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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).[1][2] 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.[3][4]

Jeffrey Jones
Jones in 2012
Born
Jeffrey Duncan Jones

(1946-09-28) September 28, 1946 (age 77)
Education
Alma materLawrence University
OccupationActor
Years active1970–present
Notable workAmadeus, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Beetlejuice, Howard the Duck, The Crucible, Deadwood, Stuart Little
Children1

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.

Early life

Jones was born in Buffalo, New York, the son of Ruth (née Schooley) and Douglas Bennett Jones. His mother was an art historian, who urged him towards a career in acting. His father died when Jones was an infant.[5][6]

Early career

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.[7]

His stage career included more than 125 productions, starting with the Guthrie Theater, then internationally in South America, Canada, and London,[8] and in New York Off-Broadway in Cloud 9 and Henry V, among other productions,[9] as well as on Broadway in productions including Trelawny of the 'Wells' and The Elephant Man.[10] His transition from stage to film began in 1970.[7]

Film and television career

Jones began acting 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.[7] The New York Times' biographic profile says of Jones, "Although he has tried to steer clear of playing only sinister roles, the actor's imposing height, bugged-out eyes, easy sneer, and shock of reddish-blond hair give him vaguely devilish features that have prompted villain typecasting. However, the actor is also widely respected and considered a boon wherever he appears." The profile describes his portrayals variously as a "hissable, cartoonish high school principal" in Ferris Bueller's Day Off, a "good-natured father" in Beetlejuice, "an interplanetary freedom fighter" in Mom and Dad Save the World, a "demon stand-in" in Stay Tuned, and "evil bespectacled twins" in Out on a Limb.[8]

Jones' work in the Lucille Lortel Theatre production of Cloud 9 was noticed by the casting team of Easy Money (1983), earning Jones a supporting role opposite Rodney Dangerfield.[11][12]

Amadeus

Cloud 9 further attracted the attention of director Miloš Forman, who cast Jones as Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor in Amadeus (1984), an adaptation of the Peter Shaffer play of the same name.[13] Critic James Berardinelli noted that Jones portrayed the Emperor "as a superficial and self-absorbed ruler who can't tell the difference between a great opera and a mediocre one".[14] Vincent Canby of The New York Times praised Jones's performance, citing the film's most memorable line, when the Emperor complains of Die Entführung aus dem Serail that "there are too many notes".[15] Jones' work earned him a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture.[16]

Ferris Bueller's Day Off

Jones' performance as Edward R. Rooney in the film Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) made him a cultural icon.[7][17] Rooney, self-important and obsessed with catching the chronic truant Ferris Bueller, became a symbol of pomposity and authoritarian hatefulness. The New York Times' review characterized Jones' performance as having "fine cartoon like ferocity", wherein his character "gets scratched, bitten, attacked by ferocious dogs and covered with mud while pursuing his weaker, but craftier prey, and emerges each time bruised but undaunted, thinking up some new (and futile) plan." The review likened Jones' role as akin to that of Wile E. Coyote as a character who is fated to be unable to catch The Road Runner (Ferris Bueller).[18] Jones expressed concern about being remembered more for this role than for Amadeus. He further said, regarding the film's premise, "What's amazing about Ferris Bueller, is that we're asked to, and do, sympathize with a kid whose only complaint in life is that his sister got a car for her birthday and he got a computer."[19]

Beetlejuice and Tim Burton

In the horror comedy film Beetlejuice (1988), Jones and Catherine O'Hara portrayed a married couple (Charles and Delia Deetz) who unwittingly become co-owners of a haunted house. To highlight this couple's status as boors, director Tim Burton cast Dick Cavett and Robert Goulet to appear as their guests at a dinner party, at which the ghosts of the previous owners cause everyone to sing "Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)".[20]

Jones collaborated with Burton again on the films Ed Wood (1994), in which he portrays The Amazing Criswell, and Sleepy Hollow (1999). Shortly prior to the release of Sleepy Hollow, Jones said of Burton, "I've known Tim now for quite some time and really enjoy working with him. I like his sensibility, and he's great fun."[21]

Other films

Jones played Dr. Walter Jenning in the George Lucas film Howard the Duck (1986).[22] He portrayed Inspector Lestrade in the Sherlock Holmes spoof film Without a Clue (1988). In The Hunt for Red October (1990), he played ex-submarine commander Skip Tyler, who identifies the Red October's propulsion system to Alec Baldwin's Jack Ryan. He also appeared as real-life figure Thomas Putnam in The Crucible (1996). He also played Uncle Crenshaw Little in Stuart Little (1999). As lumber mogul Joe Potter, Jones was the primary antagonist of the Eddie Murphy comedy Dr. Dolittle 2 (2001).

