Acting
Tom Jones
EN, PL, DE, FR cinema · 85 credits
Born
7 June 1940 (age 86)
Birthplace
Trefforest, Pontypridd, Glamorgan, Wales, UK
Also known as Thomas John Woodward
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).
Known for
Filmography
Prince and His Songs at the BBC
as Self (archive footage)
60 Songs: BBC Two at 60
as Self (archive footage)
Lewis Capaldi: How I'm Feeling Now
as Self (archive footage)
The Sound of 007
as Self (archive footage)
Die Helene Fischer Show - Meine schönsten Momente
as Self (archive footage)
The Queen's Birthday Party
2018
The Queen's Birthday Party
as Self - Performer
Tom Jones and Beverley Knight’s Gospel Christmas
as Self - Presenter
... Sings Dylan II
as Self (archive footage)
Under Milk Wood
as Captain Cat
I Am Ali
as Self
The Diamond Jubilee Concert 2012
as Self - Performer
Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Tom Jones: In His Prime
2010
Tom Jones: In His Prime
as Self (archive footage)
John Farnham & Tom Jones: Together in Concert
as Self (Vocals)
Tom Jones: Live at Cardiff Castle
as Self - Vocals
VH1 Divas 2004
as Self
Party at the Palace: The Queen's Concerts, Buckingham Palace
as Self - Performer
The Sweatbox
as Self
The Emperor's New Groove
as Theme Song Guy (voice)
Agnes Browne
as Himself
Mars Attacks!
as Tom Jones
The Jerky Boys
as Self
The Ghosts of Oxford Street
as Gordon Selfridge
Pleasure Cove
as Raymond Gordon
Raquel!
as Self
Thunderball
Theme Song Performance
What's New Pussycat?
Theme Song Performance