Jeffrey Jones

Birthday: 1946-09-28
Birthplace: Buffalo, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Owned By: Unowned

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. He has not appeared in any major film or television roles since his arrest.

Credits

Year Title Character
2019-05-31 Deadwood: The Movie A. W. Merrick
2014-10-15 10.0 Earthquake Gladstone
2007-07-27 Who's Your Caddy? Richard Cummings
2002-04-16 Par 6 Lloyd Bator Jenkins
2001-12-21 How High Vice President
2001-06-22 Dr. Dolittle 2 Joe Potter
2001-06-17 Till Dad Do Us Part Brady
2001-03-23 Heartbreakers Mr. Appel
2000-03-09 Company Man Senator Biggs
1999-12-17 Stuart Little Uncle Crenshaw
1999-11-19 Sleepy Hollow Reverend Steenwyck
1999-07-18 Flypaper Roger
1999-03-16 Ravenous Hart
1998-10-19 There's No Fish Food in Heaven Minister Pete
1997-10-17 The Devil's Advocate Eddie Barzoon
1997-06-25 Santa Fe Dr. Raskin (uncredited)
1997-02-07 The Pest Gustav
1996-11-27 The Crucible Thomas Putnam
1995-01-22 The Avenging Angel Brother Milton Long
1995-01-06 Houseguest Ron Timmerman
1994-09-28 Ed Wood Criswell
1993-12-25 Heaven & Earth Minister (uncredited)
1992-09-04 Out on a Limb Matt Skearns / Peter Van Der Haven
1992-08-14 Stay Tuned Spike
1992-07-24 Mom and Dad Save the World Dick Nelson
1990-05-25 Enid Is Sleeping Floyd
1990-03-02 The Hunt for Red October Skip Tyler
1989-11-17 Valmont Gercourt
1989-02-03 Who's Harry Crumb? Eliot Draisen
1988-05-05 Without a Clue Inspector Lestrade
1988-03-30 Beetlejuice Charles
1987-11-22 The Gambler, Part III: The Legend Continues Buffalo Bill
1987-10-30 DTV: Monster Hits Man in the Magic Mirror
1987-03-27 The Hanoi Hilton Fischer
1986-09-21 George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation Thomas Jefferson
1986-08-01 Howard the Duck Dr. Walter Jenning
1986-06-11 Ferris Bueller's Day Off Ed Rooney
1985-11-08 Transylvania 6-5000 Lepescu
1984-09-19 Amadeus Emperor Joseph II
1984-01-01 Atalanta Strategy Interviewer
1983-08-19 Easy Money Clive Barlow
1982-06-01 The Soldier U.S. Assistant Secretary of Defense
1977-01-12 Secret Service Sgt. Wilson
1970-07-15 The Revolutionary Red-Haired Radical Committee Member