Jeffrey Jones
Acting
1946-09-28 · 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
Deadwood: The Movie
2019 · Movie
Big City Greens
2018 · Series
10.0 Earthquake
2014 · Movie
Hemingway & Gellhorn
2012 · Movie
Inside Story: Ferris Bueller's Day Off
2011 · Movie
Who's Your Caddy?
2007 · Movie
Who Is Ferris Bueller?
2006 · Movie
The Making of Ferris Bueller's Day Off: Production Stories
2006 · Movie
Night of Henna
2005 · Movie
Deadwood
2004 · Series
Stuart Little: The Animated Series
2003 · Series
The Making of 'Amadeus'
2002 · Movie
Par 6
2002 · Movie
How High
2001 · Movie
Justice League
2001 · Series
Dr. Dolittle 2
2001 · Movie
Till Dad Do Us Part
2001 · Movie
Trailer Park Boys
2001 · Series
Invader ZIM
2001 · Series
Heartbreakers
2001 · Movie
The Zeta Project
2001 · Series
Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend
2000 · Movie
Company Man
2000 · Movie
Stuart Little
1999 · Movie
Sleepy Hollow
1999 · Movie
Flypaper
1999 · Movie
Ravenous
1999 · Movie
There's No Fish Food in Heaven
1998 · Movie
The Devil's Advocate
1997 · Movie
Santa Fe
1997 · Movie
The Pest
1997 · Movie
The Crucible
1996 · Movie
The Outer Limits
1995 · Series
The Avenging Angel
1995 · Movie
Houseguest
1995 · Movie
Ed Wood
1994 · Movie
Heaven & Earth
1993 · Movie
Batman: The Animated Series
1992 · Series
Out on a Limb
1992 · Movie
Stay Tuned
1992 · Movie
Mom and Dad Save the World
1992 · Movie
Enid Is Sleeping
1990 · Movie
The Hunt for Red October
1990 · Movie
Valmont
1989 · Movie
The People Next Door
1989 · Series
Tales from the Crypt
1989 · Series
Who's Harry Crumb?
1989 · Movie
Without a Clue
1988 · Movie
Beetlejuice
1988 · Movie
The Gambler: The Legend Continues
1987 · Movie
DTV: Monster Hits
1987 · Movie
The Hanoi Hilton
1987 · Movie
Fresno
1986 · Series
George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation
1986 · Series
George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation
1986 · Movie
Howard the Duck
1986 · Movie
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
1986 · Movie
If Tomorrow Comes
1986 · Series
Transylvania 6-5000
1985 · Movie
Amazing Stories
1985 · Series
The Twilight Zone
1985 · Series
Amadeus
1984 · Movie
Atalanta Strategy
1984 · Movie
Easy Money
1983 · Movie
The Soldier
1982 · Movie
Secret Service
1977 · Movie
Kojak
1973 · Series
Great Performances
1971 · Series
The Revolutionary
1970 · Movie
Howard the Doc or: How I Learned to Start Quacking and Love the Bomb
Movie