Jeffrey Jones

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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...

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Great PerformancesSeries • 1971Batman: The Animated SeriesSeries • 1992Big City GreensSeries • 2018The Outer LimitsSeries • 1995The Twilight ZoneSeries • 1985DeadwoodSeries • 2004Tales from the CryptSeries • 1989Amazing StoriesSeries • 1985KojakSeries • 1973Trailer Park BoysSeries • 2001Justice LeagueSeries • 2001Sleepy HollowMovie • 1999The Devil's AdvocateMovie • 1997BeetlejuiceMovie • 1988Invader ZIMSeries • 2001The Zeta ProjectSeries • 2001The Hunt for Red OctoberMovie • 1990AmadeusMovie • 1984Stuart LittleMovie • 1999Ferris Bueller's Day OffMovie • 1986Stuart Little: The Animated SeriesSeries • 2003Dr. Dolittle 2Movie • 2001Howard the DuckMovie • 1986How HighMovie • 2001