Jeffrey Jones
46 movies · 18 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Sep 28, 1946 (age 80)
- Place of birth
- Buffalo, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Jeffrey Duncan Jones
Biography
Jeffrey Duncan Jones (born September 28, 1946) 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.
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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.
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Known for
Jeffrey Jones: movies and TV shows
Acting (62)
- 2019 Deadwood: The Movie
as A. W. Merrick
- 2014 10.0 Earthquake
as Gladstone
- 2012 Hemingway & Gellhorn
as Charles Colebaugh (uncredited)
- 2007 Who's Your Caddy?
as Richard Cummings
- 2004
- 2003
- 2002 Par 6
as Lloyd Bator Jenkins
- 2001 How High
as Vice President
- 2001
- 2001 Dr. Dolittle 2
as Joe Potter
- 2001 Till Dad Do Us Part
as Brady
- 2001
- 2001
- 2001 Heartbreakers
as Mr. Appel
- 2001
- 2000 Company Man
as Senator Biggs
- 1999 Stuart Little
as Uncle Crenshaw
- 1999 Sleepy Hollow
as Reverend Steenwyck
- 1999 Flypaper
as Roger
- 1999 Ravenous
as Hart
- 1998 There's No Fish Food in Heaven
as Minister Pete
- 1997 The Devil's Advocate
as Eddie Barzoon
- 1997 Santa Fe
as Dr. Raskin (uncredited)
- 1997 The Pest
as Gustav
- 1996 The Crucible
as Thomas Putnam
- 1995
- 1995 The Avenging Angel
as Brother Milton Long
- 1995 Houseguest
as Ron Timmerman
- 1994 Ed Wood
as Criswell
- 1993 Heaven & Earth
as Minister (uncredited)
- 1992
- 1992 Out on a Limb
as Matt Skearns / Peter Van Der Haven
- 1992 Stay Tuned
as Spike
- 1992 Mom and Dad Save the World
as Dick Nelson
- 1990 Enid Is Sleeping
as Floyd
- 1990 The Hunt for Red October
as Skip Tyler
- 1989 Valmont
as Gercourt
- 1989
- 1989
- 1989 Who's Harry Crumb?
as Eliot Draisen
- 1988 Without a Clue
as Inspector Lestrade
- 1988 Beetlejuice
as Charles
- 1987 The Gambler: The Legend Continues
as Buffalo Bill
- 1987 DTV: Monster Hits
as Man in the Magic Mirror
- 1987 The Hanoi Hilton
as Fischer
- 1986
- 1986 George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation
as Thomas Jefferson
- 1986
- 1986 Howard the Duck
as Dr. Walter Jenning
- 1986 Ferris Bueller's Day Off
as Ed Rooney
- 1986
- 1985 Transylvania 6-5000
as Lepescu
- 1985
- 1985
- 1984 Amadeus
as Emperor Joseph II
- 1984 Atalanta Strategy
as Interviewer
- 1983 Easy Money
as Clive Barlow
- 1982 The Soldier
as U.S. Assistant Secretary of Defense
- 1977 Secret Service
as Sgt. Wilson
- 1973
- 1971
- 1970 The Revolutionary
as Red-Haired Radical Committee Member
Behind the camera (2)
- 2018
- 2005 Night of Henna
Producer
Talk shows and appearances (7)
- Upcoming
- 2025 Tim Burton: Life in the Line
4 episodes
- 2011
- 2006
- 2006
- 2002
- 2000