Jeffrey Jones

Jeffrey Jones

Actor (b. 1946)
18
Movies
75.6%
Avg ThumbScore
Comedy
Top Genre

Audiences rate Jeffrey Jones’s films higher than 80% of the 3,467 people with 10 or more films on ThumbScore. See the full ranking

Free to watch now (26 Oct): Ferris Bueller's Day Off (Kanopy, Hoopla) · The Devil's Advocate (Philo) · Sleepy Hollow (YouTube) · Heartbreakers (YouTube, Roku Channel, Plex, Tubi, Hoopla) · Stay Tuned (YouTube, Tubi) · Ravenous (Hoopla) and 6 more.

Frequent Collaborators

Tim Burton (3)Winona Ryder (2)Johnny Depp (2)Alec Baldwin (1)Geena Davis (1)
i How is this score calculated?

The ThumbScore for Jeffrey Jones (75.6%) is the average audience approval rating across 18 films. Each movie's ThumbScore represents the percentage of real audiences who rated it positively. A higher score means more of Jeffrey's films are well-received by everyday viewers.

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.

Born 1946-09-28 in Buffalo, New York, USA.

On ThumbScore, Jeffrey Jones appears in 18 films with an average audience score of 75.6%, most frequently in the Comedy genre.

Sources: TMDB

Every Jeffrey Jones movie, ranked by audience score

Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
1986
👍 89%
Amadeus
Amadeus
1984
👍 88%
The Devil's Advocate
The Devil's Advocate
1997
👍 86%
Beetlejuice
Beetlejuice
1988
👍 82%
Sleepy Hollow
Sleepy Hollow
1999
👍 81%
Heartbreakers
Heartbreakers
2001
👍 80%
Ed Wood
Ed Wood
1994
👍 79%
Stay Tuned
Stay Tuned
1992
👍 78%
Ravenous
Ravenous
1999
👍 76%
Without a Clue
Without a Clue
1988
👍 76%
Valmont
Valmont
1989
👍 74%
How High
How High
2001
👍 72%
Who's Harry Crumb?
Who's Harry Crumb?
1989
👍 71%
Easy Money
Easy Money
1983
👍 71%
Transylvania 6-5000
Transylvania 6-5000
1985
👍 69%
Howard the Duck
Howard the Duck
1986
👍 65%
The Crucible
The Crucible
1996
👍 63%
The Pest
The Pest
1997
👍 61%