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Tom Jones
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,…
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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).
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2026
Queen Elizabeth II: Her Story, Our Century
Movie Self
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2025
Tim Burton: Life in the Line
TV show Self (footage)
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2025
Dinner With Gavin Rossdale
TV show Self
- 2024
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2024
In My Own Words
TV show Self
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2024
Prince and His Songs at the BBC
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2024
Johnson and Knopfler's Music Legends
TV show Self
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2024
60 Songs: BBC Two at 60
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2023
Willie Nelson 90: Long Story Short
Movie Self
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2023
The Coronation Concert
Movie Self
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2023
Little Richard: I Am Everything
Movie Self
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2023
Lewis Capaldi: How I'm Feeling Now
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2022
The Sound of 007
Movie Self (archive footage)
- 2022
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2021
Isle of Wight Festival 2021
Movie Self
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2021
St David's Day at the BBC
Movie Self
More credits
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2020
Die Helene Fischer Show - Meine schönsten Momente
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2020
Tom Jones at 80
Movie
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2020
TV Story Superstar
TV show Self (archive footage)
- 2018
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2018
Happy Hour with Olly Murs
Movie Self
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2018
Lo Siguiente
TV show Self - Performer
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2018
The Queen's Birthday Party
Movie Self - Performer
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2018
Mel Brooks: Unwrapped
Movie Self
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2017
Tom Jones and Beverley Knight’s Gospel Christmas
Movie Self - Presenter
- 2017
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2016
Die Helene Fischer Show 2016
Movie Self
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2016
Tom Jones's 1950s: The Decade That Made Me
Movie presenter
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2015
Later ... With Jools Holland : Hootenanny
Movie Self
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2015
Michael McIntyre's Big Christmas Show
Movie Self
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2015
... Sings Dylan II
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2015
Documentary Now!
TV show Bev Turner
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2015
VOX Dokumentation
TV show Self
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2014
Zauberhafte Weihnacht im Land der "Stillen Nacht"
TV show Self
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2014
I Am Ali
Movie Self
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2014
Under Milk Wood
Movie Captain Cat
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2013
Cachitos de hierro y cromo
TV show Self (archive footage)
- 2012
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2012
The Diamond Jubilee Concert 2012
Movie Self - Performer
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2012
Playhouse Presents
TV show Ron
