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