Jeffrey Jones
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 28, 1946 (age 80)
- Birthplace
- Buffalo, New York, USA
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. 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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Filmography
Howard the Doc or: How I Learned to Start Quacking and Love the Bomb
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Deadwood: The Movie
Movie · as A. W. Merrick
10.0 Earthquake
Movie · as Gladstone
Hemingway & Gellhorn
Movie · as Charles Colebaugh (uncredited)
Inside Story: Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Movie · as Self
Who's Your Caddy?
Movie · as Richard Cummings
Who Is Ferris Bueller?
Movie · as Self
The Making of Ferris Bueller's Day Off: Production Stories
Movie · as Self
Deadwood
TV · as A. W. Merrick, A.W. Merrick · 11 eps
Stuart Little: The Animated Series
TV · as Uncle Crenshaw Little (voice) · 2 eps
Par 6
Movie · as Lloyd Bator Jenkins
The Making of 'Amadeus'
Movie · as Self - Emperor Joseph II
Heartbreakers
Movie · as Mr. Appel
How High
Movie · as Vice President
Dr. Dolittle 2
Movie · as Joe Potter
Till Dad Do Us Part
Movie · as Brady
The Zeta Project
TV · 1 ep
Trailer Park Boys
TV · as Jason Maloney · 1 ep
Justice League
TV · as Sir Swami (voice) · 2 eps
Invader ZIM
TV · as Presidentman / Crowd Man / Guy in Crowd #2 (voice) · 1 ep
Company Man
Movie · as Senator Biggs
Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend
Movie · as Self
Ravenous
Movie · as Hart
Sleepy Hollow
Movie · as Reverend Steenwyck
Flypaper
Movie · as Roger
Stuart Little
Movie · as Uncle Crenshaw
There's No Fish Food in Heaven
Movie · as Minister Pete
The Devil's Advocate
Movie · as Eddie Barzoon
The Pest
Movie · as Gustav
Santa Fe
Movie · as Dr. Raskin (uncredited)
The Crucible
Movie · as Thomas Putnam
Houseguest
Movie · as Ron Timmerman
The Avenging Angel
Movie · as Brother Milton Long
The Outer Limits
TV · as Dr. Scott Perkins · 1 ep
Ed Wood
Movie · as Criswell
Heaven & Earth
Movie · as Minister (uncredited)
Stay Tuned
Movie · as Spike
Mom and Dad Save the World
Movie · as Dick Nelson
Out on a Limb
Movie · as Matt Skearns / Peter Van Der Haven
Batman: The Animated Series
TV · as Nivens (voice) · 1 ep
The Hunt for Red October
Movie · as Skip Tyler
Enid Is Sleeping
Movie · as Floyd
Who's Harry Crumb?
Movie · as Eliot Draisen
Valmont
Movie · as Gercourt
Tales from the Crypt
TV · as Professor Finley · 1 ep
The People Next Door
TV · as Walter Kellogg · 5 eps
Beetlejuice
Movie · as Charles
Without a Clue
Movie · as Inspector Lestrade
The Hanoi Hilton
Movie · as Fischer
The Gambler: The Legend Continues
Movie · as Buffalo Bill
DTV: Monster Hits
Movie · as Man in the Magic Mirror
Howard the Duck
Movie · as Dr. Walter Jenning
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Movie · as Ed Rooney
If Tomorrow Comes
TV · as Budge Hollander · 1 ep
Fresno
TV · as Mr. Acme · 5 eps
George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation
TV · as Thomas Jefferson · 2 eps
Transylvania 6-5000
Movie · as Lepescu
The Twilight Zone
TV · as Carl Wilkerson (segment "Opening Day") · 1 ep
Amazing Stories
TV · as John Baldwin · 1 ep
Amadeus
Movie · as Emperor Joseph II
Atalanta Strategy
Movie · as Interviewer
Easy Money
Movie · as Clive Barlow
The Soldier
Movie · as U.S. Assistant Secretary of Defense
Secret Service
Movie · as Sgt. Wilson
Kojak
TV · as Attendant · 1 ep
Great Performances
TV · as Sgt. Wilson · 1 ep
The Revolutionary
Movie · as Red-Haired Radical Committee Member