Jeffrey Jones
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Acting Credits
Biography
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 ...
Known For
Filmography
Tim Burton: Life in the Line
2025
as Self (footage)
Deadwood: The Movie
2019
as A. W. Merrick
10.0 Earthquake
2014
as Gladstone
Hemingway & Gellhorn
2012
as Charles Colebaugh (uncredited)
Inside Story: Ferris Bueller's Day Off
2011
as Self
Who's Your Caddy?
2007
as Richard Cummings
Who Is Ferris Bueller?
2006
as Self
The Making of Ferris Bueller's Day Off: Production Stories
2006
as Self
Deadwood
2004
as A. W. Merrick
Deadwood
2004
as A.W. Merrick
Stuart Little: The Animated Series
2003
as Uncle Crenshaw Little (voice)
Par 6
2002
as Lloyd Bator Jenkins
The Making of 'Amadeus'
2002
as Self - Emperor Joseph II
Heartbreakers
2001
as Mr. Appel
How High
2001
as Vice President
Dr. Dolittle 2
2001
as Joe Potter
Till Dad Do Us Part
2001
as Brady
The Zeta Project
2001
Trailer Park Boys
2001
as Jason Maloney
Justice League
2001
as Sir Swami (voice)
Invader Zim
2001
as Presidentman / Crowd Man / Guy in Crowd #2 (voice)
Company Man
2000
as Senator Biggs
Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend
2000
as Self
Ravenous
1999
as Hart
Sleepy Hollow
1999
as Reverend Steenwyck
Flypaper
1999
as Roger
Stuart Little
1999
as Uncle Crenshaw
There's No Fish Food in Heaven
1998
as Minister Pete
The Devil's Advocate
1997
as Eddie Barzoon
The Pest
1997
as Gustav
Santa Fe
1997
as Dr. Raskin (uncredited)
The Crucible
1996
as Thomas Putnam
Houseguest
1995
as Ron Timmerman
The Avenging Angel
1995
as Brother Milton Long
The Outer Limits
1995
as Dr. Scott Perkins
Ed Wood
1994
as Criswell
Heaven & Earth
1993
as Minister (uncredited)
Stay Tuned
1992
as Spike
Mom and Dad Save the World
1992
as Dick Nelson
Out on a Limb
1992
as Matt Skearns / Peter Van Der Haven
Batman: The Animated Series
1992
as Nivens (voice)
The Hunt for Red October
1990
as Skip Tyler
Enid Is Sleeping
1990
as Floyd
Who's Harry Crumb?
1989
as Eliot Draisen
Valmont
1989
as Gercourt
Tales from the Crypt
1989
as Professor Finley
The People Next Door
1989
as Walter Kellogg
Beetlejuice
1988
as Charles
Without a Clue
1988
as Inspector Lestrade
The Hanoi Hilton
1987
as Fischer
The Gambler: The Legend Continues
1987
as Buffalo Bill
DTV: Monster Hits
1987
as Man in the Magic Mirror
Howard the Duck
1986
as Dr. Walter Jenning
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
1986
as Ed Rooney
George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation
1986
as Thomas Jefferson
If Tomorrow Comes
1986
as Budge Hollander
Fresno
1986
as Mr. Acme
George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation
1986
as Thomas Jefferson
Transylvania 6-5000
1985
as Lepescu
The Twilight Zone
1985
as Carl Wilkerson (segment "Opening Day")
Amazing Stories
1985
as John Baldwin
Amadeus
1984
as Emperor Joseph II
Atalanta Strategy
1984
as Interviewer
Easy Money
1983
as Clive Barlow
The Soldier
1982
as U.S. Assistant Secretary of Defense
Secret Service
1977
as Sgt. Wilson
Kojak
1973
as Attendant
Great Performances
1971
as Sgt. Wilson
The Revolutionary
1970
as Red-Haired Radical Committee Member