Richard Allan Jones

Richard Allan Jones is an actor director musician singer and writer His love of performing emerged early when at the age of three he sang in his church basement imitating Frank Sinatra Middle and High School included talent shows school playsmusicals band choir and sports He added a partner and toured Ohio imitating The Smothers Brothers after graduation Performing continued at Ohio State while lettering in swimming and tennis and working fulltime at radio stations WCOL and WBLY He proudly served in the US Army as a 1st Lt during Vietnam era working as AD on training films and the TV program The Big Picture at the Astoria Film Studio in NYC After discharge he directed television at COAX Cable TV in Columbus Ohio He returned to OSU earning a second BA this time in theaterfilm acting in a dozen plays local TV shows like The Judge and performing in area clubs with his brother Bill as the fabulous Jones Brothers He also wrotedirected his first film and acted in a national documentary Do More than Dream as well as writingperforming the title song An MA from Ohio State in Journalism led to a twentyplusyear career in public relationsmarketing more community theater as well as publishing his first novel Drafted under the pen name Rich Allan Moving with his family to LA in 2008 he has since appeared in three dozen films and TV shows did character voiceovers for video games amp movies finished a second novel and continues his love of music writing songs and performing with his 60s rock band Revolution Road Like most actors he is still searching for his first big break