Jeffrey Jones
Biography
Jeffrey Jones is an American actor who came to film from the stage, starting at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis after Tyrone Guthrie recruited him, and going on to work in London, on Broadway and Off-Broadway. He began taking small film and television parts in the 1970s, and his deadpan playing of characters in unusual situations, often for comic effect, shaped the roles he became known for. Miloš Forman cast him as Emperor Joseph II in Amadeus (1984), a performance that earned him a Golden Globe nomination, and he played Edward R. Rooney in Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) and Charles Deetz in Beetlejuice (1988), beginning a run of collaborations with Tim Burton that included Ed Wood (1994) and Sleepy Hollow (1999). His other credits include The Hunt for Red October (1990) and The Devil's Advocate (1997), and on television he played A. W. Merrick in Deadwood, a role he later reprised in Deadwood: The Movie.
80years old
Turns 81 on September 28in 351 days
- Born Buffalo
- Star sign: LibraThe sign runs September 23 to October 22
Movie Career
- Films
- 29
- Career span
- 31 years1983 to 2014
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Big break
Jones's stage work in the Lucille Lortel Theatre production of Cloud 9 caught the eye of the Easy Money casting team, which landed him a supporting role opposite Rodney Dangerfield.
Early training
While studying premed at Lawrence University, Jeffrey Jones acted in campus productions. Tyrone Guthrie noticed his performances there and recruited him to the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Big break
Jones's work in Cloud 9 caught the eye of director Milos Forman, who cast him as Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor in Amadeus, the 1984 adaptation of the Peter Shaffer play.
Jeffrey Jones movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Tim Burton directed three of these films, Milos Forman two. Geena Davis appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Geena Davis's page
Alec Baldwin's page
Johnny Depp's page
Steve Zahn's page
Matthew Broderick's page
Winona Ryder's page
All films by Tim Burton
Also two films together4 more actors
- Richard EdsonFerris Bueller's Day Off (1986) and Howard the Duck (1986)
- James AveryWho's Your Caddy? (2007) and Dr. Dolittle 2 (2001)
- Virginia CapersFerris Bueller's Day Off (1986) and Howard the Duck (1986)
- Lisa MarieSleepy Hollow (1999) and Ed Wood (1994)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Jeffrey Jones's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$1.5 billion
26 of the 29 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 29 films: 26 worldwide figure; 2 never in cinemas; 1 figure not found.
- 26Worldwide figure
- 2Never in cinemas
- 1Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 84% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$300M19.6% of the total
- 2$206M13.5% of the total
- 3$201M13.1% of the total
- 4$176M11.5% of the total
- 5$153M10.0% of the total
- 6$90M5.9% of the total
- 7$85M5.5% of the total
- 8$70M4.6% of the total
$250 millionfrom the other 18 films with a worldwide figure, 16% of the total
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