Mickey Jones obit

Mickey Jones: 'Justified', 'Home Improvement' actor dead at 76

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Mickey Jones, a television and film actor best known for recurring roles on Justified and Home Improvement and as a drummer for Bob Dylan, has died at the age of 76 following a lengthy illness.

Jones' death was confirmed to Deadline by his representative Cherry Hepburn. He is survived by his wife, Phyllis Jean Starr, and their two children.

Jones, who got his start on television by appearing on variety show Rollin' on the River, was a recurring character on Home Improvement as Pete Bilker and most recently starred as Rodney "Hot Rod" Durham on the second and third seasons of Justified.

Other television credits include appearances on It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Alice spinoff Flo, M*A*S*H, Baywatch, Entourage. His film credits include roles in Sling Blade, The Beverly Hillbillies, Total Recall, Tin Cup, Shattered Lies and The Last Best Sunday.

The actor first started as a drummer working with Trini Lopez, Johnny Rivers and Kenny Rogers and the First Edition. He later toured with Dylan before the music icon's 1966 motorcycle crash.

Partial filmography

Films

    Wild in the Streets (1968)

    Tom Horn (1980) - Brown's Hole Rustler

    Stir Crazy (1980) - Guard #8

    Stand By Your Man (1981, TV Movie) - Eddie

    Johnny Belinda (1982) - Lowell

    Making Love (1982) - Cowboy Musician

    Wrong Is Right (1982) - Gunman

    The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982) - Henry

    Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story (1983, TV Movie) - Mickey

    China Lake (1983, Short) - Big Guy

    National Lampoon's Vacation (1983) - Mechanic

    Starman (1984) - Trucker

    Savage Dawn (1985) - Savage Zero

    Hunter's Blood (1986) - Wash Pot

    Welcome to 18 (1986) - Harper

    Extreme Prejudice (1987) - Chub Luke

    Nadine (1987) - Floyd

    Talking Walls (1987)

    The Couch Trip (1988) - Watkins

    It Takes Two (1988) - Bucholtz

    Dead Bang (1989) - Sleepy

    Homer & Eddie (1989) - Man at Pizza Joint

    Total Recall (1990) - Burly Miner

    Dutch (1991) - Truck Driver

    Pyrates (1991) - Wisconsin Del

    Out on a Limb (1992) - Virgil

    Black Ice (1992) - Lloyd Carter

    Night Trap (1993) - Bartender

    The Beverly Hillbillies (1993) - Spittin' Sam

    Forced to Kill (1994) - Neil

    Drop Zone (1994) - Deuce

    Sunchaser (1996) - Fuzzy, Biker #1

    Tin Cup (1996) - Turk

    Sling Blade (1996) - Monty Johnson

    The Fanatics (1997) - Rex Tweedy

    Ringmaster (1998) - Man on Show (uncredited)

    The Last Best Sunday (1999) - Bartender

    Grizzly Adams and the Legend of Dark Mountain (1999) - Sergeant Evans

    Vice (2000) - Officer Duke

    The Last Real Cowboys (2000, Short) - Slope

    The View from the Swing (2000) - Mountain Man

    Never Look Back (2000)

    Shattered Lies (2002) - Kenny Kingman

    Shattered Lies (2002) - William Holt

    The Fighting Temptations (2003) - Scooter

    True Legends of the West (2003) - Two Gun Sly Willy

    Bob Dylan - World Tour 1966: The Home Movies (2003) - Himself - The Band

    Iowa (2005) - Darrell McNeely

    No Direction Home: Bob Dylan (2005)

    Collier & Co. (2006)

    Penny Dreadful (2006) - Eddie

    Country Remedy (2006)

    Simple Things (2007) - Stan Slyder

    Corners (2007)

    High Desert (2007)

    Necrosis (2009) - Hank

    Downstream (2010) - Meat Vendor

    Thriftstore Cowboy (2012) - Billy Henley

    Rebel On The Highway (2018) - Uncle Mickey (final film role)

Television

    Rollin' on the River (1971) - First Edition Drummer

    The Dream Makers (1975, TV Movie) - Jesse

    The Rockford Files (1977) - Chubby Pool Player

    The Incredible Hulk (1978-1981) - George / Doc / Ricky Detter

    The Dukes of Hazzard (1979) - B.B. Davenport

    CHiPs (1980) Satin's Angels (Big Daddy)

    Flo (1980–1981) - Chester

    M*A*S*H (1981) - M.P. #2

    Hear No Evil - (1982 made-for-TV-movie) Blackman

    V: The Series (1984–1985) - Chris Farber

    V: The Final Battle (1984) - Chris Farber

    Misfits of Science (1985) - Arnold Biefneiter

    ALF (1986)

    In The Heat of the Night "Country Mouse, City Mouse" (as Willie Baylor) (1989) - Willie Baylor

    21 Jump Street (1989) - Bobo

    Baywatch (1990–1992) - Lonny / Red

    Home Improvement (1991–1999) - Pete Bilker

    Get a Life (1991) - Ray

    Northern Exposure "Heroes" (as Chris' deceased mentor, Tooley) (1992-1994) - Toolie / Tooley

    Saved by the Bell: Wedding in Las Vegas (1994) - Ray

    Married... with Children (1996) - Parley Wayne Rockefeller

    Boy Meets World (1996-1999) - Milkshake Guy / Ezekial

    Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction (1997)

    Lizzie McGuire (2002) - Sonny Reid

    Entourage (2007) - Mickey Jones

    Justified (2011–2014) - Rodney 'Hot Rod' Dunham

    Workaholics (2012) - Arthur

    It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2013) - Gunther

    Growing Up Fisher (2014) - Ronnie

    Newsreaders (2015) - Kelson Habso