Freddie Jones

Born: 12th of September 1927

Died: 9th of July 2019 (aged 91)

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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Freddie Jones's Filmography

The Count of Monte Cristo

The Count of Monte Cristo

  •   Movie
  • 2002
Colonel Villefort
The NeverEnding Story III

The NeverEnding Story III

  •   Movie
  • 1994
Mr. Coreander / Old Man of Wandering Mountain
Comrades

Comrades

  •   Movie
  • 1987
Vicar of Tolpuddle
Young Sherlock Holmes

Young Sherlock Holmes

  •   Movie
  • 1985
Chester Cragwitch
The Black Cauldron

The Black Cauldron

  •   Movie
  • 1985
Dallben (voice)
Dune

Dune

  •   Movie
  • 1984
Thufir Hawat
Firestarter

Firestarter

  •   Movie
  • 1984
Dr. Joseph Wanless
The Elephant Man

The Elephant Man

  •   Movie
  • 1980
Bytes
Kidnapped

Kidnapped

  •   Movie
  • 1971
Cluny