Jeffrey Jones | |
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Born | Jeffrey Duncan Jones September 28, 1946 Buffalo, New York, U.S. |
Education | |
Alma mater | Lawrence University |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1970–present |
Notable work | Amadeus , Ferris Bueller's Day Off , Beetlejuice , Howard the Duck , The Crucible , Deadwood , Stuart Little |
Children | 1 |
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). [1] [2] His career started in Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and advanced to London and Broadway. In film and television, Jones has had many roles which capitalized on his deadpan portrayal of characters in unusual situations, often to comic effect. He was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for his performance in Amadeus and a Screen Actors Guild Award as part of the ensemble cast of Deadwood. [3] [4]
In 2003, Jones was charged with soliciting a minor to pose for nude photographs. Jones pleaded no contest and had subsequent arrests for failing to update his sex offender status.
Jones was born in Buffalo, New York, the son of Ruth (née Schooley) and Douglas Bennett Jones. His mother was an art historian, who urged him towards a career in acting. His father died when Jones was an infant. [5] [6]
After graduating from The Putney School in 1964, Jones enrolled in Lawrence University as a premed student, where his performances in university productions brought him to the attention of Tyrone Guthrie, who recruited him for the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, Minnesota. [7]
His stage career included more than 125 productions, starting with the Guthrie Theater, then internationally in South America, Canada, and London, [8] and in New York Off-Broadway in Cloud 9 and Henry V , among other productions, [9] as well as on Broadway in productions including Trelawny of the 'Wells' and The Elephant Man . [10] His transition from stage to film began in 1970. [7]
Jones began acting 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. [7] The New York Times ' biographic profile says of Jones, "Although he has tried to steer clear of playing only sinister roles, the actor's imposing height, bugged-out eyes, easy sneer, and shock of reddish-blond hair give him vaguely devilish features that have prompted villain typecasting. However, the actor is also widely respected and considered a boon wherever he appears." The profile describes his portrayals variously as a "hissable, cartoonish high school principal" in Ferris Bueller's Day Off, a "good-natured father" in Beetlejuice, "an interplanetary freedom fighter" in Mom and Dad Save the World , a "demon stand-in" in Stay Tuned , and "evil bespectacled twins" in Out on a Limb . [8]
Jones's work in the Lucille Lortel Theatre production of Cloud 9 was noticed by the casting team of Easy Money (1983), earning Jones a supporting role opposite Rodney Dangerfield. [11] [12]
Cloud 9 further attracted the attention of director Miloš Forman, who cast Jones as Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor in Amadeus (1984), an adaptation of the Peter Shaffer play of the same name. [13] Critic James Berardinelli noted that Jones portrayed the Emperor "as a superficial and self-absorbed ruler who can't tell the difference between a great opera and a mediocre one". [14] Vincent Canby of The New York Times praised Jones's performance, citing the film's most memorable line, when the Emperor complains of Die Entführung aus dem Serail that "there are too many notes". [15] Jones's work earned him a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture. [16]
Jones's performance as Edward R. Rooney in the film Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) made him a cultural icon. [7] [17] Rooney, self-important and obsessed with catching the chronic truant Ferris Bueller, became a symbol of pomposity and authoritarian hatefulness. The New York Times' review characterized Jones's performance as having "fine cartoon like ferocity", wherein his character "gets scratched, bitten, attacked by ferocious dogs and covered with mud while pursuing his weaker, but craftier prey, and emerges each time bruised but undaunted, thinking up some new (and futile) plan." The review likened Jones's role as akin to that of Wile E. Coyote as a character who is fated to be unable to catch The Road Runner (Ferris Bueller). [18] Jones expressed concern about being remembered more for this role than for Amadeus. He further said, regarding the film's premise, "What's amazing about Ferris Bueller, is that we're asked to, and do, sympathize with a kid whose only complaint in life is that his sister got a car for her birthday and he got a computer." [19]
In the horror comedy film Beetlejuice (1988), Jones and Catherine O'Hara portrayed a married couple (Charles and Delia Deetz) who unwittingly become co-owners of a haunted house. To highlight this couple's status as boors, director Tim Burton cast Dick Cavett and Robert Goulet to appear as their guests at a dinner party, at which the ghosts of the previous owners cause everyone to sing "Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)". [20]
