Hank Jones

Henry Z. "Hank" Jones, Jr. is a Fellow of the American Society of Genealogists and former actor. His Disney roles include Gudger Larkin in Blackbeard's Ghost, Sir Lancelot and the Surfer Dude in Herbie Rides Again, a Policeman in The Shaggy D.A., and an Officer in The Cat from Outer Space.
Jones was born in Oakland, California and raised in San Leandro, California and attended San Leandro High School and Stanford University majoring in communications. While in school he was singer in his own band, Hank Jones & The White Bucks, and later formed the duo Hank and Dean with his schoolfriend Dean Kay. They had their first record contract with RCA Victor in 1961. Later albums were recorded with Capitol and Epitomé Records. However, when Kay was drafted into the army, Jones began to shift towards TV entertainment and show-biz.
On television, he was featured in many commercials and had roles in My Three Sons, The Patty Duke Show, Petticoat Junction, Love, American Style, The Jeffersons, The Love Boat, Mork & Mindy, and was a featured three times champion on the popular TV quiz show Jeopardy!. Some of his film credits include Village of the Giants, Girl Happy, The Young Warriors, Tora! Tora! Tora!, and The Love Doctors.
In 1981, he withdrew from the entertainment industry and increasingly turned to genealogy, his hobby from childhood. Over the years, Jones has published several books on this subject such as The Palatine Families of Ireland and The Palatine Families of New York.
==Filmography==
Year	Film 	Role
1968	Blackbeard's Ghost 	Gudger Larkin
1968	The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band	Town Delivery Boy - uncredited
1971	The Barefoot Executive 	Stan - uncredited
1971	The Million Dollar Duck 	Commencement Speaker - uncredited
1974	Herbie Rides Again 	Sir LancelotSurfer Dude
1976	No Deposit, No Return 	Banana Cop
1976	The Shaggy D.A. 	Policeman
1978	The Cat from Outer Space 	Officer
==Disney Roles==
Hank jones in blackbeards ghost.jpg|Gudger Larkin(Blackbeard's Ghost)
Hank jones in one and only genuine family band.jpg|Town Delivery Boy(The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band)
Hank jones in the barefoot executive.jpg|Stan(The Barefoot Executive)
Hank jones sir lancelot herbie rides again.jpg|Sir Lancelot(Herbie Rides Again)
Hank jones as surfer in Herbie Rides Again.png|Surfer Dude(Herbie Rides Again)
Hank jones in the shaggy DA.png|Policeman(The Shaggy D.A.)
Hank Jones in The Cat from Outer Space.jpg|Officer(The Cat from Outer Space)
==Gallery==
Hank jones with John Davidson.png|Jones with John Davidson on the set of The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band
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