Jeffrey Duncan Jones (born September 28, 1946) is an American
character actor. He is 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), Eddie Barzoon in The
Devil’s Advocate (1997), and A. W. Merrick in both Deadwood
(2004â€"2006) and Deadwood: The Movie (2019). His career started in
Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and advanced to London and
Broadway. In film and television, Jones has had many roles which
capitalized on his deadpan portrayal of characters in unusual
situations, often to comic effect. He was nominated for a Golden Globe
Award for his performance in Amadeus and a Screen Actors Guild Award
as part of the ensemble cast of Deadwood.In 2003, Jones pleaded no
contest to a charge of soliciting a minor to pose for nude photographs
and had subsequent arrests for failing to update his sex offender
status.After graduating from the Putney School in 1964, Jones enrolled
in Lawrence University as a premed student, where his performances in
university productions brought him to the attention of Tyrone Guthrie,
who recruited him for the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
He then went to London in 1969 to study at the London Academy of Music
and Dramatic Art, followed by a three-year stint with the Stratford
Theatre in Stratford, Ontario.
character actor. He is 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), Eddie Barzoon in The
Devil’s Advocate (1997), and A. W. Merrick in both Deadwood
(2004â€"2006) and Deadwood: The Movie (2019). His career started in
Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and advanced to London and
Broadway. In film and television, Jones has had many roles which
capitalized on his deadpan portrayal of characters in unusual
situations, often to comic effect. He was nominated for a Golden Globe
Award for his performance in Amadeus and a Screen Actors Guild Award
as part of the ensemble cast of Deadwood.In 2003, Jones pleaded no
contest to a charge of soliciting a minor to pose for nude photographs
and had subsequent arrests for failing to update his sex offender
status.After graduating from the Putney School in 1964, Jones enrolled
in Lawrence University as a premed student, where his performances in
university productions brought him to the attention of Tyrone Guthrie,
who recruited him for the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
He then went to London in 1969 to study at the London Academy of Music
and Dramatic Art, followed by a three-year stint with the Stratford
Theatre in Stratford, Ontario.
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