Warner Jones

Warner Jones
Jones (left) with Judy Lewis, Don Gordon and Dennis Cross in The Blue Angels, 1961
Born(1928-12-17)December 17, 1928
Oakland, California, U.S.
DiedDecember 23, 2010(2010-12-23) (aged 82)
Eureka, California, U.S.
Alma materCollege of the Pacific
Occupation(s)Stage and television actor

Warner Jones (December 17, 1928[1] – December 23, 2010) was an American stage and television actor.[2] He was known for playing Captain Wilbur Scott in the American aviation television series The Blue Angels.[3]

Life and career

Jones was born in Oakland, California,[1] the son of Dorothy Jones-Robarts.[4] He attended and graduated from the College of the Pacific.[1] He began his screen career in 1958, appearing in the syndicated anthology television series Flight. During his screen career, he played a physician on a stage production at the Tulsa Municipal Theater in Tulsa, Oklahoma.[5]

Later in his career, in 1960, Jones starred as Captain Wilbur Scott in the syndicated aviation television series The Blue Angels, starring along with Dennis Cross, Morgan Jones, Michael Galloway and Don Gordon.[3] After the series ended in 1961, he played the recurring role of desk clerk Harry McGill in the CBS comedy drama television series Window on Main Street.[6] He guest-starred in television programs including Mr. Lucky and The Rifleman.[7]

Jones retired from acting in 1962, last appearing in the CBS sitcom television series The Andy Griffith Show.[8]

Death

Jones died on December 23, 2010, in Eureka, California, at the age of 82.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b c "TV Topics Mailbox -- The News Answers Reader Queries". The Buffalo News. Buffalo, New York. September 9, 1961. p. 38. Retrieved July 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com. Closed access icon
  2. ^ "'The Blue Angels'". Oklahoma City Advertiser. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. September 29, 1960. p. 8. Retrieved July 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com. Closed access icon
  3. ^ a b Terrace, Vincent (January 10, 2014). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 Through 2010, 2d Ed. McFarland. p. 116. ISBN 9780786486410 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ "Warner Jones". Times-Standard. January 5, 2011. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
  5. ^ Downing, Jim (October 13, 1960). "Downing's Street". The Tulsa Tribune. Tulsa, Oklahoma. p. 66. Retrieved July 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com. Closed access icon
  6. ^ Leszczak, Bob (November 3, 2012). Single Season Sitcoms, 1948-1979: A Complete Guide. McFarland. p. 202. ISBN 9780786493050 – via Google Books.
  7. ^ "Season 2". The Rifleman. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
  8. ^ Robinson, Dale; Fernandes, David (August 24, 2012). The Definitive Andy Griffith Show Reference: Episode-by-Episode, with Cast and Production Biographies and a Guide to Collectibles. McFarland. p. 219. ISBN 9781476601878 – via Google Books.
  9. ^ "Warner Jones". U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014. Retrieved July 18, 2025 – via Ancestry.com. Closed access icon (subscription required)
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