
Jeffrey Jones
Born
1946-09-28
Place of birth
Buffalo, New York, USA
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 Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, and Lawrence University. He began his acting career in small part...
Known for

Beetlejuice
Charles

Sleepy Hollow
Reverend Steenwyck

The Devil's Advocate
Eddie Barzoon

Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Ed Rooney

Amadeus
Emperor Joseph II

Stuart Little
Uncle Crenshaw

The Hunt for Red October
Skip Tyler

Ed Wood
Criswell

Batman: The Animated Series
Nivens (voice)

Dr. Dolittle 2
Joe Potter

Howard the Duck
Dr. Walter Jenning

How High
Vice President

Heartbreakers
Mr. Appel

Tales from the Crypt
Professor Finley

Deadwood
A. W. Merrick