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 Buellers Day Off (1986), Charles Deetz in Beetlejuice (1988), Dr. Skip Tyler in The Hunt for Red October (1990), Eddie Barzoon in The Devils 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 Buellers 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. He has not appeared in any major film or television roles since his arrest.
Reverend Steenwyck
Film 1999
Charles
Film 1988
Eliot Draisen
Film 1989
Inspector Lestrade
Film 1988
Clive Barlow
Film 1983
Fischer
Film 1987
Minister (uncredited)
Film 1993
Lloyd Bator Jenkins
Film 2002
Buffalo Bill
Film 1987
Minister Pete
Film 1998
Thomas Jefferson
Film 1986
Thomas Putnam
Film 1996
Red-Haired Radical Committee Member
Film 1970
Self - Emperor Joseph II
Film 2002
Self
Film 2011
Self
Film 2000
Interviewer
Film 1984
Self
Film 2006
Dr. Raskin (uncredited)
Film 1997
Brady
Film 2001
A. W. Merrick
Tv 2004
Carl Wilkerson
Tv 1985
Professor Finley
Tv 1989
Tv 2001
Jason Maloney
Tv 2001
Dr. Scott Perkins
Tv 1995
A.W. Merrick
Tv 2004
Nivens (voice)
Tv 1992
Sir Swami (voice)
Tv 2001
John Baldwin
Tv 1985
Budge Hollander
Tv 1986
Uncle Crenshaw Little (voice)
Tv 2003
Presidentman / Crowd Man / Guy in Crowd #2 (voice)
Tv 2001