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Freddie Jones

Freddie Jones

Acting

Born: September 12, 1927Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, UK

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Freddie Jones was an English character actor. Jones was born in the town of Longton in the city of Stoke-on-Trent. He became an actor after ten years of working as a laboratory assistant with a firm making ceramic products, when his hobby of acting took over. He was trained at the prestigious Rose Bruford College and became famous for his role as Claudius in the 1968 British television series The Caesars. He often played eccentric characters. He narrated the award-winning video Sexual Encounters of the Floral Kind: Pollination. He plays the character Sandy Thomas in ITV’s soap opera Emmerdale. He was also something of a David Lynch regular, appearing in The Elephant Man (1980), Dune (1984), Wild At Heart (1990), his short-lived TV series On The Air (1992) and the short film Hotel Room (1993). Jones was the father of actor Toby Jones. He died on the 9th July, 2019 following a short illness. Description the Wikipedia article Freddie Jones, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For
Filmography
By Our Selves

By Our Selves

Himself

2015
Come on Eileen

Come on Eileen

Dermot

2010
Caught in the Act

Caught in the Act

Collingsworth Jenkins

2008
Ladies in Lavender

Ladies in Lavender

Jan Pendered

2004
The Count of Monte Cristo

The Count of Monte Cristo

Colonel Villefort

2002
Puckoon

Puckoon

Sir John Meredith

2002
David Copperfield

David Copperfield

Barkis

2001
Married 2 Malcolm

Married 2 Malcolm

Jasper

2000
House!

House!

Mr Anzani

2000
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Phantom Train of Doom

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Phantom Train of Doom

Birdy

1999
The Passion

The Passion

George

1999
What Rats Won't Do

What Rats Won't Do

Judge Foster

1998
Keep in a Dry Place & Away from Children

Keep in a Dry Place & Away from Children

(voice, read by)

1998
Cold Comfort Farm

Cold Comfort Farm

Adam Lambsbreath

1995
The NeverEnding Story III

The NeverEnding Story III

Mr. Coreander / Old Man of Wandering Mountain

1994
A Pinch of Snuff

A Pinch of Snuff

Dr Gilbert Haggard

1994
Prince of Jutland

Prince of Jutland

Bjorn

1994

The Mystery of Edwin Drood

1993
The Last Vampyre

The Last Vampyre

Pedlar

1993
Spies, Inc.

Spies, Inc.

Filatov

1992
Adam Bede

Adam Bede

Old Squire

1992
The Last Butterfly

The Last Butterfly

Karl Rheinberg

1991
Shoot the Revolution

Shoot the Revolution

Sergei Popescu

1990
Wild at Heart

Wild at Heart

George Kovich

1990
Kremlin Farewell

Kremlin Farewell

Agejev

1990
Erik the Viking

Erik the Viking

Harald the Missionary

1989
Consuming Passions

Consuming Passions

Graham Chumley

1988
Comrades

Comrades

Vicar of Tolpuddle

1987
Ghosts

Ghosts

Jacob Engstrand

1987
Maschenka

Maschenka

Podtyagin

1987
Time After Time

Time After Time

Ulick Uniake

1986
Silas Marner

Silas Marner

Squire Cass

1985
Young Sherlock Holmes

Young Sherlock Holmes

Chester Cragwitch

1985
Lost In London

Lost In London

Leo Porter

1985
A Crack in the Ice

A Crack in the Ice

Lt. Col. Svinin

1985
The Black Cauldron

The Black Cauldron

Dallben (voice)

1985
Dune

Dune

Thufir Hawat

1984
The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood

The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood

1984
Firestarter

Firestarter

Dr. Joseph Wanless

1984
And the Ship Sails On

And the Ship Sails On

Orlando

1983
Sexual Encounters of the Floral Kind

Sexual Encounters of the Floral Kind

Narrator

1983
Krull

Krull

Ynyr

1983
David Macaulay: Castle

David Macaulay: Castle

Voice

1983
Firefox

Firefox

Kenneth Aubrey

1982
Eleanor, First Lady of the World

Eleanor, First Lady of the World

1982
Murder Is Easy

Murder Is Easy

Const. Reed

1982
The Elephant Man

The Elephant Man

Bytes

1980
Brecht and Co

Brecht and Co

1979
Zulu Dawn

Zulu Dawn

Bishop Colenso

1979
Of Mycenae and Men

Of Mycenae and Men

1979
Secret Orchards

Secret Orchards

Roger Ackerley

1979
The Talking Parcel

The Talking Parcel

Parrot

1978
The Nativity

The Nativity

Diomedes

1978
Renoir, My Father

Renoir, My Father

Vollard

1978
Sorry...

Sorry...

Headmaster - 'Audience'

1978
The Dancing Princesses

The Dancing Princesses

The King

1978
Never Too Young to Rock

Never Too Young to Rock

Mr. Rockbottom

1976
A Midsummer Nightmare

A Midsummer Nightmare

Arnold Tully

1975
All Creatures Great and Small

All Creatures Great and Small

Cranford

1975

Snooker

Tiny

1975
Vampira

Vampira

Gilmore

1974
Juggernaut

Juggernaut

Sidney Buckland

1974

Item

Mr Fisher

1974
Son of Dracula

Son of Dracula

The Baron

1974
Joe's Ark

Joe's Ark

Joe

1974
Romance with a Double Bass

Romance with a Double Bass

Maestro Lakeyich

1974
Alice Through the Looking Glass

Alice Through the Looking Glass

1973

Russian Roulette

Fiodor Dostoyevski

1973
The Satanic Rites of Dracula

The Satanic Rites of Dracula

Prof. Julian Keeley

1973
Sitting Target

Sitting Target

MacNeil

1972
Antony and Cleopatra

Antony and Cleopatra

Pompey

1972
Kidnapped

Kidnapped

Cluny

1971
Mr. Horatio Knibbles

Mr. Horatio Knibbles

Gamekeeper

1971
The Shattered Eye

The Shattered Eye

Lester

1971
Assault

Assault

Reporter

1971

Uncle Vanya

Vanya

1970
The Man Who Haunted Himself

The Man Who Haunted Himself

Dr. Harris

1970
Goodbye Gemini

Goodbye Gemini

David Curry

1970

The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens

William Shaw

1970
Doctor in Trouble

Doctor in Trouble

Humphrey, the Master-at-Arms

1970
Sweeney Todd

Sweeney Todd

Sweeney Todd

1970

John Clare: "I Am"

John Clare

1970

You've Made Your Bed - Now Lie in It

Wilfred Eames

1969
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed

Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed

Prof. Richter

1969
Otley

Otley

Philip Proudfoot

1969
The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom

The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom

Det. Sergeant Dylan

1968
Far from the Madding Crowd

Far from the Madding Crowd

Cainy Bell

1967

A Man Inside

Walter Bishop

1967
Marat/Sade

Marat/Sade

Cucurucu

1967
Accident

Accident

Man in Bell's Office

1967