Jeffrey Jones

Jeffrey Jones
Jeffrey Jones in 2012
Born	Jeffrey Duncan Jones (1946-09-28) September 28, 1946 (age 70) Buffalo, New York, U.S.
Residence	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Citizenship	American
Education	Putney School, London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
Alma mater	Lawrence University
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1970–present
Notable work	Amadeus, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Beetlejuice
Children	Julian Coutts, actor

Jeffrey Jones (born September 28, 1946) is an American actor best known for his roles as Joseph II in Amadeus, Edward R. Rooney in Ferris Bueller's Day Off, and Charles Deetz in Beetlejuice. Jones's career started in Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, Minnesota, advanced to London and Broadway, before leading to a series of character acting roles in film and television, which often capitalized on Jones's deadpan delivery of characters in unusual situations to comic effect.

In 2002, Jones was arrested and charged with possession of child pornography and solicitation of a minor to pose for nude photographs. He pleaded no contest to a felony charge, and was ordered to register as a sex offender.

After graduating from the Putney School in 1964, Jones enrolled at Lawrence University as a premed student, where his performances in university productions brought him to the attention of Tyrone Guthrie, who recruited him for the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He then went to London in 1969 to study at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, followed by a three-year stint with the Stratford Theatre in Stratford, Ontario.

His stage career included more than 125 productions, starting with the Guthrie Theater, then internationally in South America, Canada, and London, and ultimately in New York's Broadway theatre, appearing with Sigourney Weaver, Christopher Walken, David Bowie and Meryl Streep. Productions included, Cloud 9, A Flea in Her Ear, Romeo and Juliet, and The Elephant Man. His transition from stage to film began in 1970.