Television roles

One of Jones' earliest television roles was in an episode of the short-lived CBS series Sara (1976). He showcased his villain persona as the sinister Mister Acme (owner of Acme Toxic Waste) in the satirical comedy miniseries Fresno (1986), starring Carol Burnett, Charles Grodin and Dabney Coleman. For Disney, Jones hosted the 1987 D-TV Monster Hits musical special (as the Magic Mirror) and later co-starred with Tyra Banks, Kathy Najimy and Kevin Pollak in the video storyline portion of the Walt Disney World attraction ExtraTERRORestrial Alien Encounter, a staple of Tomorrowland from 1995 to 2003. He has had guest roles on a number of television series, including Amazing Stories, Tales from the Crypt and Batman: The Animated Series.[23][unreliable source] He was the star of another short-lived CBS program: sitcom The People Next Door (1989), portraying a cartoonist whose imagination could make things come to life.[8]

Jones' most prominent television role is that of newspaper publisher A. W. Merrick on the acclaimed HBO drama series Deadwood (2004–2006).[24] Keith Uhlich of Slant Magazine referred to both Jones and the character of Merrick as "perversely appropriate additions" to the program, further citing Merrick as its "secular soul".[25] Along with the ensemble cast, Jones was nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series.[26]

Later career

Subsequent to his legal troubles,[27] Jones has become progressively less active as a performer. Following his appearance in the golf comedy Who's Your Caddy? (2007), he was absent from film and television for several years. He returned with an uncredited cameo as Collier's editor Charles Colebaugh in the Emmy-nominated HBO original film Hemingway & Gellhorn (2012),[28] followed by the supporting role of scientist Gladstone in the independent disaster film 10.0 Earthquake (2014).[29] Jones went on to play a fictional version of himself in the short film 7 Days (2016)[30][unreliable source] and reprised the role of A. W. Merrick in Deadwood: The Movie.[31]

In May 2015, Jones returned to the stage with the New American Theatre production of 63 Trillion, directed by Steve Zuckerman. The Los Angeles Times praised his portrayal of financial adviser Dick as having "malevolent gusto that Satan himself might envy."[32] Beginning in March 2018, Jones portrayed ailing patriarch Bradley in a production of the A. R. Gurney play The Cocktail Hour, staged at the Annenberg Theater in the Palm Springs Art Museum.[33][34]

Personal life

Jones has one son, actor Julian Coutts,[35][36] whose mother was Lloy Coutts (1941–2008), a Canadian voice coach. She and Jones met in Stratford, Ontario.[37][38]

One interviewer found Jones to value anonymity and the enjoyment of everyday tasks, like home repairs, and found him to be uninterested in status symbols and fan adulation. In that 1989 interview, Jones pointed out that greater public recognition actually makes it more difficult to transition between roles and allow the character to come to the fore and the actor to recede from view.[7][dead link]

On October 13, 2020, Jones spoke virtually with Suzanna Bowling of the Times Square Chronicles, in an interview for The Lambs. Topics of discussion included Jones' path to acting and early theater career, as well as projects including Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Beetlejuice, Howard the Duck and Deadwood.[39]

Criminal offenses

 
Jones' photo from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement's sex offender registry.

Following leads in an investigation of Paul Reubens, Jones was arrested in 2002 for possession of child pornography and soliciting a 14-year-old boy to produce sexually explicit images between September 2000 to May 2001.[40][41][42] Jones photographed the child, and paid him to pose nude on multiple occasions wearing a cowboy hat, with stuffed animals, and dressed as a Native American.[43] Jones surrendered himself and was released on bond prior to arraignment.[44] Jones pleaded not guilty to the possession charge[45] and no contest to a charge of soliciting a minor. The victim initiated a separate civil action against Jones seeking damages and compensation.[46] The misdemeanor charge of possession of child pornography was dropped following the no contest plea.[47] His attorney emphasized that there was no allegation of improper physical contact. His punishment was five years' probation, counseling, and the requirement to register as a sex offender.[48][49] As of 2021, Jones was listed on the California Department of Justice national sex offender database.[50]

