Acting · Buffalo, New York, USA · Born September 28, 1946
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.
MovieDeadwood: The Movie
2019
as A. W. Merrick
Movie10.0 Earthquake
2014
as Gladstone
MovieHemingway & Gellhorn
2012
as Charles Colebaugh (uncredited)
MovieInside Story: Ferris Bueller's Day Off
2011
as Self
MovieWho's Your Caddy?
2007
as Richard Cummings
MovieWho Is Ferris Bueller?
2006
as Self
MovieThe Making of Ferris Bueller's Day Off: Production Stories
2006
as Self
TVDeadwood
2004
as A. W. Merrick
TVStuart Little: The Animated Series
2003
as Uncle Crenshaw Little (voice)
MovieThe Making of 'Amadeus'
2002
as Self - Emperor Joseph II
MoviePar 6
2002
as Lloyd Bator Jenkins
MovieHow High
2001
as Vice President
TVJustice League
2001
as Sir Swami (voice)
MovieDr. Dolittle 2
2001
as Joe Potter
MovieTill Dad Do Us Part
2001
as Brady
TVTrailer Park Boys
2001
as Jason Maloney
TVInvader ZIM
2001
as Presidentman / Crowd Man / Guy in Crowd #2 (voice)
MovieHeartbreakers
2001
as Mr. Appel
TVThe Zeta Project
2001
MovieSleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend
2000
as Self
MovieCompany Man
2000
as Senator Biggs
MovieStuart Little
1999
as Uncle Crenshaw
MovieSleepy Hollow
1999
as Reverend Steenwyck
MovieFlypaper
1999
as Roger
MovieRavenous
1999
as Hart
MovieThere's No Fish Food in Heaven
1998
as Minister Pete
MovieThe Devil's Advocate
1997
as Eddie Barzoon
MovieSanta Fe
1997
as Dr. Raskin (uncredited)
MovieThe Pest
1997
as Gustav
MovieThe Crucible
1996
as Thomas Putnam
TVThe Outer Limits
1995
as Dr. Scott Perkins
MovieThe Avenging Angel
1995
as Brother Milton Long
MovieHouseguest
1995
as Ron Timmerman
MovieEd Wood
1994
as Criswell
MovieHeaven & Earth
1993
as Minister (uncredited)
TVBatman: The Animated Series
1992
as Nivens (voice)
MovieOut on a Limb
1992
as Matt Skearns / Peter Van Der Haven
MovieStay Tuned
1992
as Spike
MovieMom and Dad Save the World
1992
as Dick Nelson
MovieEnid Is Sleeping
1990
as Floyd
MovieThe Hunt for Red October
1990
as Skip Tyler
MovieValmont
1989
as Gercourt
TVThe People Next Door
1989
as Walter Kellogg
TVTales from the Crypt
1989
as Professor Finley
MovieWho's Harry Crumb?
1989
as Eliot Draisen
MovieWithout a Clue
1988
as Inspector Lestrade
MovieBeetlejuice
1988
as Charles
MovieThe Gambler: The Legend Continues
1987
as Buffalo Bill
MovieDTV: Monster Hits
1987
as Man in the Magic Mirror
MovieThe Hanoi Hilton
1987
as Fischer
TVFresno
1986
as Mr. Acme
George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation
1986
as Thomas Jefferson
TVGeorge Washington II: The Forging of a Nation
1986
as Thomas Jefferson
MovieHoward the Duck
1986
as Dr. Walter Jenning
MovieFerris Bueller's Day Off
1986
as Ed Rooney
TVIf Tomorrow Comes
1986
as Budge Hollander
MovieTransylvania 6-5000
1985
as Lepescu
TVAmazing Stories
1985
as John Baldwin
TVThe Twilight Zone
1985
as Carl Wilkerson (segment "Opening Day")
MovieAmadeus
1984
as Emperor Joseph II
MovieAtalanta Strategy
1984
as Interviewer
MovieEasy Money
1983
as Clive Barlow
MovieThe Soldier
1982
as U.S. Assistant Secretary of Defense
MovieSecret Service
1977
as Sgt. Wilson
TVKojak
1973
as Attendant
TVGreat Performances
1971
as Sgt. Wilson
MovieThe Revolutionary
1970
as Red-Haired Radical Committee Member
MovieHoward the Doc or: How I Learned to Start Quacking and Love the Bomb
as Self (archive footage)
