Freddie Jones

Freddie Jones

Date of Birth:

Sep 12, 1927

Place of Birth:

Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, UK

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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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filmography:

Accident Accident

1967

Alice Through the Looking Glass Alice Through the Looking Glass

1973

Married 2 Malcolm Married 2 Malcolm

2000

Russian Roulette Russian Roulette

1973

Ghosts Ghosts

1987

Come on Eileen Come on Eileen

2010

Royal Deceit Royal Deceit

1994

Sweeney Todd Sweeney Todd

1970

Romance with a Double Bass Romance with a Double Bass

1974

Snooker Snooker

1975

The Passion The Passion

1999

Sexual Encounters of the Floral Kind Sexual Encounters of the Floral Kind

1983

The Count of Monte Cristo The Count of Monte Cristo

2002

House! House!

2000

Spies, Inc. Spies, Inc.

1992

Joe's Ark Joe's Ark

1974

Antony and Cleopatra Antony and Cleopatra

1972

You've Made Your Bed - Now Lie in It You've Made Your Bed - Now Lie in It

1969

Zulu Dawn Zulu Dawn

1979

The Nativity The Nativity

1978

All Creatures Great and Small All Creatures Great and Small

1975

Doctor in Trouble Doctor in Trouble

1970

Caught in the Act Caught in the Act

2008

Uncle Vanya Uncle Vanya

1970

The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood

1984

David Macaulay: Castle David Macaulay: Castle

1983

Lost In London Lost In London

1985

Marat/Sade Marat/Sade

1967

Renoir, My Father Renoir, My Father

1978

A Midsummer Nightmare A Midsummer Nightmare

1975

The Last Vampyre The Last Vampyre

1993

Sorry... Sorry...

1978

Wild at Heart Wild at Heart

1990

Young Sherlock Holmes Young Sherlock Holmes

1985

Brecht and Co Brecht and Co

1979

Puckoon Puckoon

2002

The Dancing Princesses The Dancing Princesses

1978

By Our Selves By Our Selves

2015

A Pinch of Snuff A Pinch of Snuff

1994

Maschenka Maschenka

1987

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Phantom Train of Doom The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Phantom Train of Doom

1999

The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom

1968

Adam Bede Adam Bede

1992

Cold Comfort Farm Cold Comfort Farm

1995

Kidnapped Kidnapped

1971

Murder Is Easy Murder Is Easy

1982

Firestarter Firestarter

1984

John Clare: John Clare: "I Am"

1970

Ladies in Lavender Ladies in Lavender

2004

Juggernaut Juggernaut

1974

The Satanic Rites of Dracula The Satanic Rites of Dracula

1973

The NeverEnding Story III The NeverEnding Story III

1994

And the Ship Sails On And the Ship Sails On

1983

The Man Who Haunted Himself The Man Who Haunted Himself

1970

Far from the Madding Crowd Far from the Madding Crowd

1967

Krull Krull

1983

Dune Dune

1984

The League of Gentlemen - Yule Never Leave! The League of Gentlemen - Yule Never Leave!

2000

The Elephant Man The Elephant Man

1980

Firefox Firefox

1982

The Black Cauldron The Black Cauldron

1985

Otley Otley

1969

Mr. Horatio Knibbles Mr. Horatio Knibbles

1971

Time After Time Time After Time

1986

Shoot the Revolution Shoot the Revolution

1990

Never Too Young to Rock Never Too Young to Rock

1976

The Talking Parcel The Talking Parcel

1978

Eleanor, First Lady of the World Eleanor, First Lady of the World

1982

What Rats Won't Do What Rats Won't Do

1998

Consuming Passions Consuming Passions

1988

Kremlin Farewell Kremlin Farewell

1990

The Mystery of Edwin Drood The Mystery of Edwin Drood

1993

Erik the Viking Erik the Viking

1989

Son of Dracula Son of Dracula

1974

The Last Butterfly The Last Butterfly

1991

David Copperfield David Copperfield

2001

Sitting Target Sitting Target

1972

Secret Orchards Secret Orchards

1979

Comrades Comrades

1987

Goodbye Gemini Goodbye Gemini

1970

Keep in a Dry Place & Away from Children Keep in a Dry Place & Away from Children

1998

Assault Assault

1971

Silas Marner Silas Marner

1985

Vampira Vampira

1974

Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed

1969

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