Jeffrey Jones
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 situations in which they find themselves, more so than the wit in their scripted lines. Jones has also had a successful career on stage, appearing in productions of The Crucible, The Importance of Being Earnest, and The Glass Menagerie. He has been nominated for two Tony Awards, for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his performance in The Crucible (1988) and Best Featured Actor in a Musical for his performance in The Secret Garden (1991). In 2002, Jones was arrested on charges of child pornography. He pleaded guilty to one count of possession of child pornography and was sentenced to two years of probation.
Filmography
Deadwood: The Movie
as A. W. Merrick
Deadwood: The Movie
as A. W. Merrick
10.0 Earthquake
as Gladstone
10.0 Earthquake
as Gladstone
Hemingway & Gellhorn
as Charles Colebaugh (uncredited)
Hemingway & Gellhorn
as Charles Colebaugh (uncredited)
Inside Story: Ferris Bueller's Day Off
as Self
Inside Story: Ferris Bueller's Day Off
as Self
Who's Your Caddy?
as Richard Cummings
Who's Your Caddy?
as Richard Cummings
Who Is Ferris Bueller?
as Self
Who Is Ferris Bueller?
as Self
The Making of Ferris Bueller's Day Off: Production Stories
as Self
The Making of Ferris Bueller's Day Off: Production Stories
as Self
The Making of 'Amadeus'
as Self - Emperor Joseph II
The Making of 'Amadeus'
as Self - Emperor Joseph II
Par 6
as Lloyd Bator Jenkins
Par 6
as Lloyd Bator Jenkins
How High
as Vice President
How High
as Vice President
Dr. Dolittle 2
as Joe Potter
Dr. Dolittle 2
as Joe Potter
Till Dad Do Us Part
as Brady
Till Dad Do Us Part
as Brady
Heartbreakers
as Mr. Appel
Heartbreakers
as Mr. Appel
Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend
as Self
Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend
as Self
Company Man
as Senator Biggs
Company Man
as Senator Biggs
Stuart Little
as Uncle Crenshaw
Stuart Little
as Uncle Crenshaw
Sleepy Hollow
as Reverend Steenwyck
Sleepy Hollow
as Reverend Steenwyck
Flypaper
as Roger
Flypaper
as Roger
Ravenous
as Hart
Ravenous
as Hart
There's No Fish Food in Heaven
as Minister Pete
There's No Fish Food in Heaven
as Minister Pete
The Devil's Advocate
as Eddie Barzoon
The Devil's Advocate
as Eddie Barzoon
Santa Fe
as Dr. Raskin (uncredited)
Santa Fe
as Dr. Raskin (uncredited)
The Pest
as Gustav
The Pest
as Gustav
The Crucible
as Thomas Putnam
The Crucible
as Thomas Putnam
The Avenging Angel
as Brother Milton Long
The Avenging Angel
as Brother Milton Long
Houseguest
as Ron Timmerman
Houseguest
as Ron Timmerman
Ed Wood
as Criswell
Ed Wood
as Criswell
Heaven & Earth
as Minister (uncredited)
Heaven & Earth
as Minister (uncredited)
Out on a Limb
as Matt Skearns / Peter Van Der Haven
Out on a Limb
as Matt Skearns / Peter Van Der Haven
Stay Tuned
as Spike
Stay Tuned
as Spike
Mom and Dad Save the World
as Dick Nelson
Mom and Dad Save the World
as Dick Nelson
Enid Is Sleeping
as Floyd
Enid Is Sleeping
as Floyd
The Hunt for Red October
as Skip Tyler
The Hunt for Red October
as Skip Tyler
Valmont
as Gercourt
Valmont
as Gercourt
Who's Harry Crumb?
as Eliot Draisen
Who's Harry Crumb?
as Eliot Draisen
Without a Clue
as Inspector Lestrade
Without a Clue
as Inspector Lestrade
Beetlejuice
as Charles
Beetlejuice
as Charles
The Gambler: The Legend Continues
as Buffalo Bill
The Gambler: The Legend Continues
as Buffalo Bill
DTV: Monster Hits
as Man in the Magic Mirror
DTV: Monster Hits
as Man in the Magic Mirror
The Hanoi Hilton
as Fischer
The Hanoi Hilton
as Fischer
George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation
as Thomas Jefferson
George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation
as Thomas Jefferson
Howard the Duck
as Dr. Walter Jenning
Howard the Duck
as Dr. Walter Jenning
Transylvania 6-5000
as Lepescu
Transylvania 6-5000
as Lepescu
Amadeus
as Emperor Joseph II
Amadeus
as Emperor Joseph II
Easy Money
as Clive Barlow
Easy Money
as Clive Barlow
Secret Service
as Sgt. Wilson
Secret Service
as Sgt. Wilson
The Revolutionary
as Red-Haired Radical Committee Member
The Revolutionary
as Red-Haired Radical Committee Member
Howard the Doc or: How I Learned to Start Quacking and Love the Bomb
as Self (archive footage)
Howard the Doc or: How I Learned to Start Quacking and Love the Bomb
as Self (archive footage)