Jeffrey Jones
ActingJeffrey 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.
Known For
The Devil's Advocate
Eddie Barzoon
Beetlejuice
Charles
Amadeus
Emperor Joseph II
Sleepy Hollow
Reverend Steenwyck
The Hunt for Red October
Skip Tyler
Stuart Little
Uncle Crenshaw
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Ed Rooney
Howard the Duck
Dr. Walter Jenning
How High
Vice President
Ed Wood
Criswell
Filmography — Acting
The Devil's Advocate
Eddie Barzoon
Beetlejuice
Charles
Amadeus
Emperor Joseph II
Sleepy Hollow
Reverend Steenwyck
The Hunt for Red October
Skip Tyler
Stuart Little
Uncle Crenshaw
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Ed Rooney
Howard the Duck
Dr. Walter Jenning
How High
Vice President
Ed Wood
Criswell
Heartbreakers
Mr. Appel
Dr. Dolittle 2
Joe Potter
Deadwood: The Movie
A. W. Merrick
The Crucible
Thomas Putnam
Heaven & Earth
Minister (uncredited)
Valmont
Gercourt
Ravenous
Hart
Stay Tuned
Spike
Hemingway & Gellhorn
Charles Colebaugh (uncredited)
The Pest
Gustav
Who's Harry Crumb?
Eliot Draisen
Easy Money
Clive Barlow
The Soldier
U.S. Assistant Secretary of Defense
Without a Clue
Inspector Lestrade
10.0 Earthquake
Gladstone
Company Man
Senator Biggs
Flypaper
Roger
Who's Your Caddy?
Richard Cummings
Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend
Self
Houseguest
Ron Timmerman
The Revolutionary
Red-Haired Radical Committee Member
Transylvania 6-5000
Lepescu
Mom and Dad Save the World
Dick Nelson
Out on a Limb
Matt Skearns / Peter Van Der Haven
There's No Fish Food in Heaven
Minister Pete
Par 6
Lloyd Bator Jenkins
The Avenging Angel
Brother Milton Long
Enid Is Sleeping
Floyd
The Hanoi Hilton
Fischer
Secret Service
Sgt. Wilson
Santa Fe
Dr. Raskin (uncredited)
Who Is Ferris Bueller?
Self
Till Dad Do Us Part
Brady
George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation
Thomas Jefferson
The Gambler: The Legend Continues
Buffalo Bill
The Making of 'Amadeus'
Self - Emperor Joseph II
Inside Story: Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Self
The Making of Ferris Bueller's Day Off: Production Stories
Self
Atalanta Strategy
Interviewer
DTV: Monster Hits
Man in the Magic Mirror
Howard the Doc or: How I Learned to Start Quacking and Love the Bomb
Self (archive footage)
