Freddie Jones
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 following a short illness. Description the Wikipedia article Freddie Jones, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
By Our Selves
as Himself
By Our Selves
as Himself
Come on Eileen
as Dermot
Come on Eileen
as Dermot
Caught in the Act
as Collingsworth Jenkins
Caught in the Act
as Collingsworth Jenkins
Ladies in Lavender
as Jan Pendered
Ladies in Lavender
as Jan Pendered
The Count of Monte Cristo
as Colonel Villefort
The Count of Monte Cristo
as Colonel Villefort
Puckoon
as Sir John Meredith
Puckoon
as Sir John Meredith
David Copperfield
as Barkis
David Copperfield
as Barkis
Married 2 Malcolm
as Jasper
Married 2 Malcolm
as Jasper
House!
as Mr Anzani
House!
as Mr Anzani
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Phantom Train of Doom
as Birdy
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Phantom Train of Doom
as Birdy
The Passion
as George
The Passion
as George
What Rats Won't Do
as Judge Foster
What Rats Won't Do
as Judge Foster
Keep in a Dry Place & Away from Children
as (voice, read by)
Keep in a Dry Place & Away from Children
as (voice, read by)
Cold Comfort Farm
as Adam Lambsbreath
Cold Comfort Farm
as Adam Lambsbreath
The NeverEnding Story III
as Mr. Coreander / Old Man of Wandering Mountain
The NeverEnding Story III
as Mr. Coreander / Old Man of Wandering Mountain
A Pinch of Snuff
as Dr Gilbert Haggard
A Pinch of Snuff
as Dr Gilbert Haggard
Prince of Jutland
as Bjorn
Prince of Jutland
as Bjorn
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
as Sapsea
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
as Sapsea
The Last Vampyre
as Pedlar
The Last Vampyre
as Pedlar
Spies, Inc.
as Filatov
Spies, Inc.
as Filatov
Adam Bede
as Old Squire
Adam Bede
as Old Squire
The Last Butterfly
as Karl Rheinberg
The Last Butterfly
as Karl Rheinberg
Shoot the Revolution
as Sergei Popescu
Shoot the Revolution
as Sergei Popescu
Wild at Heart
as George Kovich
Wild at Heart
as George Kovich
Kremlin Farewell
as Agejev
Kremlin Farewell
as Agejev
Erik the Viking
as Harald the Missionary
Erik the Viking
as Harald the Missionary
Consuming Passions
as Graham Chumley
Consuming Passions
as Graham Chumley
Comrades
as Vicar of Tolpuddle
Comrades
as Vicar of Tolpuddle
Ghosts
as Jacob Engstrand
Ghosts
as Jacob Engstrand
Maschenka
as Podtyagin
Maschenka
as Podtyagin
Time After Time
as Ulick Uniake
Time After Time
as Ulick Uniake
Silas Marner
as Squire Cass
Silas Marner
as Squire Cass
Young Sherlock Holmes
as Chester Cragwitch
Young Sherlock Holmes
as Chester Cragwitch
Lost In London
as Leo Porter
Lost In London
as Leo Porter
A Crack in the Ice
as Lt. Col. Svinin
A Crack in the Ice
as Lt. Col. Svinin
The Black Cauldron
as Dallben (voice)
The Black Cauldron
as Dallben (voice)
Dune
as Thufir Hawat
Dune
as Thufir Hawat
The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood
The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood
Firestarter
as Dr. Joseph Wanless
Firestarter
as Dr. Joseph Wanless
And the Ship Sails On
as Orlando
And the Ship Sails On
as Orlando
Sexual Encounters of the Floral Kind
as Narrator
Sexual Encounters of the Floral Kind
as Narrator
Krull
as Ynyr
Krull
as Ynyr
David Macaulay: Castle
as Voice
David Macaulay: Castle
as Voice
Firefox
as Kenneth Aubrey
Firefox
as Kenneth Aubrey
Eleanor, First Lady of the World
Eleanor, First Lady of the World
Murder Is Easy
as Const. Reed
Murder Is Easy
as Const. Reed
Can I Help You?
Can I Help You?
The Elephant Man
as Bytes
The Elephant Man
as Bytes
Brecht and Co
Brecht and Co
Zulu Dawn
as Bishop Colenso
Zulu Dawn
as Bishop Colenso
Of Mycenae and Men
Of Mycenae and Men
Secret Orchards
as Roger Ackerley
Secret Orchards
as Roger Ackerley
The Talking Parcel
as Parrot
The Talking Parcel
as Parrot
The Nativity
as Diomedes
The Nativity
as Diomedes
Renoir, My Father
as Vollard
Renoir, My Father
as Vollard
Sorry...
as Headmaster - 'Audience'
Sorry...
as Headmaster - 'Audience'
The Dancing Princesses
as The King
The Dancing Princesses
as The King
Never Too Young to Rock
as Mr. Rockbottom
Never Too Young to Rock
as Mr. Rockbottom
A Midsummer Nightmare
as Arnold Tully
A Midsummer Nightmare
as Arnold Tully
All Creatures Great and Small
as Cranford
All Creatures Great and Small
as Cranford
Snooker
as Tiny
Snooker
as Tiny
Vampira
as Gilmore
Vampira
as Gilmore
Juggernaut
as Sidney Buckland
Juggernaut
as Sidney Buckland
Item
as Mr Fisher
Item
as Mr Fisher
Son of Dracula
as The Baron
Son of Dracula
as The Baron
Joe's Ark
as Joe
Joe's Ark
as Joe
Romance with a Double Bass
as Maestro Lakeyich
Romance with a Double Bass
as Maestro Lakeyich
Alice Through the Looking Glass
as Humpty Dumpty
Alice Through the Looking Glass
as Humpty Dumpty
Russian Roulette
as Fiodor Dostoyevski
Russian Roulette
as Fiodor Dostoyevski
Sitting Target
as MacNeil
Sitting Target
as MacNeil
Antony and Cleopatra
as Pompey
Antony and Cleopatra
as Pompey
Kidnapped
as Cluny
Kidnapped
as Cluny
Mr. Horatio Knibbles
as Gamekeeper
Mr. Horatio Knibbles
as Gamekeeper
The Shattered Eye
as Lester
The Shattered Eye
as Lester
Assault
as Reporter
Assault
as Reporter
Uncle Vanya
as Vanya
Uncle Vanya
as Vanya
The Man Who Haunted Himself
as Dr. Harris
The Man Who Haunted Himself
as Dr. Harris
The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens
as William Shaw
The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens
as William Shaw
Doctor in Trouble
as Humphrey, the Master-at-Arms
Doctor in Trouble
as Humphrey, the Master-at-Arms
Sweeney Todd
as Sweeney Todd
Sweeney Todd
as Sweeney Todd
John Clare: "I Am"
as John Clare
John Clare: "I Am"
as John Clare
You've Made Your Bed - Now Lie in It
as Wilfred Eames
You've Made Your Bed - Now Lie in It
as Wilfred Eames
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed
as Prof. Richter
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed
as Prof. Richter
Otley
as Philip Proudfoot
Otley
as Philip Proudfoot
The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom
as Det. Sergeant Dylan
The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom
as Det. Sergeant Dylan
Far from the Madding Crowd
as Cainy Bell
Far from the Madding Crowd
as Cainy Bell
A Man Inside
as Walter Bishop
A Man Inside
as Walter Bishop
The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade
as Cucurucu
The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade
as Cucurucu
Accident
as Man in Bell's Office
Accident
as Man in Bell's Office