Dean Jones, who starred in some of the most memorable live-action Disney flicks of the 1960s and '70s, died in Los Angeles on Monday of Parkinson's disease. He was 84.

Jones rose to stardom thanks to a handful of roles in successful Disney family films like "Hayley Mills, by Walt Disney himself, after impressing the studio head with his part on NBC sitcom "Ensign O'Toole."

He starred in many more Disney films, including "That Darn Cat."

He also hosted the 1969 TV variety show, "What's It All About, World?," and had a successful stage career, including making his Broadway debut in a production with Jane Fonda in 1960.

Jones is survived by his wife, Lory; three children; and eight grandchildren.

[via: ABC News]

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