Jones was arrested twice for failing to update his sex offender status, first in Florida in 2004,[51] and then six years later in California.[47] Jones pleaded guilty to the felony charges in California, receiving a 250 hour community service sentence, and an additional 3 years of probation.[52][53] In 2006, Jones' record became the subject of a community complaint during production of Who's Your Caddy? in Aiken, South Carolina. Upon learning of his involvement, locals insisted that the public should have been alerted, considering that families were being invited to visit the set.[54] Surrounding the 2019 release of Deadwood: The Movie, Jones' crime was noted by the media.[55][56]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1970 The Revolutionary[57] Red-Haired Radical Committee Member Credited as Jeff Jones
1978 A Wedding Guest Uncredited
1982 The Soldier U.S. Assistant Secretary of Defense
1983 Easy Money Clive Barlow
1984 Amadeus Emperor Joseph II
1985 Transylvania 6-5000 Mayor Lepescu
1986 Ferris Bueller's Day Off Dean Ed Rooney
Howard the Duck Dr. Walter Jenning / The Dark Overlord of the Universe
1987 The Hanoi Hilton Major Fischer
Kenny Rogers as The Gambler, Part III: The Legend Continues Buffalo Bill
1988 Beetlejuice Charles Deetz
Without a Clue Inspector George Lestrade
1989 Who's Harry Crumb? Elliot Draison
Valmont Gercourt
1990 The Hunt for Red October Dr. Skip Tyler
1992 Out on a Limb Matt Skearns / Peter Van Der Haven
Mom and Dad Save the World Dick Nelson
Stay Tuned Spike
1993 Heaven & Earth Minister Uncredited
1994 Ed Wood The Amazing Criswell
1995 Houseguest Ron Timmerman
1996 The Crucible Thomas Putnam
1997 The Devil's Advocate Eddie Barzoon
The Pest Gustav Shank
Santa Fe Dr. Raskin Uncredited
Flypaper Roger
1999 Stuart Little Uncle Crenshaw Little
Ravenous Colonel Hart
Sleepy Hollow Reverend Steenwyck
2000 Company Man Senator Biggs
2001 Heartbreakers Mr. Appel
Dr. Dolittle 2 Joe Potter
How High Vice President
2002 Par 6 Lloyd Bator Jenkins
2007 Who's Your Caddy? Cummings
2014 10.0 Earthquake Marcus Gladstone
2016 7 Days Himself Short

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1976 The Adams Chronicles Miniseries
Sara Episode: "Sod House Woman"
1977 Great Performances Sergeant Wilson Episode: "Secret Service"
Kojak Attendant Episode: "Lady in the Squadroom"
1978 Interrogation in Budapest TV film
1983 A Fine Romance Harr TV film
Remington Steele Clifford Conant Episode: "A Steele at Any Price"
1985 The Twilight Zone Carl Wilkerson Episode: "Opening Day"
1986 If Tomorrow Comes Budge Hollander Miniseries; 1 episode
George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation Thomas Jefferson TV film
Fresno Mr. Acme Miniseries; 2 episodes
Amazing Stories John Baldwin Episode: "The Eternal Mind"
1987 Disney's DTV Monster Hits Magic Mirror TV special
1989 The People Next Door Walter Kellogg 10 episodes
1993 Tales from the Crypt Professor Finley Episode: "Creep Course"
1994 Duckman The Warden Voice, episode: "I, Duckman"
Eek! The Cat Sloth Voice, episode: "Honey, I Shrunk the Cat/Chariots of Fur"
1995 Batman: The Animated Series Nivens Voice, episode: "A Bullet for Bullock"
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters Nurse, Man In White Voice, episode: "Monsters Are Real/This Is Your Brain on Ickis"
The Avenging Angel Brother Milton Long TV film
1998 The Outer Limits Dr. Scott Perkins Episode: "The Joining"
2001 Till Dad Do Us Part Brady TV film
2001–2006 Invader Zim Various Voices 4 episodes
2002 The Zeta Project Detective Marcus Voice, episode: "The Wrong Morph"
Justice League Sir Swami Voice, episode: "Legends"
2003 Stuart Little Uncle Crenshaw Little Voice, 2 episodes
2004–2006 Deadwood A.W. Merrick 33 episodes
2012 Hemingway & Gellhorn Charles Colebaugh TV film; uncredited
2019 Deadwood: The Movie A.W. Merrick TV film

