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Jeffrey Jones
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'…
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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.
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2025
Tim Burton: Life in the Line
TV show Self (footage)
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2019
Deadwood: The Movie
Movie A. W. Merrick
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2018
Big City Greens
TV show Story
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2014
10.0 Earthquake
Movie Gladstone
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2012
Hemingway & Gellhorn
Movie Charles Colebaugh (uncredited)
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2011
Inside Story: Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Movie Self
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2007
Who's Your Caddy?
Movie Richard Cummings
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2006
Who Is Ferris Bueller?
Movie Self
- 2006
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2005
Night of Henna
Movie Producer
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2004
Deadwood
TV show A. W. Merrick
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2003
Stuart Little: The Animated Series
TV show Uncle Crenshaw Little (voice)
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2002
The Making of 'Amadeus'
Movie Self - Emperor Joseph II
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2002
Par 6
Movie Lloyd Bator Jenkins
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2001
How High
Movie Vice President
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2001
Justice League
TV show Sir Swami (voice)
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2001
Dr. Dolittle 2
Movie Joe Potter
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2001
Till Dad Do Us Part
Movie Brady
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2001
Trailer Park Boys
TV show Jason Maloney
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2001
Invader ZIM
TV show Presidentman / Crowd Man / Guy in Crowd #2 (voice)
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2001
Heartbreakers
Movie Mr. Appel
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2001
The Zeta Project
TV show
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2000
Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend
Movie Self
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2000
Company Man
Movie Senator Biggs
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1999
Stuart Little
Movie Uncle Crenshaw
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1999
Sleepy Hollow
Movie Reverend Steenwyck
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1999
Flypaper
Movie Roger
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1999
Ravenous
Movie Hart
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1998
There's No Fish Food in Heaven
Movie Minister Pete
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1997
The Devil's Advocate
Movie Eddie Barzoon
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1997
Santa Fe
Movie Dr. Raskin (uncredited)
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1997
The Pest
Movie Gustav
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1996
The Crucible
Movie Thomas Putnam
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1995
The Outer Limits
TV show Dr. Scott Perkins
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1995
The Avenging Angel
Movie Brother Milton Long
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1995
Houseguest
Movie Ron Timmerman
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1994
Ed Wood
Movie Criswell
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1993
Heaven & Earth
Movie Minister (uncredited)
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1992
Batman: The Animated Series
TV show Nivens (voice)
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1992
Out on a Limb
Movie Matt Skearns / Peter Van Der Haven
