents to coverage of the State Opening of Parliament. Jones is worth an estimated £150 million. Színészként 16 évesen jelent meg először Wolverhamptonben, majd egy kelet-angliai színházban. In 1942 he acted on the West End stage in The Doctor's Dilemma and in 1942 he made an uncredited film appearance in Fanny by Gaslight. He is known for his height and came 4th in the "star in a reasonably priced car" on the motoring programme, Top Gear and was told on air by Jeremy Clarkson that if he lost a bit of weight (he is 17 stone and 6 foot, 7inch) he would be the fastest celebrity ever to have appeared on the show. The firm experienced explosive growth with revenue totalling £14 million by the end of the first year and £44 million by the end of the second. – Westminster, 2000. április 10.) I was too interested in football (soccer), while … Fandom Apps Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. He became a television celebrity through his appearances on the BBC Two show Dragons' Den and on his … Peter is one of the main characters though out the whole of the web series his signature weapon is a Yellow Cricket Bat; In Episode one Peter reveals to drake he watched his friend die its unknown how Peter escaped this attack as he also revealed he's never killed a zombie before He took to music learning his variety of instruments. 1952 és 1955 között Jones Peter Ustinov mellett főszereplője volt a BBC rádiós komédiájának (In All Directions). His film roles include parts in Private's Progress (1956), School for Scoundrels (1960), Just like a Woman (1967), The Return of the Pink Panther (1975), Chariots of Fire (1981), and Danger Within (1959), which also featured his future successor as the Voice of the Guide, William Franklyn. GRO Register of Births: JUN 1920 6a(?) An early film credit was as a Xenobian trade delegate in Chance of a Lifetime (1950). Első filmje, melyben a stáblistában még nem szerepelt, a Fanny by Gaslight volt 1942-ben, majd 1950-ben a Chance of a Lifetime. [2] 1978-1980 között Jones volt az Útikalauz hangja Douglas Adams Galaxis útikalauz stopposoknak című rádiójátékban. Dragons' Den Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. 10 April 2000 (aged 79) 1433(?) [3] Lánya, Selena Carey-Jones, színésznő, egyik fia, Bill Dare író és a Dead Ringers című BBC komédia producere. [1] He then joined Siemens Nixdorf, and became head of the PC Business in the UK the same year at only 28, the youngest ever head of a business unit. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Occupation His other roles in radio included starring in the BBC radio comedy In All Directions, and as as Mervyn Bunter in the Lord Peter Wimsey stories. Later Stuart Jones became Tennis Correspondent for The Times in 1990s. These comic monologues are the fictional memoirs of an actor and producer working in British theatre and film from the 1940s to the 1980s; the stories being partially based on his own career. He voiced the Guide in the first radio series of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, and in the 1981 television series and LP album adaptions. Peter Jones (Wem, 1920. június 12. Peter Jones was a wizard and Gryffindor student at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Died Peter Jones attended the Windsor Boys' School where he studied A-Levels in Economics, Biology and Geography. Peter Geoffrey Francis Jones (12 June 1920 – 10 April 2000) was an English actor, screenwriter and broadcaster. The programmes are regularly re-broadcast on, GRO Register of Deaths: APR 2000 A43C 263 WESTMINSTER - Peter Geoffrey F Jones, DoB = 12 Jun 1920, aged 79, The Patrick and Maureen Maybe Music Experience, "ENTERTAINMENT | Comedy veteran Peter Jones dies", "J. Kingston Platt: The Unexpurgated Memoirs of a Showbiz Phenomenon", "Doctor Who: Adventures in Space and Time (1999)", "Inside the Playbill: Lady Windermere's Fan - November 25, 1946 at Cort Theatre", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Peter_Jones_(actor)&oldid=983933736, Articles with unsourced statements from October 2020, Wikipedia articles with SNAC-ID identifiers, Wikipedia articles with WorldCat identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 17 October 2020, at 03:56. Jones also had acting roles on TV, in The Goodies, Holby City, The Bill, Midsomer Murders, Minder and two episodes of The Avengers. Jones narrated Douglas Adams's later radio series Last Chance to See, in a style similar to the earlier series. The Restaurant at the End of the Universe, radio series of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Making of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, https://hitchhikers.fandom.com/wiki/Peter_Jones?oldid=16811. His second venture was a computer business where he manufactured PCs under his own brand and in his mid twenties opened a cocktail bar based on the Tom Cruise film Cocktail on which he lost £200,000 after deciding to sell it. with interests in mobile telecommunications, television, media, leisure and property and the iphone. D&D Beyond He also has two children with his ex-wife – Annabelle and William – who live with their mother in Salisbury. He is one of two dragons who has been arrested in every series of Dragons' Den to date. He once posted a notice asking if anyone had found his lost cauldron, which he described as "sort of dented on the top and burned on the bottom," on the bulletin board in the Gryffindor common room. 79 évesen hunyt el 2000-ben a London Westminster kerületében. WEM - Peter G. F. Jones, mmn = Francis, According to the BBC website, there were two series, in 1986 (10 episodes) and 1993 (five episodes). An admitted car freak, his first car was an Alfa Romeo Alfasud, while his business car is presently a Maybach 57 worth 10 million dollars. He was the BBC's regular commentator on swimming for many years, covering the sport at many Olympic and Commonwealth Games, often with Anita Lonsbrough. Since 2015, Peter has presented a bi-weekly radio show on Progzilla Radio, entitled Tales From The Tiger Moth. He also starred in the filmed comedy series From a Bird's Eye View (1970), a vehicle for Millicent Martin, in an attempt to break into the American market. [9]. The group counts every leading brand in the wireless communications industry among its business partners, whether as a supplier, customer or collaborator. In his late twenties he lost his computer business due to customers failing to pay him. Peter Jones (7 February 1930 – 2 April 1990) was a Welsh-born broadcaster, best known as a sports commentator on BBC radio in the United Kingdom, although many of his commentaries were also broadcast internationally on the BBC World Service.

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