Person Details

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Aliases: Thomas John Woodward

Gender: Male

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

Homepage: https://www.tomjones.com

Movie Involvements: 41

TV Involvements: 24


Most Famous Work

Biography

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).

Most Famous Work

Top of the Pops
Average
7

Top of the Pops

(1964) Self
Ready Steady Go!
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0

Ready Steady Go!

(1963) Self
Kraft Music Hall
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4

Kraft Music Hall

(1958) Self
Strictly Come Dancing
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6

Strictly Come Dancing

(2004) Self
The Voice UK
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6

The Voice UK

(2012) Self - Coach
Allsång på Skansen
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4

Allsång på Skansen

(1979) Self - Guest
Viña del Mar International Song Festival
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2

Viña del Mar International Song Festival

(1963) Self - Musical Guest
Cachitos de hierro y cromo
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8

Cachitos de hierro y cromo

(2013) Self (archive footage)

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2024 Self (archive material)
Self
2023 Self
Self
Self
Self (archive footage)
2022 Self (archive footage)
Self
2021 Self
Self
2020 Self (archive footage)
N/A
Self (archive footage)
2018 N/A
Self
Self - Performer
Self - Performer
Self
2017 Self - Presenter
N/A
2016 Self
presenter
2015 Self
Himself
Bev Turner
2014 Self
Self
Captain Cat
2013 Self (archive footage)
2012 Self
Self - Performer
Self - Coach
Himself
2011 Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2010 N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
2009 Vocal
Self
N/A
N/A
Self
N/A
Self - Guest
2008 Self
N/A
2007 Self
Lui même
Self
2006 Self - Guest
Self
2005 Self (Vocals)
N/A
2004 N/A
N/A
Self
N/A
Self
Self
N/A
Himself
2003 Self
Tom Jones (voice)
2002 Himself
N/A
Self
Self - Performer
2001 Self
Self
Himself
2000 Theme Song Guy (voice) (uncredited)
Self
N/A
1999 Himself
Self
1998 Self
Self -Performer
Self
1997 Self
1996 Tom Jones
1995 Self
Self
1994 Self - Host
1993 Self - Guest
Self
1992 N/A
1991 Self
Gordon Selfridge
1990 Guardian Angel
N/A
1989 N/A
Tom Jones (voice)
1988 Self - Guest
Self
1987 Self
Self
Self
Self
1986 Self
1983 N/A
1982 Self
1981 Self
Self
1980 Self
Self
1979 Self - Guest
Raymond Gordon
1978 Self
1976 Self
1975 Self
Self
1974 Self
1972 Himself
1971 N/A
Himself
Self
1970 Self
1969 Self - Host
Self
1968 Self
1964 Self
1963 Self
Self - Musical Guest
1959 N/A
1958 Self
1953 Self
1948 Self - Singer
Self
N/A
Year Character Movie/Tv

Sound

Year Role Movie/Tv
2003 Theme Song Performance
1965 Theme Song Performance
Theme Song Performance
Year Role Movie/Tv

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