Freddie Jones

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Freddie Jones

Acting September 12, 1927

Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, UK

Frederick Charles Jones (September 12, 1927 – July 9, 2019) Jones was born in the town of Longton in the city of Stoke-on-Trent. He became an actor after ten years of working as…

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The Elephant Man

The Elephant Man

8.1 1980 Movie
Dune

Dune

6.2 1984 Movie
The Count of Monte Cristo

The Count of Monte Cristo

7.7 2002 Movie
Emmerdale

Emmerdale

4.3 1972 TV Show
Wild at Heart

Wild at Heart

7.0 1990 Movie
Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders

7.5 1997 TV Show
The Black Cauldron

The Black Cauldron

6.4 1985 Movie
Casualty

Casualty

6.2 1986 TV Show
Firestarter

Firestarter

6.3 1984 Movie
Young Sherlock Holmes

Young Sherlock Holmes

6.8 1985 Movie
Krull

Krull

6.1 1983 Movie
Firefox

Firefox

6.1 1982 Movie

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Frederick Charles Jones (September 12, 1927 – July 9, 2019) Jones was born in the town of Longton in the city of Stoke-on-Trent. He became an actor after ten years of working as a laboratory assistant with a firm making ceramic products, when his hobby of acting took over. He was trained at the prestigious Rose Bruford College and became famous for his role as Claudius in the 1968 British television series The Caesars. He often played eccentric characters. He narrated the award-winning video Sexual Encounters of the Floral Kind: Pollination. He plays the character Sandy Thomas in ITV’s soap opera Emmerdale. He was also something of a David Lynch regular, appearing in The Elephant Man (1980), Dune (1984), Wild At Heart (1990), his short-lived TV series On The Air (1992) and the short film Hotel Room (1993). Jones was the father of actor Toby Jones. He died on the 9th July, 2019 following a short illness. Description the Wikipedia article Freddie Jones, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2015
    By Our Selves

    Movie Himself

  2. 2010
    Come on Eileen

    Movie Dermot

  3. 2008
    Caught in the Act

    Movie Collingsworth Jenkins

  4. 2005
    Casanova

    TV show Bragadin

  5. 2004
    Ladies in Lavender

    Movie Jan Pendered

  6. 2003
    The Royal

    TV show Sebastian Fox-Kirby

  7. 2002
    The Count of Monte Cristo

    Movie Colonel Villefort

  8. 2002
    Puckoon

    Movie Sir John Meredith

  9. 2001
    David Copperfield

    Movie Barkis

  10. 2000
    David Copperfield

    TV show Barkis

  11. 2000
    Married 2 Malcolm

    Movie Jasper

  12. 2000
    House!

    Movie Mr Anzani

  13. 2000
    Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)

    TV show

  14. 1999
    The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Phantom Train of Doom

    Movie Birdy

  15. 1999
    The Passion

    Movie George

  16. 1998
    What Rats Won't Do

    Movie Judge Foster

More credits
  1. 1998
    Keep in a Dry Place & Away from Children

    Movie (voice, read by)

  2. 1997
    Midsomer Murders

    TV show Benbow

  3. 1996
    Neverwhere

    TV show The Earl

  4. 1996
    Dalziel and Pascoe

    TV show French

  5. 1995
    Tales of Mystery and Imagination

    TV show Fortunato

  6. 1995
    Cold Comfort Farm

    Movie Adam Lambsbreath

  7. 1994
    The NeverEnding Story III

    Movie Mr. Coreander / Old Man of Wandering Mountain

  8. 1994
    A Pinch of Snuff

    Movie Dr Gilbert Haggard

  9. 1994
    Prince of Jutland

    Movie Bjorn

  10. 1993
    The Mystery of Edwin Drood

    Movie Sapsea

  11. 1993
    The Last Vampyre

    Movie Pedlar

  12. 1993
    Mr. Wroe's Virgins

    TV show Tobias

  13. 1993
    Hotel Room

    TV show Louis "Lou" Holchak

  14. 1992
    Spies, Inc.

    Movie Filatov

  15. 1992
    Heartbeat

    TV show Mr. Parrish

  16. 1992
    Adam Bede

    Movie Old Squire

  17. 1991
    The Last Butterfly

    Movie Karl Rheinberg

  18. 1990
    Shoot the Revolution

    Movie Sergei Popescu

  19. 1990
    The Paper Man

    TV show Sir Charles Llewellyn

  20. 1990
    Wild at Heart

    Movie George Kovich

  21. 1990
    Kremlin Farewell

    Movie Agejev

  22. 1990
    TECX

    TV show

  23. 1989
    Erik the Viking

    Movie Harald the Missionary

  24. 1989
    Sob Sisters

    TV show