Jeffrey Jones
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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.
Known for
Credits
Beetlejuice (1988)
as Charles
The Devil's Advocate (1997)
as Eddie Barzoon
Sleepy Hollow (1999)
as Reverend Steenwyck
The Hunt for Red October (1990)
as Skip Tyler
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
as Ed Rooney
Amadeus (1984)
as Emperor Joseph II
Dr. Dolittle 2 (2001)
as Joe Potter
Stuart Little (1999)
as Uncle Crenshaw
Ed Wood (1994)
as Criswell
Hemingway & Gellhorn (2012)
as Charles Colebaugh (uncredited)
How High (2001)
as Vice President
Howard the Duck (1986)
as Dr. Walter Jenning
Heartbreakers (2001)
as Mr. Appel
Ravenous (1999)
as Hart
The Crucible (1996)
as Thomas Putnam
Deadwood: The Movie (2019)
as A. W. Merrick
Valmont (1989)
as Gercourt
Howard the Doc or: How I Learned to Start Quacking and Love the Bomb (—)
as Self (archive footage)
Houseguest (1995)
as Ron Timmerman
Who's Your Caddy? (2007)
as Richard Cummings
Who's Harry Crumb? (1989)
as Eliot Draisen
Without a Clue (1988)
as Inspector Lestrade
Heaven & Earth (1993)
as Minister (uncredited)
Stay Tuned (1992)
as Spike
The Pest (1997)
as Gustav
10.0 Earthquake (2014)
as Gladstone
Mom and Dad Save the World (1992)
as Dick Nelson
Easy Money (1983)
as Clive Barlow
The Soldier (1982)
as U.S. Assistant Secretary of Defense
Out on a Limb (1992)
as Matt Skearns / Peter Van Der Haven
The Gambler: The Legend Continues (1987)
as Buffalo Bill
Transylvania 6-5000 (1985)
as Lepescu
Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend (2000)
as Self
Atalanta Strategy (1984)
as Interviewer
There's No Fish Food in Heaven (1998)
as Minister Pete
The Avenging Angel (1995)
as Brother Milton Long
Enid Is Sleeping (1990)
as Floyd
The Hanoi Hilton (1987)
as Fischer
Company Man (2000)
as Senator Biggs
Flypaper (1999)
as Roger
Santa Fe (1997)
as Dr. Raskin (uncredited)
The Making of 'Amadeus' (2002)
as Self - Emperor Joseph II
Inside Story: Ferris Bueller's Day Off (2011)
as Self
Till Dad Do Us Part (2001)
as Brady
George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation (1986)
as Thomas Jefferson
The Revolutionary (1970)
as Red-Haired Radical Committee Member
Par 6 (2002)
as Lloyd Bator Jenkins
Who Is Ferris Bueller? (2006)
as Self
The Making of Ferris Bueller's Day Off: Production Stories (2006)
as Self
Secret Service (1977)
as Sgt. Wilson
DTV: Monster Hits (1987)
as Man in the Magic Mirror