Ellis Jones

Ellis Jones is a British television actor born on November 15th, 1943 in Petersfield, East Hampton, Hampshire, England. Ellis' first television work was playing a man named Charlie in episode 1.4 of The Liars. From 1972 to 1973, Ellis played Hal Adden in all twenty-six episodes of Pardon My Genie. Ellis Jones played a character named Burke on all twenty-eight episodes of the comedy series The Squirrels from 1974 to 1977. In science fiction he played the role of a technician in the "Spearhead from Space (Part 1)" episode of the original Doctor Who series. This episode is notable for introducing the Third Doctor on the series, who was played by actor Jon Pertwee. In that same serial, Ellis also provided the voice for a character named Doctor Lomax, but was uncredited for this role. He played Vicar Wakefield in the last four installmetns of the 1977 miniseries Raven.

Notes & Trivia

 * Became the Head of Acting for the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in 1983. In 1998 he became the Vice-Principal of the school.


 * Became Creative Director of RADA Enterprises in 2005.


 * Shares a birthday with actor Paul McGann, who was born in Liverpool in 1959. McGann played the role of the Eigth Doctor in the 1996 Doctor Who television movie.