Jeffrey Jones
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 28, 1946
- Birthplace
- Buffalo, New York, USA
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.
Filmography
Howard the Doc or: How I Learned to Start Quacking and Love the Bomb TBA
as Self (archive footage)
Deadwood: The Movie 2019
as A. W. Merrick
10.0 Earthquake 2014
as Gladstone
Hemingway & Gellhorn 2012
as Charles Colebaugh (uncredited)
Inside Story: Ferris Bueller's Day Off 2011
as Self
Who's Your Caddy? 2007
as Richard Cummings
The Making of Ferris Bueller's Day Off: Production Stories 2006
as Self
Who Is Ferris Bueller? 2006
as Self
Night of Henna 2005
Producer
The Making of 'Amadeus' 2002
as Self - Emperor Joseph II
Par 6 2002
as Lloyd Bator Jenkins
How High 2001
as Vice President
Dr. Dolittle 2 2001
as Joe Potter
Till Dad Do Us Part 2001
as Brady
Heartbreakers 2001
as Mr. Appel
Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend 2000
as Self
Company Man 2000
as Senator Biggs
Stuart Little 1999
as Uncle Crenshaw
Sleepy Hollow 1999
as Reverend Steenwyck
Flypaper 1999
as Roger
Ravenous 1999
as Hart
There's No Fish Food in Heaven 1998
as Minister Pete
The Devil's Advocate 1997
as Eddie Barzoon
Santa Fe 1997
as Dr. Raskin (uncredited)
The Pest 1997
as Gustav
The Crucible 1996
as Thomas Putnam
The Avenging Angel 1995
as Brother Milton Long
Houseguest 1995
as Ron Timmerman
Ed Wood 1994
as Criswell
Heaven & Earth 1993
as Minister (uncredited)
Out on a Limb 1992
as Matt Skearns / Peter Van Der Haven
Stay Tuned 1992
as Spike
Mom and Dad Save the World 1992
as Dick Nelson
Enid Is Sleeping 1990
as Floyd
The Hunt for Red October 1990
as Skip Tyler
Valmont 1989
as Gercourt
Who's Harry Crumb? 1989
as Eliot Draisen
Without a Clue 1988
as Inspector Lestrade
Beetlejuice 1988
as Charles
The Gambler: The Legend Continues 1987
as Buffalo Bill
DTV: Monster Hits 1987
as Man in the Magic Mirror
The Hanoi Hilton 1987
as Fischer
- George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation
George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation 1986
as Thomas Jefferson
Howard the Duck 1986
as Dr. Walter Jenning
Ferris Bueller's Day Off 1986
as Ed Rooney
Transylvania 6-5000 1985
as Lepescu
Amadeus 1984
as Emperor Joseph II
Atalanta Strategy 1984
as Interviewer
Easy Money 1983
as Clive Barlow
The Soldier 1982
as U.S. Assistant Secretary of Defense
Secret Service 1977
as Sgt. Wilson
The Revolutionary 1970
as Red-Haired Radical Committee Member
Credits from TMDB.