Jeffrey Jones
Highest Rated: 93% Ed Wood (1994)
Lowest Rated: 4% The Pest (1997)
Birthday: Sep 28, 1946
Birthplace: Buffalo, New York, USA
An accomplished American actor of both stage and screen, Jeffrey Jones became known for a series of frequently hilarious characters ranging from the bumptious, to the blundering, to the merely bewildered. Jones gained widespread recognition in the period biopic that essayed the short, tumultuous life of master composer Mozart, "Amadeus" (1984) starring to riotous effect as the preening, child-like Emperor of Austria. As notable as that role was, he topped himself with a turn as a high school principal obsessed with catching hooky-playing hero Matthew Broderick in John Hughes' "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" (1986). Jones found a professional home as part of director Tim Burton's unofficial acting troupe in efforts like "Beetlejuice" (1988), "Ed Wood" (1994) and "Sleepy Hollow" (1999). Jones also appeared in the critically acclaimed cable Western "Deadwood" (HBO, 2004-06) as a journalist in a corrupt pioneer town.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Score Yet | 12% | 10.0 Earthquake | Gladstone (Character) | - | 2014 |
| 6% | 59% | Who's Your Caddy? | Richard Cummings (Character) | $5.7M | 2007 |
| 26% | 79% | How High | Vice President (Character) | $31.2M | 2001 |
| 42% | 26% | Dr. Dolittle 2 | Joseph Potter (Character) | $113.0M | 2001 |
| 54% | 51% | Heartbreakers | Mr. Appel (Character) | $40.3M | 2001 |
| No Score Yet | 39% | Life in the Fast Lane | Minister Pete (Character) | - | 2000 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | There's No Fish Food in Heaven | Minister Pete (Character) | - | 2000 |
| 51% | 78% | Ravenous | Col. Hart (Character) | $2.1M | 1999 |
| No Score Yet | 33% | Flypaper | Roger (Character) | - | 1999 |
| 70% | 80% | Sleepy Hollow | Reverend Steenwyck (Character) | $101.1M | 1999 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Santa Fe | Dr. Raskin (Character) | - | 1997 |
| 4% | 67% | The Pest | Gustav Shank (Character) | $3.5M | 1997 |
| 64% | 79% | The Devil's Advocate | Eddie Barzoon (Character) | $61.0M | 1997 |
| 70% | 66% | The Crucible | Thomas Putnam (Character) | $7.3M | 1996 |
| 14% | 55% | Houseguest | Ron Timmerman (Character) | $26.3M | 1995 |
| 93% | 88% | Ed Wood | Criswell (Character) | $5.9M | 1994 |
| 12% | 44% | Mom and Dad Save the World | Dick Nelson (Character) | $1.8M | 1992 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Welcome to Buzzsaw |
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| 20% | 47% | Out on a Limb |
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$1.6M | 1992 |
| 47% | 55% | Stay Tuned | Spike (Character) | $9.4M | 1992 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Over Her Dead Body | Floyd (Character) | - | 1990 |
| 88% | 88% | The Hunt for Red October | Oliver Wendell 'Skip' Tyler (Character) | $119.1M | 1990 |
| No Score Yet | 38% | Enid Is Sleeping | Floyd (Character) | - | 1990 |
| 48% | 69% | Valmont | Gercourt (Character) | $572.9K | 1989 |
| 27% | 46% | Who's Harry Crumb? | Eliot Draisen (Character) | $10.4M | 1989 |
| 62% | 72% | Without a Clue | Inspector Lestrade (Character) | $7.3M | 1988 |
| 86% | 82% | Beetlejuice | Charles Deitz (Character) | $73.5M | 1988 |
| No Score Yet | 47% | The Hanoi Hilton | Fischer (Character) | $39.0K | 1987 |
| 14% | 38% | Howard the Duck | Dr. Walter Jenning (Character) | $15.0M | 1986 |
| 81% | 92% | Ferris Bueller's Day Off | Dean Edward 'Ed' R. Roony (Character) | $69.0M | 1986 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | George Washington: The Forging of a Nation | Thomas Jefferson (Character) | - | 1986 |
| 18% | 41% | Transylvania 6-5000 | Lepescu (Character) | $7.2M | 1985 |
| 89% | 95% | Amadeus | Emperor Joseph II (Character) | - | 1984 |
| 64% | 58% | Easy Money | Clive Barlow (Character) | - | 1983 |
TV
| Credit | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 92% | 95% | Deadwood | A.W. Merrick (Character) | 2004-2006 |
| 100% | 90% | Invader Zim | Unknown (Guest Voice) | 2001 |
| No Score Yet | 100% | The Outer Limits | Unknown (Character) | 1998 |
| 82% | 98% | Tales From the Crypt | Unknown (Character) | 1993 |
| No Score Yet | 82% | Amazing Stories | Unknown (Character) | 1986 |