Disney Star, Dean Jones, Advocate for Persecuted Christians and Jews, Dies at 84

News Staff : Sep 3, 2015
CBN News

His family is asking people to send donations to the ministry in lieu of flowers.

[CBN News] Actor Dean Jones died [on Tuesday] at age 84 of complications from Parkinson's disease. (Photo: AP Photo/Dan Grossi, File)

Jones was well known for his roles in Disney films like "The Love Bug" and "That Darn Cat."

He had a successful stage and film career and said he had more wealth and possession than he could imagine, but he felt empty and unfulfilled until he gave his life to Christ in the early '70s.

He used his fame to help save Christian and Jewish victims of persecution, founding the Christian Rescue Committee in 1998. The group later became part of the Jubilee Campaign.

Jones is survived by his wife, eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

His family is asking people to send donations to the ministry in lieu of flowers.