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