Other works

Year Title Role Notes
1995 Bombmeister[58] The Bombmeister Interactive movie (unreleased)
ExtraTERRORestrial Alien Encounter L.C. Clench Theme park attraction
1998 Fallout 2 Dick Richardson Video game

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External links

  • Jeffrey Jones at IMDb
  • Jones' Florida Department of Law Enforcement - Sexual Offender / Predator Flyer

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For others similarly named see Jeff Jones disambiguation 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 1 2 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 3 4 Jeffrey JonesJones in 2012BornJeffrey Duncan Jones 1946 09 28 September 28 1946 age 77 Buffalo New York U S EducationThe Putney SchoolLondon Academy of Music and Dramatic ArtAlma materLawrence UniversityOccupationActorYears active1970 presentNotable workAmadeus Ferris Bueller s Day Off Beetlejuice Howard the Duck The Crucible Deadwood Stuart LittleChildren1In 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 Contents 1 Early life 2 Early career 3 Film and television career 3 1 Amadeus 3 2 Ferris Bueller s Day Off 3 3 Beetlejuice and Tim Burton 3 4 Other films 3 5 Television roles 4 Later career 5 Personal life 6 Criminal offenses 7 Filmography 7 1 Film 7 2 Television 7 3 Other works 8 References 9 External linksEarly lifeJones was born in Buffalo New York the son of Ruth nee Schooley and Douglas Bennett Jones His mother was an art historian who urged him towards a career in acting His father died when Jones was an infant 5 6 Early careerAfter 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 7 His stage career included more than 125 productions starting with the Guthrie Theater then internationally in South America Canada and London 8 and in New York Off Broadway in Cloud 9 and Henry V among other productions 9 as well as on Broadway in productions including Trelawny of the Wells and The Elephant Man 10 His transition from stage to film began in 1970 7 Film and television careerJones began acting 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 7 The New York Times biographic profile says of Jones Although he has tried to steer clear of playing only sinister roles the actor s imposing height bugged out eyes easy sneer and shock of reddish blond hair give him vaguely devilish features that have prompted villain typecasting However the actor is also widely respected and considered a boon wherever he appears The profile describes his portrayals variously as a hissable cartoonish high school principal in Ferris Bueller s Day Off a good natured father in Beetlejuice an interplanetary freedom fighter in Mom and Dad Save the World a demon stand in in Stay Tuned and evil bespectacled twins in Out on a Limb 8 Jones work in the Lucille Lortel Theatre production of Cloud 9 was noticed by the casting team of Easy Money 1983 earning Jones a supporting role opposite Rodney Dangerfield 11 12 Amadeus Cloud 9 further attracted the attention of director Milos Forman who cast Jones as Joseph II Holy Roman Emperor in Amadeus 1984 an adaptation of the Peter Shaffer play of the same name 13 Critic James Berardinelli noted that Jones portrayed the Emperor as a superficial and self absorbed ruler who can t tell the difference between a great opera and a mediocre one 14 Vincent Canby of The New York Times praised Jones s performance citing the film s most memorable line when the Emperor complains of Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail that there are too many notes 15 Jones work earned him a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor Motion Picture 16 Ferris Bueller s Day Off Jones performance as Edward R Rooney in the film Ferris Bueller s Day Off 1986 made him a cultural icon 7 17 Rooney self important and obsessed with catching the chronic truant Ferris Bueller became a symbol of pomposity and authoritarian hatefulness The New York Times review characterized Jones performance as having fine cartoon like ferocity wherein his character gets scratched bitten attacked by ferocious dogs and covered with mud while pursuing his weaker but craftier prey and emerges each time bruised but undaunted thinking up some new and futile plan The review likened Jones role as akin to that of Wile E Coyote as a character who is fated to be unable to catch The Road Runner Ferris Bueller 