Biography
Randy Jones (born September 13, 1952) is an American disco and pop singer and best known as the cowboy from Village People from 1977 to 1980, and again from 1987 until 1990. Jones attended William G. Enloe High School in Raleigh, North Carolina and graduated in 1970. While there, he was a founder of Enloe's Drama Club, which was then called Amicus Scaena, Latin for "friend of scene" or "friend of theatre". He then studied at North Carolina School of the Arts before moving to New York. Jones had a marriage ceremony with his boyfriend of 20 years, Will Grega, at a New York City club on May 7, 2004. Although the marriage was not legally binding at the time, as gay marriage was not yet recognized in New York State, Jones commented, "It's only a matter of time before the courts rule in favor of what's morally right and humanly decent." The pair had published a book together in 1996, titled Out Sounds: The Gay and Lesbian Music Alternative. In 2007, he released a disco and pop solo album Ticket to the World. In 2009, he appeared on Flight of the Conchords in their music video for "Too Many Dicks". Jones appears as himself in the 2011 video game Postal III. In 2014, Jones appears as …
Movies & TV Shows
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The Love Boat (1977) — Randy Jones - Cowboy from The Village People
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E! True Hollywood Story (1996) — Self
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Can't Stop the Music (1980) — Village People: Cowboy
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BearCity (2010) — Buck
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L'Amour Fou (2010) — Self
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I've Got You, You've Got Me by the Chin Hairs (1979) — Lui-même
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Violet Tendencies (2010) — Buck Winston
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NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell (2007) — Self
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Tales of Poe (2014) — Fortunato Montresor
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Best Week Ever (2004) — Cowboy
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An Affirmative Act (2010) — Rollie Handsome
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The Shuroo Process (2021) — Tom T. Riffiq
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Champs-Elysées (1982) — Self
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The Fabulous Allan Carr (2017) — Self
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The Word (1990)
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Sheila, toutes ces vies-là (2022) — Self (archive footage)
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Ultrasuede: In Search of Halston (2011) — Self
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Three Long Years (2003) — Stephen
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Rock Concert (1973) — Self
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The Cannibal Killer: The Real Story of Jeffrey Dahmer (2020) — Officer G
- Where Are They Now? (1999) — Self
- Sex: The Revolution (2008)
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The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's (1980) — Self - Village People
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Dave Brubeck - Take Five in a Quartet (2006) — Self
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The Joy Of Disco (2012) — Self - Village People (archive footage)
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American Criminals (2025) — Warden
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Magic Night (1980) — Self
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College Debts (2015) — Rodger
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Eternal Disco - The Greatest Hits (2026) — Self (archive)
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Musikladen (1972)
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The Big Show (1980) — Self - Village People (uncredited)
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Les Rendez-vous du dimanche (1975) — Self - Village People
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James De Musical (2021) — Self
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Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve 1979 (1978) — Self
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Three Chris's (2010) — R.J.
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Amends of the Father (2023) — Gill Clark
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Dave Brubeck Quartet-Live At 32nd Internationale Jazzwoche Burghausen (2001) — Self - Drums
- Prepper's Grove (2018) — Reverend
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The Making of Michael Lucas' 'Dangerous Liaisons' (2006) — Self
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Le monde est à vous (1987) — Self - Village People