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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
as A. W. Merrick

10.0 Earthquake
as Gladstone

Hemingway & Gellhorn
as Charles Colebaugh (uncredited)

Inside Story: Ferris Bueller's Day Off
as Self

Who's Your Caddy?
as Richard Cummings

Who Is Ferris Bueller?
as Self

The Making of Ferris Bueller's Day Off: Production Stories
as Self

Deadwood
as A. W. Merrick

Stuart Little: The Animated Series
as Uncle Crenshaw Little (voice)

The Making of 'Amadeus'
as Self - Emperor Joseph II

Par 6
as Lloyd Bator Jenkins

How High
as Vice President

Justice League
as Sir Swami (voice)

Dr. Dolittle 2
as Joe Potter

Till Dad Do Us Part
as Brady

Trailer Park Boys
as Jason Maloney

Invader ZIM
as Presidentman / Crowd Man / Guy in Crowd #2 (voice)

Heartbreakers
as Mr. Appel

The Zeta Project

Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend
as Self

Company Man
as Senator Biggs

Stuart Little
as Uncle Crenshaw

Sleepy Hollow
as Reverend Steenwyck

Flypaper
as Roger

Ravenous
as Hart

There's No Fish Food in Heaven
as Minister Pete

The Devil's Advocate
as Eddie Barzoon

Santa Fe
as Dr. Raskin (uncredited)

The Pest
as Gustav

The Crucible
as Thomas Putnam

The Outer Limits
as Dr. Scott Perkins

The Avenging Angel
as Brother Milton Long

Houseguest
as Ron Timmerman

Ed Wood
as Criswell

Heaven & Earth
as Minister (uncredited)

Batman: The Animated Series
as Nivens (voice)

Out on a Limb
as Matt Skearns / Peter Van Der Haven

Stay Tuned
as Spike

Mom and Dad Save the World
as Dick Nelson

Enid Is Sleeping
as Floyd

The Hunt for Red October
as Skip Tyler

Valmont
as Gercourt

The People Next Door
as Walter Kellogg

Tales from the Crypt
as Professor Finley

Who's Harry Crumb?
as Eliot Draisen

Without a Clue
as Inspector Lestrade

Beetlejuice
as Charles

The Gambler: The Legend Continues
as Buffalo Bill

DTV: Monster Hits
as Man in the Magic Mirror

The Hanoi Hilton
as Fischer

Fresno
as Mr. Acme
George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation
as Thomas Jefferson

George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation
as Thomas Jefferson

Howard the Duck
as Dr. Walter Jenning

Ferris Bueller's Day Off
as Ed Rooney

If Tomorrow Comes
as Budge Hollander

Transylvania 6-5000
as Lepescu

Amazing Stories
as John Baldwin

The Twilight Zone
as Carl Wilkerson (segment "Opening Day")

Amadeus
as Emperor Joseph II