18 Jones expressed concern about being remembered more for this role than for Amadeus He further said regarding the film s premise What s amazing about Ferris Bueller is that we re asked to and do sympathize with a kid whose only complaint in life is that his sister got a car for her birthday and he got a computer 19 Beetlejuice and Tim Burton In the horror comedy film Beetlejuice 1988 Jones and Catherine O Hara portrayed a married couple Charles and Delia Deetz who unwittingly become co owners of a haunted house To highlight this couple s status as boors director Tim Burton cast Dick Cavett and Robert Goulet to appear as their guests at a dinner party at which the ghosts of the previous owners cause everyone to sing Day O The Banana Boat Song 20 Jones collaborated with Burton again on the films Ed Wood 1994 in which he portrays The Amazing Criswell and Sleepy Hollow 1999 Shortly prior to the release of Sleepy Hollow Jones said of Burton I ve known Tim now for quite some time and really enjoy working with him I like his sensibility and he s great fun 21 Other films Jones played Dr Walter Jenning in the George Lucas film Howard the Duck 1986 22 He portrayed Inspector Lestrade in the Sherlock Holmes spoof film Without a Clue 1988 In The Hunt for Red October 1990 he played ex submarine commander Skip Tyler who identifies the Red October s propulsion system to Alec Baldwin s Jack Ryan He also appeared as real life figure Thomas Putnam in The Crucible 1996 He also played Uncle Crenshaw Little in Stuart Little 1999 As lumber mogul Joe Potter Jones was the primary antagonist of the Eddie Murphy comedy Dr Dolittle 2 2001 Television roles One of Jones earliest television roles was in an episode of the short lived CBS series Sara 1976 He showcased his villain persona as the sinister Mister Acme owner of Acme Toxic Waste in the satirical comedy miniseries Fresno 1986 starring Carol Burnett Charles Grodin and Dabney Coleman For Disney Jones hosted the 1987 D TV Monster Hits musical special as the Magic Mirror and later co starred with Tyra Banks Kathy Najimy and Kevin Pollak in the video storyline portion of the Walt Disney World attraction ExtraTERRORestrial Alien Encounter a staple of Tomorrowland from 1995 to 2003 He has had guest roles on a number of television series including Amazing Stories Tales from the Crypt and Batman The Animated Series 23 unreliable source He was the star of another short lived CBS program sitcom The People Next Door 1989 portraying a cartoonist whose imagination could make things come to life 8 Jones most prominent television role is that of newspaper publisher A W Merrick on the acclaimed HBO drama series Deadwood 2004 2006 24 Keith Uhlich of Slant Magazine referred to both Jones and the character of Merrick as perversely appropriate additions to the program further citing Merrick as its secular soul 25 Along with the ensemble cast Jones was nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series 26 Later careerSubsequent to his legal troubles 27 Jones has become progressively less active as a performer Following his appearance in the golf comedy Who s Your Caddy 2007 he was absent from film and television for several years He returned with an uncredited cameo as Collier s editor Charles Colebaugh in the Emmy nominated HBO original film Hemingway amp Gellhorn 2012 28 followed by the supporting role of scientist Gladstone in the independent disaster film 10 0 Earthquake 2014 29 Jones went on to play a fictional version of himself in the short film 7 Days 2016 30 unreliable source and reprised the role of A W Merrick in Deadwood The Movie 31 In May 2015 Jones returned to the stage with the New American Theatre production of 63 Trillion directed by Steve Zuckerman The Los Angeles Times praised his portrayal of financial adviser Dick as having malevolent gusto that Satan himself might envy 32 Beginning in March 2018 Jones portrayed ailing patriarch Bradley in a production of the A R Gurney play The Cocktail Hour staged at the Annenberg Theater in the Palm Springs Art Museum 33 34 Personal lifeJones has one son actor Julian Coutts 35 36 whose mother was Lloy Coutts 1941 2008 a Canadian voice coach She and Jones met in Stratford Ontario 37 38 One interviewer found Jones to value anonymity and the enjoyment of everyday tasks like home repairs and found him to be uninterested