Jones collaborated with Burton again on the films Ed Wood (1994), in which he portrays The Amazing Criswell, and Sleepy Hollow (1999). Shortly prior to the release of Sleepy Hollow, Jones said of Burton, "I've known Tim now for quite some time and really enjoy working with him. I like his sensibility, and he's great fun." [21]
Jones played Dr. Walter Jenning in the George Lucas film Howard the Duck (1986). [22] He portrayed Inspector Lestrade in the Sherlock Holmes spoof film Without a Clue (1988). In The Hunt for Red October (1990), he played ex-submarine commander Skip Tyler, who identifies the Red October's propulsion system to Alec Baldwin's Jack Ryan. He also appeared as real-life figure Thomas Putnam in The Crucible (1996). He also played Uncle Crenshaw Little in Stuart Little (1999). As lumber mogul Joe Potter, Jones was the primary antagonist of the Eddie Murphy comedy Dr. Dolittle 2 (2001). [23]
One of Jones's earliest television roles was in an episode of the short-lived CBS series Sara (1976). He showcased his villain persona as the sinister Mister Acme (owner of Acme Toxic Waste) in the satirical comedy miniseries Fresno (1986), starring Carol Burnett, Charles Grodin and Dabney Coleman. For Disney, Jones hosted the 1987 D-TV Monster Hits musical special (as the Magic Mirror) and later co-starred with Tyra Banks, Kathy Najimy and Kevin Pollak in the video storyline portion of the Walt Disney World attraction ExtraTERRORestrial Alien Encounter, a staple of Tomorrowland from 1995 to 2003. He has had guest roles on a number of television series, including Amazing Stories , Tales from the Crypt and Batman: The Animated Series . [23] He was the star of another short-lived CBS program: the sitcom The People Next Door (1989), portraying a cartoonist whose imagination could make things come to life. [8]
Jones's most prominent television role is that of newspaper publisher A. W. Merrick on the acclaimed HBO drama series Deadwood (2004–2006). [24] Keith Uhlich of Slant Magazine referred to both Jones and the character of Merrick as "perversely appropriate additions" to the program, further citing Merrick as its "secular soul". [25] Along with the ensemble cast, Jones was nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series. [26]
Following his appearance in the golf comedy Who's Your Caddy? (2007), he was absent from film and television for several years. He returned with an uncredited cameo as Collier's editor Charles Colebaugh in the HBO original film Hemingway & Gellhorn (2012), [27] followed by the supporting role of scientist Gladstone in the independent disaster film 10.0 Earthquake (2014). [28] Jones went on to play a fictional version of himself in the short film 7 Days (2016) [29] and reprised the role of A. W. Merrick in Deadwood: The Movie . [30]
In May 2015, Jones returned to the stage with the New American Theatre production of 63 Trillion, directed by Steve Zuckerman. The Los Angeles Times praised his portrayal of financial adviser Dick as having "malevolent gusto that Satan himself might envy." [31] Beginning in March 2018, Jones portrayed ailing patriarch Bradley in a production of the A. R. Gurney play The Cocktail Hour , staged at the Annenberg Theater in the Palm Springs Art Museum. [29]
Jones has one son, actor Julian Coutts, [32] [33] whose mother was Lloy Coutts (1941–2008), a Canadian voice coach. She and Jones met in Stratford, Ontario. [34] [35]
One interviewer found Jones to value anonymity and the enjoyment of everyday tasks, like home repairs, and found him to be uninterested in status symbols and fan adulation. In that 1989 interview, Jones pointed out that greater public recognition makes it more difficult to transition between roles and allow the character to come to the fore and the actor to recede from view. [7]
On October 13, 2020, Jones spoke virtually with Suzanna Bowling of the Times Square Chronicles in an interview for The Lambs. Topics of discussion included Jones's path to acting and early theater career, as well as projects including Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Beetlejuice, Howard the Duck and Deadwood. [36]
Following leads in an investigation of Paul Reubens, Jones was arrested in 2002 for possession of child pornography and soliciting a 14-year-old boy to produce sexually explicit images between September 2000 to May 2001. [37] [38] [39] Jones photographed the child, and paid him to pose nude on multiple occasions wearing a cowboy hat, with stuffed animals, and dressed as a Native American. [40] Jones surrendered himself and was released on bond prior to arraignment. [41] Jones pleaded not guilty to the possession charge [42] and no contest to a charge of soliciting a minor. The victim initiated a separate civil action against Jones seeking damages and compensation. [43] The misdemeanor charge of possession of child pornography was dropped following the no contest plea. [44] His attorney emphasized that there was no allegation of improper physical contact. His punishment was five years' probation, counseling, and the requirement to register as a sex offender. [45] [46] As of 2021 [update] , Jones was listed on the California Department of Justice national sex offender database. [47]
