Known For
Acting
Born
Sep 28, 1946
Place of Birth
Buffalo, New York, USA
Credits
70 titles
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.
Known For
Filmography
Deadwood: The Movie
A. W. Merrick
Big City Greens
Story
10.0 Earthquake
Gladstone
Hemingway & Gellhorn
Charles Colebaugh (uncredited)
Inside Story: Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Self
Who's Your Caddy?
Richard Cummings
Who Is Ferris Bueller?
Self
The Making of Ferris Bueller's Day Off: Production Stories
Self
Night of Henna
Producer
Deadwood
A. W. Merrick
Stuart Little: The Animated Series
Uncle Crenshaw Little (voice)
The Making of 'Amadeus'
Self - Emperor Joseph II
Par 6
Lloyd Bator Jenkins
How High
Vice President
Justice League
Sir Swami (voice)
Dr. Dolittle 2
Joe Potter
Till Dad Do Us Part
Brady
Trailer Park Boys
Jason Maloney
Invader ZIM
Presidentman / Crowd Man / Guy in Crowd #2 (voice)
Heartbreakers
Mr. Appel
The Zeta Project
Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend
Self
Company Man
Senator Biggs
Stuart Little
Uncle Crenshaw
Sleepy Hollow
Reverend Steenwyck
Flypaper
Roger
Ravenous
Hart
There's No Fish Food in Heaven
Minister Pete
The Devil's Advocate
Eddie Barzoon
Santa Fe
Dr. Raskin (uncredited)
The Pest
Gustav
The Crucible
Thomas Putnam
The Outer Limits
Dr. Scott Perkins
The Avenging Angel
Brother Milton Long
Houseguest
Ron Timmerman
Ed Wood
Criswell
Heaven & Earth
Minister (uncredited)
Batman: The Animated Series
Nivens (voice)
Out on a Limb
Matt Skearns / Peter Van Der Haven
Stay Tuned
Spike
Mom and Dad Save the World
Dick Nelson
Enid Is Sleeping
Floyd
The Hunt for Red October
Skip Tyler
Valmont
Gercourt
The People Next Door
Walter Kellogg
Tales from the Crypt
Professor Finley
Who's Harry Crumb?
Eliot Draisen
Without a Clue
Inspector Lestrade
Beetlejuice
Charles
The Gambler: The Legend Continues
Buffalo Bill