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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
September 28, 1946
Place of Birth
Buffalo, New York, USA
Also Known As
- Джеффри Данкан Джонс
Jeffrey Jones
2.5 Popularity
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.
Known For
6.7
A. W. Merrick
Deadwood: The Movie
2019
4.9
Gladstone
10.0 Earthquake
2014
6.1
Charles Colebaugh (uncredited)
Hemingway & Gellhorn
2012
6.7
Self
Inside Story: Ferris Bueller's Day Off
2011
3.4
Richard Cummings
Who's Your Caddy?
2007
0.0
Self
Who Is Ferris Bueller?
2006
0.0
Self
The Making of Ferris Bueller's Day Off: Production Stories
2006
8.1
A. W. Merrick
Deadwood
2004
8.1
A.W. Merrick
Deadwood
2004
4.8
Uncle Crenshaw Little (voice)
Stuart Little: The Animated Series
2003
Credits
Deadwood: The Movie
as A. W. Merrick
2019
6.7
10.0 Earthquake
as Gladstone
2014
4.9
Hemingway & Gellhorn
as Charles Colebaugh (uncredited)
2012
6.1
Inside Story: Ferris Bueller's Day Off
as Self
2011
6.7
Who's Your Caddy?
as Richard Cummings
2007
3.4
Who Is Ferris Bueller?
as Self
2006
0.0
The Making of Ferris Bueller's Day Off: Production Stories
as Self
2006
0.0
Deadwood
as A. W. Merrick
2004
8.1
Deadwood
as A.W. Merrick
2004
8.1
Stuart Little: The Animated Series
as Uncle Crenshaw Little (voice)
2003
4.8
The Making of 'Amadeus'
as Self - Emperor Joseph II
2002
7.4
Par 6
as Lloyd Bator Jenkins
2002
0.0
How High
as Vice President
2001
6.3
Justice League
as Sir Swami (voice)
2001
8.2
Dr. Dolittle 2
as Joe Potter
2001
5.3
Till Dad Do Us Part
as Brady
2001
5.6
Trailer Park Boys
as Jason Maloney
2001
7.7
Invader ZIM
as Presidentman / Crowd Man / Guy in Crowd #2 (voice)
2001
8.5
Heartbreakers
as Mr. Appel
2001
6.1
The Zeta Project
2001
7.5
Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend
as Self
2000
7.1
Company Man
as Senator Biggs
2000
5.0
Stuart Little
as Uncle Crenshaw
1999
6.1
Sleepy Hollow
as Reverend Steenwyck
1999
7.2
Flypaper
as Roger
1999
4.1
Ravenous
as Hart
1999
6.9
There's No Fish Food in Heaven
as Minister Pete
1998
3.7
The Devil's Advocate
as Eddie Barzoon
1997
7.5
Santa Fe
as Dr. Raskin (uncredited)
1997
3.4
The Pest
as Gustav
1997
4.7
The Crucible
as Thomas Putnam
1996
6.6
The Outer Limits
as Dr. Scott Perkins
1995
7.7
The Avenging Angel
as Brother Milton Long
1995
4.7
Houseguest
as Ron Timmerman
1995
5.4
Ed Wood
as Criswell
1994
7.5
Heaven & Earth
as Minister (uncredited)
1993
6.7
Batman: The Animated Series
as Nivens (voice)
1992
8.6
Out on a Limb
as Matt Skearns / Peter Van Der Haven
1992
5.3
Stay Tuned
as Spike
1992
6.2
Mom and Dad Save the World
as Dick Nelson
1992
4.8
Enid Is Sleeping
as Floyd
1990
4.7
The Hunt for Red October
as Skip Tyler
1990
7.4
Valmont
as Gercourt
1989
6.7
Tales from the Crypt
as Professor Finley
1989
8.0
Who's Harry Crumb?
as Eliot Draisen
1989
5.9
Without a Clue
as Inspector Lestrade
1988
6.7
Beetlejuice
as Charles
1988
7.4
The Gambler: The Legend Continues
as Buffalo Bill
1987
5.9
DTV: Monster Hits
as Man in the Magic Mirror
1987
6.7
The Hanoi Hilton
as Fischer
1987
5.2
Fresno
as Mr. Acme
1986
6.4
George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation
as Thomas Jefferson
1986
6.3
🎬
George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation
as Thomas Jefferson
1986
0.0
Howard the Duck
as Dr. Walter Jenning
1986
5.4
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
as Ed Rooney
1986
7.6
If Tomorrow Comes
as Budge Hollander
1986
7.2
Transylvania 6-5000
as Lepescu
1985
5.3
Amazing Stories
as John Baldwin
1985
7.4
The Twilight Zone
as Carl Wilkerson (segment "Opening Day")
1985
7.8
Amadeus
as Emperor Joseph II
1984
8.0
Atalanta Strategy
as Interviewer
1984
0.0
Easy Money
as Clive Barlow
1983
6.0
The Soldier
as U.S. Assistant Secretary of Defense
1982
5.3
Secret Service
as Sgt. Wilson
1977
0.0
Kojak
as Attendant
1973
7.0
Great Performances
as Sgt. Wilson
1971
5.8
The Revolutionary
as Red-Haired Radical Committee Member
1970
5.0