Henry Jones
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Biography
Henry Burk Jones (August 1, 1912 – May 17, 1999) was an American actor of stage, film and television. Jones was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of Helen (née Burk) and John Francis Xavier Jones. He was the grandson of Pennsylvania Representative Henry Burk. He attended the Jesuit-run Saint Joseph's Preparatory School. Jones is remembered for his role as handyman Leroy Jessup in the movie The Bad Seed (1956), a role he originated on Broadway. Other theatre credits included My Sister...
Known For
Filmography
Picture Windows: Lightning
1995
as Assayer
Breathing Lessons
1994
as Sam
Grass Roots
1992
as Sen. Ben Carr
Mastergate
1992
as Oral Proctor
Arachnophobia
1990
as Dr. Sam Metcalf
The Grifters
1990
as Sims
Dick Tracy
1990
as Night Clerk
Enid Is Sleeping
1990
as Old Man
Nowhere to Run
1989
as Judge Culbert
Coach
1989
as Mr. Newbower
I Married Dora
1987
as Hughes Whitney Lennox
The Leftovers
1986
as Thorndike
Sidekicks
1986
Code Name: Foxfire
1985
as Phillips
Code Name: Foxfire
1985
as Phillips
MacGyver
1985
as Charles 'Papa Chuck' Banning
The Comedy Factory
1985
as Morton Waterman
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Morris Penroy
Gun Shy
1983
as Homer McCoy
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983
as Barney Dorsey
Deathtrap
1982
as Porter Milgrim
The Magic Statue
1982
as Cyril Carson
Tales of the Apple Dumpling Gang
1982
Cagney & Lacey
1982
Filthy Rich
1982
California Gold Rush
1981
as Joe Gillis
Falcon Crest
1981
as B. Riley Wicker
Here's Boomer
1981
Nine to Five
1980
as Mr. Hinkle
Magnum, P.I.
1980
as The Butler
B. J. and the Bear
1979
Mrs. Columbo
1979
as Josh Alden
Vega$
1978
Fantasy Island
1978
as Bank Teller
Tail Gunner Joe
1977
as Armitage
CHiPs
1977
as Dutton
The Love Boat
1977
as Frank Jensen
Quincy, M.E.
1976
Quincy, M.E.
1976
as Richard Hawley
Who Is the Black Dahlia?
1975
as Lee Jones
Please Call It Murder
1975
as Dr. Vincent
Phyllis
1975
as Jonathan Dexter
Barney Miller
1975
as Father Clement
Roll, Freddy, Roll!
1974
as Theodore Menlo
Run, Joe, Run
1974
as Feeny
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
1974
as Captain Julian Wells
These Are the Days
1974
The Six Million Dollar Man
1974
as Dr. Dolenz
Petrocelli
1974
as Wheaton
The Six Million Dollar Man
1974
as Dr. Chester Dolenz
The Outfit
1973
as Doctor
Tom Sawyer
1973
as Senhor Dobbins
The Letters
1973
as Mailman
Hitched
1973
as Barnstable
Hawkins
1973
as George Davis
The Girl with Something Extra
1973
as Owen Metcalf
Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice
1973
Pete 'n' Tillie
1972
as Mr. Tucker
The Daughters of Joshua Cabe
1972
as Codge Collier
Napoleon and Samantha
1972
as Mr. Amos Gutteridge
The Paul Lynde Show
1972
Ghost Story
1972
as Truthers
Emergency!
1972
as Dr. Alexander Knott
Skin Game
1971
as Sam Cutler
Support Your Local Gunfighter
1971
as Ez
Love Hate Love
1971
as Tom Blunden
The Day They Hanged Kid Curry
1971
as Judge
Alias Smith and Jones
1971
The Man and the City
1971
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
1971
as Dr. Metz
Dirty Dingus Magee
1970
as Rev. Green
Rabbit, Run
1970
as Mr. Angstrom
The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County
1970
as Hanson
The Movie Murderer
1970
as Martin Moss
The 48-Hour Mile
1970
as Decker
Night Gallery
1970
as Malcolm Hample
Nanny and the Professor
1970
as Mr. Abercrombie
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
1970
as Mr. Arnell
The Partridge Family
1970
as Mr. Phelps
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
1969
as Bike Salesman
Support Your Local Sheriff!
