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Tom Jones

Known for: Acting

Born 07/06/1940

Place of birth Trefforest, Pontypridd, Glamorgan, Wales, UK

Tom Jones (born Thomas John Woodward, in Trefforest, Pontypridd in Glamorgan, Wales) is a Welsh singer and actor. Sir Thomas John Woodward OBE, known professionally as Tom Jones, began his career began with a string of top-ten hits in the mid-1960s. He has toured regularly, with appearances in Las Vegas. Jones's voice has been described by Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic as a "full-throated, robust baritone". His performing range has included pop, R&B, show tunes, country, dance, soul and gospel. In 2008, the New York Times called Jones a musical "shape shifter", who could "slide from soulful rasp to pop croon, with a voice as husky as it was pretty". Jones has sold over 100 million records, with 36 Top 40 hits in the UK and 19 in the US, including "It's Not Unusual", "What's New Pussycat", the theme song for the 1965 James Bond film Thunderball, "Green, Green Grass of Home", "Delilah", "She's a Lady", "Kiss" and "Sex Bomb". Jones made his acting debut playing the lead role in the 1979 television film Pleasure Cove. He played himself in Tim Burton's 1996 film Mars Attacks!. In 1970, he received a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy nomination for hosting the television series This Is Tom Jones. In 2012, he played a role in an episode of Playhouse Presents. Jones received a Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 1966, an MTV Video Music Award in 1989, as well as two Brit Awards: Best British Male in 2000 and the Outstanding Contribution to Music award in 2003. Jones was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1998 and knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for services to music in 2005. Jones experienced a resurgence in notability in the 2010s due to his coaching role on the television talent show The Voice UK from 2012 (with the exception of 2016).

Filmography

Series ★ 8,0

The Simpsons

Tom Jones (voice)

1989

Series ★ 7,5

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Self

1962

Series ★ 7,2

The Graham Norton Show

Self

2007

Series ★ 6,6

Top of the Pops

Self

1964

Series ★ 5,3

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Self - Musical Guest

2003

Series ★ 5,6

Wetten, dass..?

Self

1981

Series ★ 7,6

Top Gear

Self

2002

Series ★ 7,6

Top Gear

Self - Guest

2002

Series ★ 5,6

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

Self - Guest

1988

Series ★ 5,4

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

1992

Series ★ 7,3

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Self - Guest

1993

Series ★ 5,2

Leute heute

Self

1997

Series ★ 6,8

Champs-Elysées

Self

1982

Series ★ 3,6

Vivement dimanche

Self

1998

Series ★ 5,7

Sacrée soirée

Self

1987

Series ★ 9,0

Bambi

Self

1948

Series ★ 5,0

Skavlan

Self - Guest

2009

Series ★ 7,2

3 nach 9

Self

1974

Series

Parkinson

Self

1998

Series ★ 7,0

The Oscars

Self

1953

Series ★ 6,0

Strictly Come Dancing

Self

2004

Series ★ 7,7

The Johannes B. Kerner Show

Self

1998

Series ★ 7,9

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

Guardian Angel

1990

Series ★ 8,0

Going Live!

Self

1987

Film ★ 7,6

The Emperor's New Groove

Theme Song Guy (voice)

2000

Series ★ 7,1

TFI Friday

1996

Series ★ 5,8

GMTV

Self

1993

Series ★ 5,4

Allsång på Skansen

Self - Guest

1979

Series ★ 6,0

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

Self

2009

Film ★ 6,4

Mars Attacks!

Tom Jones

1996

Series ★ 7,4

Duck Dodgers

Tom Jones (voice)

2003

Series ★ 5,1

The Paul O'Grady Show

2004

Series

Le monde est à vous

Self

1987

Series ★ 5,3

An Audience with...

Self

1978

Series ★ 5,4

Kraft Music Hall

Self

1958

Series ★ 6,8

The Ed Sullivan Show

Self

1948

Series ★ 6,1

Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway

2002

Series ★ 6,1

Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway

Self

2002

Series ★ 6,0

Playhouse Presents

Ron

2012

Series ★ 10,0

MTV Europe Music Awards

Self - Host

1994

Series

Unsere kleine Show - Musik zur blauen Stunde

Self

1969

Series ★ 7,1

Documentary Now!

Bev Turner

2015

Series ★ 4,7

Viña del Mar International Song Festival

Self - Musical Guest

1963

Series ★ 10,0

The BRIT Awards

Self

1977

Series ★ 5,7

Star Academy

Self

2001

Series ★ 6,8

Donny & Marie

Self

1976

Series ★ 7,5

The Frank Skinner Show

Self

1995

Series ★ 6,1

The Voice UK

Self - Coach

2012

Series ★ 6,8

The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour

Self

1969

Series ★ 7,0

Ready Steady Go!

Self

1963

Series

Disco

Self

1971

Series

Système 2

Self

1975

Series ★ 6,7

Let's Dance for Comic Relief

Self

2009

Series ★ 8,0

Cilla

Self

1968

Series

Smash Hits Poll Winners Party

Self

1988

Series ★ 9,0

De TV Show

Self

1981

Series ★ 5,0

Téléthon

Self

1987

Series ★ 7,0

Wedden, dat..?

Self

1986

Series ★ 6,0

Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters

Self

1980

Series ★ 7,7

Cachitos de hierro y cromo

Self (archive footage)

2013

Series ★ 5,5

The Dame Edna Experience

Self

1987

Series

TV Story Superstar

Self (archive footage)

2020

Series ★ 2,0

Lo Siguiente

Self - Performer

2018

Series

VOX Dokumentation

Self

2015

Film ★ 4,0

Amnesty International's Big 30

Self

1991

Series ★ 9,0

The Bruce Forsyth Show

1959

Series ★ 6,7

This Is Tom Jones

Self - Host

1969

Film ★ 6,8

I Am Ali

Self

2014

Series

Dinner With Gavin Rossdale

Self

2025