Jeffrey Jones
Jeffrey Duncan Jones (born September 28, 1946) is an American character actor. He is 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), Eddie Barzoon in The Devil’s Advocate (1997), and A. W. Merrick in both Deadwood (2004–2006) and Deadwood: The Movie (2019). 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.
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| Full name at birth | Jeffrey Duncan Jones
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| Claim to fame | Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Deadwood
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| Date of birth | 28 September 1946
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| Place of birth | Buffalo, New York, USA
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| Height | 6' 4" (193 cm)
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| Residence | Los Angeles, California
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| Net worth | $1,500,000 USD
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| High school | Putney School, Putney, Vermont
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- Used the same, chilling voice in the "Tales from the Crypt" (1989) episode (Season 5, Episode 9: Creep Course 10 November 1993) as he did as the possessed Dr. Walter Jenning in Howard the Duck (1986).
- In 1974, he joined the famed Actors Theater of Louisville for roles ranging from William Shakespeare to "Frankenstein".
- Attended Lawrence University.
- Attended and graduated from high school in Putney, Vermont.
- Father of actor Julian Coutts.
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