Freddie Jones

Freddie Jones

Known For

The Elephant Man

Biography

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Freddie Jones was an English character actor.

Jones was born in the town of Longton in the city of Stoke-on-Trent. He became an actor after ten years of working as a laboratory assistant with a firm making ceramic products, when his hobby of acting took over. He was trained at the prestigious Rose Bruford College and became famous for his role as Claudius in the 1968 British television series The Caesars. He often played eccentric characters.

He narrated the award-winning video Sexual Encounters of the Floral Kind: Pollination. He plays the character Sandy Thomas in ITV’s soap opera Emmerdale.

He was also something of a David Lynch regular, appearing in The Elephant Man (1980), Dune (1984), Wild At Heart (1990), his short-lived TV series On The Air (1992) and the short film Hotel Room (1993).

Jones was the father of actor Toby Jones. He died on the 9th July, 2019 following a short illness.

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Movies Featuring Freddie Jones

Caught in the Act

Caught in the Act (2008)

as Collingsworth Jenkins
Puckoon

Puckoon (2002)

as Sir John Meredith
House!

House! (2000)

as Mr Anzani
Cold Comfort Farm

Cold Comfort Farm (1995)

as Adam Lambsbreath
The NeverEnding Story III

The NeverEnding Story III (1994)

as Mr. Coreander / Old Man of Wandering Mountain
A Pinch of Snuff

A Pinch of Snuff (1994)

as Dr Gilbert Haggard
Adam Bede

Adam Bede (1992)

as Old Squire
Wild at Heart

Wild at Heart (1990)

as George Kovich
Erik the Viking

Erik the Viking (1989)

as Harald the Missionary
Comrades

Comrades (1987)

as Vicar of Tolpuddle
Ghosts

Ghosts (1987)

as Jacob Engstrand
Dune

Dune (1984)

as Thufir Hawat
Firestarter

Firestarter (1984)

as Dr. Joseph Wanless
Firefox

Firefox (1982)

as Kenneth Aubrey
Zulu Dawn

Zulu Dawn (1979)

as Bishop Colenso
Secret Orchards

Secret Orchards (1979)

as Roger Ackerley
Sorry...

Sorry... (1978)

as Headmaster - 'Audience'
Juggernaut

Juggernaut (1974)

as Sidney Buckland
No Image

Item (1974)

as Mr Fisher
No Image

Russian Roulette (1973)

as Fiodor Dostoyevski
Doctor in Trouble

Doctor in Trouble (1970)

as Humphrey, the Master-at-Arms
Sweeney Todd

Sweeney Todd (1970)

as Sweeney Todd
Otley

Otley (1969)

as Philip Proudfoot
No Image

A Man Inside (1967)

as Walter Bishop
Accident

Accident (1967)

as Man in Bell's Office