Trivia

Emotionally devastated by the August 9, 1969, murder of his friend Sharon Tate, he suffered what he described as a "nervous breakdown" and abandoned his acting career.

Discussed in four actresses' autobiographies: "Serves Me Right" (1994) by Sarah Miles; "Shelley II: The Middle of My Century" (1989) by Shelley Winters; "Bittersweet" (1980) by Susan Strasberg; and "The Girl on the Balcony" (2018) by Olivia Hussey.

Turned down the role of Zed in Pulp Fiction (1994).

Visited James Dean's family in Indiana, while traveling to New York, and ended up staying with them a few days; they'd hit it off well.

Made his Broadway debut on December 28, 1961, in the premiere of Tennessee Williams The Night of the Iguana (1964) playing the Mexican beach boy Pancho. The other beach boy, Pedro, was played by James Farentino. Both became good friends with Shelley Winters, who played a key role in introducing Jones to his future wife, Susan Strasberg. They married in 1965, after living together, when Strasberg became pregnant.

Served six months in a military stockade on Governor's Island in New York, NY, for going AWOL from the army. After being discharged, he remained in New York City and fell in with the arts crowd, which led to a love of painting and his career in acting.

Sideline: oil, watercolor and acrylic painting.

A relationship with Cathy Abernathy (1974-1980) produced a son, Christopher Jones, Jr., in 1975. He later fathered four children via a ten-year relationship with Paula McKenna (1984-1994).