
Jeffrey Jones
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1946-09-28 (78 years old)
Place of Birth
Buffalo, New York, USA
Jeffrey Jones
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. He has not appeared in any major film or television roles since his arrest.
Known For
Acting
(2019)
Deadwood: The Movie
as A. W. Merrick
(2014)
10.0 Earthquake
as Gladstone
(2011)
(2007)
Who's Your Caddy?
as Richard Cummings
(2006)
Who Is Ferris Bueller?
as Self
(2006)
(2002)
The Making of 'Amadeus'
as Self - Emperor Joseph II
(2002)
Par 6
as Lloyd Bator Jenkins
(2001)
How High
as Vice President
(2001)
Heartbreakers
as Mr. Appel
(2001)
Dr. Dolittle 2
as Joe Potter
(2001)
Till Dad Do Us Part
as Brady
(2000)
(2000)
Company Man
as Senator Biggs
(1999)
Sleepy Hollow
as Reverend Steenwyck
(1999)
Stuart Little
as Uncle Crenshaw
(1999)
Ravenous
as Hart
(1999)
Flypaper
as Roger
(1998)
There's No Fish Food in Heaven
as Minister Pete
(1997)
The Devil's Advocate
as Eddie Barzoon
(1997)
The Pest
as Gustav
(1997)
Santa Fe
as Dr. Raskin (uncredited)
(1996)
The Crucible
as Thomas Putnam
(1995)
Houseguest
as Ron Timmerman
(1995)
The Avenging Angel
as Brother Milton Long
(1994)
Ed Wood
as Criswell
(1993)
Heaven & Earth
as Minister (uncredited)
(1992)
Stay Tuned
as Spike
(1992)
Mom and Dad Save the World
as Dick Nelson
(1992)
Out on a Limb
as Matt Skearns / Peter Van Der Haven
(1990)
The Hunt for Red October
as Skip Tyler
(1990)
Enid Is Sleeping
as Floyd
(1989)
Valmont
as Gercourt
(1989)
Who's Harry Crumb?
as Eliot Draisen
(1988)
Beetlejuice
as Charles
(1988)
Without a Clue
as Inspector Lestrade
(1987)
The Hanoi Hilton
as Fischer
(1987)
The Gambler, Part III: The Legend Continues
as Buffalo Bill
(1987)
DTV: Monster Hits
as Man in the Magic Mirror
(1986)
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
as Ed Rooney
(1986)
Howard the Duck
as Dr. Walter Jenning
(1986)
George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation
as Thomas Jefferson
(1985)
Transylvania 6-5000
as Lepescu
(1984)
Amadeus
as Emperor Joseph II
(1984)
Atalanta Strategy
as Interviewer
(1983)
Easy Money
as Clive Barlow
(1982)
The Soldier
as U.S. Assistant Secretary of Defense
(1977)
Secret Service
as Sgt. Wilson
(1970)
The Revolutionary
as Red-Haired Radical Committee Member
Crew
(2010)
Love & Other Drugs
Stunt Driver
(2005)
Night of Henna
Producer