Jeffrey Jones
Personal Info
Known For Actor
Gender Male
Birthday 1946-09-28 (78 years old)
Place of Birth Buffalo, New York, USA
Jeffrey Jones
Biography
Jeffrey Duncan Jones (born September 28, 1946, 6 feet 4 inches [1.94 m]) is an American character actor, best known for his roles as Emperor Joseph II in Amadeus (1984), Edward R. Rooney in Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986), Charles Deetz in Beetlejuice (1988), Dr. Skip Tyler in The Hunt for Red October (1990), Eddie Barzoon in The Devil's Advocate (1997), and A. W. Merrick in both Deadwood (2004–2006) and Deadwood: The Movie (2019). Jones was born in Buffalo, New York, and studied acting at the Putney School, the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, and Lawrence University. He began his acting career in small parts in film and television in the 1970s. In his best-known roles as Emperor Joseph II in Amadeus, Charles Deetz in Beetlejuice, and Edward R. Rooney in Ferris Bueller's Day Off, his dead-pan expression and distinctive face bring a comic flavor to his characters through their reactions to the situations in which they find themselves, more so than the wit in their scripted lines. Jones has also had a successful career on stage, appearing in productions of The Crucible, The Importance of Being Earnest, and The Glass Menagerie. He has been nominated for two Tony Awards, for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his performance in The Crucible (1988) and Best Featured Actor in a Musical for his performance in The Secret Garden (1991). In 2002, Jones was arrested on charges of child pornography. He pleaded guilty to one count of possession of child pornography and was sentenced to two years of probation. He has not appeared in any major film or television roles since his arrest. Despite his personal troubles, Jones is still considered to be one of the most talented character actors of his generation
Known For
Actor
as A. W. Merrick
as Gladstone
as Richard Cummings
as Self
as A. W. Merrick
as A.W. Merrick
as Uncle Crenshaw Little (voice)
as Self - Emperor Joseph II
as Lloyd Bator Jenkins
as Vice President
as Joe Potter
as Brady
as Mr. Appel
as Sir Swami (voice)
as Jason Maloney
as Presidentman / Crowd Man / Guy in Crowd #2 (voice)
as Self
as Senator Biggs
as Uncle Crenshaw
as Reverend Steenwyck
as Roger
as Hart
as Minister Pete
as Eddie Barzoon
as Dr. Raskin (uncredited)
as Gustav
as Thomas Putnam
as Brother Milton Long
as Ron Timmerman
as Dr. Scott Perkins
as Criswell
as Minister (uncredited)
as Matt Skearns / Peter Van Der Haven
as Spike
as Dick Nelson
as Nivens (voice)
as Floyd
as Skip Tyler
as Gercourt
as Eliot Draisen
as Professor Finley
as Inspector Lestrade
as Charles
as Buffalo Bill
as Man in the Magic Mirror
as Fischer
as Thomas Jefferson
as Dr. Walter Jenning
as Ed Rooney
as Mr. Acme
as Thomas Jefferson
as Budge Hollander
as Lepescu
as John Baldwin
as Carl Wilkerson
as Emperor Joseph II
as Interviewer
as Clive Barlow
as U.S. Assistant Secretary of Defense
as Sgt. Wilson
as Attendant
as Sgt. Wilson
as Red-Haired Radical Committee Member
Producer
as Producer
Crew
as Stunt Driver
Writer
as Story