in status symbols and fan adulation In that 1989 interview Jones pointed out that greater public recognition actually makes it more difficult to transition between roles and allow the character to come to the fore and the actor to recede from view 7 dead link On October 13 2020 Jones spoke virtually with Suzanna Bowling of the Times Square Chronicles in an interview for The Lambs Topics of discussion included Jones path to acting and early theater career as well as projects including Ferris Bueller s Day Off Beetlejuice Howard the Duck and Deadwood 39 Criminal offenses nbsp Jones photo from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement s sex offender registry Following leads in an investigation of Paul Reubens Jones was arrested in 2002 for possession of child pornography and soliciting a 14 year old boy to produce sexually explicit images between September 2000 to May 2001 40 41 42 Jones photographed the child and paid him to pose nude on multiple occasions wearing a cowboy hat with stuffed animals and dressed as a Native American 43 Jones surrendered himself and was released on bond prior to arraignment 44 Jones pleaded not guilty to the possession charge 45 and no contest to a charge of soliciting a minor The victim initiated a separate civil action against Jones seeking damages and compensation 46 The misdemeanor charge of possession of child pornography was dropped following the no contest plea 47 His attorney emphasized that there was no allegation of improper physical contact His punishment was five years probation counseling and the requirement to register as a sex offender 48 49 As of 2021 Jones was listed on the California Department of Justice national sex offender database 50 Jones was arrested twice for failing to update his sex offender status first in Florida in 2004 51 and then six years later in California 47 Jones pleaded guilty to the felony charges in California receiving a 250 hour community service sentence and an additional 3 years of probation 52 53 In 2006 Jones record became the subject of a community complaint during production of Who s Your Caddy in Aiken South Carolina Upon learning of his involvement locals insisted that the public should have been alerted considering that families were being invited to visit the set 54 Surrounding the 2019 release of Deadwood The Movie Jones crime was noted by the media 55 56 FilmographyFilm Year Title Role Notes1970 The Revolutionary 57 Red Haired Radical Committee Member Credited as Jeff Jones1978 A Wedding Guest Uncredited1982 The Soldier U S Assistant Secretary of Defense1983 Easy Money Clive Barlow1984 Amadeus Emperor Joseph II1985 Transylvania 6 5000 Mayor Lepescu1986 Ferris Bueller s Day Off Dean Ed RooneyHoward the Duck Dr Walter Jenning The Dark Overlord of the Universe1987 The Hanoi Hilton Major FischerKenny Rogers as The Gambler Part III The Legend Continues Buffalo Bill1988 Beetlejuice Charles DeetzWithout a Clue Inspector George Lestrade1989 Who s Harry Crumb Elliot DraisonValmont Gercourt1990 The Hunt for Red October Dr Skip Tyler1992 Out on a Limb Matt Skearns Peter Van Der HavenMom and Dad Save the World Dick NelsonStay Tuned Spike1993 Heaven amp Earth Minister Uncredited1994 Ed Wood The Amazing Criswell1995 Houseguest Ron Timmerman1996 The Crucible Thomas Putnam1997 The Devil s Advocate Eddie BarzoonThe Pest Gustav ShankSanta Fe Dr Raskin UncreditedFlypaper Roger1999 Stuart Little Uncle Crenshaw LittleRavenous Colonel HartSleepy Hollow Reverend Steenwyck2000 Company Man Senator Biggs2001 Heartbreakers Mr AppelDr Dolittle 2 Joe PotterHow High Vice President2002 Par 6 Lloyd Bator Jenkins2007 Who s Your Caddy Cummings2014 10 0 Earthquake Marcus Gladstone2016 7 Days Himself ShortTelevision Year Title Role Notes1976 The Adams Chronicles MiniseriesSara Episode Sod House Woman 1977 Great Performances Sergeant Wilson Episode Secret Service Kojak Attendant Episode Lady in the Squadroom 1978 Interrogation in Budapest TV film1983 A Fine Romance Harr TV filmRemington Steele Clifford Conant Episode A Steele at Any Price 1985 The Twilight Zone Carl Wilkerson Episode Opening Day 1986 If Tomorrow Comes Budge Hollander Miniseries 1 episodeGeorge Washington II The Forging of a Nation Thomas Jefferson TV filmFresno Mr Acme Miniseries 2 episodesAmazing Stories John Baldwin Episode The Eternal Mind 1987 Disney s DTV Monster