[1][2] Jones was born on Guernsey in the Channel Islands in 1893.

[3] He started his acting career on the British stage in 1921.

[4] He performed in his first film, Shaw's Arms and the Man as Bluntschli in 1932.

[5] In 1935, he originated the role of King Stephen in Ivor Novello's stage musical, Glamorous Night.

[1] He appeared as Claudius in Demetrius and the Gladiators, a sequel to 20th Century Fox's biblical epic, The Robe.