Jones was arrested twice for failing to update his sex offender status, first in Florida in 2004, [48] and then six years later in California. [44] Jones pleaded guilty to the felony charges in California, receiving a 250 hour community service sentence, and an additional 3 years of probation. [49] [50]
In 2006, Jones's record became the subject of a community complaint during production of Who's Your Caddy? in Aiken, South Carolina. Upon learning of his involvement, locals insisted that the public should have been alerted, considering that families were being invited to visit the set. [51] Surrounding the 2019 release of Deadwood: The Movie, Jones's crime was noted by the media. [52]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1970 | The Revolutionary [53] | Red-Haired Radical Committee Member | Credited as Jeff Jones |
1978 | A Wedding | Guest | Uncredited |
1982 | The Soldier | U.S. Assistant Secretary of Defense | |
1983 | Easy Money | Clive Barlow | |
1984 | Amadeus | Emperor Joseph II | |
1985 | Transylvania 6-5000 | Mayor Lepescu | |
1986 | Ferris Bueller's Day Off | Dean Ed Rooney | |
Howard the Duck | Dr. Walter Jenning / The Dark Overlord of the Universe | ||
1987 | The Hanoi Hilton | Major Fischer | |
Kenny Rogers as The Gambler, Part III: The Legend Continues | Buffalo Bill | ||
1988 | Beetlejuice | Charles Deetz | |
Without a Clue | Inspector George Lestrade | ||
1989 | Who's Harry Crumb? | Elliot Draison | |
Valmont | Gercourt | ||
1990 | The Hunt for Red October | Dr. Skip Tyler | |
1992 | Out on a Limb | Matt Skearns / Peter Van Der Haven | |
Mom and Dad Save the World | Dick Nelson | ||
Stay Tuned | Spike | ||
1993 | Heaven & Earth | Minister | Uncredited |
1994 | Ed Wood | The Amazing Criswell | |
1995 | Houseguest | Ron Timmerman | |
1996 | The Crucible | Thomas Putnam | |
1997 | The Devil's Advocate | Eddie Barzoon | |
The Pest | Gustav Shank | ||
Santa Fe | Dr. Raskin | Uncredited | |
Flypaper | Roger | ||
1999 | Stuart Little | Uncle Crenshaw Little | |
Ravenous | Colonel Hart | ||
Sleepy Hollow | Reverend Steenwyck | ||
2000 | Company Man | Senator Biggs | |
2001 | Heartbreakers | Mr. Appel | |
Dr. Dolittle 2 | Joe Potter | ||
How High | Vice President | ||
2002 | Par 6 | Lloyd Bator Jenkins | |
2007 | Who's Your Caddy? | Cummings | |
2014 | 10.0 Earthquake | Marcus Gladstone | |
2016 | 7 Days | Himself | Short |
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Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1976 | The Adams Chronicles | Miniseries | |
Sara | Episode: "Sod House Woman" | ||
1977 | Great Performances | Sergeant Wilson | Episode: "Secret Service" |
Kojak | Attendant | Episode: "Lady in the Squadroom" | |
1978 | Interrogation in Budapest | TV film | |
1983 | A Fine Romance | Harr | TV film |
Remington Steele | Clifford Conant | Episode: "A Steele at Any Price" | |
1985 | The Twilight Zone | Carl Wilkerson | Episode: "Opening Day" |
1986 | If Tomorrow Comes | Budge Hollander | Miniseries; 1 episode |
George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation | Thomas Jefferson | TV film | |
Fresno | Mr. Acme | Miniseries; 2 episodes | |
Amazing Stories | John Baldwin | Episode: "The Eternal Mind" | |
1987 | Disney's DTV Monster Hits | Magic Mirror | TV special |
1989 | The People Next Door | Walter Kellogg | 10 episodes |
1993 | Tales from the Crypt | Professor Finley | Episode: "Creep Course" |
1994 | Duckman | Warden | Voice, episode: "I, Duckman" |
Eek! The Cat | Seymour the Sloth | Voice, episode: "Honey, I Shrunk the Cat" | |
1995 | Batman: The Animated Series | Nivens | Voice, episode: "A Bullet for Bullock" [54] |
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters | Man In White | Voice, episode: "Monsters Are Real" [54] | |
The Avenging Angel | Brother Milton Long | TV film | |
1998 | The Outer Limits | Dr. Scott Perkins | Episode: "The Joining" |
2001 | Till Dad Do Us Part | Brady | TV film |
2001–2006 | Invader Zim | Various voices | 4 episodes [54] |
2002 | The Zeta Project | Detective Marcus | Voice, episode: "The Wrong Morph" [54] |
Justice League | Sir Swami | Voice, episode: "Legends" [54] | |
2003 | Stuart Little | Uncle Crenshaw Little | Voice, 2 episodes |
2004–2006 | Deadwood | A. W. Merrick | 33 episodes |
2012 | Hemingway & Gellhorn | Charles Colebaugh | TV film; uncredited |
2019 | Deadwood: The Movie | A. W. Merrick | TV film |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1995 | Bombmeister [55] | The Bombmeister | Interactive film (unreleased) |
ExtraTERRORestrial Alien Encounter | L.C. Clench | Theme park attraction[ citation needed ] | |
1998 | Fallout 2 | Dick Richardson | Video game [54] |
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