Hits Magic Mirror TV special1989 The People Next Door Walter Kellogg 10 episodes1993 Tales from the Crypt Professor Finley Episode Creep Course 1994 Duckman The Warden Voice episode I Duckman Eek The Cat Sloth Voice episode Honey I Shrunk the Cat Chariots of Fur 1995 Batman The Animated Series Nivens Voice episode A Bullet for Bullock Aaahh Real Monsters Nurse Man In White Voice episode Monsters Are Real This Is Your Brain on Ickis The Avenging Angel Brother Milton Long TV film1998 The Outer Limits Dr Scott Perkins Episode The Joining 2001 Till Dad Do Us Part Brady TV film2001 2006 Invader Zim Various Voices 4 episodes2002 The Zeta Project Detective Marcus Voice episode The Wrong Morph Justice League Sir Swami Voice episode Legends 2003 Stuart Little Uncle Crenshaw Little Voice 2 episodes2004 2006 Deadwood A W Merrick 33 episodes2012 Hemingway amp Gellhorn Charles Colebaugh TV film uncredited2019 Deadwood The Movie A W Merrick TV filmOther works Year Title Role Notes1995 Bombmeister 58 The Bombmeister Interactive movie unreleased ExtraTERRORestrial Alien Encounter L C Clench Theme park attraction1998 Fallout 2 Dick Richardson Video gameReferences Jeffrey Jones Rotten Tomatoes Retrieved October 10 2018 AW Merrick played by Jeffrey Jones HBO com HBO Retrieved October 10 2018 Jeffrey Jones GoldenGlobes com Hollywood Foreign Press Association Retrieved October 10 2018 13th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards Nominations SAGAwards com Screen Actors Guild Archived from the original on October 11 2018 Retrieved October 10 2018 Jeffrey Jones Biography FilmReference com Retrieved October 10 2018 Jeffrey Jones Yahoo Movies Archived from the original on December 17 2009 Retrieved October 10 2018 a b c d e Shindler Merrill September 1989 Keeping Up with the Jones Los Angeles pp 189 192 ISSN 1522 9149 Archived from the original on August 2 2020 Retrieved October 10 2018 a b c Armstrong Derek 2016 Movies amp TV Jeffrey Jones Movies amp TV Dept The New York Times Archived from the original on March 6 2016 Retrieved January 18 2014 Jeffrey Jones on the Internet Off Broadway Database Jeffrey Jones on the Internet Broadway Database Cloud 9 Lortel org Lortel Archives Retrieved March 30 2019 Coozer Adam Jeffrey Jones ReadJunk com Retrieved March 30 2019 Champlin Charles January 10 1985 Jeffrey Jones Rising On A Musical Note Los Angeles Times Retrieved October 10 2018 Berardinelli James 2003 Amadeus Reelviews Retrieved October 10 2018 Canby Vincent September 19 1984 Amadeus Directed by Forman The New York Times Retrieved October 10 2018 Winners amp Nominees 1985 GoldenGlobes com Retrieved October 10 2018 Marikar Sheila July 2 2010 The Cast of Ferris Bueller s Day Off Where Are They Now ABC News Retrieved October 10 2018 Darnton Nina June 11 1986 Screen A Youth s Day Off The New York Times Retrieved October 10 2018 Smith Adam January 1 2014 Ferris Bueller s Day Off Review Empire Retrieved October 10 2018 Maslin Janet March 30 1988 Review Film Ghosts And Extra Eyeballs The New York Times Retrieved October 10 2018 Green Michelle Erica Jeffrey Jones LittleReview com Retrieved March 30 2019 Thompson Lea Jones Jeffry Gale Ed 2009 Releasing the Duck Howard the Duck DVD extra Universal Home Video UPC A 025195052306 Bowman Alex G Jeffrey Jones Biography IMDb com Retrieved October 10 2018 Deadwood New York Times Archived from the original on February 25 2014 Retrieved October 10 2018 Uhlich Keith June 6 2006 Deadweek The Wordsmith s Credo A Portrait of A W Merrick Slant Magazine Retrieved October 10 2018 The 13th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards SAGAwards org SAG AFTRA Retrieved October 10 2018 Ferris Bueller actor faces felony charge Today Associated Press June 30 2010 Archived from the original on October 11 2018 Retrieved October 10 2018 Bowman Donna May 8 2012 Hemingway amp Gellhorn The A V Club Retrieved June 5 2019 Kroll Justin April 1 2014 Henry Ian Cusick and Jeffrey Jones to Star in 10 0 The Big One Variety Archived from the original on June 21 2019 Retrieved June 5 2019 via henryiancusick com 7 Days 2016 IMDb com Internet Movie Database February 23 2016 Retrieved February 4 2019 Schager Nick May 31 2019 HBO s Deadwood The Movie Is the Perfect End to Television s Best Show The Daily Beast Retrieved June 5 2019 Gray Margaret May 14 2015 A one note aria of the financial world