Jeffrey Jones

Jeffrey Jones
Background information
Born	September 28, 1946 Buffalo, New York, U.S.
Eye color	Blue
Hair color	Red
Height	6' 4½"
Contribution to Deadwood
Portrayed	A.W. Merrick
First appearance	"Deadwood"
Last appearance	"Tell Him Something Pretty"
Episode appearances	32 episodes
Season appearances	S1 - S2 - S3
Movie appearance	Deadwood: The Movie

Jeffrey Duncan Jones (born September 28, 1946) is an American actor who portrayed A.W. Merrick on HBO's Deadwood, and later reprised his role in Deadwood: The Movie.

Biography

After graduating from the Putney School in 1964, Jones enrolled in 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 in New York Off-Broadway in Cloud 9 and Henry V, among other productions, as well as on Broadway in productions including Trelawny of the Wells and The Elephant Man. His transition from stage to film began in 1970.

He is 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), Eddie Barzoon in The Devil’s Advocate (1997), and A. W. Merrick in both Deadwood (2004–2006) and Deadwood: The Movie (2019).

In 2003, Jones pleaded no contest to a charge of soliciting a minor to pose for nude photographs and had subsequent arrests for failing to update his sex offender status.

Credits

Season 1

• "Deadwood" A.W. Merrick
• "Deep Water" A.W. Merrick
• "Reconnoitering the Rim" A.W. Merrick
• "Here Was a Man" A.W. Merrick
• "The Trial of Jack McCall" A.W. Merrick
• "Plague" A.W. Merrick
• "Suffer the Little Children" A.W. Merrick
• "No Other Sons or Daughters" A.W. Merrick
• "Mister Wu" A.W. Merrick
• "Jewel's Boot Is Made for Walking" A.W. Merrick
• "Sold Under Sin" A.W. Merrick

Season 2

• "A Lie Agreed Upon: Part I" A.W. Merrick
• "A Lie Agreed Upon: Part II" A.W. Merrick
• "Complications" A.W. Merrick
• "Something Very Expensive" A.W. Merrick
• "E.B. Was Left Out" A.W. Merrick
• "Childish Things" A.W. Merrick
• "Amalgamation and Capital" A.W. Merrick
• "Advances, None Miraculous" A.W. Merrick
• "The Whores Can Come" A.W. Merrick
• "Boy-the-Earth-Talks-To" A.W. Merrick

Season 3

• "Tell Your God to Ready for Blood" A.W. Merrick
• "I Am Not the Fine Man You Take Me For" A.W. Merrick
• "True Colors" A.W. Merrick
• "Full Faith and Credit" A.W. Merrick
• "A Two-Headed Beast" A.W. Merrick
• "A Rich Find" A.W. Merrick
• "Unauthorized Cinnamon" A.W. Merrick
• "Leviathan Smiles" A.W. Merrick
• "Amateur Night" A.W. Merrick
• "The Catbird Seat" A.W. Merrick
• "Tell Him Something Pretty" A.W. Merrick

Movie

• "Deadwood: The Movie" A.W. Merrick

Filmography

Films

The Revolutionary as Red-Haired Radical Committee Member (1970) Interrogation in Budapest (TV Movie, 1978) The Soldier as U.S. Assistant Secretary of Defense (1982) A Fine Romance as Harr (TV Movie, 1983) Easy Money as Clive Barlow (1983) Amadeus as Emperor Joseph II (1984) Transylvania 6-5000 as Lepescu (1985) Ferris Bueller's Day Off as Ed Rooney (1986) Howard the Duck as Dr. Walter Jenning (1986) George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation as Thomas Jefferson (TV Movie, 1986) The Hanoi Hilton as Fischer (1987) DTV Monster Hits as Man in the Magic Mirror (TV Movie, 1987) Kenny Rogers as The Gambler, Part III: The Legend Continues as Buffalo Bill (TV Movie, 1987) Beetlejuice as Charles (1988) Without a Clue as Inspector Lestrade (1988) Who's Harry Crumb? as Eliot Draisen (1989) Valmont as Gercourt (1989) The Hunt for Red October as Skip Tyler (1990) Enid Is Sleeping as Floyd (1990) Mom and Dad Save the World as Dick Nelson (1992) Stay Tuned as Spike (1992) Out on a Limb as Matt Skearns / Peter Van Der Haven (1992) Heaven & Earth as Minister (1993) Ed Wood as Criswell (1994) Houseguest as Ron Timmerman (1995) The Avenging Angel as Brother Milton Long (TV Movie, 1995) Bombmeister (1995) The Crucible as Thomas Putnam (1996) The Pest as Gustav Shank (1997) Santa Fe as Dr. Raskin (1997) The Devil's Advocate as Eddie Barzoon (1997) Life in the Fast Lane as Minister Pete (1998) Ravenous as Col. Hart (1999) Flypaper as Roger (1999) Sleepy Hollow as Reverend Steenwyck (1999) Stuart Little as Uncle Crenshaw (1999) Company Man as Sen. Biggs (2000) Heartbreakers as Mr. Appel (2001) Till Dad Do Us Part as Brady (TV Movie, 2001) Dr. Dolittle 2 as Joe Potter (2001) How High as Vice President (2001) Par 6 as Lloyd Bator Jenkins (2002) Who's Your Caddy? as Richard Cummings (2007) Hemingway & Gellhorn as Charles Colebaugh (TV Movie, 2012) 10.0 Earthquake as Gladstone (2014) Deadwood: The Movie as A.W. Merrick (TV Movie, 2019)

TV Series

The Adams Chronicles (1976) Sara (1976) Great Performances as Sgt. Wilson (1977) Kojak as Attendant (1977) Remington Steele as Clifford Conant (1983) The Twilight Zone as Carl Wilkerson (1985) If Tomorrow Comes as Budge Hollander (1986) Fresno as Mr. Acme (1986) Amazing Stories as John Baldwin (1986) The People Next Door as Walter Kellogg (1989) Tales from the Crypt as Prof. Finley (1993) Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man as Warden (voice) (1994) Eek! The Cat as Sloth (voice) (1994) Batman: The Animated Series as Nivens / Vinnie (voice) (1995) Aaahh!!! Real Monsters as Nurse / Man in White (voice) (1995) The Outer Limits as Dr. Scott Perkins (1998) Invader ZIM as Presidentman / Shadow Hog / Hobo / Crowd Man / Reporter #2 / General / Missile Guy (voice) (2001-2003) The Zeta Project as Detective Marcus (voice) (2002) Justice League as Sir Swami (voice) (2002) Stuart Little as Uncle Crenshaw (voice) (2003) Deadwood as A.W. Merrick (2004-2006)

Video Games

• Fallout 2: A Post-Nuclear Role-Playing Game as The President (voice) (1998)

External Links

• Jeffrey Jones on Wikipedia
• Jeffrey Jones at the Internet Movie Database