Love Bug star passes... Dean Jones, boyish Disney star, dies at 84 THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3RD 2015 Dean Jones, whose boyish good looks and all-American manner made him Disney's favorite young actor for such lighthearted films as "That Darn Cat!" and "The Love Bug," has died of Parkinson's disease. He was 84. He died Monday in Los Angeles, Jones' publicist Richard Hoffman said Wednesday.