Jeffrey Jones
Acting
Born 1946-09-28
Buffalo, New York, USA
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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.
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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Batman: The Animated Series
Great Performances
Deadwood
The Outer Limits
Big City Greens
Tales from the Crypt
The Twilight Zone
Amazing Stories
The Devil's Advocate
Trailer Park Boys
Kojak
Sleepy Hollow
Justice League
Beetlejuice
The Hunt for Red October
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Amadeus
Stuart Little
The Zeta Project
Invader ZIM
Howard the Duck
Stuart Little: The Animated Series
How High
Dr. Dolittle 2
Heartbreakers
The Crucible
Deadwood: The Movie
Heaven & Earth
Ed Wood
Hemingway & Gellhorn
If Tomorrow Comes
Ravenous
Stay Tuned
Valmont
Fresno
Without a Clue
Who's Harry Crumb?
Atalanta Strategy
The Pest
Easy Money
10.0 Earthquake
Company Man
Houseguest
The Soldier
Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend
Who's Your Caddy?
Transylvania 6-5000
Flypaper
Out on a Limb
The Avenging Angel
Mom and Dad Save the World
There's No Fish Food in Heaven
Enid Is Sleeping
The Gambler: The Legend Continues
Howard the Doc or: How I Learned to Start Quacking and Love the Bomb
George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation
The People Next Door
The Hanoi Hilton
Inside Story: Ferris Bueller's Day Off
The Making of 'Amadeus'
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