30 Facts About Jeffrey Jones

Jeffrey Jones's career started in Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, and advanced to London and Broadway.

In film and television, Jones has had many roles which capitalized on his deadpan portrayal of characters in unusual situations, often to comic effect.

Jeffrey Jones was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for his performance in Amadeus and a Screen Actors Guild Award as part of the ensemble cast of Deadwood.

In 2002, Jeffrey Jones was charged with soliciting a minor to pose for nude photographs.

Jeffrey Jones was born in Buffalo, New York, the son of Ruth and Douglas Bennett Jeffrey Jones.

Jeffrey Jones's mother was an art historian, who urged him towards a career in acting.

Jeffrey Jones began acting in small parts in film and television in the 1970s.

Critic James Berardinelli noted that Jeffrey Jones portrayed the Emperor "as a superficial and self-absorbed ruler who can't tell the difference between a great opera and a mediocre one".

Vincent Canby of The New York Times praised Jeffrey Jones's performance, citing the film's most memorable line, when the Emperor complains of Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail that "there are too many notes".

Jeffrey Jones expressed concern about being remembered more for this role than for Amadeus.

Jeffrey Jones collaborated with Burton again on the films Ed Wood, in which he portrays The Amazing Criswell, and Sleepy Hollow.

Jeffrey Jones played Dr Walter Jenning in the George Lucas film Howard the Duck.

Jeffrey Jones portrayed Inspector Lestrade in the Sherlock Holmes spoof film Without a Clue.

Jeffrey Jones appeared as real-life figure Thomas Putnam in The Crucible.

Jeffrey Jones played Uncle Crenshaw Little in Stuart Little.

Jeffrey Jones showcased his villain persona as Mister Acme, the owner of Acme Toxic Waste, in the satirical comedy miniseries Fresno, starring Carol Burnett, Charles Grodin, and Dabney Coleman.

For Disney, Jeffrey Jones hosted the 1987 D-TV Monster Hits musical special and later co-starred with Tyra Banks, Kathy Najimy and Kevin Pollak in the video storyline portion of the Walt Disney World attraction Extraterrorestrial Alien Encounter, a staple of Tomorrowland from 1995 to 2003.

Jeffrey Jones has had guest roles on a number of television series, including Amazing Stories, Tales from the Crypt, and Batman: The Animated Series.

Jeffrey Jones was the star of another short-lived CBS program: the sitcom The People Next Door, portraying a cartoonist whose imagination could make things come to life.

In May 2015, Jeffrey Jones returned to the stage with the New American Theatre production of 63 Trillion, directed by Steve Zuckerman.

Jeffrey Jones was not brought back to reprise his role as Charles Deetz in Beetlejuice Beetlejuice due to his legal controversies.

Jeffrey Jones's character is explained to have been killed by being eaten by a shark after his plane crashed in the ocean, and his likeness is used through means of stop-motion in flashback sequences, as well as archival photos and footage throughout the film thereafter.

Jeffrey Jones has one son, actor Julian Coutts, whose mother was Lloy Coutts, a Canadian voice coach.

Jeffrey Jones pointed out that greater public recognition makes it more difficult to transition between roles and allow the character to come to the fore and the actor to recede from view.

Jeffrey Jones photographed the child, and paid him to pose nude on multiple occasions wearing a cowboy hat, with stuffed animals, and dressed as a Native American.

Jeffrey Jones surrendered himself and was released on bond prior to arraignment.

Jeffrey Jones pleaded not guilty to the possession charge and no contest to a charge of soliciting a minor.

The victim initiated a separate civil action against Jeffrey Jones seeking damages and compensation.

Jeffrey Jones's attorney emphasized that there was no allegation of improper physical contact.

Jeffrey Jones pleaded guilty to the felony charges in California, receiving a sentence of 250 hours of community service and three years of probation.