About
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...
Known for
Midsomer MurdersSeries • 1997
CasualtySeries • 1986
EmmerdaleSeries • 1972
Play for TodaySeries • 1970
The AvengersSeries • 1961
HeartbeatSeries • 1992
The SaintSeries • 1962
Sherlock HolmesSeries • 1984
BBC Play of the MonthSeries • 1965
ITV PlayhouseSeries • 1967
Screen TwoSeries • 1985
Space: 1999Series • 1975
Theatre 625Series • 1964
Inspector MorseSeries • 1987
Dalziel and PascoeSeries • 1996
DuneMovie • 1984
Wild at HeartMovie • 1990
ThrillerSeries • 1973
LovejoySeries • 1986
The ProtectorsSeries • 1972
BBC2 Play of the WeekSeries • 1977
Van der ValkSeries • 1972
Out of the UnknownSeries • 1965
Centre PlaySeries • 1973