1969
as Henry Jackson
Rascal
1969
as Garth Shadwick
Angel in My Pocket
1969
as Will Sinclair
Project X
1968
as Dr. Crowther
Something for a Lonely Man
1968
as R.J. Hoferkamp
Stay Away, Joe
1968
as Hy Slager
The Mod Squad
1968
Here Come the Brides
1968
The Outsider
1968
Adam-12
1968
as Harry Craig
The Name of the Game
1968
as Mr. McKim
The Name of the Game
1968
as George
The Mod Squad
1968
as Herbert Milne
The Champagne Murders
1967
as Mr. Clark
The Crucible
1967
as Reverend Parris
The Guns of Will Sonnett
1967
as Preacher Soul
The Second Hundred Years
1967
as Langston Barnes
That Girl
1966
Tarzan
1966
The Tammy Grimes Show
1966
Never Too Late
1965
as Dr. Kimbrough
Lost in Space
1965
as Jeremiah Smith
The Big Valley
1965
as General Alderson
Honey West
1965
as Reedy Comfort
Bewitched
1964
Daniel Boone
1964
as Landers
Profiles in Courage
1964
as Hamilton Fish
Daniel Boone
1964
as Jonas Morgan
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
as Vincent Lockridge
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
as Dean Timothy Dwight
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
1964
as Dr. Sprague
The Best Years
1963
as Dean Baker
Burke's Law
1963
as Harrison Quentin Filmore
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963
as Prof. Raymond Shipley
Channing
1963
as Dean Fred Baker
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
as Alex Morrow
The Virginian
1962
as Ned Cochran
Angel Baby
1961
as Ben Hays
The New Breed
1961
as Davidson
The Investigators
1961
as The Gov
Cash McCall
1960
as Gil Clark
The Bramble Bush
1960
as Parker Welk
Route 66
1960
Outlaws
1960
Thriller
1960
as Erik Borg
Checkmate
1960
as Ed Thurston, D.A.
Thriller
1960
as Carl Somers
The Twilight Zone
1959
as J. Hardy Hempstead
Adventures in Paradise
1959
as Professor Flanders
The Untouchables
1959
as Brooks Wells
Bonanza
1959
as King Arthur / Uncle Leo
Vertigo
1958
as Coroner
3:10 to Yuma
1957
as Alex Potter
Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?
1957
as Henry Rufus
The Mystery of Thirteen
1957
as Walter Palmer
The Real McCoys
1957
as Jed McCoy
Wagon Train
1957
as Ben Morrell
The Bad Seed
1956
as Leroy Jessup
The Girl Can't Help It
1956
as Mousie
The Girl He Left Behind
1956
as Hanson
Gunsmoke
1955
as Harvey Cagle
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Wally Long
Playwrights '56
1955
Gunsmoke
1955
as Papa Steiffer
Gunsmoke
1955
as J. Luther Gross
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as George Tiffany
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Harry Parker
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as John Treadwell
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Miles Cheever
Climax!
1954
as Dr. Barney O'Keefe
Father Knows Best
1954
as Mr Kermit
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Homer McCoy
Janet Dean, Registered Nurse
1954
Taxi
1953
as Thorndike (uncredited)
Mr. Matches
1953
as Mr. Matches
Letter to Loretta
1953
as Henry Stokes
Revlon Mirror Theatre
1953
The Lady Says No
1952
as Potsy
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Sam
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
Tales of Tomorrow
1951
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Sanford
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
The Web
1950
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Dan
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Jim
Suspense
1949
as Man at Train Station
Lights Out
1949
Suspense
1949
as Mr. Matches
Studio One
1948
as Sloane
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
as Professor Stark-Purvis
Studio One
1948
as Simon Hazlett
Studio One
1948
as St. Barnabas
Studio One
1948
as Mr. Weaver
Studio One
1948
as Sam
Kraft Television Theatre
1947
Kraft Television Theatre
1947
as Professor Bowdin
This Is the Army
1943
as Mr. Brown / World War One Bugle Audition Observer (uncredited)