in 63 Trillion Los Angeles Times Retrieved October 10 2018 Hume Valerie Jean VJ March 24 2018 Not Quite Ready for Drinks Due to an Illness Coyote StageWorks The Cocktail Hour Opened Before It Should Have CV Independent Retrieved October 10 2018 Liebross Audrey March 26 2018 BWW Review A Qualified Yes to THE COCKTAIL HOUR BroadwayWorld com Retrieved October 10 2018 ToCsa May 16 2016 Igy neznek ki most az iden harminceves Meglogtam a Ferrarival sztarjai This is what this year s thirty year old Hangover Ferrari stars look like now NLCafe in Hungarian Retrieved October 10 2018 Who is Julian Coutts Omnilexica com Archived from the original on October 11 2018 Retrieved October 10 2018 Lloy Coutts Toronto Globe and Mail Deaths July 5 2008 Archived from the original on November 29 2018 Retrieved October 10 2018 Lloy Jones Coutts Geni com Geni com Retrieved March 30 2019 Virtual Conversation Jeffrey Jones The Lambs October 14 2020 Retrieved January 27 2021 Susman Gary November 1 2002 Actor Jeffrey Jones is busted on child porn charges ew com Entertainment Weekly Archived from the original on November 18 2016 Retrieved August 26 2023 Multiple sources Steve Gorman 16 November 2002 Two actors charged in child porn cases The Boston Globe Reuters p A5 6 Retrieved 26 August 2023 Staff Writer 22 November 2002 Porn cases postponed The San Francisco Examiner Associated Press p 13 Retrieved 13 September 2023 Staff Writer 7 January 2003 Reubens wins ruling in kiddie porn cases The Winnipeg Sun Associated Press p 20 Retrieved 13 September 2023 Staff Writer 22 November 2002 Ferris Bueller star denies porn charges BBC News Retrieved 26 August 2023 Richard Winton 9 July 2003 Actor Gets Probation for Inducing Boy to Pose Nude Los Angeles Times p B4 Retrieved 26 August 2023 Andrew Bridges 16 November 2002 Bueller actor Pee Wee are arrested The State Columbia South Carolina Associated Press p A2 2 Retrieved 26 August 2023 Staff Writer 9 January 2003 Actor denies porn charges BBC News Retrieved 26 August 2023 Actor Hit With Teen Sex Suit TheSmokingGun com The Smoking Gun June 12 2014 Retrieved February 16 2019 a b Staff Writer 15 July 2010 Jones s sex offender case put over The Kingston Whig Standard Kingston Ontario Canada p 21 Retrieved 26 August 2023 Gary Susman 9 July 2003 Jeffrey Jones must register as a sex offender Entertainment Weekly Retrieved 26 August 2023 WENN July 9 2003 Jeffrey Jones Pleads No Contest To Porn Charges ContactMusic com Retrieved October 10 2018 Jones 56 says This concludes a really painful chapter in my life I m sorry that this incident was allowed to occur Such an event has never happened before and it will never happen again Jeffrey Duncan Jones Search Conditions The Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public Website Archived from the original on April 19 2021 Retrieved November 26 2020 Ferris Bueller actor faces felony charge MSNBC com June 30 2010 Archived from the original on September 28 2012 Black Caroline September 29 2010 Jeffrey Jones Guilty Ferris Bueller s Day Off Actor Didn t Update Sex Offender Status CBS News Retrieved October 10 2018 Staff Writer 29 September 2010 Ferris Bueller actor Jeffrey Jones sentenced BBC News Retrieved 26 August 2023 Cho Diane October 23 2006 Cast of movie filming in Aiken includes registered sex offender WRDW com WRDW TV Retrieved October 10 2018 permanent dead link permanent dead link VanDerWerff Emily May 31 2019 Deadwood The Movie is a fitting capstone to one of TV s greatest shows Vox Retrieved June 2 2019 Silver Stephen May 16 2019 Jeffrey Jones Ferris Bueller Actor And Convicted Sex Offender Has Part In New Deadwood Movie Inquisitr Archived from the original on May 30 2019 Retrieved June 2 2019 Jeffrey Jones biography Tribute Tribute Entertainment Media Group Retrieved October 10 2018 Wilson F Paul March 31 2009 Aftershock amp Others 16 Oddities Tom Doherty Associates p 161 ISBN 978 1 4299 6817 1 Retrieved October 10 2018 External links nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jeffrey Jones New York Times biography of Jeffrey Jones Jeffrey Jones at IMDb Jones Florida Department of Law Enforcement Sexual Offender Predator Flyer Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jeffrey Jones amp oldid 1189797583, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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